People carrying guns -- including an AK-47 assault rifle -- have been showing up at Obama's speaking events. See
here and
here and
here. This sort of behavior is monstrous.
The right brims with ill-educated thugs, driven into fanaticism by misinformation, overheated rhetoric and inane conspiracy theories. Republican lunatics simply will not allow themselves to be governed by a Democrat -- even by one as compromised and illiberal as Obama is.
I'm reminded of 1995, when fascism -- in the form of the militia movement -- threatened America. The Oklahoma City outrage forced the nation to step back from the brink. I hope to God that another act of mindless violence does not once again shock this nation into understanding the danger on the right.