You're going to love this:
http://washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/2011/01/dem-congressman-who-called-gop-gov-be-put-against-wall-and-shot-n
Dem Congressman who called for GOP Gov. to be put against a wall and
shot now pleads for civility
Ex-Rep. Paul Kanjorski, D-Pa., pens an op-ed in the New York Times
today about the proper political response to this weekend's tragedy. I
wholeheartedly support the former Congressman (Kanjorski lost his seat
in November) when he argues that, following this weekend's shooting,
Congressman need to remain open and accessible to the public. However,
Kanjorski is rather hypocritical when he climbs up on his soapbox:
We all lose an element of freedom when security considerations
distance public officials from the people. Therefore, it is incumbent
on all Americans to create an atmosphere of civility and respect in
which political discourse can flow freely, without fear of violent
confrontation.
Incumbent on all Americans to create an atmosphere of civility and
respect? Congressman heal thyself! Yesterday, I noted that, according
to the Scranton Times, Kanjorski said this about Florida's new
Republican Governor Rick Scott on October 23:
"That 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 and shoot him. Put him against the wall and shoot
him. He stole billions of dollars from the United States government
and he's running for governor of Florida. He's a millionaire and a
billionaire. He's no hero. He's a damn crook. It's just we don't
prosecute big crooks."
I'll give Kanjorski the benefit of the doubt that he did not literally
mean Scott schould be killed. Regardless, Kanjorski's way over the
rhetorical line compared to the kinds of statements liberals are
pointing to as evidence that Sarah Palin and Rush Limbaugh are
creating a "climate of hate," to borrow Paul Krugman's phrase. And
somehow I doubt that there would have been crickets from the national
media if a Republican politician called for a Democratic candidate to
be shot barely a week before the election.
On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 9:01 AM, Eric Roberts
<[email protected]> wrote:
> What pisses me off is the hypocrisy of people claiming to be all about
> personal responsibility and then running like chickens with their heads cut
> off away from it when their words could have resulted in the death and
> injury of several people.
>
> Eric
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