THIS CAN NOT CONTINUE

THIS KIND OF RHETORIC CAN NOT SURVIVE THE SHOOTING IN TUCSON (no pun intended) ! THE LEVEL OF VIOLENCE IN POLITICS DURING OUR LAST ELECTION WAS UNBEARABLE, BUT WAS SHRUGGED OFF AS EXCITEMENT AND PURE EMOTIONS... NOW THERE IS BLOOD ON THE HANDS OF PEOPLE LIKE SARAH PALIN! THIS PICTURE ABOVE IS SARAH'S TARGET LIST, MARKING THE DISTRICTS FROM WHICH THE REPRESENTER VOTED FOR THE HEALTH CARE BILL... THE "TARGETS" WERE MARKED WITH "GUNSIGHTS AND CROSSHAIRS" ARE YOU SERIOUS!... BTW REP GABRIELLE GIFFORDS WAS ONE OF THOSE TARGETS...

Fight fear with knowledge

This week, a confidential fundraising memo from the Republican National Committee leaked to the press, detailing a new, desperate effort to manipulate voters and crush health reform. The plan calls for "an aggressive campaign capitalizing on 'fear' of President Barack Obama and a promise to 'save the country from trending toward socialism.'" What's worse, the presentation included offensive caricatures of Democratic leaders, including President Obama as the Joker from Batman.So while President Obama was organizing a bipartisan meeting to discuss real solutions, and incorporating the best ideas into his proposal, right-wing political operatives and their special interest allies were preparing a campaign of fear and falsehoods to personally attack the President and deny Americans the care we need.Enough. We cannot let the lowest form of politics derail the progress we've made for the American people. To counter their attacks, we'll need to take our message to the air and to doorsteps across the country -- and with a final vote on health reform expected in a matter of weeks, there's no time to lose. I just pledged eight hours towards CHANGE... click the link to fight FEAR MONGERS http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/commitforhealthreform