Irked Daschle blames Limbaugh, talk radio for increased threats
Nov. 20, 2002, 7:30PM
chron.com
Associated Press
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WASHINGTON -- Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle says threats have increased
against him and his family and blames talk show host "Rush Limbaugh and all of the
Rush Limbaugh wannabes" for an increasingly negative tone in politics.
"What happens when Rush Limbaugh attacks those of us in public life is that people
aren't satisfied just to listen," Daschle, D-S.D., said on Wednesday.
"They want to act because they get emotionally invested. And so, you know, the threats
to those of us in public life go up dramatically, on our families and on us, in a way that's
very disconcerting," he said.
Daschle was the target of an anthrax-contaminated letter sent to Capitol Hill last year,
although he did not mention that incident Wednesday."
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