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So are Democrats.

So are you.

It only proves that the attackers are classless, nasty, and scum (whether Democrat or Republican, liberal or conservative). 'Nuff said.

Thanks for confirming my opinion of Limbaugh.

16 Candles for Chelsea

Still, “Saturday Night Live” saw fit to air a sketch that compared Chelsea, then 13, unfavorably with Vice President Gore's daughter. The first lady was furious about that, and even angrier when Rush Limbaugh took this shot: “Everyone knows the Clintons have a cat,” said Limbaugh. “Socks is the White House cat. But did you know there is also a White House dog?” And he held up a picture of Chelsea.

110% correct. Palin's daughter Bristol is 14 years old. Obama's daughter Malia is 11 years old. What the heck does attacking either of them prove? It only proves that the attackers are classless, nasty, and scum (whether Democrat or Republican, liberal or conservative). 'Nuff said.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/cros...

It’s a tribute to our political system when the change of power from one party to the other is handled with dignity.

“Some youngsters ran into Mr Fava’s store to taunt him. “They was pulling down their pants, shouting, ’Kiss my black ass, because we got a black mayor’, swinging their things around and throwing stuff,” said Jennifer Green, 31, a black mother of 10.”

It’s OK, because Mr. Fava, the previous mayor, was a republican – so of course he deserves any treatment he gets. You’ll notice that this is a Telegraph story out of the UK. It would be racist for an American paper to write something like this.

it's a shame the dkos poster would muddy the waters w/subtrifuge, but one provacateur (if indeed, that's what happened) is not repsonsible for the deluge of hatred at that site.

Truth and common sense doesn’t matter much here.

Even those who “get it” and realize this was a Democrat instigated incident are so brainwashed that they believe the fake comments are what Republicans really think but refrain from putting it in print.

These are the same geniuses who point to “republican” callers on C-SPAN who start out saying they’ve been a conservative their whole lives, but now they see the brilliance of Nancy Pelosi’s policies.

Let us know when you've removed your nose from Obama's backside.

WTF? Was that necessary? Especially in light of the recent kerfuffle in Philly, in which a white-only, private, and VERY Democratic-dominated club refused to honor (until today, due to pressure) their contractual obligation to an inner-city group for swim time?

Racism is not the exclusive province of either party, or race, or education level – each has their own practitioners, and we could have a LONG side argument about Liberal racism vs. Conservative racism, soft vs. hard racism, etc. But that is not what this thread is about.

It is about the sudden lurch in politics towards attacking the YOUNG children of politicians. And that is just indefensible.

Simple.

It's easy for anyone, including sockpuppets to make a simple racist comment. It's not as easy to express rage and hatred unless you really feel it, as many comments on the site do.

I've read the “big bombshell” on FR about Perry and dailykos, and really, it is kinda pathetic. If that is what they consider a game-changer, then the Republican party is truly out in the wilderness.

I know the readers of TMV desperately want to believe Republicans are racist, but the more cautious of you might want to reserve judgment on this story until all the facts come out

To Paraphrase John Stuart Mill:

Republicans are not necessarily racist, but most racist people are republicans.

Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives. John Stuart Mill

I do however think columnists and editors do have a responsibility to step in when comments cross the line into hate. With our “freedom of speech” comes responsibility. It is not censorship, because we all recognize “hate speak” when we see it.