Part of the problem trying to argue politics these days is the lack of civility. Too many times things devolve into rants going back and forth, the parties involved all talking past one another. Part of it stems from extreme positions, part of it from coming at an issue from completely different starting points. Part of it is lack of non-verbal feedback (in internet discussions).
But what really hurts the process is speakers who use completely over the top verbal imagery to whip up the troops.
Tom Elia over at The New Editor points to a Kos diary giving a lot of quotes from Joseph Wilson. The quotes are such that I frankly thought they were a joke at first. But I checked Kos. They're real. It leads me to one conclusion.
Joseph Wilson is a complete loon.
Using statements like "Drive stakes through their hearts" is so completely beyond acceptable I can't even begin to write how angry that makes me. This is irresponsible, Mr. Wilson.
And I don't tolerate it from any wing, right or left, before any lefties ride to Joe's defense.
UPDATE: Gateway Pundit has links to other people, including lefties who are disgusted by Wilson. Please let Joe's 15 minutes be over. He has a stink about him….
Ann Coulter is “not to your tastes” but Wison is a loon? I think you just called yourself out.
Joe Wilson’s lies are on the record, over and over he’s lied in print and on TV, been exposed, and yet the Kool-Aid Left keeps defending the indefensible, but they did, and are still doing, the same thing, for Bill Clinton, Janet Reno, Sandy Burgler, Hillary, etc, etc, etc.
Sandy Burglar….that is funny. Shouldn’t he be in jail. I know this sounds stupid as everybody wants everybody in jail. But stealing files from government agencies seems to be a pretty black and white situation.
He should have been jailed. Period.
Ever since Hillary got hold of J Edgar Hoover’s secret files, there’s been one otherwise inexplicable incident after another. Everything from Trent Lott agreeing to give Slick Willie a pass in the Senate Impeachment Trial, all the way to Sandy Burgler’s slap on the wrist. Go figure.
The Republicans let themselves get rolled a little too often.