Climate of Hate

#OWS - New Civility Part XII

2011-10-29T23:30:00.001-04:00

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Occupy Denver Turns Violent

In the most violent Saturday in more than a month of Occupy Denver demonstrations and marches, Denver police fired mace and pepper balls at a crowd of protesters in Civic Center today and arrested 20 people

Two of the protesters were held for felony charges after police said an officer was knocked off his motorcycle and other officers were kicked, as they moved into the park to tear down illegal tents.

The first mid-afternoon confrontation had police and state troopers shoulder-to-shoulder pushing a group of marchers off the state Capitol steps, which is out-of-bounds to protesters without a permit. Some of the Occupy Denver sympathizers then raced to set up tents in Civic Center, where city officials have allowed ongoing food tables and sleeping bags but not sleeping structures.

Protesters there surged around about eight police officers. Other officers responding to calls for help fired the pepper bullets, which resemble paint balls. One protester filming the scene — one of hundreds of cameras documenting police activity — was knocked out of a tree in the melee.

#OWS - New Civility Part XI

2011-10-28T23:29:00.001-04:00

#hhrs #tcot #sgp
Yup. They’re just exactly like the tea party

250 reports of stinky people – 450 reports of angry people

Here’s is Monday’s police report on #Occupy Portland:

10:30 a.m.: East Precinct officers were leaving the Multnomah County Courthouse when a woman, 39-year-old Angela Hallinger, threw a paintbrush at the officers because they would not stop and look at her art. The paintbrush hit one of the officer’s pants and left paint on them. The subject then picked up the paintbrush and threw it again at them, just missing their heads. Officers were told that a Multnomah County Deputy District Attorney had reported that a woman was flashing her breasts at people. It was determined that it had been Hallinger, and she was arrested and booked in the Multnomah County Detention Center for Disorderly Conduct in the Second Degree and Criminal Mischief in the Third Degree.During the same incident, officers found that the porta-potties on the south side of Chapman Square along Southwest Madison Street were overflowing and it appeared raw sewage was running down the sidewalk toward Southwest 3rd Avenue.Afternoon shift:On Monday’s afternoon shift, there were multiple calls of various fights/disturbances.6:35 p.m.: A very intoxicated/high subject was contacted at the corner of Southwest 3rd avenue and Main Street. It appeared that 25-year-old Dylan K. Hunter, was acting in a confusing manner and was on probation for Delivery of a Controlled Substance/ Methamphetamine. He was given a citation and transported to Hooper Detox.6:45 p.m.: A sergeant took a phone call from a “donor” of two food boxes to Occupy andhe wanted to complain that when they dropped off the food, he and his friend saw “buckets of human waste” sitting around the camp. This was very disturbing to the donor and his friend.7:56 p.m.: Uniform officers responded to a call of a man causing a disturbance near the medical tent of “Camp A” (Lownsdale park). He was reportedly throwing things and knocking down fences. He was wandering around the Veterans Memorial, which is located in the center of the park.Officers observed 35-year-old Devn Merner acting in a bizarre manner. He had red paint on his feet and torso. Occupy Portland peacekeepers were trying to talk to him while he displayed “fighting poses,” but he refused their contact. Officers requested Project Respond to assist with this contact.9:30 p.m.: Officers responded to a call regarding “5 subjects beating another subject,” in the center of Chapman Square, by the drinking fountain. Officers could not find any victim or suspect and overheard people say everyone “ran off.” Within a minute or two, district officers received another call of a fight at 3rd Avenue and Yamhill, similar to the one from the park. It appeared related, with the suspects chasing the victim through the blocks. As officers arrived, they were told by witnesses that the group was chasing the victim down Southwest 4th Avenue toward Burnside Street. It was reported as many as “15 street kids with skateboards” were chasing a shirtless subject.11:59 p.m: A known subject, walked into Central Precinct to report an “assault.” He reported someone had pointed a finger at him, and that was the assault. He made several alleged assault reports during this event. The subject returned 10 minutes later to report a “riot” at Occupy Portland. There was no riot in progress. The subject was told to leave, but initially refused.And remember: This was just Monday’s report.

#OWS - New Civility Part X

2011-10-28T22:58:00.003-04:00

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Effigy of Wall Street banker hung from a noose in Miami

From DailyMail.CO.UK :Drivers in Miami today were likely doing double takes on Wednesday as they passed what looked like a banker hanging by a noose from a telephone wire alongside a Florida highway.

To accompany his Occupy Wall Street-themed mural, the international graffiti artist known by his street name Above, took his message a step further by adding the rather life-like hanging dummy to his display.The mannequin is dressed in a black suit with a white collared shirt and red tie.

#OWS - New Civility Part IX

2011-10-28T22:56:00.007-04:00

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San Diego occupiers use American flag as dog chew toy

#OWS - New Civility Part VIII

2011-10-28T22:51:00.002-04:00

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New Hampshire occupier charged with pimping a 16-year-old girl

From Union Leader:A city woman is accused of pimping a 16-year-old girl she met in Victory Park during the Occupy NH demonstrations.

Justina Jensen, 23, of 341 Hanover St., is charged with felony prostitution. Police allege Jensen met a teen at the local protest, which is an offshoot of Occupy Wall Street, and used the Internet to arrange a first liaison for the girl with a man who turned out to be an undercover police officer.

#OWS - New Civility Part VII

2011-10-28T22:49:00.000-04:00

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Occupiers kick hungry homeless out of park

I thought this movement was all about “social justice?” Why are the occupiers refusing to feed the homeless? They expect the “wealthy” Wall Street bankers to provide them with all kinds of free stuff, but they can’t serve food to the hungry? Hypocrisy EXPOSED!

From New York Post:
The Occupy Wall Street volunteer kitchen staff launched a “counter” revolution yesterday — because they’re angry about working 18-hour days to provide food for “professional homeless” people and ex-cons masquerading as protesters.

#OWS - New Civility Part VI

2011-10-28T22:42:00.001-04:00

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Occupy Wall Street Protester Threatens Fox 5 News Reporter

MYFOXNY.COM - A protester, angered by the presence of a news crew inside Zuccotti Park Friday morning, threatened to stab Fox 5 News reporter John Huddy. Police arrested the protester.

#OWS - New Civility Part V

2011-10-28T22:35:00.000-04:00

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Flier at Occupy Phoenix asks, “When should you shoot a cop?”

Copies of an “informational” letter were left on a table for protestors pick up [sic] and read during the “Occupy Phoenix” event at Cesar Chavez Park. The presence of the letter was reported to the ACTIC by a Maricopa County Sheriff’s Deputy who had responded to an unrelated call and was alerted to it by another deputy working the event.

The letter is blatantly anti-government and anti-law enforcement in nature. It not only condones but even encourages citizens to kill any “government agent” (i.e. law enforcement officers), who in their perception violates their rights. Examples are given in the document, of “illegal” search and seizure, sobriety and border checkpoints, airport security, etc… In essence this document states that citizens have the right and moral obligation to resist any action by law enforcement that is viewed as a violation of the citizen’s rights, and often-times resistance involves killing officers.

“Occupy” events have drawn protestors for various causes including “Chalk the Police” and “Police Brutality Day”. With emotions running high in regards to law enforcement and government personnel, there is obvious concern this document could incite actions with protestors to take actions they might not have taken otherwise.

#OWS - New Civility Part IV

2011-10-28T22:32:00.002-04:00

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Truth About #Occupy’s Radical Origins, Bigotry

One of the notable exceptions to the pattern of willful blindness about Occupy in the mainstream media is investigative reporter Chuck Goudie of local ABC affiliate WLS-TV (channel 7). In a report filed on October 19, Goudie described the origins of the Occupy movement–from Adbusters in Canada, to anarchist Lisa Fithian in Texas, to the numerous hard-core radicals who have flocked to demonstrations and courted arrest.

In another report, which aired on October 26, Goudie explored the antisemitism on display at Occupy Wall Street and numerous Occupy demonstrations, including a protest in Chicago where an Occupy activist called for the destruction of the State of Israel.

#OWS - New Civility Part III

2011-10-28T22:26:00.000-04:00

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Fights erupt among Occupy Wall Street protesters

Fights are erupting among Occupy Wall Street protesters, so much so that one corner of Zuccotti Park has emerged where protesters say they won't go for fear of their safety, the New York Daily News is reporting.

Police officers also have been warned of "dangerous instruments" being concealed in cardboard tubing, the News says it has been told by unidentified police sources.

"There is a lot of infighting in the park," a police source told the news organization. "There is one part of the park where they won't even go at night."

#OWS - New Civility Part II

2011-10-28T22:22:00.003-04:00

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Boston police probing threats possibly tied to Occupy movement

Oct 28, 2011 08:45 PM

By Travis Andersen Globe Staff

Boston police are investigating threats against department personnel that may be linked to the Occupy Boston movement, the commissioner said today.

In a brief statement, Police Commissioner Edward F. Davis confirmed the investigation but would not dislcose the nature of the threats. He also did not identify who was targeted.

“The Boston Police Department is investigating harassment attempts and threats directed at department personnel,” Davis said. “These threats appear to be generated by those either involved [in] or sympathetic with the Occupy Boston movement ... We are taking the appropriate steps to address any potential concerns.”

#OWS - New Civility Part I

2011-10-28T22:18:00.001-04:00

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Occupy Madison loses permit

City officials temporarily denied Occupy Madison a new street use permit Wednesday after protesters violated public health and safety conditions and failed to follow the correct processes to renew or amend a permit.

The permit, which expired Wednesday at noon, required Occupy Madison protesters to relocate from their current space at 30 West Mifflin Street, also called 30 on the Square.

A neighboring hotel's staff alleged voiced concerns about having to recently escort hotel employees to and from bus stops late at night due to inappropriate behavior, such as public masturbation, from street protesters.

Violent Rhetoric in America - Part XXV

2011-09-05T16:35:00.002-04:00

#hhrs #tcot #tpp #sgp

"We got to keep an eye on the battle that we face: The war on workers. And you see it everywhere, it is the Tea Party. And you know, there is only one way to beat and win that war. The one thing about working people is we like a good fight. And you know what? They've got a war, they got a war with us and there's only going to be one winner. It's going to be the workers of Michigan, and America. We're going to win that war....President Obama, this is your army. We are ready to march. Let's take these son of bitches out and give America back to an America where we belong..."

-Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa, Labor Day 2011

[h/t: Charlie Foxtrot]

Hateful Rhetoric in America - Part XV

2011-03-29T09:29:00.010-04:00

Evidence of the Democrats’ new civility – same as their old civility.

[h/t - Moonbat Tracker]

#hhrs #tcot #tpp #sgp

2011-03-14T20:27:00.000-04:00

New Death Threats Against Republicans Uncovered Daily

[h/t - Doug Ross]

#hhrs #tcot #tpp #sgp

Violent Rhetoric in America - Part XVII

2011-02-28T19:17:00.000-05:00

Even more from Wisconsin...such a violent state...

[h/t - Commenter Alonzo @ Gateway Pundit]

Hateful Rhetoric in America - Part XI

2011-02-28T19:07:00.001-05:00

Protesters hit Fox News reporter, and tell him that they hate him because it feels good....

How about that new civility?

[h/t - Gateway Pundit]

Violent Rhetoric in America - Part XVI

2011-02-28T19:02:00.001-05:00

Political Violence in America - Part VII

2011-02-27T13:50:00.000-05:00

Civility makes a comeback in Michigan...

LANSING – Some 2,000 union members and supporters from across Michigan rallied at the state Capitol building today to support Wisconsin’s public employee unions and against what they called corporate-sponsored Republican attacks on working people.

So far the only attacks seem to have come from the Union members....

[h/t - Doug Powers @ Michelle Malkin]

Violent Rhetoric in America - Part XV

2011-02-27T13:39:00.001-05:00

Nothing like threats of violence to popularize your leftist agenda...

[h/t - @mattdeluca via Ace]

Hateful Rhetoric in America - Part X

2011-02-27T13:27:00.001-05:00

MoveOn.org Protester Tells Black Tea Partier (carrying a “Liberty not Slavery” sign):

“You’re on Koch’s Plantation”

[h/t - Gateway Pundit]

Poltical Violence in America - Part VI

2011-02-27T13:09:00.001-05:00

Union Member Attacks, Injures Tea Party Activist at MoveOn.org-organized Rally

[h/t - Big Gov'mint via Dan Riehl]

Hateful Rhetoric in America - Part IX

2011-02-23T19:40:00.000-05:00

Again in Madison, a union (the Obamacare-exempt Communication Workers of America) member spouts some religious intolerance....

"You are a bad Jew!"

Of course the best part is when she says, "What you are doing is *not* healing the world!" So I guess the new definition of "healing the world" includes screaming invective at your opponent an calling their faith into question...

Also humorous that being a good Jew now requires supporting the government. What happened to that seperation of Church and state??

[h/t - Red State]

Hateful Rhetoric in America - Part VIII

2011-02-18T22:48:00.000-05:00

Wisconsin union message to taxpayers....."F**k you, Nazi dumbasses!"

[h/t - Gateway Pundit]

Hateful Imagery in America - Part III

2011-02-18T19:59:00.001-05:00

More hateful imagery from the Union protests in Wisconsin depicting a democratically elected Governor as a genocidal dictator...

"Adolf Walker"

[h/t - Anne Althouse's flikr stream]

Violent Imagery in America - Part XIV

2011-02-17T22:22:00.001-05:00

Crosshairs from the Wisconsin Union Protests:

"Don't Retreat; Reload; Repeal Walker"

[h/t - Doug Ross]

Violent Rhetoric in America - Part XIV

2011-02-17T06:59:00.000-05:00

Union Protests against the new Wisconsin Governor elicit dreams of assassination:

OK, If you knew what a royal pain Walker was going to be…
Would you have arrange a nice slow convertible ride for
him while he was in Dallas? Is there a book depository in Madison?”

[h/t - Badger Blogger]

Violent Imagery in America - Part XIII

2011-02-05T17:23:00.002-05:00

Just in time for Valentines Day! "The Ex 5-Piece Knife Set"

Just remember kids, violence against women...bad; violence against men...welllll....

[h/t - Instapundit]

Violent Rhetoric in America - Part XIII

2011-02-04T09:38:00.002-05:00

"glenn beck/ better hit the deck/ before my machete gives a chop to his neck...."

[h/t - Michelle Malkin]

Violent Rhetoric in America - Part XII

2011-02-03T21:29:00.002-05:00

Attendees at a political rally call for the enslavement, lynching, torture, and dismemberment of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

I love the woman near the end who thought the word "assholes" was the most offensive thing that she said...not the call to "string up" an African-American Constitutional officer....

[h/t - Hot Air]

Hateful Imagery in America - Part II

2011-01-25T23:52:00.004-05:00

Què Pasa, Governor Nazi?

Critics slam Georgia paper for doctored photo of governor as Nazi
Atlanta (CNN) — A Spanish-language newspaper in Georgia has drawn bipartisan criticism for publishing a doctored photograph depicting the state’s new governor as a Nazi.

Hateful Rhetoric in America - Part VII

2011-01-23T08:48:00.000-05:00

"Charter schools are like Hitler, tyrents trying to take what's not thiers!"

"It's shameful that 631 children who have done nothing wrong...have to be subjugated to bigoted language from those so committed to the status quo, that they will lie, intimidate and slander to try to get their way," said the charter school founder Eva Moskowitz.

- NY Daily News, January 2011

[h/t - JammieWearingFool]

Violent Imagery in America - Part XII

2011-01-23T01:48:00.001-05:00

And I thought Sarah Palin invented crosshairs as violent political imagery....

Violent Rhetoric in America - Part XI

2011-01-22T23:00:00.000-05:00

"And then there's Rumsfeld who said of Iraq, 'We have our good days and our bad days,' " the ad continues. "We should put this S.O.B. up against the wall and say 'This is one of our bad days,' and pull the trigger..."

- Florida Democrats endorsing Senator John Kerry for President, 2004

Political Violence in America - Part V

2011-01-22T22:14:00.000-05:00

Pot Smoking Anarchist Intends to Kill Missouri Governor, Mistakenly Stabs Someone Else, September 2010.

The reason you never saw this story in the national news is because the attacker was a leftist loon, whose stated favorite quote (paraphrased on Facebook) was:

"Our every action is a battle cry against imperialism, and a battle hymn for the people's unity against the great enemy of mankind: the United States of America. Wherever death may surprise us, let it be welcome, provided that this, our battle cry, may have reached some receptive ear and another hand may be extended to wield our weapons and other men be ready to intone the funeral dirge with the staccato singing of the machine-guns and new battle cries of war and victory."

-Ernesto "CHE" Guevara

Political Hate in America - Part I

2011-01-22T22:00:00.002-05:00

A protester defecates on a smoldering American flag at 'The Rally March and Action camp to Stop The War!' in Portland, OR, 2007.

Hateful Rhetoric in America - Part VI

2011-01-22T18:00:00.001-05:00

The Odious Ted Rall...always good for some hateful bile....

Violent Imagery in America - Part XI

2011-01-22T13:02:00.001-05:00

"Chris Matthews on Thursday actually showed a graphic image of the Capitol building with a red target on it and crosshairs in the foreground. This hypocritically occurred moments before a lengthy segment on "Hardball" about violent rhetoric wherein he complained about "over-the-top references to guns all the time by people like Sarah Palin""

- Newsbusters [Video as well]

[h/t - The Tattler]

Hateful Rhetoric in America - Part V

2011-01-21T03:29:00.001-05:00

#hhrs #tcot #ocra #rs

"Cheney's heart transplant. Wouldn't that be the worst day ever? Not only are you dead but they've given your heart to THAT prick!"

- Facebook Comment to Anne Althouse

Hateful Rhetoric in America - Part IV

2011-01-21T01:13:00.002-05:00

#hhrs #tcot #ocra #rs

“I hear about Tony Snow and say to myself, well, stand up every day, lie to the American people at the behest of your dictator-esque boss and well, how could a cancer NOT grow in you. Work for Fox News, spinning the truth in to a billion knots and how can your gut not rot?”

-San Francisco radio talk show host Charles Karel Bouley wrote cancer comes naturally to conservatives, 2007

Violent Rhetoric in America - Part X

2011-01-20T23:04:00.002-05:00

#hhrs #tcot #ocra #rs

“Slit your wrist! Go ahead! I mean, you know, why not? I mean, if you want to — or, you know, do us all a better thing. Move that knife up about two feet. I mean, start right at the collarbone.”

- Air America radio host Montel Williams urged Congresswoman Michele Bachmann to kill herself, 2009

Violent Imagery in America - Part X

2011-01-20T21:01:00.000-05:00

Union put businessman, family in crosshairs.

Hateful Rhetoric in America - Part III

2011-01-17T17:28:00.000-05:00

Fresh off the airwaves this week....

"Rush Limbaugh, straight shooter. Way to go, pig man! Way to go! Choke on your neck fat, you rancid, filthy right-wing freak! Straight shooter, mmm-hmmm!"

- Mike Malloy, on his radio show January 13, 2011

I guess they were right about talk radio spreading hate...

[h/t - Brian Maloney via Jaydee_007]

Violent Imagery in America - Part IX

2011-01-17T15:26:00.001-05:00

If you win a Pulitzer Prize, that makes all your opinions correct, right?

"Mission accomplished, Sarah Palin."

- DailyKos founder Markos Moulitsas

So, is the following related?

Death threats against Sarah Palin reached an unprecedented level this week

"An aide close to Sarah Palin says death threats and security threats have increased to an unprecedented level since the shooting in Arizona, and the former Alaska governor’s team has been talking to security professionals.

Since the shooting in Tucson, Palin has taken much heat for her “crosshairs” map that targeted 20 congressional Democrats in the 2010 midterm election, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was the main target of Saturday’s attack."

Incivility During the Civil Rights Movement

2011-01-17T10:04:00.000-05:00

Today on Martin Luther King Day, during a time when many are calling for more 'civility' in America, let us reflect back on who was actually "un-civil" during the Dr. King-led Civil Rights movement....

"Troublemaker"

-Senator Robert Byrd, Democrat, West Virginia

Though some may not be aware of it, King was a Republican, and those who opposed the Civil Rights movement were predominantly Democrats.

"It was the Democrats who fought to keep blacks in slavery and passed the discriminatory Black Codes and Jim Crow laws. The Democrats started the Ku Klux Klan to lynch and terrorize blacks. The Democrats fought to prevent the passage of every civil rights law beginning with the civil rights laws of the 1860s, and continuing with the civil rights laws of the 1950s and 1960s.

During the civil rights era of the 1960s, Dr. King was fighting the Democrats who stood in the school house doors, turned skin-burning fire hoses on blacks and let loose vicious dogs....

Given the circumstances of that era, it is understandable why Dr. King was a Republican. It was the Republicans who fought to free blacks from slavery and amended the Constitution to grant blacks freedom (13th Amendment), citizenship (14th Amendment) and the right to vote (15th Amendment). Republicans passed the civil rights laws of the 1860s, including the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and the Reconstruction Act of 1867 that was designed to establish a new government system in the Democrat-controlled South, one that was fair to blacks. Republicans also started the NAACP..."

-Why Martin Luther King Was Republican, by Frances Rice

History that some would rather not discuss....

Violent Imagery in America - Part VIII

2011-01-16T21:04:00.001-05:00

OK, it wasn't made in America, but radical environmentalism knows no boundaries....

Conform...it's your choice...no pressure...or we will kill you!

Violent Rhetoric in America - Part IX

2011-01-16T11:00:00.002-05:00

"...if we were in other countries, we would all right now, all of us together, all of us together would go down to Washington and we would stone Henry Hyde to death! We would stone him to death! [crowd cheers] Wait! Shut up! Shut up! No shut up! I’m not finished. We would stone Henry Hyde to death and we would go to their homes and we’d kill their wives and their children. We would kill their families..."

-Alec Baldwin on Conan O'Brien, December 1998

Violent Imagery in America - Part VII

2011-01-16T10:40:00.001-05:00

Facebook Group - "I Want to Punch Sarah Palin In the Face"

"Dedicated to all who want to punch Sarah Palin in the face. Or encourage a one-on-one with those polar bears she hates so much. This is in no way a group promoting or condoning violence toward women or anyone, it is simply a repository for unremitting anger and frustration."

Yep...we don't condone violence, but we sure want to hit someone!

Political Violence in America - Part IV

2011-01-16T08:55:00.001-05:00

SEIU member assaults opponent in hospital cafeteria

[h/t - casull454]

Political Violence in America - Part III

2011-01-16T08:50:00.001-05:00

Former Congressman Bob Etheridge (D-NC) Assaults Student on Washington Sidewalk

[h/t - casull454]

Hateful Rhetoric in America - Part II

2011-01-15T22:32:00.003-05:00

"There is no bigot like a liberal bigot."

Violent Imagery in America - Part VI

2011-01-15T21:59:00.001-05:00

-Williamsburg, Brooklyn , October 2010.

Signed, 'Bunny bin Laden.'

[h/t - Urban Infidel]

Political Violence in America - Part II

2011-01-15T21:49:00.002-05:00

Swastika Burned Into Grass On Bush-Cheney Supporter's Lawn

MADISON, Wis. -- Madison homeowners are livid after vandals defaced their homes.

Someone burned an 8-foot-by-8-foot Nazi swastika on a home's lawn near where Bush-Cheney signs were posted. The vandals used grass killer to spray the symbol.

State Republican Party officials claim it's the latest in a series of desperate acts by Democrats.Homeowners are angry, but resolute in what they plan to do next.

"I just cannot believe that someone would take the liberty to do this," said homeowner Rob Schaeffer. "We're appalled that someone would choose to destroy our property because they don't believe in our political views. My signs are going right back in the yard. This is my property. We live here. We have rights."

-Madison , Wisconsin, October 1, 2004

[h/t - szugyi via Instapundit]

Political Violence in America - Part I

2011-01-15T21:43:00.001-05:00

Shots fired at Knoxville Bush-Cheney office; no one hurt

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Gunshots shattered the plate-glass front doors of a local Bush-Cheney campaign headquarters Tuesday morning before volunteers reported to work. "For someone to use that level of violence to try to make a political point, it is just a shock," said Chad Tindell, Knox County Republican chairman...

-USA Today, October 5, 2004

[h/t - szugyi via Instapundit]

Violent Rhetoric in America - Part VIII

2011-01-15T21:33:00.002-05:00

"A message to progressives: By all means,

hang Senator Joe Lieberman in effigy..."

- Paul Krugman, opening his Dec 17, 2009 Op Ed

exhorting Democrats to Pass Obamacare

[h/t - Sean D]

Violent Rhetoric in America - Part VII

2011-01-15T14:48:00.003-05:00

"Dear Lord, this year you have taken away my favorite actor, Patrick Swayze, my favorite actress, Farrah Fawcett, my favorite singer, Michael Jackson, and my favorite salesman, Billy Mays... I just wanted to let you know that Chris Christie is my favorite governor."

- New Jersey Education Association memo (April 2010)

Violent Imagery in America - Part V

2011-01-14T22:44:00.004-05:00

- President Bush being lynched in effigy at the "Insurgence Solidarity March" on April 10, 2004.

[Source: Zombietime]

Hateful Imagery in America - Part I

2011-01-14T22:26:00.005-05:00

- Sign at the March 20, 2004 "Global Day of Action" anti-war rally.

[Source: Zombietime]

Violent Rhetoric in America - Part VI

2011-01-14T22:10:00.006-05:00

"O Lord, give Dick Cheney’s Heart, Our Sacred Secret Weapon, the strength to try one more time! For greater love hath no heart than that it lay down its life to rid the planet of its Number One Human Tumor."

- Huffington Post writer Tony Hendra

[h/t - Patterico]

Violent Rhetoric in America - Part V

2011-01-14T21:28:00.004-05:00

"I hate the Republicans and everything they stand for . . ."

- Howard Dean

[h/t - Patterico]

Violent Rhetoric in America - Part IV

2011-01-13T19:42:00.006-05:00

Screenshot from Twitter account @ADAMcFINE

[h/t - Patterico]

Violent Imagery in America - Part IV

2011-01-13T19:12:00.003-05:00

Facebook Group - "I hate it when I wake up and Sarah Palin is still alive"

[h/t - Legal Insurrection]

Violent Rhetoric in America - Part III

2011-01-12T21:13:00.004-05:00

"That [Rick] Scott down there that's running for governor of Florida," Mr. Kanjorski said. "Instead of running for governor of Florida, they ought to have him [sic] and shoot him. Put him against the wall and shoot him."

-Former Congressman Paul Kanjorski, Pennsylvania Democrat

Violent Imagery in America - Part III

2011-01-12T20:43:00.002-05:00

A mother helps her young daughter play "Pin the Molotov on the Cop Car" at the Anarchist Bookfair, March 18, 2006.

[Source: Zombietime]

Violent Rhetoric in America - Part II

2011-01-12T20:39:00.006-05:00

“I hope his wife feeds him lots of eggs and butter and he dies early like many black men do, of heart disease....He is an absolutely reprehensible person."
— USA Today columnist and Pacifica Radio talk show host Julianne Malveaux on Justice Clarence Thomas, November 4, 1994 PBS’s To the Contrary

Violent Imagery in America - Part II

2011-01-12T06:00:00.000-05:00

Marxist-Leninist anti-war front-group ANSWER protesting in Portland, Oregon; March, 2007.

Violent Imagery in America - Part I

2011-01-12T00:04:00.001-05:00

LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- The mayor of West Hollywood has condemned a Halloween display resembling Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin hanging by a noose.

A Halloween display resembling Sarah Palin hanging in West Hollywood. The life-size doll with a white noose around its neck is outfitted to look like Palin -- with a beehive wig, glasses and a red business suit.

It hangs in front of the North Orange Grove Avenue house of the display's creator, Chad Michael Morrisette, who also put up a depiction of Republican presidential candidate John McCain engulfed in flames.

Violent Rhetoric in America - Part I

2011-01-11T23:19:00.001-05:00

In order to counter Republican response to his policy proposals, Barack Obama said: “If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun”