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Violent Rhetoric

The Bubble Genius Bob & Chez Show, 11/11/11

Bob Cesca | Posted 01.11.2012 | Media
Read More: Bob Cesca, Rush Limbaugh, Chez Pazienza, Violent Rhetoric, Sexual Harassment, Herman Cain, Glenn Beck, Eliminationism, Bullying, Michelle Malkin, Tea Party, Election 2012, Republican Party, Rick Perry, The Bubble Genius Bob and Chez Show, Media News
Bob Cesca

This week we discuss Rick Perry's latest brain fart; the fact that Republicans often elect idiots; the Michigan bullying law; the Penn State fiasco; and much more!

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The Bubble Genius Bob & Chez Show, 11/04/11

Bob Cesca | Posted 01.05.2012 | Politics
Read More: Elizabeth Warren, Tea Party, Bob Cesca, Chez Pazienza, Violent Rhetoric, Sexual Harassment, Herman Cain, Eliminationism, Rick Perry, Republican Party, Election 2012, The Bubble Genius Bob and Chez Show, Politics News
Bob Cesca

This week we discuss the Republican meltdown; Herman Cain and sexual harassment; Tea Party loudness; teleprompters; and other issues.

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Meeting The Extremist Challenge By Obeying The Unenforceable

Rev. Dr. Janet Edwards | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion
Read More: Moral Values, Freedom of Speech, Religion, Interfaith Dialogue, Tucson Shooting, Freedom of Religion, Westboro Baptist Church, Gabrielle Giffords, Violent Rhetoric, Christianity, Hate Speech, Civility, Religious Tolerance, Fred Phelps, Religion News
Rev. Dr. Janet Edwards

When the boundaries between helpful and harmful speech are unenforceable, what can we do, in church or state, to reinforce and protect those recognized boundaries?

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How To Create A 'National Conversation'

Steve Knight | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion
Read More: Politics, Gabrielle Giffords Shooting, State of the Union, Obama State of the Union, Martin Luther King Day, Congress State of the Union, Civility, Violent Rhetoric, Political Rhetoric, Religion News
Steve Knight

Have you noticed that "national conversations" are really hot right now? There seems to be a new one starting every week. And there seems to be a really simple formula for creating one.

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Coal Money And Violent Rhetoric Hold Appalachia Captive to Dirty Energy

Brendan DeMelle | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Earl Ray Tomblin, Friends of Coal, Rally for Coal, Coal Industry, Violent Rhetoric, West Virginia, Jeff Biggers, Robert Byrd, Gabrielle Giffords, Joe Manchin, Green News
Brendan DeMelle

When will the coal industry stop using guns and violent rhetoric to intimidate those who seek to protect the mountains and hollers that Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone once roamed, a rich part of American heritage?

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Amanda Terkel

House Dean: Current Vitriolic Climate Is Similar To Before JFK Was Assassinated

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: House of Representatives, JFK Assassination, Rick Perlstein, Violent Rhetoric, Political Rhetoric, John Dingell, Rep. John Dingell, Barry Goldwater, Jfk, Rhetoric, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- While pundits debate whether the tone in Washington will change in the aftermath of the tragic shooting in Arizona, the dean of the U.S....

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Jared Loughner And The Incarnation Of Violent Rhetoric

Ben Daniel | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion
Read More: Right Wing Media, Gabrielle Giffords, Gabrielle Giffords Shooting, Jared Loughner, Redwood Summer, Jared Lee Loughner, Arizona Shooting, Ecoterrorism, Violent Rhetoric, Gun Control, Religion News
Ben Daniel

I don't believe that the purveyors of nasty speech actually wanted to see their words come to life in a Tucson. But in the end, all that future generations will remember is the death of six people.

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Can Words Be Violent? What Would Jesus And Buddha Say?

BJ Gallagher | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion
Read More: Gun Violence, The Power of Words, Gandhi, Jesus, Tucson Massacre, Violence, Gabrielle Giffords, Hate Speech, Buddha, Tragedy in Tucson, Arizona Shooting, Buddhism, Violent Rhetoric, Politcal Rhetoric, Violent Speech, Eight-Fold Path, Rush Limbaugh, Religion News
BJ Gallagher

One of Buddha's Eight Noble Truths is the concept of Right Speech, the first principle of ethical conduct.

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Tucson Tragedy Demands Discourse Recall

Morris W. O'Kelly | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Progressive, Tea Party, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, President Barack Obama, Violent Rhetoric, Nancy Pelosi, Conservative, Liberal, Gabrielle Giffords, Glenn Beck, Keith Olbermann, Jared Loughner, Sarah Palin, Michael Savage, Politics News
Morris W. O'Kelly

Slow down America. Slow down. There is no finish line awaiting the fastest to pass judgment. There is no prize for the swiftest rebuke of political...

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Sarah Palin -- What a Coward

Kimberly Krautter | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Blood Libel, Entertainment Tonight, Mary Hart, Death Threats, Ronald Reagan, Andrew Sullivan, Demagogue, Secret Service, Violent Rhetoric, Tucson Shooting, Fox News, David Frum, Obama, Conservative, Glenn Beck, Sarah Palin, Tucson Massacre, Politics News
Kimberly Krautter

Simply stated, if you can't face questions over your own rhetoric and behavior, you are a coward.

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Margaret Chase Smith and the Politics of Rhetoric

Heather Cox Richardson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Republicans, Joseph McCarthy, Tucson Shooting, Margaret Chase Smith, Political Rhetoric, Violent Rhetoric, Gabrielle Giffords Shooting, Gabrielle Giffords, Republican Rhetoric, Politics News
Heather Cox Richardson

While the jury is out for today's Republicans, it's worth remembering Senator Margaret Chase as we discuss political rhetoric in the wake of Tucson.

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WikiLeaks Founder Fears 'Guantanamo' Or 'Death' If Extradited To U.S.

Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Wikileaks Sex Crime, Julian Assange US Extradition, Julian Assange Death Penalty, US Extradition, Julian Assange Sweden Extradition, Julian Assange Guantanamo Bay, Violent Rhetoric, Julian Assange, Julian Assange Sex Crimes, Wikileaks, Julian Assange Extradition, Julian-Assange-High-Tech-Terrorist, Julian Assange Threats, World News

In a "skeleton defense" posted on his lawyers' website today, Julian Assange's team posits that he could be subject to "being detained at Guantanamo B...

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Both Sides Are Not Equally Responsible for our Toxic Discourse

Jonathan Weiler | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Matt Bai, Gabrielle Giffords Shooting, False Equivalencies, Guns, Violent Rhetoric, Rush Limbaugh, Politics News
Jonathan Weiler

And if we're going to have the civility conversation, it would be nice if commentators avoided resorting to the mindless meme that "both sides" are equally responsible for the ugly, over-heated rhetoric that is now so commonplace.

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