Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Murdering liberals -- it's the conservative thing to do.


It was back in 2006 when David Neiwert wrote a new piece on the ever-increasing spectre of right-wing eliminationist rhetoric -- the practice of not just disagreeing with your ideological opponent, but descending into language involving accusations of anti-Americanism, treason and so on; suggesting that the proper response was to simply, well, eliminate those kinds of troublemakers for the good of the country.

And very few on the right saw a problem with this. After all, what could possibly go wrong? Oopsie:

Bill O'Reilly, Michael Savage, Sean Hannity on accused shooter's reading list

4-page letter outlines frustration, hatred of 'liberal movement'

... Inside the [shooter's] house, officers found "Liberalism is a Mental Health Disorder" by radio talk show host Michael Savage, "Let Freedom Ring" by talk show host Sean Hannity, and "The O'Reilly Factor," by television talk show host Bill O'Reilly.

Wow ... who could have seen that coming? I mean, after spewing eliminationist propaganda all over the airwaves for years, who could possibly have imagined that someone would finally take you seriously and do something about it?

This is your fault, whingers. Make absolutely no mistake -- deranged shooter Jim David Adkisson is your creation. You primed him, you encouraged him, you pointed him at the correct targets ... and you let him loose to murder two people.

Again, make sure you understand this -- Jim David Adkisson is your creation. Yours, and Bill O'Reilly's, and Michael Savage's, and Ann Coulter's, and every other frothing right-wing lunatic who has encouraged his or her fans to kill lefties, but always blows it off later as humour, hey, I was just kidding, can't you people take a joke, but seriously, those lefties are really all traitors who love terrorists, know what I mean, nudge nudge, wink wink?

Are you paying attention, Stephen Taylor? Does it bother you in the least the increasing number of accusations amongst the membership of the Blogging Tories painting lefties as traitors? Or as loving terrorists? Or hating Canada? Does it make you even remotely nervous to have as a member of the Blogging Tories one "Neo Conservative," who has an uncomfortably creepy obsession with anything related to violent crime?

This is your heads-up, Stephen, because -- as we all know -- once it happens down there, it's inevitably going to migrate up here. And when it does happen, wouldn't it be a kick in the nads if it turned out to be one of your precious BTs? I mean, wouldn't it be just hilarious if it turned out to be Neo? Oh, man, you would be on the receiving end of history's biggest "I told you so!"

But I'm sure I'm overreacting here, Stephen. I'm sure there's nothing to be concerned over. Neo's perpetual fetish for police news and murder statistics? Nothing to worry about. So he's obsessed with violent crime, particularly when it involves minorities. Everyone needs a hobby, I guess. And, after all, what can possibly go wrong? Right?

WHAT CHET SAID: Let the spin begin.

8 comments:

Dr.Dawg said...

Some excellent links you found there. I was going to do another post on this, but you've really said it all.

Paladiea said...

I was too. I guess it's time for a blogburst.

deBeauxOs said...

It might be strategic to quietly watch them for a couple of days, to round up all those frenzied & insane rationalizations and justifications that the right-wing media and bloggers are spewing, and then to launch a massive blog attack at them.

E in MD said...

Coulter's already calling the guy a liberal progressive. Malkin's addressed him as hating "Christians" only. Didn't see anything yet from OReilly, Beck or Ingram and I just can't look at Savage's page too long. it hurts my eyes cuz it looks like some 15 year old myspace freak designed his website.

Ti-Guy said...

It might be strategic to quietly watch them for a couple of days, to round up all those frenzied & insane rationalizations and justifications that the right-wing media and bloggers are spewing, and then to launch a massive blog attack at them.

This is a good idea. One I always expect our paid "journalists" are contemplating, but after eight years, I don't even think they're paying attention anymore.

KEvron said...

"I mean, wouldn't it be just hilarious if it turned out to be Neo?"

my money's still on twatsie. i haven't gone to alll that work fer nuthin'....

KEvron

KEvron said...

btw, cc:

you need a change of moniker; you're a curmudgeon. it's the nihilist fuckheads named in your post who are the real cynics. curmudgeonry is a fine and honorable tradition.

KEvron

The Phantom said...

http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=692762

So the cause of this one would be... Anne Coulter as well?

Maybe we should crank up the CHRC a couple more notches and just chuck all the Conservative commentators in jail eh? Yeah, that's the ticket.