Chronicle writes editorial about lack of violence from right-wing extremists, fails to mention violent right-ring extremism

Last week, Bill Clinton spoke about how if you spout violent rhetoric, it can incite violent action. Crazy, I know, but the right-wing media has their panties in a bunch about it, saying "no way, Bill, our folks are fine peace-loving folks. Just because we say we think it's time for revolution doesn't mean we really want people to take up arms." Insert wink and nod.

So, predictably, the Augusta Chronicle took up the issue in an editorial in today's paper.

Bill Clinton purports to be worried about conservative speech inspiring anti-government violence. Again.

Odd. We've had plenty of conservative speech since the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995 -- in fact, conservative thinking is the most popular product on both talk radio and cable news, and it's mushroomed on the Internet. So where's all the violence?

Here's what they apparently forgot:

1) Richard Poplawski guns down three cops in Pittsburgh because of the "Obama gun ban" (his words)

2) Scott Roeder kills abortion doc George Tiller;

3) James Von Brun opens fire at the DC Holocaust Memorial

4) Jim David Adkisson opens fire with his shotgun at Unitarian Universalist church because of his hatred of the "liberal movement" (his words)

5) Hutaree militia members plot to kill cops with IEDs, the same group who sponsored a Tea Party protest.

So maybe none of that live up to the fine example good ol' Tim McVeigh set, but to claim crazy folks aren't listening to the words of the Tea Partiers is nonsense.