Walz on Quist terrorism comments: ‘Poisonous, spiteful, incredibly distasteful’

Quist Bachman and the rest of the braying donkeys that inhabit the right wing fringe have more in common with fundamentalist Muslims than rep Walz

These people are the American Taliban. Someone needs to call Bachmann’s office and get her response to Quist’s statements.

I very much worry about things like this. Walz is too good to be sucked into this nonsense, and commenting on very stupid remarks like Quist’s only gives them credence they don’t deserve.

Commenting on Ed Schultz’s show may be OK, because his viewers are going to very much be the progressive footsoldiers of this battle. It may not be a big deal in this case, so I’m not too worried.

But there is a fine line between letting the public know how ridiculous these guys are and giving them a credibility they don’t deserve. Quist hasn’t had the constant coverage that Bachmann has yet, but I worry that he’ll reach that threshold.

At some point it only turns people off of politics in general as some kind of game played by extremists, which is very bad for Democrats – especially no-nonsense ones like Walz. Democrats need people to be engaged in the process and dedicated to working together to solve our problems, so too much noize plays right into the hands of the right that would prefer people stayed at home – alone, disempowered, and resigned.

Good for Tim Walz to push back on Quist’s false and inflammatory remarks.

Republicans should NEVER get a free pass when they’re talking crazy stuff. Neither should Democrats or any other political group.

We have to stay with reality if we’re going to fix things wrong, improve how America is doing. Quist attempts to drag us in precisely the wrong direction.

Can you supporters of Walz be so ignorant of the facts and issues as you appear in what you print?! Walz has been and IS supportive of the “radical” Democrats that are promoting fascism and the conversion of our country to a socialistic state. Are you totally oblivious to the nationalization of American free enterprise and the destruction of our economy that the Democrats have already engineered? … and they are continuing down this path with the monstrous Obamacare bills (behind closed doors) with the lock-step, willing support of Rep. Walz. Quist has every right to vent his rage, as do the many freedom-loving and Constitution abiding Minnesotans who want to live in the republic envisioned by our founding fathers.

Dennis, I don’t think you have the same definitions of “Radical”, “Fascist” or “socialist” as the rest of the world.

The Democrats are trying to undo the destruction of our economy perpetrated by the boneheads that think Reagan had it right.

Our founding fathers did not envision a nation ruled by bible thumping theocrats pushing failed economic fantasies.

Dennis –

I believe your vision of our republic has very little in common with that held by our founding fathers.

Wow, Dennis is right! Here it is in Walz’s campaign brochure in 2006: “My goals include health care for all, financial reform, and establishing fascism and socialism by empowering a black Hitler.”

How could I have missed it!

KMA Obamanation!

Walz and the other socialist members of congress weren’t equated with terrorism. Get it straight. Quist said they are a BIGGER threat to the USA. Did anyone else notice that Walz doesn’t actually deny the charge that he is helping to close the ‘New Deal’ on 80 years of socialism from the Democrats? Well K.M.A. and call me crazy if I don’t want this country to go the way of every other place that’s tried socialism the last 150 years. Its not like we don’t already know how this works out in the end.

Why are people who want to take away liberty called liberals?

re Erick Ferguson post 1/6 post at 4:46 pm

LOL!

I always have to laugh at claims that democrats are the ones bringing in fascism. Helloooo people, the authoritarian party in this country is not the democrats! You’re just throwing around words like “facism” and “socialism” because you can’t come up with legitimate critiques of democratic policy. And why is that? Because the policies makes sense. Instead of just agreeing when logic makes sense, the republicans have to make a huge fuss out of nothing. It’s like health care and the “death panels” that the crazy right wingers made up. These obfuscations are OBVIOUSLY meant to deflect from the personal failings of most republicans in congress.

Anyone who calls our president – the man who won well over half the popular vote in our country – a radical, is a radical himself. Anyone who cannot see that lives under a rock.

The extreme statements being made by these conservatives just show how desperate they are to cling to the Bush administration’s goals, and how out of touch they are with real Americans.