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The Mean Streets of Politics, 2010
By: Glenn W. Smith Sunday October 24, 2010 9:30 am

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Yet another Republican candidate has threatened the violent overthrow of the government should he not get his way in the election. Here’s the Dallas Morning News reporting on Dallas congressional candidate Stephen Broden:

If the government is not producing the results or has become destructive to the ends of our liberties, we have a right to get rid of that government and to get rid of it by any means necessary,” Broden said, adding the nation was founded on a violent revolt against Britain’s King George III.

Watson asked if violence would be in option in 2010, under the current government.

“The option is on the table. I don’t think that we should remove anything from the table as it relates to our liberties and our freedoms,” Broden said, without elaborating.”

Broden is running against Democratic U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson. He may not have a chance of winning, but he’s a fringe candidate only insofar as the GOP is a fringe party. Here’s what RNC chair Michael Steele said of Broden:

Whether you are talking about a Nikki Haley in South Carolina… a Tim Scott… Pastor Broden here… there is a huge opportunity for us to show the other side of who we are and what we believe.

Broden has been endorsed by Sarah Palin, Dick Morris, the Republican National Coalition for Life and a lengthy list of congressional Republicans and candidates.

New Republicans aren’t just breathing fire. They’re snorting napalm. Nevada Senate hopeful Sharron Angle also threatened violent insurrection, of course.

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More: http://firedoglake.com/2010/10/24/the-mean-streets-of-politics-2010/

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