Don't Say Gabrielle Giffords' Shooting Not Related to Violent Rhetoric

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Robert Rowley, Tucson of AZ 12:54PM January 28, 2011

The ruling Tea Party militias know that the leading Christian patriots Sarah Palin and Gabrielle Giffords, like Ronald Reagan and John Kennedy, serve the American People by the sacred laws of their God and Country.
And they know that the failed attempts to blame the Tea Party militias, Palin and other leading social and economic Conservatives for this assassination attempt on Giffords' life are intended to instigate fear and distrust of the popular social and economic conservatives, who are seizing political control of the House and Senate.
Everyone in World knows that this failed assassin, Jared Loughner, is a Neo-Marxist Jew, whose has listed the "Communist Manifesto" as one of his favorite books. As such, he has been much inspired the notorious rhetoric of such zealots as Abaham Foxman, Ben-Ami, Simon Greer, the insidious lobbyists of National Jewish Democratic Council, the Israel Lobby, and their Neo-Marxist propagandists in the news media.

Jeugenen of MA 5:47PM January 12, 2011

Somehow there seems to always be a balance as to who is actually the most honest and it comes out to a back-and-forth and certain personalities help one side prevail for the time being.
As for now, the Democrats have the upper hand, but it won't last. That makes sense. But Obama is hard to beat. Republicans have dug themselves a deep hole. The best hope is that they both balance out and it helps the country.
This is how Independents think, if they even think about politics.
We will get out of Iraq and Afghanistan by reducing involvement diplomatically.
We will put out of conservatives and progressives insulting each other.
We will get out of federal and state government deficits--by political parties having to compromise.
The moral from the Titanic tragedy: Life will go on.

Leonel of TX 2:46AM January 12, 2011

"Of course, no one believes Palin genuinely advocates shooting political opponents. But chillingly, her initial response to the tragedy was to express “sincere condolences” to the victims and their families. Her statement did not condemn the shooter."
This typifies what a pathetic partisan hack job this little attack piece is.
I couldn't help but notice she leaves out the Dialy Kos or Obama's rhetoric of bringing a gun to a knife fight.
"We still don’t know whether Loughner had a political motivation, but that’s a tertiary point"
A tertiary point? A tertiary point?
You are blaming conservative political rhetoric and it doesn't matter if it even had a tenuouis connection to the crime? Unbelievable.
Tripe like this belongs on same angry left wing Huffington Post blog.

Eduardo of OH 9:53AM January 11, 2011

Among humans the purpose of the spoken and written word is to communicate to and share with others one's thoughts, emotions, hopes, dreams, intentions and instructions. In their own words.....
I want people in Minnesota armed and dangerous on this issue of the energy tax because we need to fight back. Thomas Jefferson told us 'having a revolution every now and then is a good thing,' and the people -- we the people -- are going to... have to fight back hard if we're not going to lose our country."
~Michele Backmann
"Don't retreat. Instead — reload!"
~Sarah Palin
"I hope that's not where we're going, but you know if this Congress keeps going the way it is, people are really looking toward those Second Amendment remedies and saying my goodness what can we do to turn this country around? I'll tell yo...u the first thing we need to do is take Harry Reid out."
~Sharon Angle
''Our nation was founded on violence. The option is on the table. I don't think that we should ever remove anything from the table as it relates to our liberties and our freedoms.''
—Tea Party-backed Texas GOP congressional candidate Steph...en Broden
''I'm thinking about killing Michael Moore, and I'm wondering if I could kill him myself, or if I would need to hire somebody to do it. ... No, I think I could. I think he could be looking me in the eye, you know, and I could just be choki...ng the life out.''
—Glenn Beck, May 17, 2005
''My only regret with Timothy McVeigh is he did not go to the New York Times Building
''The America I know and love is not one in which my parents or my baby with Down Syndrome will have to stand in front of Obama's 'death panel.'''
—Sarah Palin
''We need to execute people like (John Walker Lindh) in order to physically intimidate liberals.''
—Ann Coulter
''Barack Obama ... chose to use his name Barack for a reason -- to identify, not with America -- you don't take the name Barack to identify with America. You take the name Barack to identify with what? Your heritage? The heritage, maybe, o...f your father in Kenya, who is a radical? Is -- really? Searching for something to give him any kind of meaning, just as he was searching later in life for religion.''
—Glenn Beck
''I wish the American media would take a great look at the views of the people in Congress and find out: Are they pro-America or anti-America?''
—Rep. Michelle Bachmann, calling for a new McCarthyism, Oct. 2008

Sonia of CO 7:26AM January 11, 2011

And if Sarah Palin is assassinated, we can pin responsibility on Susan Milligan for her heated and uncivil rhetoric against the Tea Party and Sarah. Once the crazies read this article and learn Sarah Palin was partly responsible for the shooting of Gabe Gifford...well, Milligan wouldn't be directly responsible, but she must accept responsibility for creating an atmosphere of revenge.

Luther of LA 3:09AM January 11, 2011

John was sure correct. All those Republicans elected Nov. 2. Democrat power died...

Bill Hedges of MO 1:12AM January 11, 2011

In the closing paragraph we shouldn't forget that just last March , John Boehner called his Democratic opponent “a dead man” for his voting on the Health Care bill. And he’s Boehner is in charge of Congress. Oh.....But of course he must not have meant anything by that remark!
C'mon. Who's ever going to to acct like a statesman?

Nam of AZ 12:23AM January 11, 2011

The author has absolutely NO IDEA whether or not the shooter was impressed by any politcal rhetoric. Whether it was the philosophy of the Tea Party, or the overtly threatening rhetoric of the liberal left, NO ONE knows, except the shooter, and he ain't talkin'. To point fingers, which this author is doing, only inflames a tragic situation. It is careless at best, and dangerous at worst. This sort of recklessness contributes significantly to our toxic environment.

Rowland of VA 7:16PM January 10, 2011

spongekill of NY: "We need to move public discussion back to pragmatism and respectful discussion if we are to get anywhere."
It's far too late for that my son. The average American isn't interested in listening - only shouting. That isn't to say that your suggestion isn't right; just that it is unrealistic. Sad, but true.

Rich of CO 4:32PM January 10, 2011