Reply #26: I think Republicans

[Rainbow Wave]

are doing themselves a disservice by being so defensive about this. Instead of trying to "prove" he's a liberal or becoming defensive about their own previous political speech they should simply distance themselves from him - and, in the case of those who did insinuate violence in their previous discourse, just give it up as a political tactic. By constantly trying to deflect the blame to the Democrats/liberals/leftists they only look like they have a guilty conscience.

And anyone who is liberal or leftist and is defensive should just relax. One book on a confusing reading list and the hearsay testimony of someone who is unreliable does not a case make. Everything else about this guy indicates he's heavily influenced by the far right - a place a lot of lunatics end up. Here we're talking neonazis, militias, Tim McVeigh, etc.