Irony: Democrat Rep that now lectures on civility wanted FL Gov candiudate Rick Scott put "against the wall" and SHOT

by The blogprof

Irony: Democrat Rep that now lectures on civility wanted FL Gov candiudate Rick Scott put "against the wall" and SHOT: "A timely update to this morning's post: Flashback 2001: Liberals at NYT go nuts when Bush Press Sec says Americans “need to watch what they say”. The hypocrisy is breathtaking. From Just One Minute via Instapundit: And Speaking Of Krugman And Double Standards At The Times...

Democratic Congressman who last fall said a Republican candidate for Governor should be shot has a guest piece in today's NY Times talking about civility. I kid you not.

Here is the voted-out Rep. Kanjorski (D, PA) last fall:

'Instead of running for governor of Florida, they ought to have him [Rick Scott, the Republican candidate for Florida governor] and shoot him. Put him against the wall and shoot him. He stole billions of dollars from the United States government and he's running for governor of Florida. He's a millionaire and a billionaire. He's no hero. He's a damn crook. It's just we don't prosecute big crooks.'

Here he is today:

Why Politicians Need to Stay Out in the Open

By PAUL E. KANJORSKI

Nevertheless, even in this post-9/11 world, the shooting of Ms. Giffords was especially shocking, because it was so personal. She was hunted down far from the symbolic halls of power while performing the most fundamental responsibility of her job, listening to her constituents. ...

We all lose an element of freedom when security considerations distance public officials from the people. Therefore, it is incumbent on all Americans to create an atmosphere of civility and respect in which political discourse can flow freely, without fear of violent confrontation.

Geez - someone should put Kanjorski against a wall and... read him his public statements.

Indeed. And good grief.

UPDATE: Lots more from Ed Driscoll

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