Liberal Whackos Blame Conservatives for Census Worker's Death

It is truly a tragedy that Bill Sparkman was murdered while taking down information for the census. He was found hanged with the word "fed" written on his chest (1).

The liberals are going crazy, blaming conservatives and their disdain of the census:

• Think Progress, which I don't think does much of either, blames Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Fox News and conservative radio host Neal Boortz. In an update, they listed some incidents of assault against census workers (2).


• Steven Benen at The Washington Monthly starts with "...it's still worth emphasizing that this is an open investigation and additional information is needed before reaching any conclusions" but concludes it "may have been a politically-motivated slaying". For his proof? He links to Faiz Shakir at Think Progress and dutifully blames Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Fox News and conservative radio host Neal Boortz (3).


• Andrew Sullivan at The Atlantic says, "But the most worrying possibility - that this is Southern populist terrorism, whipped up by the GOP and its Fox and talk radio cohorts - remains real. We'll see." (4)


• DesmoinesDem at MyDD links to Faiz Shakir, dutifully blaming Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Fox News and conservative radio host Neal Boortz and adds in "conservative politicians and opinion leaders". He worries about "mentally unstable individuals" who will commit more acts of violence (5).


• Nicole Belle at Crooks and Liars reminds us the census has been around since 1790 and then goes on a tirade against Republicans. Oh, and blame Bachmann and Fox News and end with a parting shot to the "wingnuts" (6).


• Richard Benjamin at The Huffington Post says it isn't known yet whether Sparkman was killed by a meth dealer or by a person disgruntled with the government, but goes on to "highlight the precarious struggles of the white working class and the brewing storm surrounding the 2010 Census." He ties in Timothy McVeigh and more (7).

Liberals, who are always complaining about conservative vitriol, are the first to spew it. Although conservatives have expressed severe doubts about how the census is carried out, and more importantly, how it the information is used, are not the ones calling names.

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1. Associated Press (2009, September 25). "Man Found Census Worker Naked, Gagged Hanging From Tree". The Associated Press.
Retrieved September 28, 2009, from Fox News

2. Shakir, Faiz (2009, September 25). "Flashback: Bachmann Spread Fears Of Scary Stalking Census Workers". Think Progress.
Retrieved September 28, 2009, from ThinkProgress.org

3. Benen, Steve (2009, September 26). "BILL SPARKMAN'S GRUESOME DEATH". The Washington Monthly.
Retrieved September 28, 2009, from The Washington Monthly

4. Sullivan, Andrew (2009). "No Suicide". The Atlantic.
Retrieved September 28, 2009, from The Atlantic

5. Desmoines Dem (2009, September 26). "Conservatives must stop demonizing the census". MyDD.
Retrieved September 28, 2009, from MyDD

6. Belle, Nicole (2009, September 25). "Conservatives' Census Paranoia". Crooks and Liars.
Retrieved September 28, 2009, from Crooks and Liars

7. Benjamin, Richard (2009, September 25). "Sparkman: Casualty of Methland, USA? Or Victim of Anti-Government Bile?". The Huffington Post.
Rerieved September 28, 2009, from The Huffington Post