Just disgusting – from The Weekly Standard:
This afternoon Sanders sent out a fundraising appeal, seeking to raise money to fight Republicans and other “right-wing reactionaries” responsible for the climate that led to the shooting.
He writes:
Given the recent tragedy in Arizona, as well as the start of the new Congress, I wanted to take this opportunity to share a few words with political friends in Vermont and throughout the country. I also want to thank the very many supporters who have begun contributing online to my 2012 reelection campaign at http://www.bernie.org. There is no question but that the Republican Party, big money corporate interests and right-wing organizations will vigorously oppose me. Your financial support now and in the future is much appreciated…
Sanders’ letter goes on to ask if Democrats are allowed to participate in Arizona politics given all the GOP violence going on there. It is a nauseating attempt to make political and fund raising hay off of a national tragedy. Sanders is up for re-election and while a socialist is hard to beat in Vermont, we should make every effort to target his seat for a GOP pick-up (yes, liberals, Sanders is a target; a political target; someone we want to take down, force out, beat in a political campaign…).
UPDATE: Yet another liberal Facebook page…I Hate it When I Wake Up and Sarah Palin is Still Alive. And 2,148 2,150 2,167 2,175 people like it
UPDATE II: The Other McCain finds an example of liberal love:
“Republicans don’t believe in the imagination, partly because so few of them have one, but mostly because it gets in the way of their chosen work, which is to destroy the human race and the planet. Human beings, who have imaginations, can see a recipe for disaster in the making; Republicans, whose goal in life is to profit from disaster and who don’t give a hoot about human beings, either can’t or won’t. Which is why I personally think they should be exterminated before they cause any more harm.”
– Michael Feingold, Village Voice, Jan. 13 2004
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