Both sides are, in fact, not "just as bad,"

[Roy Rolling]

Source: Shakesville

Both sides are, in fact, not "just as bad," when it comes to institutionally sanctioned violent and eliminationist rhetoric.

An anonymous commenter at Daily Kos and the last Republican vice presidential nominee are not equivalent, no matter how many ridiculously irresponsible members of the media would have us believe otherwise.

There is, demonstrably, no leftist equivalent to Sarah Palin, former veep candidate and presumed future presidential candidate, who uses gun imagery (rifle sights) and language ("Don't Retreat, RELOAD") to exhort her followers to action.

There is no leftist equivalent to the Council of Conservative Citizens (CCC), a group which was created from the mailing list of the old white supremacist White Citizens Councils and has been noted as becoming increasingly "radical and racist" by the Southern Poverty Law Center, which classifies the CCC as a hate group—and is nonetheless considered an acceptable association by prominent members of the Republican Party, including a a former senator and the last Republican presidential nominee.

There is no leftist equivalent to Glenn Beck, host of a long-running nationally syndicated radio show, former host of a show on CNN and current host of a show on Fox, best-selling author, DC rally organizer, and longtime user of eliminationist rhetoric, including equating universal healthcare to rape, joking about victims of forest fires being America-hating liberals, comparing Al Gore to Hitler, condoning the murder of Michael Moore, accusing Holocaust survivor George Soros of being a Nazi collaborator, joking about poisoning Nancy Pelosi, equating immigration reform with burning US citizens alive, publicly endorsing violent revolution, and winkingly telling his viewers not to get violent, all of which amounts to a speck on the tip of a very big iceberg.



Read more: http://shakespearessister.blogspot.com/2011/01/lets-get-this-straight.html

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How can I comment on a perfect article? Read the article . . .

[stray cat]

1. Both sides have elements in common but the right is far more abundant

[Roy Rolling]

2. In the narrow focus of the article...

I have to respectfully disagree, Stray Cat. The violent eliminationist rhetoric is all but missing from the progressive political position. That is not an element in common.

[SemperEadem]

4. name the elements that our side provides to this

this is just another false equivalency.

[CrispyQ]

3. Another DUer has a great idea:

"Take down ALL the names ..."

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x162334#162770

[Blue Owl]

5. Keith Olbermann reports facts.

Glenn Beck plays with his own poop.

(I think Bill Maher said it best).