In the same issue where the Winston-Salem Journal says “restoring civil discourse” in politics is “crucial,” they blare the headline:
Local political leaders describe their own brushes with violence
Read the story and you’ll note the only local leader who encountered actual violence was Forsyth GOP chairman Nathan Tabor, who was punched in the face during a bailout protest outside Rep. Mel Watt’s office back in June.
Meanwhile, the N&R says “it’s important to soften the rhetoric and stop making enemies of people who are merely political opponents,” but on the same ed page they pass along Paul Krugman’s insane column stating that Bill O’Reilly and Glenn Beck joke about “shooting government officials or beheading a journalist at The Washington Post.”
I don’t watch or listen to Beck much, but I watch O’Reilly as often as I can, and I have never heard him joke about violence toward anyone who disagrees with him politically.
Update: Regarding Gray’s comment, below is video of O’Reilly asking if sharia says he can behead Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank, toward the end of his segment with Megyn Kelly.
Fair enough, but decide for yourselves, dear readers, if it constitutes harsh rhetoric.
