Fomenting Political Violence

No one is paying much attention to this, so it is worth some emphasis. Given today’s toxic political climate Republicans have been subjected to harassment, intimidation and violent assault. Naturally, the mainstream media does not much care and only gives these incidents cursory attention.

Today, CNN has printed an open letter from Kelley Paul, aka Mrs. Rand Paul, to Sen. Cory Booker. You know that Booker is a loudmouthed fool. Yet, in calling for his supporters to get in the face of “Congresspeople” Booker is helping to foment violence against Republicans. He is not alone, but it is good that Mrs. Paul has called Booker out on his dereliction.

Herewith, the substance of Kelley Paul’s letter. It is harrowing and thoroughly unacceptable. Regrettably, we have gotten to the point where members of Congress get a pass for promoting violence against those who hold different opinions:

It's nine o'clock at night, and as I watch out the window, a sheriff's car slowly drives past my home. I am grateful that they have offered to do extra patrols, as someone just posted our home address, and Rand's cell number, on the internet -- all part of a broader effort to intimidate and threaten Republican members of Congress and their families. I now keep a loaded gun by my bed. Our security systems have had to be expanded. I have never felt this way in my life.

In the last 18 months, our family has experienced violence and threats of violence at a horrifying level. I will never forget the morning of the shooting at the congressional baseball practice, the pure relief and gratitude that flooded me when I realized that Rand was okay.

Amazingly, Democratic politicians and media types were happy to see Rand Paul get assaulted. They are moral degenerates of the first order:

He was not okay last November, when a violent and unstable man attacked him from behind while he was working in our yard, breaking six ribs and leaving him with lung damage and multiple bouts of pneumonia. Kentucky's secretary of state, Alison Lundergan Grimes, recently joked about it in a speech. MSNBC commentator Kasie Hunt laughingly said on air that Rand's assault was one of her "favorite stories." Cher, Bette Midler, and others have lauded his attacker on Twitter. I hope that these women never have to watch someone they love struggle to move or even breathe for months on end.

Finally, she addresses Booker directly:

Earlier this week, Rand was besieged in the airport by activists "getting up in his face," as you, Senator Booker, encouraged them to do a few months ago. Preventing someone from moving forward, thrusting your middle finger in their face, screaming vitriol -- is this the way to express concern or enact change? Or does it only incite unstable people to violence, making them feel that assaulting a person is somehow politically justifiable?

We await the Booker reply. For now, the silence is deafening.