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Any pause in harsh
rhetoric may be short-lived
By CHARLES BABINGTON
Associated Press Jan 13, 5:56 PM EST
WASHINGTON (AP) � Despite President
Barack Obama's appeal for civility, history suggests any move toward cooler
political rhetoric after the Arizona shootings will soon fade. An early test
will come Jan. 25, when some lawmakers are asking Democrats and Republicans to
sit side by side for Obama's State of the Union speech, rather than splitting
the House chamber by party as usual.
(ap) -
"...some lawmakers are asking Democrats and Republicans to sit side by side...",
Um... Some DemocRATS are being Passively Aggressively UNCIVIL by asking to do
this after how they and theirs have acted since the Shooting... This Shooting in
Arizona was NOT the Product of Washington or the Discourse there. The
DemocRATS are Shamelessly Exploiting this Tragedy for Political Points and have
been since the Bodies were being rushed to the Hospital and NPR was Incorrectly
Reporting that the Congresswoman was Dead. They took up their Pens, and
went to the Errwaves with Immediate Attacks on Sarah Palin, Rush Limbaugh, the
Tea Party and the Collective Right in this Country, claiming that the Incivility
on only ONE Side of the Isle was why this Psychopath went on a Shooting
Rampage... Day after day they continued pointing the finger at the Right... The
worst of ALL of them being that DemocRAT Sheriff down in Arizona who is
Obviously trying to cover his own Department's Collective Ass for what they
didn't do about this Nut since LONG before Sarah ever set foot out of Alaska.
Anyway, the President came in as his Party's "Good Cop" on Wednesday night and
called for Civility... A Civility that was Lost when his People went on the
Attack within Hours of this Shooting. Now that the REPUBLICans won't belly
up to the Bar and Drink with the Liar and his Party, they are the Uncivil
ones... And the DemocRATS "Free Press" is more than Happy to Parrot the Talking
Point... Let's Read together, shall we... - tha malcontent)
Initial reactions to that idea on Capitol Hill were not encouraging, especially
from the Republican side. A spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio,
said House members may "sit where they choose."
("Initial
reactions to that idea on Capitol Hill were not encouraging, especially from the
Republican side."... Goodness, we aren't Editorializing here, are we?... Is it
Possible for the AP to point out that the DemocRATS, by asking for this, are
Engaging in the MOST Disgusting kind of Political Theater?... - tha malcontent)
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., had no comment on the suggestion,
which was offered by Democratic Sen. Mark Udall of Colorado. Majority Leader
Harry Reid, D-Nev., signaled he might be open to the idea but wanted more
discussion. House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, D-Md., embraced it.
(This is
Disgusting... Seriously... Exploiting this Tragedy for Political Theater in
DC... But then again, this is the Party that tripped over it's own **** to get a
Pep Rally going down in Arizona for the Tragedy not days after the Shots were
Fired... Did you get your T-Shirt? - tha malcontent)
In a sometimes-emotional speech Wednesday night in Tucson, Obama implored
Americans to reflect on the fatal shootings at Democratic Rep. Gabrielle
Giffords' outdoor forum, but "not on the usual plane of politics and
point-scoring and pettiness that drifts away with the next news cycle."
(Don't do what I
am doing up here in my Position of "Good Cop" after my Party and it's Media has
Played "Bad Cop" all Week... It's time to put aside Petty Differences... If you
don't, we'll call you Uncivil... If you point out that we have been Attacking
you since the Shooting, we'll call you Uncivil... If you point out that our
Party has Elected Officials who have put Targets on Candidate's Faces and called
for them to be taken out and Shot, we'll call you Uncivil..." - Barry the
Messianic. - tha malcontent)
A lack of civility did not cause the tragedy, he said, but "only a more civil
and honest public discourse can help us face up to our challenges as a nation."
(Direct that at
your Party and your Media... And if you Believe what you just said, Mr.
President, then how does this Shooting have ANYTHING to do with ANYTHING or
ANYONE but the Shooter and his Victims?... There is no Need for a National
Dialogue because this isn't a Reflection of the Nation... It's a Reflection of
ONE Psychopath. - tha malcontent)
The White House on Thursday said it was interested in Udall's proposal to have
Democrats and Republican intermingle when they sit for this month's big speech
by Obama.
(Of course they
are... Just wait and see what the Tone is coming out of Barry's Mouth that
Day... - tha malcontent)
"The choreographed standing and clapping of one side of the room - while the
other side sits - is unbecoming of a serious institution," Udall said in a
letter. As the nation reels from the six fatalities in Tucson and the severe
wounding of Giffords, he said, Congress has a chance "to bring civility back to
politics."
(Did the
Ft. Hood Shooting Require this?... Why is this Shooting Different?... Less
Casualties in AZ?... Oh wait, it was as an Islamist who Infiltrated our Military
and Attacked us on our Soil... On one of our Military Bases... But Illustrating
THOSE Facts is again being Uncivil and of course, Racist. - tha malcontent)
House Republicans have rejected the Democrats' request to postpone next week's
vote to repeal the Obama-backed health care law, the focus of harsh political
commentary, and occasional violence, for the past two years.
(Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawn...
- tha malcontent)
National tragedies in recent years have led to calmer political rhetoric only
briefly, if at all.
Leaders of both parties vowed to unite the nation after an anti-government
militia movement sympathizer killed 168 people by bombing a federal building in
Oklahoma City in 1995. Seven months later, a partisan budget impasse led to a
temporary government shutdown. The public mostly blamed House Republicans, and
the incident helped catapult President Bill Clinton to re-election.
("an
anti-government militia movement sympathizer..." Really?... That's a lot of
Words... How would the AP Describe the Ft. Hood Shooter? As for Calming
the Rhetoric, didn't Bill Clinton point the Finger at Rush Limbaugh for the OKC
Bombing?... He Certainly did... History Repeats itself. And my Favorite
Line in the Story from the Self-Proclaimed Objective Associated Press: "The
public mostly blamed House Republicans", Classic... - tha malcontent)
In 2001, a few hours after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, lawmakers from both
parties sang "God Bless America" on the Capitol's steps. "Democrats and
Republicans will stand shoulder to shoulder to fight this evil," said House
Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill.
(Yeah it only
took the DemocRATS a couple of Months to change their pee-stained Panties and
start Attacking the War in Afghanistan... It was DemocRAT Tom DasHole who said
he wasn't Certain we could Win it, just in the Early Spring following the 9/11
Attacks. - tha malcontent)
But the parties returned fairly quickly to quarreling and strong-arm tactics on
domestic issues, then split over the Iraq war. Hastert oversaw a GOP push to add
a prescription drug benefit to Medicare in 2003. It culminated in a
much-criticized predawn House vote in which the roll call was held open for
hours while party leaders pressured colleagues to vote yes.
(Sorry, AP... I
Documented you back then... The Split in the War Against Terror came LONG Before
Iraq was being Debated... And it was the DemocRATS splitting it... Stop Lying. -
tha malcontent)
If anything, partisanship has worsened since then. Last year's health care law
was passed despite unanimous Republican opposition. Giffords, who voted for the
bill, received threats, saw her district office vandalized and said she worried
about the consequences of menacing debate.
("Giffords,
who voted for the bill, received threats, saw her district office vandalized and
said she worried about the consequences of menacing debate."... Yeah, and that's
Terrible... As is the level of Threats Against Sarah Palin... Yep... You didn't
Know?... That's because the AP isn't going to EVER Paint a Sympathetic Picture
of that Bitch... Because that's how they View her... And it shows. - tha
malcontent)
The House appears more sharply divided now. The Republicans' 63-seat gain in
last fall's elections came mainly at the expense of moderate Democrats, making
the Democratic caucus smaller but more liberal.
(And in that, a
LOT Crazier... - tha malcontent)
"The parties, especially in the House, are much more divided now," said Emory
University political scientist Alan Abramowitz. And with a few congressional
Republicans defeated in last year's primaries by tea party candidates,
Abramowitz said, some GOP lawmakers will not want to risk being seen as willing
to work with Democrats.
(Ding, ding,
ding!... "Tea Party" Reference! - tha malcontent)
Last week, the Washington-based "Civility Project" disbanded after only three of
Congress' 535 members signed a pledge to treat their adversaries with respect.
(Civility
Project... For the Love of... - tha malcontent)
Lanny J. Davis, a Democratic lawyer and co-founder of the bipartisan project,
said Thursday that lawmakers in both parties "want to reserve the right to be
angry and uncivil."
Davis, who counseled the Clinton White House, said irresponsible partisan
sniping won't stop until leaders of both parties reprimand abusers from their
own side, not their opponents'. He said Obama should publicly ask liberal
commentators such as MSNBC's Keith Olbermann to stop attacking conservatives
such as Fox News' Bill O'Reilly.
(Good luck with
that, Lanny... - tha malcontent)
"If there is going to be a change, there has to be more Sister Souljah moments,"
Davis said. He was referring to a 1992 campaign speech in which Clinton angered
some blacks, an important Democratic base, by criticizing violent and racially
tinged hip-hop songs and their singers.
(Again... Not
gonna happen... And Billy was Pandering. - tha malcontent)
Obama won widespread praise for Wednesday's speech in Tucson. But he has been
known to indulge in partisan digs himself. He regaled audiences last year with a
parable about unhelpful Republicans, standing on the sidelines and "sipping on a
Slurpee," while Democrats tried to pull the economy from the ditch where the GOP
drove it.
(Really?...
That's what you guys got on Barry?... How about a Knife to a Gunfight?... Or the
Enemies Comment to the Latino Group?... Shameless, AP... Shameless. - tha
malcontent)
And last February, Obama hosted a bipartisan health care summit that had
virtually no bipartisan warmth.
(Literally
Rolling O+n the Floor Laughing my Fargin Icehole off!... The Cork Soakin' Nerve
of these "Reporters" @ the AP. - tha malcontent)
When Sen. John McCain, whom Obama had defeated to win the presidency, condemned
the overall health care debate, Obama sharply reminded him, "We're not
campaigning anymore. The election's over."
(The NERVE!...
Again, Barry has said FAR WORSE... And the AP Knows it. Have they EVER Reported
on Mitchell's (D) Crosshairs on Hayworth's (R) Face in the last Election?... I
Doubt it... Crosshairs on Congressional Districts is FAR MORE Uncivil... Damned
Sarah! - tha malcontent)
And now the 2010 election is over, with Obama's party suffering huge losses.
Republicans feel emboldened, Democrats are surly, and a horrific shooting in
Arizona may do little to change the dynamics.
(That won't Stop the DemocRATS from Trying to Molest this Tragedy for Political Points... As they are Proving on a Daily... Hell, they wouldn't being doing this if they had Retained the House. This is EXACTLY why they are Politicizing this Tragedy... Wounded and Cornered RATS have not other Options. <Suck on that Civility. - tha malcontent)
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