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I think something is fundamentally wrong with cheering a human being's death. Especially from a party that bills itself as "pro-life." It's almost as if the same people who say "life begins at conception" believe that it ends at birth.
I am among those who think that the death penalty is necessary (if overused). I think war is sometimes necessary (if undesirable). Maybe a person needs to live with the consequences of their decisions if they actually decide that they're going to go without insurance even if they can afford to have it.
But cheering people dying? That should be unconscionable to anybody who is a decent human being. Apparently the GOP candidates are decent people. Unfortunately, it seems the same cannot be said for a very vocal (if hopefully small) number of their supporters.
I think something is fundamentally wrong with cheering a human being's death. Especially from a party that bills itself as "pro-life." It's almost as if the same people who say "life begins at conception" believe that it ends at birth.
I am among those who think that the death penalty is necessary (if overused). I think war is sometimes necessary (if undesirable). Maybe a person needs to live with the consequences of their decisions if they actually decide that they're going to go without insurance even if they can afford to have it.
But cheering people dying? That should be unconscionable to anybody who is a decent human being. Apparently the GOP candidates are decent people. Unfortunately, it seems the same cannot be said for a very vocal (if hopefully small) number of their supporters.
That's because the rightwingers "pro-life" moniker is just a lie similar to their claims of "personal responsibility", "compassionate conservatism", "small govt", and on and on
I'm just going to stick my neck out there and say you generalize way too much.
Why are right wingers 'lying' when they use phrases like "pro life", "personal responsibility", ect?
How do you know the people who were cheering were all right wing in their political stance?
Not sure if a poll was taken, but it's very possible the crowd was mixed.
*oversimplify things I mean, generalize was wrong word
buncha bs.......the bigger problem here is that TEA PARTIERS shouted "let him die"...and TEA PARTIERS cheered executions. makes me wonder why anyone would be a part of that movement. has michelle bachmann produced the name of the woman who ALLEGEDLY said her daughter "got" mental retardation after the gardisil vaccine? gotta love those tea partiers, though, they are probably trying to outlaw that vaccine as i write.
paul is the most honest person running for the nomination. unfortunately, he's also bat**** crazy.
Denouce what behavior? Who yelled what and who were they with?
There's nothing that identified anyone who yelled in the audience was: 1) A Paul supporter 2) from the Tea Party or affiliated with the same.
The larger point that's still not addressed is personal responsibility - and how that is now some evil thing. People have to make their own way - with personal choice comes personal responsibility. If someone chose poorly, planned poorly, they have to rely on others to help them and there are many who do help. Making it now everyone's responsibility to take care of someone who didn't care enough to plan and or choose properly? Those who want to help with money or services should - those who cannot or are unwilling can choose not to. I'm waiting for the Liberals to explain why I'm responsible for someone else bad decisions.
How do you know the people who were cheering were all right wing in their political stance?
Not sure if a poll was taken, but it's very possible the crowd was mixed.
So let me get this straight....Perry comes out against the reaction of the crowd in that particular situation and instead of saying, "yeah, he's right..that was bad on them" you turn it into some sort of diatribe against almost half of the country?
Well, hell...
Ive been saying this and I will say it again...The more the teaparty and their supporters talk...the worse they look
It is possible, I suppose. I was assuming that because it was a debate for Republican candidates, and Republicans kind of tend to be right-wing....We'll assume that at least some of them are Conservative-leaning, and that they will end up voting Republican, how's that? Still means that a number (again, I hope it's small) of the eventual nominees supporters are ****ty people.
Is this going to turn into another "lefty infiltrators" conspiracy?
So let us get this straight....a bunch of teabaggers say they think we should just let them die, so it's wrong to point out that the teabaggers think we should just let them die?
Is that why you dishonestly made up that BS about a "diatribe" against "almost half the country"?
I hope not. So far, you seem to be the one trying to bring this up.
And it's more than possible that there were all sorts of folks in the audience, including curious independents.
Not that this probably matters. Partisans already have their script. Never mind that in the audio only two men's voices are heard; that's enough proof that the Tea Party is evil and wants the sick and uninsured to die.
And it's more than possible that there were all sorts of folks in the audience, including curious independents.
Not that this probably matters. Partisans already have their script. Never mind that in the audio only two men's voices are heard; that's enough proof that the Tea Party is evil and wants the sick and uninsured to die.
I'm just going to stick my neck out there and say you generalize way too much.
Why are right wingers 'lying' when they use phrases like "pro life", "personal responsibility", ect?
I hope not. So far, you seem to be the one trying to bring this up.
And it's more than possible that there were all sorts of folks in the audience, including curious independents.
Not that this probably matters. Partisans already have their script. Never mind that in the audio only two men's voices are heard; that's enough proof that the Tea Party is evil and wants the sick and uninsured to die.
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