Today, we have an event that has overwhelmed the media. Ricin, a deadly toxin, has been sent to: President Donald Trump, Secretary of Defense James Mattis, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson and FBI Director Christopher Wray. The coverage of the terrorist act thundered throughout the media. No wait, it actually barely received mention when it happened 3 weeks ago, unlike today’s media reaction to the explosive packages sent to Democratic leaders. In fact, the airtime given to the Ricin attacks was dwarfed in comparison.
However, the denouncements by the Leftist media and Democratic leaders was significant when the Ricin attacks happened. No wait, that too didn’t actually occur. However, with the explosive package attacks today directed at Democratic leaders we did have: President Trump, Senator Cruz, Senator McConnell, and even Sean Hannity strongly denounce the acts and call for civility and a cessation of such violence.
We have a double standard in America. When Republicans are attacked like the Republican Congressional Softball team with the shooting and near death of Congressman Steve Scalise the media coverage is underwhelming. The Democratic leadership’s attack on the perpetrators is minimal, but the call for “getting in their face”, as President Obama proclaimed continues. The following top Democrats have called for, “getting in their face”, “kick them”, “no civility”, and more:
- Congresswoman Maxine Waters
- Attorney General Loretta Lynch
- Attorney General Eric Holder
- Senator Corey Booker
- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
Violent rhetoric after the election of President Trump has been nearly non-stop. Is there any wonder that the following Republicans, have been attacked and accosted since the election of President Trump:
- Congressman Steve Scalise shot and nearly died along with 4 others injured
- Senator Ted Cruz and his wife accosted
- Senator Mitch McConnell and his wife accosted (four occasions)
- Press Secretary for Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke attacked resulting in an arrest
- Press Secretary Sarah Sanders and her family were accosted
- Senator Lindsay Graham accosted
- Senator Jeff Flake accosted
- Congressman Tom McClintock tires slashed
- Congresswoman Martha McSally death threats which resulted in an arrest
- Congressman David Kustoff run off the road resulting in an arrest
- Congressman Kevin Cramer attacked in a town hall
- Congressional candidate Rudy Peters attempted stabbing attack
- 71-year-old female staffer for California GOP Rep. Dana Rohrabacher knocked unconscious
- Congressman Tom Garrett, his family and his dog were targeted by a series of repeated death threats deemed credible
The previously list is incomplete, but tells the story. We have had non-stop rhetoric from Democratic leaders calling for confrontation and little to no denouncements from them. We have had Republican leaders calling for civility and denouncing attacks on Democrats. Finally, we have a dominant left wing press delivering a left wing warped reality that does not bring an honest account of events and who is actually calling for violence and who is being attacked.
So when you hear the press in a full frenzy about the package bombs sent to Democrats we should support the call for these acts to stop, but know they will not react the same when Republicans are attacked. Know that Democrats do not denounce the violent acts of their supporters. Know that the media bias will not tell you the real story.