Palin inspired symbols of hate turn up in Canada.

LOLS really? A Canadian blaming Pain for rhetoric in politics.... Gees tool, look into your own colonial history. Canada is no stranger to explosive rhetoric however most of you guys have just blown it off and not paid much attention to it, as you should. Take it for what it is and just shake your head in discust.

There are plenty of examples of this type of rhetoric since the dawn of the printing press. Hell the press was practically invented to spread political rhetoric and without it we would not have had revolutions that led to both our countries. Granted you didn't have to revolt after we did but you had similar problems in becoming a country

The only reason that rhetoric seems more vitriol is because we have become so politically correct, hyper sensitive, easily offended asshats. Add to the current 24 hour media cycle and instant access to information over load. But trying to blame Palin or that she had anything to do with a foreign countries politics is as intellectually dishonest as blaming her for a madman with a gun.

But hey you have to blame someone right? It is not like libs ever blame those actually responsible for their actions when you can scream racism, hatred, homophobia, and the like.

I thought you guys were tough in Canada and look at stuff like this like it is a stupid political stunt for which it is. How about blaming the idiot that actually did it and prosecute him for destruction of private property if it is such a horrible crime.

Yeah it sounded retarded but I highly doubt it was someone actually involved in his campaign and if possibly so, definitely not instructed to do so. Usually things like this are done by an individual with issues and should be held accountable. Not Palin or anyone else for that matter.

Knowing Harper, I would honestly not be surprised if he wasn't somehow connected with this. The man's the worst PM for Canada - having been the only one to be found in contempt of Parliament, never mind all the other crap he's been found responsible for - and I don't think there is any lengths he wouldn't go to get a majority seat, which is just not happening here.

Canada's got its share of right-wingers, too.

This is true, but from what I understood of Canada, it was not (for the most part) as politically... extreme... in the divisions of its liberal and conservative sides.

Aye, religious issues aren't as big of a deal in Canada as in America. That's the biggest difference.

That must make one hell of a difference though...

i've noticed a big upsurge in them too

Palin the socialist received over a million bucks in taxpayers money for her failed tv show not to mention she has socialized health care for her (I don't know if that's her son or not).

Excuse me! Live free or die? "Live free or die" may sound good to some, but what does it mean? Would you suggest that people commit suicide if they don't feel like they are free? Perhaps you think that people should start physical warring against each other, if they don't feel free. How about children? They certainly don't feel free. Should children take up arms against authority figures?
As far as socialism goes, what kind are you talking about? There is more than one kind. Or do you really think that privatization would bring us "true freedom"? With privatization we can pay more for things like: prisons, schools, roads, and the military.

Another person who doesn't understand the words socialism and communism. I realize the right has most of you right wingers ready to shit yourselves worrying about all the ISM's, but this country has been socialized for decades. Communism - why dont you tell us what communism is, in your own words, and how the left is pushing for it.

And she received "socialized" health care in Canada when she was young.

Because American health care wasn't good enough for her family.

i too am in ottawa :D haven't seen spray painted signs yet...

The Average Joe doesn't know the difference between Surveyor's Symbols and Reticles. To them, they all look like Crosshairs.

You know the left has a reputation of being "push-overs". I think it's about time they stand-up to the opposition. You can talk about "leftist hate" all you want, but at least they can admit to it, and back it up with things like Reason, Logic, and Historical Facts.
Republicans, and especially Fox News can speak fire & brimstone about their opposition; call them anarchists, Hitler, nazis, etc. Yet when someone calls them on it i.e. Jon Stewart, they then say that they NEVER use those terms. -And then all we have to do is go back a few days or hours to find examples of the same people using the names they claim that they are not.
It's completely hypocritical. ...and yes. I can find the video footage to prove it.
Fox News is spreading bigotry, lies, ignorance, and hatred throughout the country.
I'm glad Canada was smart enough to keep them out of their country.

The "Don't retreat, reload" mantra that was repeated ad nauseam was referring to surveyors symbols? Really..

Maybe you believe that, but don't expect the rest of the thinking world to. The G.O. Tea members are always talking about taking personal responsibility, It would be nice for once for them to follow their own bumper sticker catch phrases.

What mite said, most, including me didn't know the difference until you pointed it out.
Nevertheless, I think Palin does not deserve the blame for violence against liberals.

Yes, she shouldn't use target symbols but on the other hand she is not outright promoting this behavior.

And she has spoken out against this type of behavior.

And the right never pummels anyone?

You say:
"Damn the libs are afraid of her."

All smart people are afraid there are enough dumb people who would vote for her.

You say:
"The left always seems to need someone to pummel to make themselves feel better or stronger."

Over and over, you keep showing you confuse your left with your right.
You may be dyslexic.

If she wasn't so dumb and would stop spreading lies, we MIGHT like her better.

Once again, it's not fear but contempt.. here, I'll help you..

Fear -http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/fear
–noun
1.
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid.
2.
a specific instance of or propensity for such a feeling: an abnormal fear of heights.
3.
concern or anxiety; solicitude: a fear for someone's safety.
4.
reverential awe, especially toward god.
5.
that which causes a feeling of being afraid; that of which a person is afraid: Cancer is a common fear.
–verb (used with object)
6.
to regard with fear; be afraid of.
7.
to have reverential awe of.
8.
Archaic . to experience fear in (oneself).
–verb (used without object)
9.
to have fear; be afraid.

Contempt- http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/contempt
–noun
1.
the feeling with which a person regards anything considered mean, vile, or worthless; disdain; scorn.
2.
the state of being despised; dishonor; disgrace.
3.
Law .
a.
willful disobedience to or open disrespect for the rules or orders of a court (contempt of court) or legislative body.
b.
an act showing such disrespect.

Hey! It would make my day if they decide to run the dum! Dum! against Obama.

Here you go again, repeating all of the Republicans "talking points", it's as if you don't have a mind of your own..

You are absolutely correct about the lack of recognition of reticles. Guilt by association by the mindless I guess. About the rest of your post you are dead wrong. The lies, bigotry and hatred is coming from the left and believe me, there is plenty. All I need to do to see this is to look at many replies to my posts. The left will tolerate no differing ideas, they are obsessed with statism and destroying the individual, confiscation of wealth, ignoring the Constitution, promoting violence and the list goes on. They are also very good at blaming the other side of the aisle for exactly what they do. The irrational fear of a news network, Fox, is an example of the phobias above. Ditto the irrational fear of Palin etc. I am sure many would like to see Fox prohibited from broadcasting as you say Canada has done. This is an example of my point and the left makes it very well. Would you like to see a news network you agree with put off the air by the government because some bureaucrat has deemed it not worthy of airtime. This is very dangerous but it is the left. In contrast, I would not like to see MSNBC or their people put off the air. We need to air contrary views even if we did not have the First Amendment. We need to return to the Constitution not destroy it.

The symbols Palin put on her map denoting voting "targets" were, in fact, surveyors symbols. "Don't retreat, reload" is a sentence not a symbol and exhorts the people not to give up in their quest to not give in to the opposition. I'm not sure what you are talking about with the "personal responsibility" remark unless it is your intention to provide some sort of nexus between surveyors marks and the Giffords shooting. That is a stretch and pretty much vanquishes the "personal responsibility" wish you have.

Of course she doesn't. good call

Dumb people put Obama in office. That is scary enough. If we are smart we will kick him to the curb ASAP

I don't know. Ask the black Tea Party member this question after the SEIU thugs beat him. I have no problem with, in fact the wife and I have talked about going to some of the Tea Party rallies to see if that happened, with pummeling SEIU or any other thugs seeking to beat people. I would never attack anyone for their sign but would certainly fracture some bones should they come after the wife or I. The training opportunity would be welcome. I need the practice.

Oh Please Paratus, Give us all a break here. Yes they were targets, with her constantly harping about not retreating reloading, real Americans, Painting anyone not agreeing with her as evil, the enemy, needed to be taken out, hanging with terrorists, doesn't love their country, socialists, et al . The reference's and rally calls all refers to guns, protecting ones life, defining the 'enemy' defense, war, and fighting.

Her Intent was to move 2ed amendment supporters and rally them to get out and vote for tea, who also are strong advocates of guns, and even carried some to rallies. Her political speak was not directed to land surveyors. I've never heard her ramble on about land surveyors, or attempt to motivative land surveyor to get out the vote. The excuse that you're using fails on every rational and logical level, because nothing that she's done backs up your claim the sights were meant to survey the land. Had she refrained at all from using Gun speak, you'd have a point, but that's not what happened, and that's not who she is. The first time anyone even heard this absurd excuse was by her PR women, no one who's watched Palin for more then 5 minutes buys it, except maybe her apologists. She needed some political reaching to cover her gross unprofessional behavior of putting out the target map in the first place.

She is not directly responsible for the shooting, she is absolutely responsible for inciting violence, her hateful rhetoric, and choice to keep advocating guns as a solution. Why was the map taken off her FB page soon after the shooting?

The Right is always talking about Personal responsibility, they rarely follow their own mantra, but are always pointing fingers. Just like here, hold her responsible for her egregious actions, demand she take the high road and refrain from the hate speech towards those who she views and calls not real Americans just because they don't agree with her politics.

What does Obama have to do with any of this?

What does Palin have to do with graffiti in Canada?

So, you don't blame Palin for the crosshairs, but you DO blame Obama for the story about the crosshairs?

Right wing logic is amazing.

So tell me- is Obama responsible for earthquakes and thunderstorms too?

no... al gore fabricated thunderstorms in his movie remember rofl...

lol

Really?
How can we disapprove of the right doing such things and then talk about doing the exact same thing ourselves?
It sort of makes the entire issue utterly pointless.

spot on!

have you been drinking...

There is little to no intellectual honesty with this crowd as they would rather hate than see the truth to what you say. You and I may not always agree but at least you are intellectually honest. That I can respect.

What a juvenile comment to make on a real issue...

Then of course my family refers to safe sex as a padded headboard so I am occasionally guilty of similar things....

kb, hate to do this to ya, but haven't you notice the card carrying dems and like thinking progressives acting in similar fashion, especially on news blogs like this...it's pandemic... but pack mentality makes us feel "safer" when in groups so its a naturally occuring phenomenon

Everyone like to have thier opinions supported.

I hear you TWK... Have a Great Day. =)

You have to be a Real douche bag to say she is Not.... Find a hole and get back in it!!! Your unworthy comments are unwelcome here!!!!

I find your lack of logic, disturbing.......
How did Vader do a choke hold again?

I could give a dead horses ass what the hell you think!!!! Good Night....

LOLs

Can't hold his honesty against him.

you... retnsom... are a classic poop poop pee doop for brains
you peddle right-wing sentiment in a decidedly center-to-left domain
are you paid to be contrary in commentary with no purpose except
to be contrary?
or
maybe a sociopath hoeing through Current for your pleasure
or
mashing up misanthropic feelings with autophobia into a cocktail of
dislike for self and all?

what's your poison about dood?

Sorry sir, that was a comment for the record books on idiocy... because dictionary definitions have a whole lot to with this uh huh!

Schweeet I could not have said it better!!!!

Sadly if one cannot comprehend the true meanings of words then stupidity abounds. This article is a perfect example.

lols so much for civil disagreement. But since you are talking about the classics... where is the logic in inciting more inflammation with a failed attempt to tie Palin to Canadian politics while ignoring liberals doing the same. You are case in point. Kettle meet pot, hypocrite.

... sometimes... just sometimes
you have to call the kettle black

Indeed!!!

... you sir
have zero credibility on commentary

did you see your post on
No Law and Order

nobody
nobody dood
has EVER rated down to -31
EVER

so really?
there is no thing you can post worth... uhmmm... uhh... used TP?

You said it. I didn't!

LOLS like I care about popularity? Popularity = credibility on facts? LOLS Why do you think I come here to? To see what you wack jobs are thinking and to see if you are intellectually honest which few are on her. So take your popularity ratings and sit on it.

You say:
"LOLS like I care about popularity? Popularity = credibility on facts?"

But you don't care about either one.

You say:
"LOLS Why do you think I come here to?"

To continue demonstrating how incredibly stupid you are.

You say:
"To see what you wack jobs are thinking and to see if you are intellectually honest which few are on her."

Except you ONLY see what wack jobs like you are thinking, and project that nonsense onto everyone else.

You just are not smart enough to understand anything you read.

Palin will alwasy be associated with the crosshairs image, she created that image herself. But please don't be an Palin apologist.

SHE DID NOT CREATE THAT IMAGE HERSELF!! Bambuu I have nothing but respect for most of your opinions and points but that one is far fetched.

Your rationale is the same one Mobsters claim all the time, don't blame the leader for the actions of the mob.

She's one of the hate mongers, she shares the blame along with the perps and the other hate mongers.

WAIT PALIN INVENTED CROSS_HAIRS? That woman is a genius!

I understand where you're coming from, but honestly, is it really that far fetched when her verbiage speaks of sedition and violence? I bet if you surveyed anyone right now and ask them who they associated crosshairs with, I bet most would say Palin. Of course, that depends on how the question is framed.

And if Palin hadn't created her crosshairs political map, do you really think any of this would have been recreated on someone else, my guess would be, no?

In law they have a term called 'guilty by association' which means Palin will most likely forever be associated with this kind of incendiary violent rhetoric.

But let it happen again and I bet Palin's name will come up again, in fact, it will always come up.

Perhaps you should have just said "Palin will alwasy be associated with the crosshairs image, she created that image -OF- herself. But please don't be an Palin apologist"

One simple preposition can change an entire sentance.

Palin arbitrarily did create that image for herself keep in mind this is her motto: “Don’t retreat. RELOAD!!!”

Not according to Liberals and liberal logic. Palin is to blame, like Bush is to blame for everything.

I agree with your last sentence.

bush was the most retarded president ever and sarah palin can't even fucking read....

I know right? People just want to create a story where none exists because it fits their agenda yet nothing is said when the libs do the same thing. Really? Palin old Canadians to paint crosshairs on posters? And that = hate? LOLS the over active imaginations of reporters and their followers.

Lets kill it and Hang it on the wall should be her motto

Crikeys we get it, you don't like her, yet find some release in searching out pictures of her to post repetatively and without real purpose, you made your worthwhile comment, now shove.