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I watched Pelosi's statement yesterday and saw and heard nothing whatsoever that discussed or referred to race at all. I saw a person who had experienced the effects of political asassination expressing her fear that violence might result from this escalating anger and expressed hatred. This seems entirely rational to me.Political theater (e.g., Code Pink, Act-Up, or Abbie Hoffman trying to levitate the Pentagon) from the left or right is a far cry from statements or threats of physical violence -- asassination has a long and painful entry in our national history books. As do rampaging mobs, lynchings and riots. Does anyone of good will on either side want us to go there again?If not, Pelosi's statement yesterday could be fairly seen as call to return to reasoned arguments, to detente if you will, for all involved.
Octobia, Welcome back! Again if you take Speaker Pelosi's statement alone, then yes you are right. I took the statement and added to the mix, Maureen Dowd's article about what the racism she heard in her head about Rep. Wilson (full disclosure, I know his Chief of Staff) and Former President Carter's statement that "All who oppose President Obama is racist,"Then, enter stage Left, Pelosi's fear.As I mentioned in the post, you don't spend 8 years attacking, switch parties in the Executive Branch and THEN call "Time out," We on the Right see as if saying: Oh! We used to have 3 strikes for the batter during the top of the inning and then when the team changes, say "Oh it takes 6 strikes to go out," And with a compliannt press (the last time the NYT endorsed a Republican in Nov. was to re-elect Eisenhower, before that to re-elect TEDDY Roosevelt), where does the Right go to argue?As I said in the piece, you can't spend 8 years hating on someone and expect the people who support (and see the same attacks on a Moderate republican, John McCain, take the same tinge. Even worse, during a Governing year, two Bloggers Dan Riehl and RS McCain discovered funds going to Bloggers in Alaska to continually harass Palin AFTER 1/20/09) to turn a blind eye.Pelosi's context is what brings out the connotation. Civility in a two party system usually has to start with the winner.
I think Pelosi suffers from both madness and amnesia, and I think it is reprehensible. This is also true of a lot of other politicians. I saw that senator from La on TV today, the one who had been with a prostitute talking about ACORN and the presidential Czars and how concerned he is about these things. A man who himself was wrapped up in prostitution. I mean REALLY....what is the world coming to?
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I watched Pelosi's statement yesterday and saw and heard nothing whatsoever that discussed or referred to race at all. I saw a person who had experienced the effects of political asassination expressing her fear that violence might result from this escalating anger and expressed hatred. This seems entirely rational to me.
ReplyDeletePolitical theater (e.g., Code Pink, Act-Up, or Abbie Hoffman trying to levitate the Pentagon) from the left or right is a far cry from statements or threats of physical violence -- asassination has a long and painful entry in our national history books. As do rampaging mobs, lynchings and riots. Does anyone of good will on either side want us to go there again?
If not, Pelosi's statement yesterday could be fairly seen as call to return to reasoned arguments, to detente if you will, for all involved.
Octobia,
ReplyDeleteWelcome back! Again if you take Speaker Pelosi's statement alone, then yes you are right.
I took the statement and added to the mix, Maureen Dowd's article about what the racism she heard in her head about Rep. Wilson (full disclosure, I know his Chief of Staff) and Former President Carter's statement that "All who oppose President Obama is racist,"
Then, enter stage Left, Pelosi's fear.
As I mentioned in the post, you don't spend 8 years attacking, switch parties in the Executive Branch and THEN call "Time out,"
We on the Right see as if saying: Oh! We used to have 3 strikes for the batter during the top of the inning and then when the team changes, say "Oh it takes 6 strikes to go out,"
And with a compliannt press (the last time the NYT endorsed a Republican in Nov. was to re-elect Eisenhower, before that to re-elect TEDDY Roosevelt), where does the Right go to argue?
As I said in the piece, you can't spend 8 years hating on someone and expect the people who support (and see the same attacks on a Moderate republican, John McCain, take the same tinge. Even worse, during a Governing year, two Bloggers Dan Riehl and RS McCain discovered funds going to Bloggers in Alaska to continually harass Palin AFTER 1/20/09) to turn a blind eye.
Pelosi's context is what brings out the connotation. Civility in a two party system usually has to start with the winner.
I think Pelosi suffers from both madness and amnesia, and I think it is reprehensible. This is also true of a lot of other politicians. I saw that senator from La on TV today, the one who had been with a prostitute talking about ACORN and the presidential Czars and how concerned he is about these things. A man who himself was wrapped up in prostitution. I mean REALLY....what is the world coming to?
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