They think they’re not criminals, but they are.

They think they’re not doing something bad, but they are.

When you speed, when you jump a red light, when you make an illegal turn, YOU ENDANGER LIVES! YOU BREAK THE LAW! People get killed by speeders, red-light jumpers, and illegal turners!

And that could be precious, white, Aryan lives…old women, little girls, pregnant mothers.

Go to those funerals and tell those people that they didn’t matter, and your hurried driving and going over the speed limit was more important than their lives. And while you’re at it, you can pay for their hospital bills and funeral bills.

But I guess Sammy doesn’t care. He’s in too big a hurry to get wherever he’s going to care if his unsafe driving takes innocent lives.

I love how the ubermensch don’t care about their colleagues…just about their own sorry selves. And they don’t take responsibility for their own actions…let me guess, a black drug dealer forced you to drive 10 miles over the limit.

Oh, I forgot…the only people who commit crimes to you are “other people.” The cops are wasting their time going after you…when they started finally busting Mafiosi in the early 1960s, they complained to the media that they were not “real criminals,” either…that the FBI should go back to pursuing Communists.

And Al Capone said that the only thing he was guilty of was “providing hospitality.”

Sammy, you were driving too damn fast…you endangered lives, and broke the law. Pay your ticket, don’t do it again, and don’t blame the cops or the blacks for your own plight.

It appears that the inmates really have been running the asylum with some of the state GOP organizations.

I suppose that I personally need to dial it back and think of just how nightmarish all of this insanity must seem to the moderate Republicans who have been shunted aside (or have moved aside out of shock and horror at the tea party types). I know that there are a lot of them out there–such as my parents and a lot of my neighbors–who aren’t anywhere near as reactionary as these folks and must be wondering what the heck happened to their formerly staid party.

I have had some luck with the more reasonable militia types in convincing them that state environmental agency people just want to ensure that they have safe drinking water, but there is still this huge disconnect between wanting a safe environment (so they can live off the land) and also being leery of corporate environmental practices, and understanding that government plays a vital role in ensuring that we aren’t all choking to death on toxic clouds (an exaggeration, but only a bit).

Reynardine — Holy cow! The Virginia Republican Committee is absolutely nuts! Can you imagine how they would react if, for example, African Americans made such a statement about what they would advocate if Romney is elected? And the GOP were among those who were stressing the “you need to be careful what you say” crap after 9/11! (And look at all of my dramatic punctuation!) The thing is, clearly there are people who are dead serious about this sort of thing. I can’t imagine how anyone could be that irresponsible (and on the heels of the flap over how SPLC “incited” the FRC shooting by designating that organization a “hate group.”) And yet a lot of the same people who are indignant over FRC’s “hate designation,” and believe the organization is being picked on, won’t bat an eye over statements such as the Virginia Republican Committee’s.

Erika — If Obama is re-elected — which I fervently hope he will be — make sure you duck and cover. Or maybe take a trip out of Virginia to a solidly blue state (Bed & Breakfast in Vermont). We don’t want to lose you to the cross-fire!

Well said! It is surprising for a society that is so driven by the desire to have and consume, with money being the great common denominator, to be so clueless about what drives the behavior of the economy.

I would take this one step further and ask, how many Americans have even a layman’s understanding of how capitalism by its very nature leads to increasingly disastrous cycles of boom and bust.

Recession is not the disease, it is the symptom. Capitalism is the disease. And its vector is greed.

Reynardine, I read the article at the link that you posted, and I have to wonder why the people who wrote that letter are not being charged with sedition. I realize that there probably has to be some evidence to indicate that they are actively working to incite a rebellion, but even so, there are bound to be some people who will take these remarks seriously.

As for the shooters, punishing them with death will injure not just the offender’s mind, but also the mind of the person doing the punishing. My earnest hope is for a stop to the killing, now and everywhere.

I believe that many of the Sovereigns are a bit warped, to say the least, but certainly the recruitment to their, ah, cause? lifestyle? philosphy? — I guess it’s a little of all of these–is also driven by the economic turmoil, which ironically, came about from deregulating the financial sectors. This shows how ignorant many of them are.

And, of course, the crazy pronouncements of some of the Tea Party people and other politicians have further inflamed them and confirmed their worst fears. Although I believe that most of the Tea Party rank and file (and a lot of the ones that managed to get into elected positions, including the U.S. Congress) actually believe the ridiculous, delusional, and in some cases racist and anti-immigrant rot they are spouting, others are simply adding to and exploiting fear of government, immigrants, what-have-you for their own gain in campaign funds, ratings, book sales, or notoriety. Never mind that desperate and paranoid people are taking them seriously and resorting to armed violence.

If you had half a brain in your head, you would know that Reynardine was criticizing the Louisiana government.

And that you are also COMPLETELY misinformed regarding what a ‘hate group’ actually is.

Once again, makes me glad I live here in Massachusetts.

And the suspected perps? I hope they like the appearance of untainted cinder block. Because where they’re going, they’ll be looking at that for a long time.