The right wing response to this is sadly and laughably predictable. Absent a literal smoking gun link between the incident and their venomous and irresponsible rhetorical assault on Democrats over the past three years, they claim it therefore has ZERO relationship. That's it: set the bar impossibly high and then dismiss any connection whatsoever.
Absent a picture of the guy at a tea party meeting, or absent a copy of a campaign contribution check by the guy made out to Sarah Palin, the right wing hate machine will disavow any possible connection to the poisonous atmosphere they have created or contributed to and yet another loon taking matters into his own hands.
He was mentally ill. Bought a gun. Went to a town hall meeting of a Democrat in Arizona where white pride/power groups are bashing everyone in sight, and shoots a Democratic congresswoman who had just gotten past a tough contest with a tea party guy. He is anti-government and hates the Treasury.
And yet you are arguing that because he also dislikes Bush or likes the Communist manifesto that absolves the right wing hate machine of all responsibility.
As I say, it does not surprise me one bit that Limbaugh and Beck are on the radio crying foul today at being linked to this in the minds of the majority of Americans. That's right, I said it. There is going to be an outcome to this at the ballot box and in the polls that the tea party doesn't like.
Thinking objective people understand the criticism here and its not made up. Yopu can deny it all you want, but its real and its perceived as real. And if by chance there is a direct link established it will be that much worse. Even without one, Beck Palin and Fox are correctly being criticized for their contribution to the air of suspicion and thinly-camouflaged hate directed at Democrats and Obama.
