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Do you think Democrats are using recent threats as a political ploy?

Do you think Democrats are using the recent violence against them for political gain?


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Cantor: Dems capitalizing on extremist threats - Capitol Hill- msnbc.com

A top House Republican accused Democrats Thursday of “dangerously fanning the flames” of extremism and using reports of vandalism and death threats against pro-health reform bill lawmakers for political gain.

According to Eric Cantor, the democrats are using the recent threats against them for political gain.

The Democratic National Committee responded to Cantor by saying, "Let's be clear: calling on Republican leaders who have contributed in part to this anger by wildly mischaracterizing the substance and motives of health reform to condemn these acts is entirely appropriate."

The DNCC has made this statement as a response.

So the question is. Do you think Democrats are using the recent violence against them for political gain?
 
Yes, I think that both parties will use whatever they possibly can for political gains.
 
Very likely, but then so are the other party's.
However it will all backfire sooner or later, it usually does.
 
Both parties use tragedy for political gain. The GOP still runs ads of 9/11 with the implication that Democrats can't protect us. The Democrats are no different.
 
Cantor: Dems capitalizing on extremist threats - Capitol Hill- msnbc.com



According to Eric Cantor, the democrats are using the recent threats against them for political gain.



The DNCC has made this statement as a response.

So the question is. Do you think Democrats are using the recent violence against them for political gain?

So what I take from this is Cantor made an asshole comment, and the dems responded by being assholes. And we wonder why political discourse in this country is so bad.
 
So stating facts is using "tactics" for political gain? The Republicans and conservative talk show hosts in this country have been fanning the flames and encouraging those who agree with them to ignore the will of the other side. These people feel they are the ones who matter, and since they are being "ignored", some extremists are coming out of the wood work and using threats to try to push politicians to vote their way. This is what was meant by domestic threats.
 
So stating facts is using "tactics" for political gain? The Republicans and conservative talk show hosts in this country have been fanning the flames and encouraging those who agree with them to ignore the will of the other side. These people feel they are the ones who matter, and since they are being "ignored", some extremists are coming out of the wood work and using threats to try to push politicians to vote their way. This is what was meant by domestic threats.

There is a difference between stating the facts, and milking the facts dry...I think the Democrats could stop pointing to the "facts" as much as they are, its quite unnecessary, IMO.

I haven't heard of as much being said by the Republicans, and the only response to the acts that I've heard was from Rep. Cantor, and it did, at the same time as being "truthful," was a bit unnecessary as well.
 
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They obviously are. Otherwise they would let the police handle it like every other illegal problem.
 
Based on previous experience, I wouldn't be surprised.
 
I'm sure some will, but not nearly to the extent the republicans would. They seem to have no ethics or rules.
 
Of course. The reality is that Congresspeople get crazy emails/phone calls constantly, many of which could be construed as threats. In normal times, its just ignored because everyone knows that it's no big deal. However, given the political climate, there is a strong incentive for Dems to hype every single incident that they can find as proof that all conservatives are insane. We've seen some people parrot this mindlessly here, so we shouldn't be surprised that it's working.
 
Cantor: Dems capitalizing on extremist threats - Capitol Hill- msnbc.com



According to Eric Cantor, the democrats are using the recent threats against them for political gain.



The DNCC has made this statement as a response.

So the question is. Do you think Democrats are using the recent violence against them for political gain?

I say yes. These same politicians bitching about the tea party protesters didn't say a damn thing about when leftist protests turn into riots or nor did they bitched about the rhetoric of die hard Bush Bashers who made up everything from Bush went AWOL,Bush stole the elections, Bush master minded 9-11, Bush is an idiot, Bush lied for war or some other dumb ass idiotic tin foil hat conspiracy bullshit. These people from the leftist/liberal rioters to the leftist conspiracy loons get a free pass while people who for the most part have remained peaceful get slandered by the libs in office.
 
I say yes. These same politicians bitching about the tea party protesters didn't say a damn thing about when leftist protests turn into riots or nor did they bitched about the rhetoric of die hard Bush Bashers who made up everything from Bush went AWOL,Bush stole the elections, Bush master minded 9-11, Bush is an idiot, Bush lied for war or some other dumb ass idiotic tin foil hat conspiracy bullshit. These people from the leftist/liberal rioters to the leftist conspiracy loons get a free pass while people who for the most part have remained peaceful get slandered by the libs in office.

I would compare these Anti-Bush bashers to the Anti-Obama bashers who believe Obama is intentionally trying to destroy America, Obama isn't an American citizen, Obama is a Muslim, Obama is the Anti-Christ,...

I don't know about you but the Anti-Obama conspiracies IMO are equally extreme and are more widespread than Anti-Bush conspiracies... not counting the "Bush is an idiot"... most people I know believe that one to be true, on the left and right.
 
I would compare these Anti-Bush bashers to the Anti-Obama bashers who believe Obama is intentionally trying to destroy America, Obama isn't an American citizen, Obama is a Muslim, Obama is the Anti-Christ,...

I don't know about you but the Anti-Obama conspiracies IMO are equally extreme and are more widespread than Anti-Bush conspiracies... not counting the "Bush is an idiot"... most people I know believe that one to be true, on the left and right.

I think the anti-Bush conspiracies are generally accepted as fact amongst many libs while these same people have the audacity to mock the Obama conspiracy loons. So I do not think the anti-Obama conspiracy are as wide spread and the anti-Bush conspiracies.


http://www.debatepolitics.com/consp...have-any-room-mock-birthers-and-truffers.html

http://www.debatepolitics.com/polls/45198-which-these-true-bush.html
 
I think the anti-Bush conspiracies are generally accepted as fact amongst many libs while these same people have the audacity to mock the Obama conspiracy loons. So I do not think the anti-Obama conspiracy are as wide spread and the anti-Bush conspiracies.


http://www.debatepolitics.com/consp...have-any-room-mock-birthers-and-truffers.html

http://www.debatepolitics.com/polls/45198-which-these-true-bush.html

Hey, Obama's Presidency is still in it's relative infancy, compared to Bush's Administration. You never know what's going to happen a few years down the road.
 
So now we have a Republican Congressman being theatened, blaming Democratic Congresmen who were threatened and used it for political gain, and now he is being accused by Democrats of using his threats for political gain, which causes people to threaten Democrats, who use that for political gain and... I'm confused.
 
So now we have a Republican Congressman being theatened, blaming Democratic Congresmen who were threatened and used it for political gain, and now he is being accused by Democrats of using his threats for political gain, which causes people to threaten Democrats, who use that for political gain and... I'm confused.

They are all a**holes. I find that really helps :)
 
1. Perpetual War

2. Bankruptcy

3. Destruction

4. Chaos

5. Death

The only reason these things will happen is if the paranoid "Obama is destroying America" people threaten peace.

If you want to change what Obama is doing, vote in the next elections.

I'll take Obama-care over mass death and destruction any day. But if the majority REALLY don't want what Obama is doing, it will show in the next elections. Until then I am hesitant to believe Fox News and the conservative talk show hosts in what they have to say about the Tea Party representing the majority.

We'll see.

But I will say that if people vote in favor of what Obama and the Democrats are doing, the right has NO right to threaten the majority.
 
So now we have a Republican Congressman being theatened, blaming Democratic Congresmen who were threatened and used it for political gain, and now he is being accused by Democrats of using his threats for political gain, which causes people to threaten Democrats, who use that for political gain and... I'm confused.

Hell I had to read that three times and make a flow chart to understand it.

But yeah they are, but I think both parties would use the threats to their advantage if it served some purpose.
 
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