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Warning Bells

by digby

I'm listening to tea party chief Judson Phillips on TV this afternoon saying that there's no correlation between guns and politics and that the debate hasn't been particularly violent.

I'm sorry to do this again, but it's just got to be emphasized right now:

Tuesday, April 06, 2010

Working Themselves Into A Frenzy

by digby

You've probably already heard about the arrest in Washington of a person who threatened to kill Senator Patty Murray for her vote on Health Care Reform:

According to the criminal complaint, between March 22 and April 4, 2010, WILSON called Senator Patty Murray's office on multiple occasions leaving expletive laden threatening messages. WILSON stated that Senator Murray "had a target on her back." WILSON stated, "I want to (expletive) kill you." WILSON discussed assisting others in an attempt to kill the senator. WILSON's threats were in response to the passage of the Health Care Reform Act.

WILSON allegedly made the calls from a telephone line with a 'blocked' phone number. However, federally subpoenaed telephone records revealed the calls came from his home phone line. FBI agents were able to further confirm WILSON was the caller. WILSON told undercover FBI agents that he regularly carries a firearm with a concealed weapons permit. He also stated that he was extremely angry about the passage of the health care reform legislation.

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Don't tell me that hate radio and Fox didn't have a hand in working this nut up. nobody in their right mind would normally want to kill someone over a health care bill.

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This isn't the end of it. The wingnuts are working overtime to keep this at a high boil. Check this out:



Now that might be benign under some circumstances. It only sort of looks like a target. But it happened at a Florida gun show.

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Just a little reminder. Some of us have been disturbed by this for the last two years.

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