Posted on 01/09/2011 7:49:47 PM PST by machogirl
Received an email from moveon.org announcing their "petition drive" "to put an end to the hateful rhetoric and all overt or implied appeals to violence".
Although moveon garbage is not desired here, I believe that this is important. They are starting to try to stifle the Right.
This is what they say, with their sources used for their email.
Dear MoveOn member,
The tragedy in Tucson has shaken us all to the core. Facts are still coming in, and we all must be careful not to jump to premature conclusions.
But in the wake of this disaster one thing is clear: We must put an end to the rhetoric of violence and hate that has exploded in America over the past two years.
That’s why we’re launching a petition calling on every member of Congress, as well as the major TV and cable news networks, to put an end to the hateful rhetoric and all overt or implied appeals to violence. Click here to sign the petition:
http://pol.moveon.org/debatenothate?id=25761-17282031-preiogx&t=3
Here’s what the petition says: “I call for an end to all overt or implied appeals to violence in American politics. We must debate, not hate.”
After you sign, please forward this email to the people in your email address book and post on Facebook and Twitter to keep it going. With a large enough response, this petition can help focus the debate on the urgent need to end the rhetoric of violence and hate that has become so widespread over the past two years.
We don’t know what motivated the individual or individuals who committed this atrocity. And, if reports are true, it’s deeply troubling that the suspected shooter displayed so many signs of serious mental illness, and our public health institutions failed to respond.1
But the terrifying fact is that this act of violence falls into a pattern that has emerged over the past two years in America and in Gabrielle Giffords’ district in particular.
Windows were smashed at Representative Giffords’ district office last March just a few hours after the House vote on health care reform.2 At one of the infamous town hall events in August 2009, a man attending the event accidentally dropped a handgun on the floor that he had been hiding under his arm.3
And violent tendencies have been inflamed by the careless and irresponsible rhetoric of certain political leaders. Sarah Palin’s infamous “target list” displayed Democratic districts, including Rep. Giffords’, in crosshairs, as if viewed through a gunsight.4
In addition, violent imagery was prominently featured during the last election. For instance, a rally for Rep. Giffords’ Republican opponent, Jesse Kelly, was promoted with the following notice: “Get on Target for Victory in November. Help remove Gabrielle Giffords from office. Shoot a fully automatic M16 with Jesse Kelly.”5
As Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik, speaking from the heart at an emotional news conference last night, said:
There’s reason to believe that this individual may have a mental issue. And I think people who are unbalanced are especially susceptible to vitriol... When you look at unbalanced people, how they respond to the vitriol that comes out of certain mouths about tearing down the government. The anger, the hatred, the bigotry that goes on in this country is getting to be outrageous.6
Please take a moment to add your voice to this call to end the rhetoric of violence and hate, and then share it with all your friends. Click here to sign:
http://pol.moveon.org/debatenothate?id=25761-17282031-preiogx&t=4
And thanks for all you do.
–Justin, Adam, Amy, Anna, Annie, Carrie, Christopher, Daniel, David, Duncan, Eli, Emily, Gail, Ian, Ilya, Ilyse, Joan, Kat, Laura, Lenore, Mariana, Marika, Matthew, Melanie, Michael, Milan, Nita, Peter, Robin, Ryan, Susannah, Stephen, Steven, Tim, and Wes
P.S. You might also want to check out a video we posted on the petition page of Rep. Giffords herself talking about this issue last year. It’s a powerful reminder not only of how important this issue is, but also what an amazing leader Gabby Giffords has been for America and, we deeply hope, will continue to be.
P.P.S. President Obama has declared a national moment of silence tomorrow at 11 a.m. Eastern Time to honor the victims of this tragedy. We encourage everyone to participate.
Sources:
1. “Exclusive: Jared Loughner Radically Changed Before Alleged Shooting, Friend Says,” ABC News, January 9, 2011
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=205717&id=25761-17282031-preiogx&t=5
2. “Rep. Giffords’ Tucson office vandalized after health care vote,” Arizona Daily Star, March 22, 2010
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=205718&id=25761-17282031-preiogx&t=6
3. “Gabrielle Giffords Town Hall: Gun Left Behind,” The Huffington Post, August 11, 2009
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=205721&id=25761-17282031-preiogx&t=7
4. “Tucson rampage casts light on toxic political tone,” Arizona Daily Star, January 8, 2011
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=205719&id=25761-17282031-preiogx&t=8
5. “Sarah Palin Criticized Over Gabrielle Giffords Presence on ‘Target List,’” CBS News, January 8, 2011
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20027918-503544.html
6. “News Conference with Pima County Sheriff & Others (Courtesy of KVOA TV, Tucson, Arizona),” C-SPAN, January 8, 2011
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=205720&id=25761-17282031-preiogx&t=9
PAID FOR BY MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION, http://pol.moveon.org
Have Olberman and Schultz signed?
Just a bunch of dirty fascists. It’s “hate rhetoric” simply to call them what they truly are.
and who gets to decide what an “implied appeal” to violence is? Was KOS bullseye not an incitement but Palin’s suveyors marks were?
Opposing ObamaCare is bad but Ted Rall on MSNBC openly calling for violence is okay?
Perhaps they need to send a petition to their dear leader, he is the one that started with this violence crap when he said “You don’t bring a knife to a gun fight”
Yeah..because it's set up in my opinion. Lefty hack shoots purportedly "conservative" Democrat; then Lefty hack Sheriff blames Palin and the right. .
This is going to backfire.
This is Bizzarro world
They should be at the top of the list.
excellent point!
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
If they are sdoing this, so will more libs, including elected officials. I know at least one (so far) is pushing to stomp on the 1st Amendment. The dead bodies weren’t even cold, and the leftists started blaming conservatives. The leftists are ghouls.
The are fascists. They never stop. Their lib brains work overtime. They can’t wait any longer for more facts to come out. Need to strike now. Shameless they are.
EVERYTHING is political for these people. Politics is everything and everything is politics. Nothing matters but achieving their agenda - nothing is sacred or off limits. We will not stop them by fighting under gentleman’s rules. Any conservative or republican that caves to this asinine rhetoric deserves to move on to their life’s work.
Exactly.
He is, the “Agitator-in-Chief”.
Tragedy-Pimp alert.
Nothing is shameful in the pursuit of socialism.
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