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Apr. 15th, 2011 02:37 amThere are words said by each of us that we regret, sometimes as soon as they pass our lips.
But there is a recurring pattern of disturbing hatefulness and violence in the statements of many right-wing political figures today.
Take David Prosser, the Scott Walker ally on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, who is still involved in an officially undeclared election against JoAnne Kloppenburg.
Just before the April vote, it was revealed that Prosser had called the chief justice of the state Supreme Court the "B" word to her face and threatened to "destroy her." As is often the case with people who feel self-justified, Prosser apologized, but basically blamed Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson, the first woman on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, for his disgraceful behavior, according to ThinkProgress:
"In the context of this, I said, 'You are a total bitch,'" Prosser said.
"I probably overreacted, but I think it was entirely warranted ... They (Abrahamson and Justice Ann Walsh Bradley) are masters at deliberately goading people into perhaps incautious statements."
Meanwhile, another right-wing official, "Governor Christie of New Jersey told reporters Wednesday to 'take the bat' to 76-year-old Sen. Loretta Weinberg for collecting a taxpayer-funded pension while making $49,000 a year as a legislator," again according to ThinkProgress.
But Prosser and Christie are hardly alone in unleashing abusive and violent rhetoric. There's something wrong with our civility as a nation when so many bullies of the playground grow up to become judges and elected officials.
Mark Karlin
Editor, BuzzFlash at Truthout
But there is a recurring pattern of disturbing hatefulness and violence in the statements of many right-wing political figures today.
Take David Prosser, the Scott Walker ally on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, who is still involved in an officially undeclared election against JoAnne Kloppenburg.
Just before the April vote, it was revealed that Prosser had called the chief justice of the state Supreme Court the "B" word to her face and threatened to "destroy her." As is often the case with people who feel self-justified, Prosser apologized, but basically blamed Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson, the first woman on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, for his disgraceful behavior, according to ThinkProgress:
"In the context of this, I said, 'You are a total bitch,'" Prosser said.
"I probably overreacted, but I think it was entirely warranted ... They (Abrahamson and Justice Ann Walsh Bradley) are masters at deliberately goading people into perhaps incautious statements."
Meanwhile, another right-wing official, "Governor Christie of New Jersey told reporters Wednesday to 'take the bat' to 76-year-old Sen. Loretta Weinberg for collecting a taxpayer-funded pension while making $49,000 a year as a legislator," again according to ThinkProgress.
But Prosser and Christie are hardly alone in unleashing abusive and violent rhetoric. There's something wrong with our civility as a nation when so many bullies of the playground grow up to become judges and elected officials.
Mark Karlin
Editor, BuzzFlash at Truthout
