In overheated political climate, some dissent is irresponsible
Re: “Suddenly, dissent is violence, not patriotism,” March 31
In his attack on Sen. John Kerry’s recent e-mail, which referenced dangerous rhetoric, David Freddoso seems to equate a member of Congress screaming “baby killer” with commonplace, everyday terms like “battleground state” or “war room.”
In the last few weeks, we’ve seen civil rights heroes like John Lewis spat upon and Rep. Barney Frank disparaged as a “fag” by a crowd in front of the U.S. Capitol. Public servants should speak out against those sentiments, not tap into them.
Kerry made enemies that lasted a lifetime for dissenting against the war in Vietnam. He needs no lectures in constitutional freedoms from Mr. Freddoso to know that it’s irresponsible in this overheated political environment for Sarah Palin to release a map of “targets” marked off by gun-sight cross hairs and urge her supporters to “reload.”
Apparently Palin learned the wrong lesson from the angry crowds at her 2008 rallies and the attendee who screamed “kill him” about the man who is now our commander in chief. At least back then, she refrained from comment.
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Typo warms cockles of one reader’s heart
Re: “Here’s a real ‘Black Agenda,'” March 22
Gregory Kane writes that “the morning smell of black liberal Democrats bashing each other … warms the cuckolds of [my] black conservative Republican’s heart.”
My! Who are these cuckolds of his heart and why does he want to warm them? Maybe all will be revealed in Yeas and Nays.
In the meantime, perhaps Mr. Kane should rethink his own agenda and put refreshing his knowledge of English up at the top.
Richard Herrell
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