Originally Posted by bkcunningham1

With all due respect to everyone, we should focus on the issues, holding on to what is left of our US Constitution and restoring this country financially, morally and emotionally. We shouldn't fall into the argument of which side did what or who is worse.

It's easy to resort to name calling and spitting rhetoric. Both sides will use it to their dirty advantage. The Democrats are going to blame the recent "threats of violence" against Congressional Dems on Republicans and use the "threats" as a fundraising tool!!

"A senior adviser to the president said his party was not out of bounds in issuing fundraising appeals linked to recent threats of violence against congressional Democrats," according to CNN Political Ticker.


http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com...ed-to-threats/


"Obama senior adviser David Axelrod also suggested congressional Republicans bore some responsibility for the overheated rhetoric and incidents of vandalism directed at Democrats."

I recall the threats against AIG employees and people were asking for names of family members and AIG employees' children were even being threatened. One threat was of strangling AIG employees with piano wire. When AIG CEO Edward Liddy said he was afraid to release the names of employee who had returned all or part of their bonuses, Barney Frank basically said tough, let the police handle it if something happens but release the names or be subpoenaed.

I watched Black Panthers standing at the front door of a polling place holding a black-jack club hitting it into his hand during the last Presidential election!
I remember an Iraqi journalist throwing shoes at our President.
You know what Bush said? Did he say let's use this as a fundraiser? No.

"So what if the guy threw his shoe at me?" Bush told a reporter in response to a question about the incident.

"Let me talk about the guy throwing his shoe. It's one way to gain attention. It's like going to a political rally and having people yell at you. It's like driving down the street and having people not gesturing with all five fingers. ...

"These journalists here were very apologetic. They ... said this doesn't represent the Iraqi people, but that's what happens in free societies where people try to draw attention to themselves."

Republican Minority Whip Eric Cantor had a bullet shot through his Richmond, Va., office. A man was just arrested today, who authorities believe was the shooter, for posting a Youtube video threatening Cantor. Cantor's response when the bullet was shot through his campaign office, "Let me be clear -- I do not condone violence," Cantor said at the start of his press event. "There are no leaders in this building, no rank and file members in this building, that condone violence, period."

Then he contrasted his own actions with those of Democrats who have been harassed:

"I've received threats since I assumed elected office, not only because of my position but also because I'm Jewish. I've never blamed anyone in this body for that, period. Any suggestion that a leader in this body would incite threats or acts against other members is akin to saying that I would endanger myself, my wife or my children. Just recently I have been directly threatened. A bullet was shot through the window of my campaign office in Richmond this week, and I've received threatening e-mails. But I will not release them, because I believe such actions will only encourage more to be sent," he said.


http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/...democrats.html

It happens on both sides. What both sides are doing should be what we are looking at.