Washington Post writer Perry Bacon Jr. said that members of the Republican party should be harassed at church, in the grocery store, and anywhere they “walk in public life”, in an interview for pretend news The Daily Show.

That pretend news, which surveys and polls show is treated like real news by most Democrats, is currently being guest hosted by Desi Lydic, who related Bacon’s prescription directly to the assault on Rand Paul, not only as if it was hilarious but obviously implying doing so is in bounds. Joking to cover not joking.

It’s disgusting. Newsbusters has the clip:

BACON: I think ultimately we have to, in the short term, shame them out of passing the most aggressive versions of these bills, criticize them enough to make sure that they are told when they go to church or when they go to the grocery store that “you passed a terrible bill and acted like a bigot.”

LYDIC: Are you sure that shame would work with Kentucky Republicans? I mean, look at Rand Paul, if I got my ass kicked in my front yard by my neighbor, I would never leave my house again.

BACON: I’m not saying it’s a foolproof plan, I’m just saying that if these legislators have to walk in public and live their life, and I do think you want to make clear that you have done something terrible.

“I’m not saying it’s foolproof” is him saying “yes I understood you really meant that and I agree.

They’re vile.

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