Quote Originally Posted by peggy View Post
But representatives used to at least talk to each other. Sure, there was fighting and disagreements, but they at least talked to each other, and the goal was to compromise and actually get something done. Soot, they even lived together in boarding houses. I'll bet the dinner table was a noisy and irksome place, but the point being they had dinner together. The climate IS different now days. Just because there have always been differences doesn't make it the same. And in the past there was some pretty bad behaviour, but everyone, on both sides recognized it as bad behaviour and acknowledged it. Now, negative advertising for one side is to accuse someone of ACTUALLY WORKING WITH SOMEONE FROM THE OTHER PARTY! Not only is bad behaviour accepted, but celebrated. If you want to get elected now days, just promise to never ever talk to them, work with them or compromise!

Putting gun sites on your opponents head is cheered and laughed about, and wearing guns to political rallies is trumpeted as some sort of god given right! These yahoos, who by the way are NOT responsible gun owners/adults or they wouldn't wear a side arm to a POLITICAL RALLY,

just see Gabby Giffords as collateral damage in their war against the EVIL...other half of the country. Their countrymen. These inbred idiots without two grey cells to rub together have allowed the screamers, Rush Beck, Fox, and the political (so called) leaders who are trying to take advantage of this climate, into believing other Americans are their sworn enemies. Not political opponents, or ideological opposites, but ENEMIES to be eradicated! Literally!
I am not aware of anyone that cheered for what happened to Gabby Giffords. If they did, they should be ashamed of themselves.

Target is a figure of speech. I don't think anyone meant it in the literal sense except the distrurbed person who committed this unspeakable act. The talking heads on MSNBC were quite aware that no one meant it in the literal sense but were opportunistic in their hatred of wing when given the opportunity.

Why are law abiding citizens who happen to have a firearm suddenly irresponsible?

MSNBC and Air America are/were the left wing verions of Fox. This type of over the top journalism isn't a right wing thing or a left wing thing.

I value other opinons and try not to refer to others in derogatory terms. Refering to the other side as inbred idiots doesn't really further understanding in any manner.

Finally, if you are angry about the present state of political discourse in the this country, wouldn't it make sense to vote for someone besides the current President. He came in promising to unite the country and has done exactly the opposite.