Here’s an example of over the top, near hate speech, from a republican congressman. He says we should send liberals to Iraq to be human shields for the enemy. Wow, what a garbage unAmerican mentality!

Rush and Sean and Ann and the other spinwits make similar statements, suggesting that dissenters are treasonous or don’t deserve to be in America.

That’s pure moronic unAmerican trash talk. If there were not already SO MUCH right wing intolerance on the airwaves, it wouldn’t be a big deal. But it IS abig deal, because most of the radio dial is filled with such crap, from the spinwits and from the preachers and other radio shows.

Folks, it’s simply dangerous and unAmerican to equate dissenters with traitors, and to equate Democrats or liberals with evil (as in the title of HAnnity’s book).

Here in the USA, we are strong because of our tradition of vigorous debate and free speech. We make better decisions (in the long term, not the short term) because we argue so much about the right vs wrong way to do something.

Daily Kos :: Rep. Gibbons (R-NV): Liberals Should Be Human Shields in Iraq: “Rep. Gibbons (R-NV): Liberals Should Be Human Shields in Iraq
by DavidNYC
Wed Mar 2nd, 2005 at 14:12:10 PST

Jim Gibbons, an extremist Republican Congressman from Nevada, offers the latest version of the GOP ‘dissent is treason’ talking points, coupled with the threat of violence against political opponents:

‘I say we tell those liberal, tree-hugging, Birkenstock-wearing, hippie, tie-dyed liberals to go make their movies and their music and whine somewhere else,’ Gibbons said to another burst of applause.

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He said that they are the same people who wanted to go to Iraq and become human shields for the enemy.

‘I say it’s just too damn bad we didn’t buy them a ticket,’ Gibbons said.

Laughter rippled through the room, mingled with more applause. (Emphasis added.)

This kind of hate speech has no place in civil society. By engaging in such base commentary, Rep. Gibbons has declared himself unfit to hold office and must resign.”