Eugene Robinson: Right-wing rhetoric calibrated to incite

ROCNOW ^ | 3/31/2010 | Eugene Robinson

[rochester_veteran]

The vitriolic, anti-government hate speech that is spewed on talk radio every day — and, quite regularly, at Tea Party rallies — is calibrated not to inform but to incite.

[rochester_veteran]

Eugene Robinson is a lefty hate monger and also a liar!

[y6162]

Gee, maybe if the Kenyan could scale back his communist coup?

The left is scared. Good.

[a fool in paradise]

The Left can deny that they push for Socialism all they want. They know that it is an unpopular political ideology and therefore have to witchhunt those who are saying Obamacare is socialist medicine.

[DManA]

Bring it on Geney.

[cripplecreek]

Eugene Robinson is calibrated to do what?

[Logical me]

They have all the MSM guns aimed at us because they know the fight is on. Most of Americans are on the side of dumping the Communists Party (formally Democratic Party) and sending King Obama to some other country. Watch out for the illegal amnesty bill and the cap and trade. These plus the renewed funding of ACORN (changing name) will be a huge hurdle.

[Puppage]

The vitriolic, anti-government hate speech that is spewed on talk radio every day

Sorry, Chief...that was only on Err America and, you know where THEY are.

[NeoCaveman]

The left is scared. Good.

They are not scared. They want violence so the Pres__ent can crack down on Americans.

[Sherman Logan]

Demagogues scream at people that their government is illegitimate, that their country has been “taken away,” that their elected officials are “traitors” and that their freedom is at risk.

The author's critique would have more force if he bothered to show why such concerns aren't valid.

[bunkerhill7]

"Eugene Robinson: Right-wing rhetoric calibrated their sights to 'in' sites"

so true-right on the button-dead on target yupyupyup-

[AmericanInTokyo]

I am thinking the tactic here should be to “parry the thrust” and just let them continue on in their accusations, and say “yes, that’s right, we are violent. How’d you ever figure it out. We are racist. Now, what are you going to do about it? Next question?” Turn their attacks right back around upon them and destroy them with it, their own negative force. Employing humor and sarcasm, rather than hitting back head on, will also be helpful.

[VeniVidiVici]

Funny how the Liberals don’t have a creative bone in their body. Everything is a talking point, everything is propaganda.

[y6162]

“They are not scared. They want violence so the Pres__ent can crack down on Americans. “

Who would benefit the most if the Kenyan unleashed widespread political oppression? I think we would.

[freespirited]

Demagogues scream at people that their government is illegitimate, that their country has been “taken away,” that their elected officials are “traitors” and that their freedom is at risk. They have a right to free speech, which I will always defend. But they shouldn’t be surprised if some listeners take them literally.

Take them literally and do what Gene? Vote out your RAT buddies in November?

I have heard not one exhortation from a Tea Party speaker to do anything violent, much as you might wish that it be otherwise. Get over yourself Gene. The Tea Party is here to stay, and your lies about them will not change that.

[Michael.SF.]

The vitriolic, anti-government hate speech that is spewed on talk radio every day — and, quite regularly, at Tea Party rallies — is calibrated not to inform but to incite.

Let's try that again:

The vitriolic, anti-Republican hate speech that is spewed by Democrats every day — and, quite regularly, at community Organization meetings — is calibrated not to inform but to deceive.

There, fixed it.

[massgopguy]

As one Gene to another. Let me tell you what someone I was scared of told us urchins when we hung around. He said “talkers don’t kill and killers don’t talk”. He died in the Witness Protection Program.

[laconic]

Has anyone posted the threatening bluster written by Robinson’s teammate at the WPost, Courtland Milloy?

[throwback]

For decades now, the most serious threat of domestic terrorism has come from the growing ranks of paranoid, anti-government hate groups that draw their inspiration, vocabulary and anger from the far right.

Really? Guess he hasn't followed ELF and their ilk. They've burned car dealerships, burned houses, spiked trees to injure loggers, and blown down transmission towers.

[SaintDismas]

That would be a good idea friend if, and that’s a BIG IF they had the brains to understand sarcasm and satire. They’d just say, see we told you so, now they’re admitting it.

What needs to happen is spontaneous prayer, a cry to the Lord, the upper moral hand must be maintained. We have to take on the character of a Ghandi like protest. There has to be a strategy to deal with this, and now that they have tipped their hand, YES WE CAN LOL!!!

[G Larry]

Eugene also counsels would be rape victims to “lay back and enjoy it” lest you “incite” the rapist to further violence....