The Result of Rhetoric: Fear and Violence From The Far-Right Wing

[Ian David]

The Result of Rhetoric: Fear and Violence From The Far-Right Wing
by Tori Deaux on October 7, 2008

Yesterday at a rally, McCain asked "Who is Barack Obama?" and a member of the audience yelled out "Terrorist!" Today, at a Palin rally, she was speaking about the Ayers connection, which triggered angry "boos!" from her supporters, and then more frighteningly, a"Kill him!" When she referenced a (distorted) remark from Obama about US troops ‘air raiding villages and killing civilians’, there was a cry of "Treason!" And when she blamed her poor interview answers on Katie Couric’s questions, the crowd turned their anger towards the press area, shouting and yelling obscenities, including the N-word and "Sit down, boy!" directed at a black sound-man.

This is scary stuff.

It’s also predictable, after a year of smears about how Obama is unpatriotic, a radical Muslim, a friend to both domestic and foreign terrorists, a racist, and not even born in America. His popularity and ability as an orator has earned him comparisons with Hitler. The "left" has been painted as an angry mob, which (it’s been said) will inevitably riot no matter what the outcome of the election - a conclusion I’ve seen linked to both racist and liberal stereotypes.

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Is July of 2008 recent enough to count? That’s when 58 year old Jim D. Adkisson opened fire on a Knoxville Tennessee UU Church Congregation, killing two, wounding seven. His reasoning?

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In the category of less actually violent, more terrorist threat, we have Chad Castagana, who in 2006 sent fake anthrax letters to prominent Liberal politicians and media members, including Jon Stewart( of The Daily Show, political humorist) David Letterman (Late Night Talk Show Host) Keith Olbermann (MSNBC Journalist with MSNBC) Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D) (who was about to be named Speaker of the House) Sen. Charles Schumer (D).

In the affidavit filed by FBI Agent Mary Hogan, she said that Castagana ‘described himself as a compulsive voter who votes Republican, and he said that he sent the letters to specific individuals because he did not like their liberal politics.’

More:
http://www.politicalvirgin.com/index.php/2008/10/the-result-of-rhetoric-signs-of-fear-and-violence-among-republican-supporters/




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