"HOW DARE THEY": Nancy Pelosi Goes off on Republicans attacking Democrats over Scalise shooting

[kpete]

http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/15/politics/nancy-pelosi-steve-scalise/index.html

[emulatorloo]

4. That's your takeaway? Ok.

Pelosi condemns violent rhetoric from Republicans/President Trump and this is what you get out of it?

An opportunity to twist Pelosi's words and smear her?

Well if that's what you wanna do, Knock yourself out.

[Cha]

12. Why are you Dissing Nancy Pelosi?

[Ilsa]

2. Good for her and for us.

They want to bully us because they think they can pin this on all Ds. Not going to happen.

Sadly, there is a situation developing in Georgia's 6TH congressional district right now. Handel and her neighbors in her country club estates have received threatening letters and small packages with unknown powdery substances. I'm thinking this could be a false flag op to garner sympathy because she's behind. But it might also be a valid threat. No one is saying what the threatening language is.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

3. Well, they just screwed up and took away their ability to cry "victim" back to the bullies that they

are and have always been.

They are terrified that they will be shot at by copycats and at their town halls. Look at some to not run again. Their families are probably scared as well.

[Jimbo101]

5. This really got started with Talk Radio, Limbaugh, FOX,... in the early 1990s

And has been getting steadily worse - it's only seems to be recent to the "obliviously minded"

[hvn_nbr_2]

6. I want to see a video compendium of Republicans' calls to violence

From "second amendment remedies" to "beat them up and I'll pay your legal bills" to... on and on. It could probably go on for hours. I don't have any video editing capabilities but I sure want to see that.

[volstork]

13. THIS!!

Wish I knew how to do it myself.

[countryjake]

20. Sarah Palin's "Don't Retreat, Instead Reload!" Crosshairs maps ...

Joe the Plumber's politician-hunting guns, and don't forget that nut who ran against Gabrielle Giffords in 2010 and his Target for Victory-Get Her Out of Office shoot-a-fully-automatic-M16 event.

A video like you've suggested could turn into a week-long mini-series when you take into account those cold dead hands of the NRA fanatics and all of the threats made by the Tea Baggers since their inception.

How dare they, indeed!

[Madam45for2923]

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[raccoon]

15. How's that again? Nt

[Madam45for2923]

16. Oh you missed it!

[BumRushDaShow]

8. At the OP link, Cillizza writes

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People hate the "both sides do it" nature of some corners of mainstream journalism, believing that it creates a sense of equivalency when there is none. Fair enough.

But in this case, both sides do do it! Casting your political opponents as not just wrong but dangerous motivates the bases of the respective parties. And fired-up bases turn out. And that, for most politicians, is plenty of justification to keep playing to the extremes rather than trying to land somewhere in between those two poles.

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YES we hate the bullshit "both sides do it" narrative that outlets like CNN have perpetuated and NO you cannot talk about "motivating a base" when what we are talking about is what happens AFTER horrific events like as yesterday.

Cillizza needs to point out ONE Democratic ELECTED official who has attacked Republicans after yesterday's incident. The list is growing for the GOP teabagger ilk however, who refuse to "tone it down".

[Boomerproud]

9. As soon as the tragedy from yesterday happened I knew this would be the response.

One of my co-workers (who earlier this week said she never watches the news) was saying "Did you hear? 5 Republican congressmen were shot yesterday?" She then looked at me and asked "Did you vote for Hillary Clinton?" I said "yes, and my own brother laughed at me." and walked away from the table. She had no idea why I was so upset this morning at work.

[Augiedog]

10. You can't get through to those sick fuck bags. Republicans just plain suck, suck and suck.

[All-In]

11. Fuck You CNN

Both sides don't threaten people with guns and talk about the 2nd amendment solutions to everything.

[IronLionZion]

14. Pelosi for Speaker

and then President after we impeach and remove tweedle dum and tweedle dee

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

18. She's one hellava woman.

Always so together and articulate.

[Bettie]

17. I'm glad she said this

Someone had to.

[Tatiana]

19. Pelosi is 100% correct and I am so grateful to her for responding in such a forceful manner.

Republicans have created some of the most heinous ads with her likeness.

It would really, really do my heart good to see her as Speaker once again. I think she has earned it.