Former President Bill Clinton will give the keynote speech Friday, April 16 at a symposium marking the 15th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing. The event being sponsored by the Center for American Progress and the Democratic Leadership Council will also feature a discussion among political figures, former law enforcement officials and experts on domestic terrorism and extremist groups.
The Oklahoma City bombing is a national tragedy that is drawing renewed attention in light of increasing concern about the tone of today’s political dialogue.
The Organizers of the symposium say that they will discuss the bombing, "how the country reacted to it, and what lessons we can learn from it today about our political discourse."
According to the New York Times article
Some critics have suggested that the angry political attacks and threats against lawmakers over the new health care law are reminiscent of the period before the bombing of the federal building orchestrated by Timothy McVeigh, an anti-government zealot who was later executed for his role in the attack
. http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/...
Needless to say, ignorant and racists Conservatives have dismissed such claims as exaggerations and attempts to silence opponents of the Democratic Congress and Obama administration.
According to the Times,
the April 19, 1995, bombing was a galvanizing event in Mr. Clinton’s first term and led him to pursue broad anti-terrorism measures and efforts to better protect federal buildings
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What I find interesting is that the only time we ever hear about these extremist uprisings is when there is a Democratic President. So, the extremists don't believe in democracy, yet they want to take advantage of everything that it has to offer? We certainly did not hear about all of this anger, hate, Nazi speech, anti-Christ, etc. during the Bush years/lost decade when it was most certainly justifiable.
In my opinion, if you don't like the way the United States is being governed, then you should just leave the Country and take the Republican cult, Rush Limbaugh and the other ilk with you. Seriously, if you don't like it - get out! Now that's what I call sessession!
Reminder to watch The McVeigh Tapes - Confessions of An American Terrorist on Monday, April 19, 2010 on MSNBC at 9:00 - 11:00 p.m. Eastern hosted by Rachel Maddow