Bill Kristol: Criticism of Palin is "McCarthyism...attempt to exploit this tragedy is distasteful"

[jefferson_dem]

Good lord... Talk about irony overload!

Conservative pundit says criticism of Palin like 'McCarthyism'
By Bob Cusack - 01/10/11 08:34 AM ET

A conservative pundit on Monday ripped liberals who have suggested that Sarah Palin is to blame for the shooting tragedy in Arizona.

During an appearance on C-SPAN's "Washington Journal," Bill Kristol of the conservative-leaning Weekly Standard magazine called the criticism of the former Alaska governor "a disgrace."

He said there is no proof that Jared Loughner, the suspect, was a fan of Palin nor went to her website, which had labeled Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) and other Democrats a political target last year; it was illustrated with a graphic of a crosshairs that has triggered a political debate.

Federal authorities on Sunday filed murder charges against Loughner.

Kristol said those who are blaming Palin, such as Paul Krugman of The New York Times, are practicing "McCarthyism."

"The attempt to exploit this tragedy is distasteful," Kristol said.

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http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/136929-conservative-likens-palin-criticism-to-mccarthyism

[Dawgs]

1. Fuck Kristol. n/t

[ChairmanAgnostic]

3. No thanks. Even I have standards, low as they are.

[MurrayDelph]

18. I wouldn't fuck him

with Ann Coulter's dick.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

2. The cons and conservatives are not looking for cover.

They are looking for targets. They are gathering around Sarah and Sharron, and others, and protecting them, supporting them, embracing their words, while all the while pointing at the left as being responsible for Crosshair Sarah's massacre.

[zeemike]

4. And he also added witch hunt to it after a caller suggested it.

I watched the whole thing...it is mind boggling how he can weasel out of anything and explain away any facts.

[jezebel]

5. Kristol thinks with his dick in regards to Palin. He has had a hard on for her forever and was one

of the ones who suggested her for VP.

[LiberalEsto]

6. He's another spitting cobra nt

[Little Star]

7. Hey, Mr. Kristol.........

The attempt to deflect any responsibility in this tragedy is distasteful.

Let them (Republicans) all stand with those who have been spouting this hate filled rhetoric! Let them show to all who they are.

[JoePhilly]

8. Kristol knows that this outcome was exactly what was intrended.

"William the Bloody" knows that today's political assassinations are not directed by folks at the top. The folks at the top simply create the conditions, both through fear, and through anger, to get the deranged to take action.

This is the way you can assassinate your enemies, and claim no involvement. You make the weapons easy to obtain. You make sure that the mentally ill get no treatment. And then you do everything you can to scare them, make them angry, and convince them that violence is their only alternative,

[golfguru]

24. I don't think it is the rhetoric on either side

Lee Harvey Oswald, Squeaky Fromme, Sara Jane Moore, Sirhan Sirhan, Samuel Byck, John Hinckley Jr, Robert Pickett etc were not exactly right wingers. Who instigated them
to fire on US Presidents? The other US Congressman shot in recent history was a democrat
killed by a henchman of Jim Jones living in Guyana. Jones was a socialist.

In the end it boils down to to mentally unstable people, schizophrenics and nutbags who
resort to violence. But politicians on both sides need to tone down rhetoric, and stop
using cross hairs and archery targets on others.

[Politicub]

28. You're right - putting crosshairs over people and talking about 2nd amendment remedies has

no impact. The right is just being playful with rhetoric, right?

Teehee

:eyes:

[RichGirl]

9. Somebody needs to tell these defenders...

That many, many of us felt that map and much of the rhetoric was wrong and offensive BEFORE anything happened. Back then the news outlets considered them harmless. In light of what has happened, it needs to be considered...at the very least.

[karynnj]

10. Importantly, Gifforts herself did and spoke out about it

Palin did not take her comments as a reason to remove the map.

[bullwinkle428]

11. I KNEW that prick would be all over the media today, wagging his finger

at anyone daring to step up to criticize Princess Dumbass of the Northwoods!

[lib_wit_it]

12. But the Right hearts McCarthy and his ism.

[liam_laddie]

13. Kristol's delusions

Does Bill Kristol realize he's a buffoon of the highest order? Is he capable of honest self-reflection? I think not. Sad creature. Supremely distasteful himself.

[Greybnk48]

14. You want distasteful? Turn on Faux any day of the week

for the past 15 years. How dare this fuckhead scold the left!

[harun]

15. I thought Kristol loved McCarthyism, WTF?

[Zoeisright]

16. For repukes, accountability = exploitation.

I hate those fuckers.

[kwolf68]

17. Ill play Bill

Palin scrubbed her website right after the shooting, having this graphic (and supposedly some reload tweets) removed.

If it's not an issue, then why remove it?

Shut up Bill...Dick Durbin makes benign comments about part of our govt acting like Nazis and he is forced to come out with a withering apology...

but don't let that stop your idiot movement from calling Obama every name in the book (including a Nazi, Hitler), saying he was an interloper, treasonous, and trying to destroy America.

The revolution was sounded by the radical right. It's what they want and it's what an entire group of people got this weekend. Your revolution Bill. You can't get away from it...you have to chew on that bone Palin and others helped create. No backing away from it now.

[zulchzulu]

19. Kristol LIKES McCarthy, so what is this PNAC stooge pulling out of his ass?

Granted, he didn't mention socialism.

:crazy:

[BlueMTexpat]

20. If anyone would know "McCarthyism," it's Bill Kristol, who lives and breathes it. nt

[Puzzler]

21. And I guess Kristol thought Palin's crosshairs were in great taste

[Arkana]

22. Kristol is shamelessly protecting his protege.

Filth.

[sad sally]

23. And he had no comment on a caller asking him why he (Kristol)

was ratcheting up the rehtoric by continuing to talk about "Obamacare this and Obamacare that" when it was the Congress who passed the Health Care/Insurance Act and President Obama signed.

[Skittles]

25. um..........Billy?

you repuke bastards LOVE "MCCARTHYISM" - now FUCK OFF

[Politicub]

26. He's missing the point - as usual

Jacob Weisberg at Slate said it best today: http://www.slate.com/id/2280711/

My sig is a quote from the article.

[zulchzulu]

27. I saw Kristol today on CSPAN and I got a warm fuzzy feeling when he started choking

He nervously grabbed for his water and saved himself for the moment. Come on karma!

[Dawson Leery]

29. William Kristol is responsible in part for Sarah Palin.

Kristol played a role in unleashing this beast (Palin) on America.
He most certainly must do ANYTHING to deflect the rightfully placed fault on Sarah Palin.

[TheKentuckian]

30. Who cares what a slimy operative from a terrorist organization and corporate oligarchy front group

is spouting off at the mouth about.

Its worse than Baghdad Bob defending Saddam.

[Generic Brad]

31. I thought Bachmann questioning the patriotism of Democratic congressmen was McCarthyism

Even a broken clock is right twice a day. Kristol does not even have that going for him.