by Nick Stone of Drawnlines Politics.

As news came this weekend of the tragic shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords D-AZ, friends and colleagues rightly offered condolences and praise for the popular politico.  Particularly close friend and ally Debbie Wasserman-Schultz D-FL issued a statement from her home district about the terrible event, where several bystanders were also killed or maimed.  The representative urged Congress to tone down political rhetoric in the wake of the tragedy and notably expounded that "words matter."

But do words matter to Debbie Wasserman-Schultz?

That proclamation is particularly amusing from Wasserman-Schultz who is known for her own highly partisan rhetoric.  While famous for being dangerously out of touch, Wasserman-Schultz has proven a penchant for keeping a straight face while telling bald faced lies.  She declared that the American people were feeling good about the state of our economy while the unemployment rate soared.  She also claimed on national television that the Obama economic plan would create more jobs in one year than President Bush had in 8.  Of course, that did not pan out to be true.


So do words matter to Wasserman-Schultz, or any other liberal activist for that matter?  Her party could hardly have more blood on their hands on matters of provocation of violence for political gain.  Last year when psychopath James Jay Lee held hostages at the Discovery Channel, the Left immediately blamed Tea Party rhetoric and so-called Right Wing Extremists for his actions.

Just one problem.  It turned out that Lee was an enviro-terrorist Left Wing nutjob, one of their own.  OOPS!

Whether it's liberal activist Jim Jones psyching people into drinking kool-aid on his compound or Barack Obama's friends Bernadette Dorn and William Ayers wishing they had "done more" to wreak havoc on America, Left Wing extremism has run amok in our society for generations.  We might fondly remember the cuddly characters that rioted in the streets of Chicago in 1968, the San Francisco Democrat that shot Harvey Milk, or even the psycho mass murderer (and close friend to Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter) John Wayne Gacy. Indeed liberals and violence go together like milk and cookies.  Saul Alinski would be proud.

Update!!!  On RealClearPolitics, Pat Buchanan reminds us that Lee Harvey Oswald - the man who shot Democratic President JFK - was also a Castro-supportive, communist Russian spy.  He continues:

Undeniably, political rhetoric is hotter than it has been since the 1960s and ought to be dialed down. But Barack Obama, talking tough in 2008 about how he would deal with Republican attacks, himself said, "If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun. ... Folks in Philly like a good brawl."

In 2010, Obama called on Hispanics to join him and "punish our enemies." Harry Reid in 2009 called Tea Party critics "evil-mongers" who disrupt town-hall meetings with "lies, innuendo and rumors."

Perhaps Wasserman-Schultz will turn over a new leaf and urge her own party to refrain from soaring, lofty, violent rhetoric.  If so, she deserves our praise.  But if she utters the words "Teabagger" or "Right Wing Extremist" to tie one psychopath to a peaceful and purely American movement for her own hyper-partisan opportunism, then she has a place secure in the darkest pits of Hell.

Here's some samples of liberal hatred inciting violence.  Here's more partisan video of what liberals have said so far (below):

Wasserman-Schultz: Republicans Are Bobbleheads


Wasserman-Schultz on Sarah Palin: "More of the Same" "Doesn't Know Much" "Unfit" "Cliff Notes"

Wasserman-Schultz: Bomb Thrower?

And of course let's not forget inspirational, non-partisan rhetoric from other leading liberals!

Pelosi: A Big Fan of Disruptors (except her own)

Obama Mocks Fox News, "Teabaggers"

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• Most Bill McCollum supporters drift toward Rick Scott -some reluctantly- as Election Day looms.

• 56% of Americans want Obama fired in 2012, meanwhile more respondents say Bush was a better president than Obama.

• Embattled Dem. Powerhouse Debbie Wasserman-Schultz was named October's "porker of the month" by government watchdog group Citizens Against Government Waste.

• WashPo: Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty brings Red State values to a Blue State; battled a heavily Democrat legislature to reduce spending, force through reforms.

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Pam Bondi is touring Florida asking Republican voters for their vote of confidence, but does she know what she stands for? Recent developments call into question what kind of Attorney General Bondi would be.

As the August 24 primary rapidly approaches, the once front runner has seemingly lost some steam. Lt. Governor Jeff Kottkamp has closed the gap in fundraising and far surpassed her in endorsements. Straw poll totals are all over the place, but the trend is turning against her. All signs point to a real horse race between now and Election Day.



The St Pete Times ran an article yesterday citing Bondi’s shaky voting record and history as a registered Democrat. This coupled with an earlier article questioning Bondi’s grasp of issues like Florida’s famous Amendment 1 on property tax cuts might lead Republican voters to think twice before casting their ballots.

To be clear, we should not cast aspersions on people for leaving the Democratic Party and joining the Republicans. If someone honestly believes in Republican values, they should proudly leave behind their old ties. We could only hope that Republicans would welcome new brothers (and sisters for you P.C. people) in arms just like they did when I left the Democratic Party behind myself.

But Republican voters need a reason to cast their ballot for any particular candidate, and they could be forgiven for not being reassured that Bondi is the right person to carry the GOP torch in November. How can voters support Bondi when she herself doesn’t seem quite clear what she believes in?

Alarmingly, Bondi is the only candidate in the race not listed as taking the “No Climate Tax” pledge.  Would she stand up for Florida's right to sue the federal government for economic damages done to the state if Cap & Trade is implemented?

Both as a Democrat and later a Republican, Bondi admits she missed most primary votes and rarely showed up to voice her opinion or champion conservative causes. Her voter profile shows a mostly blank slate that might prove disconcerting to GOP faithful.  The candidate claims that she voted for several Republicans including Reagan and Bush 41, even as a Democrat. But will that satisfy primary voters?

Worse yet, yesterday’s story reveals that Bondi pledged allegiance to whichever party was politically expedient to her career. According to the Times, “Bondi said she remained a Democrat in the 1980s and 1990s because Democrats dominated the local political landscape.” In other words, it was easier for her to be a Democrat. After Charlie Crist and Arlen Specter, Republicans are rightfully leary of those that could so easily switch between parties for their own political gain.

Apparently Bondi’s deathbed conversion didn’t come until 2000, after her previous boss State Attorney Coe killed himself. But asked why she switched at that time, the candidate seems to have no good answer. At one point she claimed that she switched because she is firmly in line with Republican values. But she has also claimed that she simply cannot recall the reason. If she is going to be the nominee, she’d better have more reassuring answers for the GOP faithful.

All three candidates vying for the nomination will attend the Broward Republican Executive Committee meeting on July 26th.

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