Interesting comment, I always felt this was the largest common denominator between the pubs and dems.
The extreme crazies of either party aren't unique in their hatred/intolerance of differing opinions from their own.
the difference:
republican/conservative: i dont like what you say, so i will not allow you to speak at my venue
democrat/leftist:: i dont like what you say, so i will try to stop you from speaking at ANY venue
extremist conservative:
Obama is a secret moslem communist!! lets see his birth certificate rabble rabble rabble, and nobody takes em seriously, except lefties who really want to feel offended about something today.
extremist leftist:
hangs Bo0oo000oo0osh in effigy, makes "bush gets assassinated" wet dream movie which is released direct to landfill, except the few dozen copies hidden in the DNC Spank Chambers where they collect good liberals' vital fluids to clone a secret army of hipster barristas.
conservative press (pretty much just Fox News and Rush Limbaugh):
details obama's ACTUAL deeds and words, paints them in an unflattering light, drawing questionable conclusions as to the ramifications thereof.
leftist Press (CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, NYTimes, MSNBC, Rueters, RT, LA Times, SF Examiner, Time, Newsweek, etc etc etc)
details only the "positive" aspects of The O-Man's Regime, and ignores most of his words, portrays those words and deeds in the most flattering light, drawing questionable conclusions as to the ramifications thereof.
conservative media goes off the rails:
Birther media coverage, implications that there may actually be anythign of substance in it, followed by shamefaced retractions and pretending they never joined the bandwagon.
leftist media goes off the rail:
bo00o0ooo0osh N Cheney secret S&M snuff parties in the white house, secret service smuggling in young thai boys, and disposing of the corpses afterwards, then when called on it, "i never said it was true, i just said it was "Out There"!!" ~ randi rhodes of air america network.
yeah theres a HUGE difference between the two sides./