USAT Cites Kanjorski NYT ‘Civility’ Op-Ed As ‘Smart Insight’; Former Congressman Called For Rick Scott’s Shooting
The folks at USA Today really ought to vet their candidates for the “Et Cetera — Smart insights on the news of the day” section of the print edition of its editorial page a bit more thoroughly. Wednesday morning's opener in that section (apparently not available online) featured two paragraphs from a New York Times op-ed by former Pennsylvania Congressman Paul Kanjorski, including this final sentence: Therefore, it is incumbent on all Americans to create an atmosphere of civility and respect in which political discourse can flow freely, without fear of violent confrontation. As I noted yesterday (at NewsBusters ; at BizzyBlog ; original HT Mark Hemingway at the Washington Examiner ), Kanjorski's entitlement to lecture on civility is more than a little suspect, given what he said about Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott and the health insurance industry last year : read more
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USAT Cites Kanjorski NYT ‘Civility’ Op-Ed As ‘Smart Insight’; Former Congressman Called For Rick Scott’s Shooting
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