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Feeling left out

Yesterday, like the kid who got picked last, House lizard Eric Cantor (R-VA) whined to reporters that the hair-raising rash of vandalism and death threats against Democratic Representatives was no big deal, and that they were “[using] these incidents as media vehicles for political gain.” You know: by telling people that they happened.

To help make his point, Cantor claimed that his own campaign office had a window shot out on Monday. And that he didn’t make it public out of a sense of duty to not incite more violent action.

Or maybe it was because his story was the “random arc” of jealous bullshit.

(Photo courtesy of kynandog)

UPDATE: Jim Clyburn brings the smackdown:

And more domestic terrorism

At Daily Kos, mcjoan has an excellent front-page roundup of the ever-growing incidence of violence and threats being made against Democrats following passage of the health care bill. Among them:

• Steny Hoyer asks for security for ten Members of Congress following threats
• Sarah Palin urging her Facebook followers to “RELOAD
Voice mail threats to Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI)
Death threats against Rep. Steve Driehaus (D-OH)
A severed gas line at the home of Rep. Tom Periello (D-VA), whose address was posted online by Tea Partiers with a suggestion to “drop by and say hi”
UPDATE: A coffin placed on the lawn of Rep. Russ Carnahan (D-MO)
UPDATE: Rep. Betsy Markey (D-CO) gets death threats
UPDATE: A picture of a noose faxed to Jim Clyburn (D-SC)
UPDATE: A picture of a noose faxed to Bart Stupak (D-MI)
UPDATE: A white powder and letter with a death threat is sent to Rep. Anthony Weiner’s office.

It’s getting twitchy out there. Thank goodness the G.O.P. has been denouncing this stuff.

What? They haven’t? Oh. Right.

UPDATE: Reps. Jim Clyburn and Steny Hoyer call a press conference to announce their call for additional security for Congress members, and to call for bipartisan repudiation of threats of violence:

UPDATE: Rep. Chris Van Hollen calls out Republicans – and Sarah Palin in particular – for not only being silent on recent threats of domestic violence, but in fact “fanning the flames”: