Put A Stop To Hateful Rhetoric. Now.

Yesterday's shooting by a white supremacist at the Holocaust Museum was the third act of violence this year by a right-wing domestic terrorist. It follows the murder of Dr. George Tiller in Kansas and the shooting of three Pittsburgh policemen by a gun-rights lunatic. It's past time for responsible conservatives -- if any remain -- to stop blaming the victims and demand a halt to the hateful rhetoric that has fueled this onslaught.

Two things seem indisputable to me:

1. The violence is in part a response to the election of the first black president, and
2. The likes of Rush Limbaugh, Bill O'Reilly, Ann Coulter, and Michael Savage have played a part in this, as has every Republican politician who has kowtowed to them.

These people won't stop their hate speech because liberals want them to. They might under pressure from principled conservatives. If there are any of you left, it's time to make your voices heard.

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