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"Hopefully this is a transformative moment," the Missouri Democrat told CNN later in an interview.
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>"If it isn't, it should be. Whether the shooter was inspired by speech or not to do his dastardly deeds is irrelevant. The truth of the matter is the tone is toxic here in Washington, and we have been exporting it around the country," he said.
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>Cleaver said he sees "every day" examples of colleagues applauding each other for saying toxic things.
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>"Your colleagues pat you on the back and say 'boy that was good, you called him, you called her, such a good name' and that's celebrated," recounted Cleaver.
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>"If you really are nasty to somebody and if you had a hidden microphone, you could hear people are saying, it's like, 'good job' and we've got to stop it," he said.
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>He also admonished his colleagues for pointing fingers about hostile rhetoric elsewhere.
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>"We can't blame talk radio or anyone else. We are the band, the president is the orchestra director and we can't blame people for picking up a bad tune. We've got to stand up and declare that the 112th congress has a clean slate. Whether it's defiled or not is up to each member of Congress," he said.
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>Anyone encountering an honest politician will be in a state of complete surprise, if not shock. Research has proven people are
physically incapable of listening when in such a state.
Besides, he's from Missouri < g >
Regards. Al
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