The Democratic Rage that's not on your Front Page

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The Democratic Rage that's not on your Front Page

By Michelle Malkin

When a few unruly McCain-Palin supporters show their anger at campaign rallies, it's national news. It's an epidemic of "Weimar-like rage" and "violent escalation of rhetoric," according to New York Times columnist Frank Rich. It's the "re-emergence of the far right as a power in American politics," according to Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne. It's a mass movement of GOP crowds "gripped by insane rage," according to newly minted Nobel Prize winner Paul Krugman.

Too bad they don't give out global awards for the Blindest Eyes in Punditocracy. We've just hit a trifecta.

Are a few activists on the right getting out of hand? Probably. Between massive ACORN voter fraud, Bill Ayers' and Jeremiah Wright's unrepentant hatred of America, and John McCain's inability to nail Barack Obama on his longtime alliances with all of the above, conservatives have plenty to shout about these days.

But a couple of random catcallers do not a mob make. And there's an overflowing abundance of electoral rage on the left that won't make it onto your newspaper's front page.

Last month on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, a small, brave contingent of McCain supporters marched through the streets with campaign signs. They were met by a menacing horde of New Yorkers who displayed their disapproval with a barrage of jeers and vulgar gestures.("The number of middle fingers in the 'progressive crowd' is directly proportional to the number of Ph.D. degrees in the 10-block radius," one of the witnesses wryly observed.) A YouTube video of the confrontation now has nearly half a million views (YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. and search "Pro-McCain March in Manhattan"). But don't expect to find it on the nightly news. It doesn't fit the Angry Right narrative.

Neither does the near-riotous reaction of Obama supporters to a McCain-Palin sign in Democrat-dominated Prince George's County, Md. Buried in a back local section, The Washington Post reported this week that "pandemonium" broke loose when an unsuspecting businessman erected a "Country First. McCain/Palin." message on the marquee at his Colony South Hotel & Conference Center.

"Operators of neighborhood e-mail group lists cried foul to their memberships. The NAACP logged calls. Community leaders demanded boycotts of the hotel, a common venue for Democratic events," the little-noticed article reported. A black professor called the sign "a stink bomb in the middle of the living room" of Obama land. The poor hotel manager, Alan Vahabzadeh, surrendered. "I didn't even realize it was going to be like this."

Can't blame him for missing the fiery hint from Portland, Ore. -- where two deranged vandals were arrested after throwing a Molotov cocktail at a McCain yard sign in the middle of the night. Nope, that didn't make it into the columns of Rich, Dionne or Krugman. Doesn't fit the Angry Right narrative.

Speaking of "violent escalation of rhetoric" you never hear about:
Obama supporters in Philadelphia sported "Sarah Palin is a [disgusting vulgarism referring to female genitalia]" T-shirts and yelled, "Let's stone her, old school" over the weekend.

An Internet artist has designated Palin an "M.I.L.P." -- "Mother I'd Like to Punch" -- and published a drawing of a man's fist knocking a tooth out of the Alaska governor's mouth and the glasses off her face.

"ABORT Palin" graffiti has sprouted on the sidewalks of Seattle, and "Abort Sarah Palin" bumper stickers are spreading in Web stores.

-- Palin-bashing Madonna performs before an audience of thousands, screeching and threatening to "kick her a**."

-- Getty Images publishes a photo of a man pointing a fake gun at the head of a cardboard cutout of Palin on display at the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition building.

And no one blinks. Not a peep from the Obamedia.

But when Palin simply spotlights Obama's longtime relationship with Weather Underground terrorist Bill "We Didn't Do Enough" Ayers?

"Inciting violence," frets NBC reporter Ron Allen. "Concerned for Sen. Obama's safety," agonizes ABC reporter Terry Moran. "Beyond the pale," cries Obama campaign manager David Plouffe. As if the no-holds-barred Obama campaign has ever had a rhetorical pale to stake.

All the world's a Kabuki stage for the selectively outraged over rage.

Michelle Malkin : The Rage That's Not On Your Front Page - Townhall.com

To those that have been upset about a few McCain supporters getting ugly at rallies, I'd like to get your views on the antics of your fellow Obama supporters.

Just because it gets buried does not make actions like the above any less real.

[Wired]

Originally Posted by XDConvert9mm

To those that have been upset about a few McCain supporters getting ugly at rallies, I'd like to get your views on the antics of your fellow Obama supporters.

Just because it gets buried does not make actions like the above any less real.

Breadfan, I believe that's your queue! Turns out the dems are not as peaceful as you portray them to be. A stoning, that can kill a person.

[yeahYeah]

i can care less what McCain/Palin supporters shout at events...it seems the media only reports the event if there is "a bad person". the obama events get covered like the DNC convention for goodness sakes.

[Breadfan]

I condemn this kinda behaviour. Can I have my cookie now?

[Frenchy]

Originally Posted by Breadfan

I condemn this kinda behaviour. Can I have my cookie now?

You answered rationally...that's not allowed here!

[Wired]

Originally Posted by Breadfan

I condemn this kinda behaviour. Can I have my cookie now?

Seriously, in another post you said you don't hear the Obama supports chanting 'Off with his head' and stuff like that. Seriously threatening a person. How do you account for this?

[yeahYeah]

Originally Posted by Wired

Seriously, in another post you said you don't hear the Obama supports chanting 'Off with his head' and stuff like that. Seriously threatening a person. How do you account for this?

Obama's disciples set crap on fire, vandalize... disgusting verbiage from their mouths is expected.

[Frenchy]

Originally Posted by yeahYeah

Obama's disciples set crap on fire, vandalize... disgusting verbiage from their mouths is expected.

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[yeahYeah]

Originally Posted by Frenchy

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[Breadfan]

Originally Posted by Wired

Seriously, in another post you said you don't hear the Obama supports chanting 'Off with his head' and stuff like that. Seriously threatening a person. How do you account for this?

Those people are idiots. Plain and simple. It would make no sense for anyone of us here to condemn one party's behaviour and condone the others.

I must say I was pretty worried about Anti-Obama chants, because he is not your average presidential candidate and maybe not your typical American.

First of all, he's black (ok. no big deal there), he has an african sounding name, his father was a Muslim and his middle name is muslim-sounding.
He's been constantly shown in right-wing media (photos) wearing turbans with his relatives all with one purpose to indicate his muslim heritage and we all know Muslims and Islam these day have a lousy reputation among fair percentage of Americans.

So, when you do hear people shouting "Terrorist" that is IMO not just a moment of rage, that kinda shows a bit deeper animosity towards him and his ethnicity. That woman called him an Arab and said she was afraid of him because of that.

As I said, I condemn these acts regardless of who initiated them, but IMO, (and I admit I could be very wrong and both cases are simply mirror identical!), I think threats made towards Obama are more racially oriented and thus should be taken a litte more seriously.