Oh sure, there are folks on the extreme right that would scare the heck out of anyone. But these folks are marginalized on the right.
I think many on the right are driven by fear this election, not hatred. Fear of a one party government with no checks and balances supported by a one party press, fear of an inexperienced president leading us into a stealth welfare state, fear that the compromise and debate that keeps our country centered will give way to a sharp tilt to the left.
Think of our country as a ship. We can sail choppy seas as long as we stay level and on a relatively even keel, but list to far left or right and the ship will likely capsize and sink.
On the left, extreme behavior is tolerated, sometimes even accepted and embraced.
Often this extreme behavior is employed to suppress speech, to intimidate, or to just flat out explode in fits of rage to release years of hatred against who knows what. They are irrational, believe in conspiracies, and now they have a savior, so don’t you dare stand in his way.
Here’s the latest example:
Some older examples of irrational hatred from the far left loons. I can’t include some of the worst ones because they are so vulgar, for example, I’m not including video of the “C” word t-shirts:
Hey Matt.. Palin was “only” a governor.. what was Obama? This guy thinks there were dinosaurs 4,000 years ago (there weren’t.. hope you knew that). Rest easy Matt, Palin believes in dinosaurs and didn’t ban books:
Hates Palin and her accent:
Hates McCain and thinks someone should explain Vietnam to him (real genius this one). The funniest thing is he questions the intelligence of people who vote for McCain:
I like the show Heroes, but this ad has me seriously considering dropping it from my viewing schedule just because it is so annoying. Caution, Hayden Panettiere uses language some may find offensive, but no worse than you’d hear on any street corner:
The point, although these are relatively tame, is there is irrational hatred driving folks to support Obama for president. I don’t hate Obama, in fact I pray he will be a great president if elected, but I certainly fear the direction he will take us, and I fear even more an unchecked government controlled in total by either party.
Here’s a recent example of how the press treats McCain/Palin different than Obama/Biden… and admits it (h/t Hot Air via The Patriot Room):
Let’s end on an up note and take a look at the objects of all this hatred – the tribute by Fred Thompson and Sarah Palin’s convention speech:
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