Republican strategist John Feehery was immediately shut down on Wednesday for equating today’s attempted bombings of Democratic leaders with incidents in which liberal activists interrupted the dinner of GOP lawmakers.
On MSNBC’s Hardball, Feehery said did what Republicans do best and played the “both sides” card.
“I think it’s on both sides. … On the other sides we have seen these mobs,” the Republican strategist said with a straight face. “You should be able to eat in a restaurant without being shouted at and have your leftovers taken and thrown on the ground.”
Neera Tanden, a former senior adviser to Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, immediately shut Feehery down for equating the two acts.
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The short exchange:
FEEHERY: Every one is exceedingly disagreeable. And I think it’s on both sides. I think Trump has been out of line on many, many occasions. I’ve said that on many occasions. I think on the other side, we have seen these mobs. You should be able to eat in a restaurant without being shouted at and have your leftovers taken and thrown on the ground. That kind of stuff is intimidation and intimidation on both sides. It’s bad for democracy. We got to knock it off.
TANDEN: Sure, you know what. I agree. Like saying not being nice to people in a restaurant is bad. But the idea that we’re actually in the same breath equating not being nice to a person in a restaurant and people getting pipe bombs sent to them is ridiculous.
There is only one side of the aisle that consistently engages in rhetoric that deepens divisions and encourages violence against political enemies.
Democrats don’t wage attacks on the media or dub them the “enemy of the people.” Donald Trump and his Republicans do.
Democrats don’t lead chants threatening to lock up political foes. Donald Trump and his Republicans do.
Democrats don’t encourage the use of “Second Amendment remedies” or “Second Amendment people” to go after the other side. Donald Trump and Republicans do.
Yes, rhetoric in the midst of a political campaign can often get heated. Nasty adds and feisty debates staples in American politics.
But under Donald Trump, we have reached a completely different level – a dangerous one – and that rests entirely on his shoulders.
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