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Originally Posted by dellinger63
Is Jesse Jackson and the Chicago Suntimes major enough? This was like finding the Holy Grail. 
There is no evidence that Jared Loughner, the alleged gunman in Tucson, was a member of a right-wing hate group. He was clearly a young man whose mind was unraveling. But it is exactly the mentally unstable who are most likely to be influenced by an atmosphere filled with hate and murderous rhetoric.
If there is no evidence Jesse then why bring it up? Oh because....
In Arizona, the kindling was there. The economy has been hit hard by the financial collapse, with employment opportunities for young people particularly limited. With families losing jobs or homes, fear and depression are inevitable. Add to this a venomous, racially charged debate on immigration and health care reform, as well as some of the worst gun-control laws in the country.
So not only was it the rhetoric it was the economy, employment for young people, health care, gun-control and of course racisim? Then he enlightens us with this Dupnik statement.
As Pima County Sheriff Clarence W. Dupnik stated, Arizona has become “a Mecca for prejudice and bigotry,” a cauldron of Tea Party anger, right-wing hate groups and anti-immigrant posturing.
Must have to admit the similarities between the Jared Loughner murders and the civil rights movement as pointed out by the Rev. are remarkable. To a lunatic!!! 
http://www.suntimes.com/3240275-417/...g-actions.html
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So where is the part where he says, "Sarah, Glenn, the Tea Party, the right wing, conservatives hold some of the blame for this" ??
Where is it? Did you skip posting that "holy grail" ?
As Pima County Sheriff Clarence W. Dupnik stated, Arizona has become “a Mecca for prejudice and bigotry,” a cauldron of Tea Party anger, right-wing hate groups and anti-immigrant posturing.
The Sheriff only said the bolded quote part. I posted the videos of his saying that, and that entire direct quote already in this thread. The writer (Jackson) added the reference to "anger, right-wing hate etc". The Sheriff never said that.
You guys are hilarious. First, you've crucified the Sheriff for something he never said. Then, you're trying to crucify others. I've seen some write that the right wing, the Tea Party, etc. are to blame (which I agree is ridiculous) You guys apparently haven't seen them. You're going after people who haven't said that.
How about we stop that vitriolic rhetoric, falsely accusing people of saying things they didn't say?
Because, to quote Doreen, "Hateful rhetoric on either side of the political spectrum will not be tolerated by anyone who isn't a political zealot." I'm really not into tolerating false, hateful rhetoric.
This is going to be a really hard concept for some to grasp, I think: saying there is hateful rhetoric, then describing words you would say are hateful, and discussing the existence of "vitriolic rhetoric", is not the same thing as directly blaming someone in particular's talk for inciting killing.
There have been a couple of people I've seen on blogs who have said, directly, things like "Sarah Palin is responsible for this, the Tea Party is responsible for this". Nobody here has posted any of that, though. I've never read anybody "respected" in the news say that.
Listing things real people have actually said in public, then calling that hateful rhetoric, is exactly that - but it is not the same thing as accusing someone of being responsible for murder.
There shouldn't be violent rhetoric in politics. By anybody. That's a valid discussion to have. So stop interrupting it by saying, "You're talking about me, aren't you!" and throwing a damn temper tantrum, when nobody has mentioned you by name.
Geesh, if you are feeling THAT GUILTY, that your first response to a mass murder is to sanitize your website (Sarah Palin) then maybe you should consider what you say in public?