Gregory "Is there any other point to which you would wish to draw my attention?"
Holmes: "To the curious incident of the dog in the night-time."
Gregory: "The dog did nothing in the night-time."
Holmes: "That was the curious incident."
Sherlock Holmes and Inspector Gregory in Silverblaze by Arthur Conan Doyle 1892
Last month after the shootings in Arizona where several people were murdered and Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was severely injured there was a lot of talk about civility in politics. Members of congress, the president and news organization both print and visual bemoaned the lack of civil discourse and attempted (and still attempt despite established facts) to blame the Tea Parties and Sarah Palin for inciting violence.
Over the last few days several incidents have taken place nationwide that are contrary to the media's wish for a new spirit of civility in public discourse.
Massachusetts: At a Union Rally in support of the absent senators in Wisconsin and the teachers unions, union protesters decried tea party protesters as fascists and mass murders, gave them Nazi salutes at that same rally a former republican congressional candidate alleges he was knocked over by union protesters.
Update: Confirmed Video of the knockdown here.
Washington DC: During a union protest against Freedom Works which has already received threats over their support of the tea party, A member of the Communications Workers of America physically assaulted Tabitha Hale, a young 5’ 1” woman who was recording him. During that same protest another union supporter angrily berated a Freedom Works member as a “Bad Jew”.
Colorado: A gay black man is called “uneducated” “son” and is asked if he has any children “that he claims” by a white crowd angry at his presence with a small Gadsden flag supporting the tea party.
All of these events have three things in common:
- Video of these events are all available on Youtube
- Blogs have reported and covered these events
- None of them have been deemed worthy of coverage by the mainstream media.
Reverse the political positions of the people in question. Would actions and slurs against blacks, jews or assaults against young ladies by tea party members caught on tape be ignored by media? How is it that these acts of incivility that outraged journalists just weeks ago are ignored now?
As Holmes would say: That is the curious incident.
Comments
The difference is "Nuance", which is leftist for the hypocritical contradictions of their beliefs.
Curious but not surprising. The MSM abandoned all pretense back in 2008 and they're now all about advancing their "narrative", without any regard as to its factual basis.
"A member of the Communications Workers of America physically assaulted Tabitha Hale,..."
So has she filed criminal and civil charges against him yet? If she doesn't, I don't want to hear anything from her.
Why not?
It's worth expanding on the original Sherlock Holmes story, and why the dog didn't bark. The story is about the theft of a prize racehorse, but the stable dog didn't bark. Long story short, it didn't bark because the crime was being committed by its owner.
Just like now.
Sorry to ruin your point, but that's not quite how "Silver Blaze" goes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Blaze
[spoilers included]
"Why not"
Because if it really happened like she said it did (and it looks to me like it did), then she has a duty to report this thug behavior. Otherwise it will continue.
That's why.
This answer makes no sense. If her failure to report it means it's not an issue, then why does she have a duty to report it? Why does it matter if it continues if it's not an issue?
(BTW, I have yet to hear anything from her about it so why do you feel the need to say you don't want to hear about it from her? What have you heard from her?)
The New York Times
"All the news that fits our views."
If you want the video of Marty Lamb getting knocked to the ground in Boston, it's at http://redmassgroup.com/user/Brad%20Marston , although it takes FOREVER to load....
BTW, Marty Lamb is the former republican congressional candidate mentioned in the article who "alleges" he was knocked down by a union protester
"If her failure to report it means it's not an issue, then why does she have a duty to report it?"
Who said it's not an issue? I think it's a big issue-so big, in fact, that I think it should be reported to the cops and assault charges filed. I'm sick of seeing these thugs attack people, and no consequences come from it.
"I have yet to hear anything from her about it so why do you feel the need to say you don't want to hear about it from her? What have you heard from her?)"
Reading comprehension is hard for you apparently. And the way you keep putting words in my mouth is ... strange. You should not do that.
Again, what I said was I want her to press charges against these thugs, otherwise these thugs just keep getting away with it. If she does not press charges, then I don't want to hear from her about it anymore because she is not helping solve the problem. The problem is clear already, now I want to see the person involved actually DO something about it.
Does anyone wonder why the Politicians in DC are pushing for an Internet Kill Switch now? Libs are scared, their monopoly on information is over and they are quickly realizing that without the media cover they are easily exposed as the criminal frauds they are.
It's way past time for Lib/Progressive/Democrats to be held accountable for their Anti-American actions. Socialism is Anti-American.
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