"Tom Gardner" ihbfd@lhu wrote in message
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"Steve B" wrote in message
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What I have feared in the USA, based on the highly polarized political
rhetoric I've heard here and on other newsgroups has happened, in a
small (relatively) way in Tuscon yesterday. The attack on an American
congresswoman, and the death of a federal judge and 5 others,
including an innocent 9 year old girl, is NOT what America wants to be
known for.
The divisive political rhetoric can so easily trip an off-balance
person to do horrific things - and put many otherwise functional
people off-balance - making these occurrences more likely.

So, let's stop all free speech. That ought to fix it, right? Shut the
Internet down. Shut newsgroups down. Shut radio down. Shut newspapers
down.

And WTF? These law enforcement officers who are now opining politically.
Why aren't they addressing the fact that they let this guy be a bully and
terrorist for a long time, and nothing was done about it? They're law
enforcement officers, not political spokespeople. They were lousy at
police work, and I don't think they'd be any better at politics, although
they couldn't do any worse than the current crop.

Divisive political rhetoric? Do you know that "rhetoric" is the keyword
du jour with the press and government today, being used hundreds of times
by different people, just as if they were e mailed the keyword du jour by
some unknown director?

Steve


It seems this sheriff is diverting attention from his failure to do his
job. Next time I screw-up miserably I'll just blame Rush.

Don't you mean Bush?

Steve ;-)