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Unbelievable — I just surveyed DailyKos and other like-minded sites. They are blaming the Free Republic for this shooting.

First, I have been a member of FR since 1998, and I can testify that FR is more pro-Israel than most mainstream sites, more than most moderate Jewish sites. This attack on FR is unjustified.

That said, we need to take a long, hard look at right-wing media.

Yes, some of the commentary on FR is over the top. However, it is always challenged by Freepers who are fact-based. This is undeniable. (For example, the Freepers that are wondering how a convicted felon got a gun, and, thereby, differentiating between gun-rights and gun-control advocates in clear, reasoned way.)

However, there may be a connection between hyped-up accusations, criticisms, etc and a lunatic picking up a gun and shooting someone. I am not talking about FR here - because we maintain a balanced (though right-wing discussion - [yes, the lefties would say we are totally biased]).

But some of the nonsense spewed out by cynical politicians and right-wing media personalities is enough to spur a mentally unbalanced person to pick up a gun and start shooting.

It’s not free speech to yell fire in a crowded theatre. And, yes, you all know what I am talking about.

But some of the nonsense spewed out by cynical politicians and right-wing media personalities is enough to spur a mentally unbalanced person to pick up a gun and start shooting.

So you're blaming conservative politicians and media personalities for this shooting? That is so ridiculous I don't even know where to start.

First of all, this shooting was an attack primarily on Jews and Jewish history. The vast majority of anti-Semitic and anti-Israeli hatred is coming from the far left - people and organizations like Jeremiah Wright, Louis Farrakhan, Code Pink, Jihad Cynthia McKinney, that San Francisco State university protest where they chanted "Hitler should have finished the job," etc. If anyone besides the shooter is responsible for the killing, it should be left-wing extremists like Wright and left-wing hate sites like DU and Kos.

Second, do you go to left-wing hate sites and tell them that their media, their politicians, their pundits, are to blame for the shooting of the soldiers in Arkansas because of the anti-American, anti-military rhetoric they spew? I thought not. So in your twisted mind, only conservatives bear collective responsibility.

And just which individuals do you accuse of being these mysterious evil right-wing extremists who caused this shooting? Rush Limbaugh? Michelle Malkin? Sarah Palin? They're all staunchly pro-Israel and pro-Jewish.

Frankly, I'll be impressed if you can come up with any response better than, "My signup date is older than yours, therefore I must be right!" I've been a member here for four and a half years. My credentials are not in question.