I agree, everyone needs to stop with the mean spirited hate speech.  I agree, the hateful rhetorical commentary needs to cease. But lets be honest about who started all of the lying, hateful commentary and rhetoric. Republicans kept fueling the fire and never called out their constituents or hate talkers Rush Limbaugh, Glen Beck or Sean Hannity.  I’m tired of Republicans who feign surprise when a mentally unstable person obtains a gun and kills someone.  Right wingers refuse to take ownership over their inflammatory statements.  Now we’ve got to worry about the safety of our Congressmen and the general public due to their constant ratcheting up of lies, fear and hatred.

Over the past two years I have witnessed the most insane rhetoric and just blatant lies emanate from the right wing (i.e. Republicans, conservatives, libertarians, tea party).  Statements that made my ears burn and my eyes go wide with shock.  I’ve never witnessed anyone from the left wing (Democrats, Liberals, Progressives) perpetuating lies about health or financial reforms, gay marriage, President Obama’s nationality or religion, etc.  [I apologize in advance if I’m wrong but I just haven’t seen or heard any.]

I’ve selected quotes from some of the top conservative Republicans who have kept their followers well fed on the red meat of political rhetoric. How do they get away with working within our government while making anti-government statements???

Former Governor Sarah Palin (R-AK): “Commonsense Conservatives & lovers of America: ‘Don’t Retreat, Instead - RELOAD!’ Pls see my Facebook page.”  

NOTE: This Facebook page no longer has a picture of a map with crosshairs on certain Congressmen’s districts.  It was removed the day Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and 17 others were allegedly shot by Jared Lee Loughner, who is presumed to have ties to a hate group. One of those crosshairs was on Gifford’s district 8 in Arizona.  Palin may not have directly caused the shootings but she has not helped the tense situation in the US with her extremely snarky, hateful rhetoric and gun references.

Governor Jan Brewer (R-AZ): “Our law enforcement agencies have found bodies in the desert either buried or just lying out there that have been beheaded,”

Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann (R-MN): “I want people in Minnesota armed and dangerous on this issue of the energy tax because we need to fight back. Thomas Jefferson told us ‘having a revolution every now and then is a good thing,’ and the people — we the people — are going to have to fight back hard if we’re not going to lose our country. And I think this has the potential of changing the dynamic of freedom forever in the United States.

Bachmann: “I think what the threat of ACORN would be deluding the ballot box and the effectiveness of our vote,” she said. “They will be in charge of going door to door and collecting data from the American public, this is very concerning.”

Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC): “The Constitution doesn’t grant a right to health care, and most of us are living as much by the Constitution as we can. It also doesn’t give the federal government the authority to deal with health care”

Foxx also said health reform would “put seniors in a position of being put to death by their government,”

Senator Grassly (R-IA): “You have every right to fear. You shouldn’t have counseling at the end of life, you should have done that 20 years before. Should not have a government run plan to decide when to pull the plug on grandma”

Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK): “What the American people ought to pray is that somebody can’t make the vote tonight,” he said. “That’s what they ought to pray.” [Praying for the death of Sen. Byrd?!]

Congressman Steve King (R-IA): “They (tea party) will leave us if we go wobbly,” he said. “I am worried about that, but that’s why I think it’s got to be a blood oath.”

I never thought I’d live to see the day where so-called right wing Christians acted so cruel toward people who want to see our country make progress for the benefit of ALL citizens.  These fake Christians don’t care about the poor, unemployed, our environment or the sick.  The religious right wing doesn’t care about children who have been denied health insurance due to a pre-existing condition.  They’re in favor of Republicans repealing the Affordable Care Act – aka health reform.  Neither do they care about consumer protections from banks and credit card companies who prey on their customers.

How can the religious right wing claim to love God who they cannot see, yet show disdain and disrespect to their neighbor in need who they can see?  HYPOCRITES!

The religious right wing DOES care about the wealthy, profits and stomping on the middle class and the poor.  Demonizing the LGBT community seems to be their favorite thing to do.  They love to put their fake family values, sanctity of marriage hypocrisy on full public display. 

I’m not a religious person.  However, I do recall the meaning of Christian being “Christ-like.”  To hear the religious right disrespecting our President, Liberals, Progressives and Democrats because we want affordable healthcare, better education for our children, cleaner energy sources, more regulation of banks, insurance companies and the oil, coal and gas industries is APPALLING.  The religious right wing bigots love to hate and hate to show love.

The left wing is accused of being lazy, not wanting to work, accused of wanting everything free, accused of criticizing or envying the success of the wealthy, accused of trying to share or redistribute the wealth, socialism, Marxism, fascism and just being lazy.  These ‘’Christians” are experts at name-calling, hatred, lying and smearing while invoking the name of God.  I often wonder if they’ve actually read the Bible at all. 

Well excuse me for being “my brother’s keeper” and caring about not only my well-being but the well-being of others.  Excuse me for fighting for social justice to keep our communities thriving, where people have gainful employment earning a decent living wage.  Excuse me for caring about my neighbor who I see suffering!

Left up to the religious right wing our country will be taken back 200 hundred years.  Our country would become like “Little House on the Prairie” where women were not allowed equal rights, Gays were not allowed to show themselves in public and Blacks were slaves.