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Michael Bales's avatar

"The normalization of violence as part of the mainstream Republican Party is cause for concern." That understated ending of today's letter rattles the windows like thunder. Ominous and foreboding. Eventually talk alone won't satisfy them.

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Richard's avatar

Death threats by the Republicans- especially by Trump and Jordan- should be taken very seriously- just the threat is ominous even if not acted on. And given the absence of moral boundaries by Republican apologists for the insurrection, we should assume that these threats will be acted upon.

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Victor Delclos's avatar

Richard, thank you for your moderating the tone of this thread. We are dealing with profoundly unscrupulous people who have been cornered; as the wild ranting continues, they are capable of great destruction. They have zero compunction and will stop at nothing. This has gone way beyond politics.

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Donna Burrell (LI, NY)'s avatar

Yes. So far beyond politics. I have to keep telling my high schooler, studying American Government, that it wasnтАЩt always like тАЬthisтАЭ. тАЬThisтАЭ is so far beyond the pale that itтАЩs translucent.

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Dave Dalton's avatar

The Secret Service paid a visit to Ted Nugent a few years ago. The threats stopped

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Irenie's avatar

The threats are like invitations, just like the invitation to come to Washington on 1/6. They are real, not just chatter.

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Anne-Louise Luccarini's avatar

Is Mrs Boebert still carrying her Glock into Congress?

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Gus Koch (GA)'s avatar

Anne-Louise, well now IтАЩm not going to sleep. I just pray that Speaker Pelosi is posing the same question to the Capitol Police. Boebert and MTG are scary certifiable, no kidding around about that.

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Montana Channing's avatar

I always wondered how a total fuckup like MTG got elected and then I read she ran unopposed. They said it was a close race.

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Steve Abbott's avatar

She better be careful, or the Gazpacho will put her in the Goulash!

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Anne-Louise Luccarini's avatar

Very good, Steve! You're quite a geopolitical cook.

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Marlene Lerner-Bigley (CA)'s avatar

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Sharon B in ATL's avatar

She did have an opponent. She pretty much ruined his life before he dropped out of the race. This article is from the WaPo. A very disturbing insight as to how far this wack job will go to get what she wants. https://wapo.st/3HQYjyP

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JDinTX's avatar

Unf++kingbelievable

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MARCIA TANNER's avatar

This is a terrifying, tragic storyтАФwell written too.

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MaryPat's avatar

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JDinTX's avatar

I voted in TX yesterday. Lots of repubs running unopposed. One thing repubs have, well two things: seemingly unlimited money for lying political ads, and plenty of bat-Schitt crazy cultists candidates.

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Gus Koch (GA)'s avatar

Ha! Joke of the night.

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Anne-Louise Luccarini's avatar

I suppose it was, if she was running against herself. She must have walked it in.

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Rex Page (Left Coast)'s avatar

She was elected because 80% of the white peoppe in her district think just like she does. ThatтАЩs the scary part.

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Rose (WNY via OH/OR/MA/FL/CO)'s avatar

Even though she voted for herselfтАж

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Anne-Louise Luccarini's avatar

Quite the soloist!

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Dave Dalton's avatar

John Wilkes Booth in drag?

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Lynne Berry's avatar

Talk leads to actionтАжremember how talk radio inflamed Timothy Mcveigh?? This scares the CRAP out of me, but if every single media mouthpiece and every Dem candidate donтАЩt make misinformation, inciting insurrection and violence and oAth breaking an issue, no one will pay any attention until there is a morgue full of corpses.

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SJR's avatar

Maybe, but seeing David Hogg talk about Parkland on the 4th anniversary, even dead chidren doesn't get action.

ALL lawbreakers MUST be held accountable, no ifs ands or bu(t)ts... oops, excuse me.

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Gigi's avatar

I agree, Sally. The sooner the better. And what should we do about Marjorie Taylor Greene, liar, Covid super spreader,and gun nut, who harassed Hogg a few years ago in Washington? The cult of disrespect gets ever more dishonest and violent. Silent Republican legislatorsтАФthat is your legacy.

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SJR's avatar

They. Don't. Care. They are like the bully in the schoolyard. It's only when someone stands up to them that they (might) stop. By the way, if anyone missed Nancy Pelosi's words on messaging:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/02/14/democrats-should-follow-nancy-pelosi-on-messaging/

I sent the link to one of my senators and plan to write a letter to the Editor of my local newspaper, again! We must speak up and drown out, or at least equal, the crazies.

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Irenie's avatar

And repubs blocked any gun legislation or policies after the tragedy of Sandy Hook. No accountability.

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Gigi's avatar

I have lost count of how many deaths since the Black Lives Matter/hold up the Bible march.

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Kathy Clark's avatar

So there is a supply of misinformation........but the demand is great.

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d017's avatar

That's what I am afraid of.

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MaryPat's avatar

Yes.

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JDinTX's avatar

Yep, those last thoughts are like the thunder before the storm.

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