Scary stuff on the right

Max2147 · 06-16-09, 06:56 PM

Am I the only one who's worried about the way the far right in the US has been acting lately?

I think this article sums up my fears about this pretty well: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/14/op...14rich.html?em

Mainstream conservatives need to follow McCain's lead and put a stop to this sort of stuff.

Shepard Smith's now-infamous comments about the people writing to Fox News:

There are always going to be some nutjobs out there on both sides of the spectrum. But the marked increase in activity from the far-right and their calls for action, not just words, are downright frightening.

06-16-09, 07:09 PM

Ya know I'd be very wroried about the right in the US if it weren't for the left also making asses of themselves.

sunvalleyslim · 06-16-09, 07:19 PM

Bravo CastleBravo........enough nuts on both sides......

Max2147 · 06-16-09, 07:43 PM

Indeed, there are nuts on both sides. That's not what I'm afraid of.

As I said in my initial post, what worries me is the dramatic upswing in the nutjob activity on the right since the early part of the election. There's been a very clear change from a year or so ago, as Smith makes clear in his discussion of the Fox News emails.

06-16-09, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by sunvalleyslim

Bravo CastleBravo........enough nuts on both sides......

That was my point bud!

mookiemookie · 06-16-09, 07:50 PM

You can thank the McCain/Palin campaign for their contributions to the national discourse. Whipping people up in a frenzy over threats, real or imagined, has consequences.

AVGWarhawk · 06-16-09, 07:50 PM

There is always a sitting Democratic President when things like this happen. No abortion clinics have been bombed or abortion Dr shot while a Dem is in the White House. The Fed bldging Oklahoma City OK was bombed when Clinton was in. Really, this far right thing has been going on for a long time when a dem is in the White House. Only difference, it must be a slow news day to have the media start pointing it out or DHS saying 'see we were right'. Total nonsense. Again, nothing new going on here for the right while a Dem is in the White House. Welcome to the world of making up good news stories and putting a twist to it.

06-16-09, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by mookiemookie

You can thank the McCain/Palin campaign for their contributions to the national discourse. Whipping people up in a frenzy over threats, real or imagined, has consequences.

Or the Obama Biden campaign in doing the same thing. And continuing. Which politician is wrong?

AVGWarhawk · 06-16-09, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by CastleBravo

Or the Obama Biden campaign in doing the same thing. And continuing.

Tally ho!

mookiemookie · 06-16-09, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by CastleBravo

Or the Obama Biden campaign in doing the same thing. And continuing.

"Palling around with terrorists" ring a bell? Come on now.

06-16-09, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Tally ho!

It is time to remove the political class. And do the people's business.

AVGWarhawk · 06-16-09, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by CastleBravo

It is time to remove the political class. And do the people's business.

Oh hell, that is an understatement. You know what, were heard that with the Change mantra. Nothing has changed.

Scream, 'TERM LIMITS!'

06-16-09, 08:08 PM

The tea parties show how upset the folks are with the political class in this country. I know many choise to criticize to forum. But many, including the Obama Administration saw it.

LoBlo · 06-16-09, 09:17 PM

Currently, the far right holds the most bigoted sections of our population. So when presented with the image of an individual with a different ancestry than their own it fuels the core of their fears.

This didn't happen in the last 3 democratic presidents because Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter, and Lydon Johnson were all white southerners, which tends not to set off the *alarms* of most of the countries cores of bigotry. Obama is not a white southerner, so the fear, paranoia, and hate arises more vehemetly than in the previous 40 decades.

The increased rancor that Shepard Smith is seeing is at least partially related to this, IMHO.

August · 06-16-09, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by LoBlo

Currently, the far right holds the most bigoted sections of our population.

You have any kind of proof at all to back up this outrageous statement?

06-16-09, 06:56 PM	#1
Max2147 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 714 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Scary stuff on the right Am I the only one who's worried about the way the far right in the US has been acting lately? I think this article sums up my fears about this pretty well: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/14/op...14rich.html?em Mainstream conservatives need to follow McCain's lead and put a stop to this sort of stuff. Shepard Smith's now-infamous comments about the people writing to Fox News: There are always going to be some nutjobs out there on both sides of the spectrum. But the marked increase in activity from the far-right and their calls for action, not just words, are downright frightening.

06-16-09, 07:19 PM	#3
sunvalleyslim Ace of the Deep Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, Ca Posts: 1,142 Downloads: 267 Uploads: 0	Bravo CastleBravo........enough nuts on both sides...... __________________ Crew member/ decommission member TM2(SS)(SD) 3/68-7/70 DIESEL BOATS FOREVER USS SEGUNDO (SS398)

06-16-09, 07:50 PM	#6
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	You can thank the McCain/Palin campaign for their contributions to the national discourse. Whipping people up in a frenzy over threats, real or imagined, has consequences. __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

06-16-09, 07:50 PM	#7
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,265 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	There is always a sitting Democratic President when things like this happen. No abortion clinics have been bombed or abortion Dr shot while a Dem is in the White House. The Fed bldging Oklahoma City OK was bombed when Clinton was in. Really, this far right thing has been going on for a long time when a dem is in the White House. Only difference, it must be a slow news day to have the media start pointing it out or DHS saying 'see we were right'. Total nonsense. Again, nothing new going on here for the right while a Dem is in the White House. Welcome to the world of making up good news stories and putting a twist to it. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

06-16-09, 09:17 PM	#14
LoBlo Subsim Diehard Join Date: May 2006 Location: Texas! Posts: 971 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 3	Currently, the far right holds the most bigoted sections of our population. So when presented with the image of an individual with a different ancestry than their own it fuels the core of their fears. This didn't happen in the last 3 democratic presidents because Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter, and Lydon Johnson were all white southerners, which tends not to set off the alarms of most of the countries cores of bigotry. Obama is not a white southerner, so the fear, paranoia, and hate arises more vehemetly than in the previous 40 decades. The increased rancor that Shepard Smith is seeing is at least partially related to this, IMHO. __________________ "Seek not to offend or annoy... only to speak the truth"-a wise man

06-16-09, 07:09 PM	#2
CastleBravo Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Ya know I'd be very wroried about the right in the US if it weren't for the left also making asses of themselves.

06-16-09, 07:43 PM	#4
Max2147 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 714 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Indeed, there are nuts on both sides. That's not what I'm afraid of. As I said in my initial post, what worries me is the dramatic upswing in the nutjob activity on the right since the early part of the election. There's been a very clear change from a year or so ago, as Smith makes clear in his discussion of the Fox News emails.

06-16-09, 08:08 PM	#13
CastleBravo Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	The tea parties show how upset the folks are with the political class in this country. I know many choise to criticize to forum. But many, including the Obama Administration saw it.