No,
Try to keep up.
Polert wrote that he/she had NEVER read of a Republican supporter harming innocent people. Polert did not say recently or this election so obviously some of us ARE talking about something other than just this current election.
I have seen plenty of articles and news reports about idiots on both sides of the aisle. Obviously you and Polert are watching/reading/listening to some pretty biased sources if you are only exposed to stories about those on the left side of the aisle who commit these crimes.

*The woman who attacked herself and then blamed a black man claiming she had been attacked because she was a McCain supporter is a right-winged extremist. *

Actually, that lady was a Ron Paul-ian who had been kicked off that campaign. I think it is safe to assume she'd have worked for anyone who'd have paid her any attention. Regardless, her crime did not physically target anyone or anything and is not relevant to the conversation.

*I agree glock, the Republicans don't have hardly any extremists, oh except for that guy that was bombing abortion clinics and killing innocent people a few years back.*

The discussion is not about "that one guy" "a few years back"--the discussion is about a man in Madison who may or may not have done something during THIS campaign and the many, many other examples of similar violence by people who share the same philosophy.

*Wow, are you seriously claiming that no Republican supporter has ever harmed another person or are you just informing us that you use such biased forms of media sources that you have never read about the instances that do occur*

Again, we're not talking about the entire history of America, we're talking about 2008.

As for bias in the media, you will note that the shooting at campaign headquarters buildings and campaign vehicles, keying of cars with the wrong bumper stickers or "veteran plates", bricks through windows, lawn sign thefts and fires, etc. are woefully underreported. You have to either search to find them or be a heavy-duty news junkie to see them barely blip across the radar. If it were the other side doing them, though, you can bet it would be the lead story on the alphabet network news, no doubt.

polert,
Do you blame McCain for things that Clinton or Bush did that you don't care for? Care to mention any specific things? I would love to see YOU not split hairs and actually answer a question.
I do not LOVE Obama. He is the better of the two candidates (by far!) but Obama was NOT my first (or second) choice for President. I will be as critical of Obama as I have been of Bush or I would be of McCain. Care to make any other blanket statements?
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BTW, still waiting on that link to show that Obama would raise the minimum tax paid by small businesses by at least $7,500 (despite the fact that some small businesses don't have $7,500 in taxable income).

thekid, there's a reason I only say so much before letting it go (usually). I've said all that I have to say.

jak your logic is useless against them....

I agree glock, the Republicans don't have hardly any extremists, oh except for that guy that was bombing abortion clinics and killing innocent people a few years back. Whoops, then there was that Ms. Bachman in Minnesota that claimed the Democratic House and Senate leaders (& several other Dems) were anti-american, but I guess thats common knowledge. Oh and I almost forgot about some of those folks yelling "kill 'em" at Palin rallys when Obama's name was mentioned but I'm sure they're just joking. Sadly, many Republicans don't view those comments or incidents as "extreme".

Jak but you did not say you will not turn on Obama when he takes you to the bank, and nothing improves. Are you not going to get tired of Obama blaming Bush.
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Guess what have a happy next four years if Obama wins.
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Quote Obama January 2010 it is all Bush's Fault. I have no solution, and no idea what happened to my beloved supports. But it is all Bush's Fault People. But watch me dance, see I can host soul train.

glock21sf, just like there are people Democrats hanging a likeness of Palin in a noose, the same goes for Republicans.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKUovpF9L... That is a REPUBLICAN holding up a "Curious George" monkey calling it "Little Hussein" i.e. Obama. That's extreme racism.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvPJOQhXr... That is a REPUBLICAN who displays a ghost hanging on a noose with an Obama sign on it. He's a white supremacist.
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You have to realize that there are racist and sexist on BOTH sides--democrats and republicans. I can support Barack Obama and not associate myself with the people hanging the likeness of Palin in a noose just like you can support John McCain and not associate yourself with the people who lynch the likeness of Barack Obama in their front yard.

I would rather associate with people who beat themselves up than with people who hang likenesses of Gov. Palin from a noose or go to the Dem. National convention with pictures of Palin and the vulgar "C" word under her likeness on T-shirts. Or do what this story was about, The Democrats were about tree hugging and love in the past, now they are the party so bitter and blinded by hatered over Bush that they will do ANYTHING to win, including voter fraud. Gone are the days of Camelot (back when the Demacratic party was good) and now we are going to be a socialist republic due to Obama. Hope you enjoy the next 4 years.

Bub you can not blame anyone without blaming everyone the same amount. You can not split hairs. I will tell you people one day soon your love for Obama will be lost. You will turn on him like a pack of wild dogs.
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Remember the media only builds someone up to knock them down. It is part of the business. They already have a few trump cards in hand.

If you believe that Obama is culpable for the things Bush have done, I'm sure that you believe that McCain is culpable for Clinton's policies that you do not care for and thus do not support McCain.
It is extremely disingenuous to say that since Obama voted for SOME of Bush's mistakes he is worse than McCain who supported almost ALL of them. Of course Congress is partly to blame. You cannot, however, ignore the power of the President that comes from being seen as THE figurehead of the government combined with the power of the veto pen. Things would have been different under a President Gore, Kerry, Dole, Goldwater, etc. It's convenient to blame Presidents you don't like for their policies and defend Presidents that you do like by yelling about Congress but a more consistent position would make a much stronger argument.

Have you forgotten the Thompson for Governor worker that made an explosion in front of a Madison campain headquarters a few years ago?
Also, Karl Rove did the same thing himself, when he was in Texas. Blamed the Democrats for something the Republicans did -old news!! same ole Republican tactics.

Wow, are you seriously claiming that no Republican supporter has ever harmed another person or are you just informing us that you use such biased forms of media sources that you have never read about the instances that do occur?

I have never read of a Republican supporter harming innocent people.
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Bush does not sail a ship alone the majority of senate, and congress have to pass bills before Bush could have signed them that is why there are three branches of government.
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So if Bush did something wrong everyone in Washington including Obama did something wrong.

no,
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The woman who attacked herself and then blamed a black man claiming she had been attacked because she was a McCain supporter is a right-winged extremist.
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Every side has extremists. Just because one side did something stupid and at the same time for the same reason the other side did not does NOT mean the other side doesn't exist.
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Before attacking what I say, maybe you should take time to think about how you're going to respond to me? Extremism comes in many shapes and forms. There is an extremeist out there for every view you can think of. Whether or not they are widely-known doesn't not determine if they exist or not.

I'm not taking sides here, but the following statement is patently false:

"Those people exist as opposition to the Republicans. There are people just as extreme that associate with the Republicans. They're called extremists. Every side has them."

If it weren't false, you'd be able to come up with a list of "those people's" actions in Denver. You can't because there weren't any. The hooligans in Denver were anarchists.

Also, please take note at whose campaign windows have been shot out, whose campaign bus has been shot at [with .22], whose lawn signs have been stolen and/or burnt, whose supporters have been urged to--literally--"get in their faces" and whose cars have been vandalized for having whose stickers on them.

You'll note that in just about every widely-reported instance, it's one particular side doing this.

Apparently some of you "conservatards" (as glock would so happily put it) must have forgotten about that sweet young girl who carved the backwards "B" into her face, punched herself in the eye, and then blamed it on a black man who "did it" because of her McCain sticker. These are the people you associate yourselves with...

polert,
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Those people exist as opposition to the Republicans. There are people just as extreme that associate with the Republicans. They're called extremists. Every side has them.
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Associating yourself with McCain means you want four more years of someone who agrees with the current President 90% of the time. The same President who has been piloting this ship to where we are today. I will take anyone other than McCain or those who align themselves with President Bush. Four more years of this insanity might cause wounds to this country that we can't fix.
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The people who committed the crimes in this article should be punished. It was incredibly stupid of them to do what they did. Violent actions from any person regardless of political affiliation should not be tolerated.

im a voter for PRESIDENT obama...and i know you usually are just loaded with open minded insightful posts polert...but youre wrong here. i for one do not associate with 'these kind of people'...

Obama voters these are the kind of people you associated with. This the kind of actions Bill Ayers did.

another Libtard from Madison. I used to love going there, but I cannot stand the radical left wing element in that city anymore.

Doesn't surprise me. What an idiot.