How could THIS be considered racist?

(Luke Russert)
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), a lightning rod for conservatives herself, grew emotional today at her weekly press conference when fielding a question regarding the increasingly hostile political climate that seems to be engulfing the country these days.

Pelosi, visibly choked-up and teary-eyed, softly said, "The balance between freedom and safety is one that we have to carefully balance. … I have some concerns about some of the language being used, because I saw this myself in the late 70s in San Francisco; this kind of rhetoric was very frightening, and it created a climate where violence took place. I wish that we could all curb our enthusiasm in the statements that we make and understand that some of the ears that it's falling on are not as balanced as the person making the statement might assume."

She continued, "Again our country is based on people being able to say what they believe, but I also believe they must take responsibility for any incitement they may cause."

And therein lies the point: I don't believe that anyone is suggesting that the teabaggers don't have the right to say these things. But they have to accept that many, many other Americans also have the right to speak freely and call them racists for doing so. And in a bigger sense, they have the responsibility to understand that their 'political commentary' carries great weight with some less stable members of our society and that they are responsible for the end results of their actions.

I also say this: if this invective leads to an attempt on the life of President Obama, God help them. Then you WILL see an uprising in this country, but it will be from the left, and the right will pay heavily - and not just electorally - for their tacit encouragement of this.