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Originally Posted by JimJoe
I read your link and I do not get your point.
The Huffingtonpost does its usual great journalism by quoting an unidentified Republican senator who says nothing bad about the tea party.
My point is simply that a mentally ill person can take any word or statement whether it is inflammatory or not and twist it into some crusade. They frequently get ideas from the bible, or the constitution, or television.
Even when some person, whether politician or not, who says they support the tea party says something extreme that is no reflection on the tea party, democratic or republican parties, unless the party endorses it. I have never heard a tea party group endorse violence. They urge constitutional government and fiscal responsibility. I do not consider that to be extreme.
JJ
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JimJoe.....In this case I feel it is totally inappropriate to blame either side for this specific act. However, as we see on this site the blame game started from the beginning. Had you read the link you would have found this.....
Some Tea Partiers have acknowledged as much in the wake of the tragedy. "These heinous crimes have no place in America, and they are especially grievous when committed against our elected officials," said Tea Party Express Chairwoman Amy Kremer in a statement. "Spirited debate is desirable in our country, but it only should be the clash of ideas."
But others are fighting back. "The hard left is going to try and silence the Tea Party movement by blaming us for this," Tea Party Nation founder Judson Phillips wrote. "The left is coming and will hit us hard on this. We need to push back harder with the simple truth. The shooter was a liberal lunatic. Emphasis on both words."
I agree this guy could be a mental case but how did he become a liberal? Is it because of his reading list? But that is only part of the picture....he also attempted to enlist in the Army.