Conservative Outrage In Wisconsin

Dec 5th, 2011

With more than half of the signatures to force a recall against Governor Scott Walker already collected, conservatives have joined their fellow liberal citizens in expressing some outrage over events unfolding in Wisconsin.

Are they troubled by the man who is being held on tampering charges, a felony, for defacing recall signatures?
Nope.

Are they incensed at the destruction of pro-recall campaign signs?
Nope.

Are they disturbed by reports of intimidation, coordinated plots to undermine the electorate and even death threats against recall supporters?
Nope.

Are they at least bothered by the callous disrespect to children and state traditions Gov. Walker displayed at the annual capital Christmas Tree lighting ceremony?
Nope.

What has the right wing blogosphere burning mad instead of any of these things? Two jerks appear to have violated Godwin's Law at the aforementioned Christmas Tree lighting ceremony by using Nazi salutes. VIDEO BELOW

We shouldn't be surprised. As we all know from the heady days of early 2009, conservatives were the first ones to immediately brand all Tea Party supporters as racists because some attendees carried signs claiming Obama was a "Kenyan," was going to institute "White Slavery" and conflating him with Hitler.

They didn't?

They said it was totally unfair to paint a whole swath of Americans as hateful because of the acts of fringe dwellers? Hmm...

Perhaps, at that time, too few on the left were willing to be so soberly deliberative. That doesn't make this spasm of contempt from the right any more forgivable. They should also consider occasionally condemning blatantly un-American behavior from their own team.