There is a spectre walking the land and its name is ''Hate", the end result of the toxic vitriol spewing from the mouths of those who would destroy our democracy, by limitng our choices, our rights, our reasonable debates and our freedoms. They deal in fear, ignorance and hate, with lies, half-truths and prejudices , in language "death panels", " Do not Retreat, Reload", shouting "you lie" and "you are not American", continuing to question the President's birth, and in a calculated manner, encourage violence against those with whom they disagree....putting a rifle's crosshair target over 20 congressional districts. Well, we are reaping the crop of hatred that was sown.
Freedom speech does not mean that we have the right to incite and inflame, that we are not responsible for the consequences of our words. We must be held accountable ( there will be those who will argue that the constitution protects free speech, but even as you cannot slander, so you cannot encourage and incite mayhem). Sarah Palin, and those on Talk Radio" and Glen Beck and those on Fox, who have used inflammatory language for monetary and political and ratings gains, must be held accountable and should be investigated and prosecuted to the full extent of the law, if it can be established that there is a link between what they have said and done, throughh words, images and/or actions. This is not a witch hunt, it is essential to bring "some sanity" back, so we can have responsible debate, or else we risk our liberty and security.....even as you cannot shout "Fire", in a crowded theatre, you cannot preach "Hate" and post "hate-filled images" to the many unstable "gun-toters".
Six people died, one a lovely 9 years old, whose promise will never be fulfilled. What a terrible loss.
Freedom speech does not mean that we have the right to incite and inflame, that we are not responsible for the consequences of our words. We must be held accountable ( there will be those who will argue that the constitution protects free speech, but even as you cannot slander, so you cannot encourage and incite mayhem). Sarah Palin, and those on Talk Radio" and Glen Beck and those on Fox, who have used inflammatory language for monetary and political and ratings gains, must be held accountable and should be investigated and prosecuted to the full extent of the law, if it can be established that there is a link between what they have said and done, throughh words, images and/or actions. This is not a witch hunt, it is essential to bring "some sanity" back, so we can have responsible debate, or else we risk our liberty and security.....even as you cannot shout "Fire", in a crowded theatre, you cannot preach "Hate" and post "hate-filled images" to the many unstable "gun-toters".
Six people died, one a lovely 9 years old, whose promise will never be fulfilled. What a terrible loss.
