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Eugene Robinson: Right-wing rhetoric calibrated to incite
ROCNOW ^ | 3/31/2010 | Eugene Robinson

Posted on 03/31/2010 8:00:58 AM PDT by 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.

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TOPICS: Conspiracy; Poetry
KEYWORDS: hatemonger; liar; racebaiter; reichstagfire; reichstagger; reichstaggers; slander
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To: rochester_veteran
Maybe somebody should introduce Eugie Robinson to reality, as in Tea Party Rallies are characterized by wholesome events with a lot of ordinary, normal Americans who are finally ticked off about being taken advantage of, while leftie/libtard rallies are characterized by unwholesome activities with a lot of parasites and other social cast-offs who are actively trying to continue leeching ever more resources out of the productive members of society, all the while utterly failing to grasp that their political ideology is antithetical to the very systems and people they seek to exploit.

For a good photoessay, Eugie Robinson should be pointed to Zombie's good piece here.

Redistribution is Theft, small
21 posted on 03/31/2010 8:25:19 AM PDT by Oceander (The Price of Freedom is Eternal Vigilance -- Thos. Jefferson)
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To: Oceander
Maybe somebody should introduce Eugie Robinson to reality, as in Tea Party Rallies are characterized by wholesome events with a lot of ordinary, normal Americans who are finally ticked off about being taken advantage of

I doubt Robinson has ever been to a Tea Party. He has no idea of what he's writing about, he's just looking to malign us.

I've helped organize 3 Tea Parties in Rochester, NY last year and I'm currently working on the 2010 Tax Day Rochester Tea Party that we're going to have in a couple of weeks. None of our speakers ever tried to incite violence, the crowd was spirited, but well behaved and there was no racism. Any claims to the contrary are false.

For Robinson to claim otherwise proves that he's a hate monger and a liar.

22 posted on 03/31/2010 8:35:08 AM PDT by rochester_veteran ( http://RochesterConservative.com)
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To: rochester_veteran
. . .is calibrated not to inform but to incite.

Actually, it's calibrated to both inform and incite. After all, a good revolution incites the people to action.

23 posted on 03/31/2010 8:35:47 AM PDT by MEGoody (Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.)
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To: rochester_veteran

Eugene Robinson writes like a little girl.

24 posted on 03/31/2010 8:35:48 AM PDT by Liberty Valance (John has a long mustache)
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To: rochester_veteran
I have no doubt that you're correct, it's simply fun to point out - repeatedly - that the Emperor has no clothes on. I assume that you're out in western NY, correct? I'm in the belly of sodom and gomorrah, aka NYC.

Redistribution is Theft II, small
25 posted on 03/31/2010 8:39:13 AM PDT by Oceander (The Price of Freedom is Eternal Vigilance -- Thos. Jefferson)
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To: rochester_veteran
The vitriolic, anti-government hate speech that is spewed on talk radio in rev wright's church every Sunday — and, quite regularly, at Tea Party rallies — is calibrated not to inform but to incite.

There - fixed your statement gene.

26 posted on 03/31/2010 8:43:58 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (Remember in November. Clean the house on Nov. 2nd.)
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To: NeoCaveman
They want violence so the Pres__ent can crack down on Americans.

They don't understand what an all-in deal that is for many of us - and especially for those of us who swore an oath to defend our Constitution against all enemies foreign AND domestic. "If this be treason, then make the most of it."

They may win the first few engagements. But as for the rest...

27 posted on 03/31/2010 8:51:34 AM PDT by Noumenon ("Upon what meat doth this our Caesar feed, that he has grown so great?" - Julius Caesar)
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To: Oceander
I have no doubt that you're correct, it's simply fun to point out - repeatedly - that the Emperor has no clothes on. I assume that you're out in western NY, correct? I'm in the belly of sodom and gomorrah, aka NYC.

You sure are! I remember the story that was posted here, on FR, on a Pro Bush march that was held in NYC and the vitriol and venom that was spewed towards the marchers.

The Rochester Tea Party Movement has made a point of having good relations with the City Hall and the Rochester Police Department and they actually like having duty at the Tea Parties. Partipants regularly thank the officers on duty and we cooperate with their directives.

Now, to contrast your point in your first post. Check out my commentary on the SDS march in Rochester on the anniversary of the Afghanistan War:

My Thoughts on the SDS Demonstration on 10/7/2009

Then contrast that with a video of the Tax Day Rochester Tea Party from last year:

Rochester NY Tax Day Tea Party April 15th 2009 Montage

It's like night and day, isn't it?

28 posted on 03/31/2010 8:58:24 AM PDT by rochester_veteran ( http://RochesterConservative.com)
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To: laconic

Not that I am aware of. You might try a search?


29 posted on 03/31/2010 9:08:00 AM PDT by Michael.SF. (At least Hitler got the Olympics for Germany)
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To: rochester_veteran

Lets just make it clear who the ‘haters’ are...

In an NBC interview, Washington Post reporter Eugene Robinson jumped on the Farrakhan bandwagon by saying that many black people in New Orleans held the same view. “I was stunned in New Orleans at how many black New Orleanians would tell me with real conviction that somehow the levee breaks had been engineered in order to save the French Quarter and the Garden District at the expense of the Lower Ninth Ward, which is almost all black, Robinson said. “These are not wild-eyed people. These are reasonable, sober people who really believe that.”

Eugene Robinson: Obama needs to fight, not switch

It’s ironic that President Obama could never be convincing as populist in chief. He had a modest upbringing, and he needed scholarships and loans to pay for his fancy education. He is no stranger to the struggles of everyday Americans.

By contrast, George W. Bush was raised amid great wealth, privilege and power. Yet Bush was able to project an Everyman folksiness that made people forget his heritage. Obama just doesn’t give off that guy-next-door vibe. Even if he were to roll up his sleeves, loosen his tie and start talkin’ like his predecessor, nobody would buy the act.

eugenerobinson@washpost.com


30 posted on 03/31/2010 9:25:24 AM PDT by kcvl
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To: rochester_veteran
I doubt Robinson has ever been to a Tea Party. He has no idea of what he's writing about, he's just looking to malign us.

You're probably right on all counts. Maybe the best strategy would be to put Robinson and similar media critics on the spot. Call them out by publicly inviting them to tea party events and make sure plenty of video cameras are rolling to record what happens. If they refuse to attend make that into a media circus as well.

Take a lesson from their own strategist Alinsky who wrote: “Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon. It is almost impossible to counterattack ridicule. Also, it infuriates the opposition, who then react to your advantage.”

31 posted on 03/31/2010 9:34:47 AM PDT by Bernard Marx (I donÂ’t trust the reasoning of anyone who writes then when they mean than.)
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To: 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.
Damn right it is, so here’s 2 words for you, “Shut the F@ck Up!”—Robert Deniro-Midnight Run.


32 posted on 03/31/2010 9:35:49 AM PDT by longfellow (Bill Maher, the 21st hijacker.)
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To: kcvl
By contrast, George W. Bush was raised amid great wealth, privilege and power. Yet Bush was able to project an Everyman folksiness that made people forget his heritage. Obama just doesn’t give off that guy-next-door vibe. Even if he were to roll up his sleeves, loosen his tie and start talkin’ like his predecessor, nobody would buy the act.

Remember this photo:

Contrast it with this photo:

Obama looks like a fish out of water there. He was raised as the "golden boy" and I bet he's never done manual labor in his entire life.

33 posted on 03/31/2010 9:36:34 AM PDT by rochester_veteran ( http://RochesterConservative.com)
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To: rochester_veteran

Yes, it is supposed to incite people to come and vote out the Democrats in november. That’s what political speeches are supposed to do.

Inciting only becomes a problem if people figure out that they have no political voice, like if the majority party shuts out the minority, bends the rules, and tries to rig the elections.


34 posted on 03/31/2010 9:46:43 AM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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To: Puppage

The left seems to forget that the original “Boston Tea Party” was a form of physical vandalism against the ruling government, performed because the people had no political voice.


35 posted on 03/31/2010 9:47:50 AM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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To: CharlesWayneCT
And, the Tea Party actually happened. Unlike the Coffee Party BS.
36 posted on 03/31/2010 9:58:03 AM PDT by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
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To: rochester_veteran

The Left has been spewing hate and inciting violence at least since the 1960’s that I can remember. If the Right acted like the Left or ever did half of what they are accused of, the Left would die of sheer fright.


37 posted on 03/31/2010 10:29:40 AM PDT by TexasRepublic (Socialism is the gospel of envy and the religion of thieves)
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To: rochester_veteran
"Eugene Robinson is a lefty hate monger and also a liar! "

Don't forget mindless tool.

38 posted on 03/31/2010 8:35:14 PM PDT by TheClintons-STILLAnti-American
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To: TexasRepublic
"The Left has been spewing hate and inciting violence at least since the 1960’s that I can remember. If the Right acted like the Left or ever did half of what they are accused of, the Left would die of sheer fright."

I'm waiting to hear the 60's Boomers scream when their enlightened policies are turned on them because they're too expensive to take care of in their old age.

39 posted on 03/31/2010 8:37:17 PM PDT by TheClintons-STILLAnti-American
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