Words, Deeds, Consequences

The provocateurs among us will never take responsibility for the mayhem wrought by their words and deeds.

For example, you probably never heard about this "isolated incident," in which the state of Wyoming stopped collecting sales tax at gun shows because it was too dangerous...

July 2, 2010—The Wyoming Department of Revenue suspends sales tax collections at the state's gun shows because of "increasing animosity" toward field tax agents. Dan Noble, director of the department's Excise Tax Division, cites one particular incident at a gun show that "crossed the line" and says, "We tend to have more trouble at gun shows than any place ... I have 10 field reps throughout the state, and every one of them has experienced some animosity ... I don't want to put my people at risk."

There are literally dozens more instances listed here, under the headline "Insurrectionism Timeline." It's a startling recap of two full years of right wing hate.