Hostile Intent: Right-Wing Media Doth Protest Too Much

[Ian David]

Hostile Intent: Right-Wing Media Doth Protest Too Much

by KingOneEye
Sun Jan 09, 2011 at 07:53:22 PM PST

Rarely have I seen such a desperate attempt to evade reality as has occurred since the shooting rampage in Tuscon. It would seem to be a fairly non-controversial notion that when a politician is targeted for assassination, the language that contributes to hostile discord ought to be carefully considered and avoided. The last thing anyone should want is another Jared Loughner. However, just raising that issue has caused politicians and pundits on the right to stiffen their backs and go on offense. They are taking such talk very personally. Could it be because they are harboring a latent guilt?

While the left has been responding to an horrific act of violence with calls to tone down the rhetoric, many on the right have assumed an attack posture. Keith Olbermann delivered a commentary yesterday wherein he included himself amongst those who have crossed the line. He apologized. There has been scarce reciprocation on the right. In fact, they have dug in their heels to assert that they will continue as if nothing has happened. Sarah Palin's camp even contends that their notorious "Hit List" didn't represent a gunsight's crosshairs, but those on map. That might have been a little more plausible if Palin herself hadn't referred to it as a bullseye.

So it should come as no surprise that Fox News would employ their propaganda web site, Fox Nation, to muddy the waters and absolve the right of any wrongdoing while tarnishing the left for observing the obvious. The Fox Nation presently has eleven articles that place the left in a bad light and/or polish the right's reputation. Methinks they doth protest too much.



The Headlines:

* Durbin Using Tragic Shooting to Silence Conservative Speech
* A Colossal Failure of Journalism: Jared Loughner is crazy
* Tucson Shooter and the Violent Rhetoric in the "Communist Manifesto"
* AZ Dem Blames "Afghan Vet" for Shooting
* DESPICABLE: NYT's Krugman Blames Republicans For Giffords Shooting
* NOW Blames Shooting on 'Extreme' Conservatives Opposing 'Progressive Solutions'
* PATHETIC: James Clyburn Blames Sharon Angle for Giffords Shooting
* Tuscon Sheriff Politicizes Press Conference, Blames Talk Radio
* Journalists Urged Caution After Ft. Hood, Now Race to Blame Palin After Arizona Shootings
* Kurtz: Don't Drag Palin Into this Horrific Mess
* Dems Urge Obama to Pin Shooting on Tea Partiers

More:
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2011/1/9/934870/-Hostile-Intent:-Right-Wing-Media-Doth-Protest-Too-Much


See also:

Busted: Tea Party emails members urging them to describe shooter as "liberal lunatic"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x153766

Tucson Tea Party Leader: We Won't Change Our Rhetoric After Giffords Shooting
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x149500

[ashling]

1. When Howard Kurtz talked about this on his "Unreliable Sources"

Keith Olbermann delivered a commentary yesterday wherein he included himself amongst those who have crossed the line. He apologized. There has been scarce reciprocation on the right.

he excoriated Kieth for his "offenses" implying wholesale hypocrisy, but carefully left out the part about Olbermann's mea culpa and ex

[malaise]

2. E.J. Dionne nailed it-Giffords: A tragic prophet

Gabby Giffords was targeted by Palin,Kelly and baggers, and predicted that it would come to this. Her video is available for all to see,but the RWs are never ever responsible.

http://topics.pe.com/article/0gC9caHfMOcem?q=MSNBC

[Kolesar]

3. Loughner is not linked to the Tea Party, but that does not make what Sharon Angle & Michael Savage..

...say "acceptable speech".

[DCKit]

4. Of note, the reaction to Sheriff Dupnik's statement: He never mentioned party affiliation.

Yet the entire MSM and RW have mobilized against his "politicization" of "this tragedy".

Couldn't they simply have dumped the blame on us radical lefties?

[eppur_se_muova]

5. Can you say "guilty consciences", boys and girls?

Of course, that's assuming they have consciences of any sort.

[The Magistrate]

6. Exactly, Sir

All their whimpers of denial manage is to demonstrate they knew exactly what they were doing, they just thought it would be prettier and more popular....