Gabrielle Giffords Responds to Sarah Palins Cross Hairs

Jared Loughner Fixated on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Attended 'Congress On Your Corner" Event in 2007
I've been checking the Twitter feeds for some of the Media Matters goons. They're despicable. There's no sense of reality among progressive leftists, although some of those who've fanned the allegations of Sarah Palin's complicity have started to walk back the charges. So now that there's evidence that Jared Laughner was obsessed with Congresswoman Giffords as far back as 2007 --- a year before Sarah Palin became a major national political figure --- will Progressives recant and apologize? Don'...

Does harsh rhetoric and glorifying guns lead to murder sprees?
SarahPac Called for Ariz. Congresswoman to be 'Targeted.' So far it would seem that Jared Lee Loughner shot Democratic Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 20 other people because he was unstable, possibly mentally ill. There are still people who feel that Right Wing pundits and leaders, such as Sarah Palin, have encouraged such attacks. “Palin's Fundraising instrument, SarahPAC, had posted an advertisement to target Democratic Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. The photo has since been remo...

Tucson Victims in Wrong Place at Wrong Time
A Janitor, A Judge, and An Aide Were Victims in Saturday's Shooting in Tucson, Ariz, Targeting Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Like this Story? Share it: As the investigation continues into 22-year-old Jared Lee Loughner, the main suspect in the Tucson shooting of Congresswoman Giffords, Dean Reynolds reports on the other victims. (CBS) From a judge to a janitor, the victims in Saturday's shooting in Tucson, Ariz., targeting Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords were all caught in the wrong place at the wron...

The Tucson Shooter and Arizona Politics
Perhaps the stupidest and least surprising comment about the shooting of Representative Gabrielle Giffords in Tucson came from New York Times columnist Matt Bai. Bai, the author of an interesting book about Democratic politics, analyzed the political environment—the universe of discourse that framed the alleged attempt at Assassination by Arizonan Jared Lee Loughner. Here is what he wrote: Within minutes of the first reports Saturday that Representative Gabrielle Giffords, an Arizona Demo...

Dont Let the Progressive Rhetoric Talk Distract You. Its a Ruse.
Don’t Let The Progressive “Rhetoric” Talk Distract You. It’s a Ruse. I should not have to say that a mass Murder and attempted Assassination by a wackjob who did everything to advertise his wackjobbery short of renting the Goodyear Blimp had nothing to do with political discourse, but it appears I must. Even before we knew Jared Loughner’s name, members of the progressive commentariat and the MSM blamed his crime on the so-called violent rhetoric of Sarah Palin and/...

Nuts with Guns is Nuts
Instead of blaming partisan Rhetoric why not examine how the Arizona killer got a gun? There's no evidence that political hot Speech turned Jared Lee Loughner into a Murder -- now the trendy opinion among the chattering class -- but we do know that Arizona's incredibly lenient laws allowed this known crazy person to walk into a Sportsman's Warehouse outlet and purchase a semiautomatic Handgun with no questions asked. Anyone seeking to purchase such a weapon ought to raise at least as much susp...

Roger Ailes
Howard Kurtz's Moronic Equivalence Greasy-wigged Republican Howard Kurtz has finally found a Victim in yesterday's massacre in Arizona. It's Sarah Palin. I hate to say this [sic], but the blame game is already under way. It began within hours of Saturday's horrifying shooting of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and nearly 20 others, even before the gunman was identified. Political Target Map as seen on Sarah Palin's website. Inset: Sarah Palin and Gabrielle Giffords (AP Photo) One of t...

Giffords Shooting Reaction from Obama, McCain, Tucson Tea Party (ContributorNetwork)
The shooting of Rep. Gabrielle (Gabby) Giffords (D-Ariz.) Saturday is being viewed as an assault on the American political system by some of her stunned colleagues in light of reports that she was targeted. Giffords is in critical condition after a bullet entered one side of her head and exited the other side. The shooting occurred at a constituent event; many who know her described this as typical of her outreach efforts. Here are some of the public statements issued in response to Saturday&...

Full Criminal Complaint And Affidavit In United States Of America vs Jared Lee Loughner
shares the full Criminal Complaint with all 5 counts, as well as the affidavit by FBI Special Agent Tony Taylor which discloses that according to documents seized from 7741 N. Soledad Avenue in Tucson, Arizona, where Lougner resides, that there was an envelope recovered with "handwriting on the envelope stating "I planned ahead," and "My Assassination" and the name "Giffords," along with what appears to be Loughner's signature." There goes the temporary insanity defense. ...

Internet Trail Of Liberal Jared Loughner
From the UK’s Telegraph: Gabrielle Giffords shooting: strange Internet trail of ‘loner’ Jared Lee Loughner, the alleged Tucson gunman By Jon Swaine, New York, 09 Jan 2011 Loughner, a 22-year-old local man, was named by police as the man arrested for the killings of six people and shootings of 10 others, including Gabrielle Giffords. Witnesses said the shooter "came out of nowhere" and sprayed bullets at the congresswoman and the crowd. Arizona Court Records show ...

Conservatives push back against liberal attacks
On the day of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ shooting, liberals went on the offensive, suggesting that overheated conservative Rhetoric contributed to the Arizona attack. On Sunday, Conservatives pushed back – arguing that attempts to politicize the event were unfair, crass and therefore likely to backfire. Continue Reading Text Size - + reset “It should not be, but the media, under the guise of ‘a full exposition’ of the evil in Arizona, is back to subtly and not so s...

Jared Lee Loughner targeted Gabrielle Giffords since 2007?
Jared Lee Loughner targeted Gabrielle Giffords since 2007? Damn those violent tea baggers! Damn you Sarah Palin! Oh wait, there was no Tea Party around in 2007, and Sarah Palin was just some unknown Governor in Alaska that no one had heard of at that time. Back in 2007 “dissent was patriotic” according to then Senator Hillary Clinton, and the “Kill Bush” Propaganda, images, and signs were getting positive publicity in the lame stream media. It seems like so long ago doe...

NY Tea Party Leader: Arizona Shootings Deplorable
Portraits of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) and Federal Judge John Roll stand in a makeshift memorial. ( John Moore/Getty Images) NEW YORK (WCBS 880/AP) — A leader of the New York State Tea Party called the shootings in Arizona a “deplorable tragedy” and said the group was offering its deepest condolences to the Victims. “Although the New York State Tea Party and all of its members nationwide speak out passionately in regard to the future of our American nation, we h...

A demonstration of disturbing trends in American political culture
The shooting of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, in an attack that left six others dead, was nothing less than an Assassination attempt. And while we don't yet know what noxious idea inspired the alleged assailant to kill, we can see in the assault a manifest demonstration of several disturbing trends in American political culture. Start with guns: Legally, they are sacrosanct. And not just any guns. In Arizona, any “law-abiding” person over 21 is allowed to carry a conceale...

A disturbing story about American political culture
Last updated Sunday, Jan. 09, 2011 9:08PM EST The shooting of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, in an attack that left six others dead, was nothing less than an Assassination attempt. And while we don't yet know what noxious idea inspired the alleged assailant to kill, we can see in the assault a manifest demonstration of several disturbing trends in American political culture. Start with guns: Legally, they are sacrosanct. And not just any guns. In Arizona, any “law-abiding”...

Suspect will also face local charges
Pima County Attorney Barbara LaWall vowed Sunday to pursue charges against 22-year-old Tucson gunman Jared Lee Loughner for his attacks on citizens whose cases fall outside the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts. The U.S. Attorney’s Office on Sunday filed five counts against Loughner. He is accused of killing two federal employees, U.S. District Judge John M. Roll and a Staffer to Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, of trying to assassinate Giffords (D-Ariz.), a member of Congress, and of attempti...

Arizona shooting suspect charged with trying to assassinate Rep. Giffords
Federal authorities also charged Jared Lee Loughner, the Arizona shooting suspect, with two counts of Murder. President Obama calls for a moment of silence Monday at 11 a.m. EST....

911 tape of Arizona shooting released
The audio tape of the 911 emergency call placed moments after the Arizona shooting has been released. On the tape the caller can be heard saying Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and several others had been shot, and describing the gunman's appearance. Six people were killed when he opened fire at an event hosted by Ms Giffords in Tucson. She was shot in the head but is expected to recover. The suspect, identified as Jared Loughner, is facing five counts of Murder and Attempted Murder. ...

Mr Kurtz, He Dead Wrong
If one were to try and muster the most pious response to the attempted Giffords Assassination - and actual Assassination of a Federal Judge - it would be hard to beat this: I hate to say this, but the blame game is already under way. It began within hours of Saturday's horrifying shooting of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and nearly 20 others, even before the gunman was identified. One of the first to be dragged into this sickening ritual of guilt by association: Sarah Palin... H...

The Weekend That Was
A troubled 22-year-old College Student, Jared Lee Loughner, has been charged with trying to assassinate Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, during a shootout that left 20 people (Read more...) ...

Woman, 61, helped subdue gunman
Source: Los Angeles Times A business owner, she'd come to thank Rep. Gabrielle Giffords for supporting the economic stimulus bill. After a man opened fire, she snatched his ammunition magazine and helped hold him down. ... When the gunshots started, Maisch dropped to the ground and watched the gunman, allegedly Jared Lee Loughner, shoot at people ahead of her in line, including the woman directly in front of her, who was shielding her teenage daughter. When Loughner paused to reload, two men tac...

Moderate Giffords an unlikely target for hate crime
With her warm brown eyes, friendly manner, Astronaut husband and moderate political views, Arizona Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was an unlikely target for what investigators indicate was a hate-fueled shooting rampage in her Tucson district. A Blue Dog Democrat and fiscal conservative, Giffords has taken a tough line on Immigration Reform -- her district shares a 100-mile border with Mexico -- and in support of Gun Rights. Her more Controversial recent votes in Congress include supporting...

Will the Grown-Ups Please Come Forward?
Yesterday, I had the unfortunate duty of breaking the story of the shooting in Tucson on Race42012 . One of the first things I posted was “This is the kind of thing where politics should be the furthest thing from everyone’s mind.” Unfortunately, that isn’t what happened.  Almost immediately, accusations came up blaming Sarah Palin, the Tea Party and basically all of the political right in this country for what happened.  Leading voices on the left: Paul Krugman, Andrew S

Just Nuts
Six people are dead in Tucson, and a sitting US congresswoman is in critical care after having survived an Assassination attempt. This is both a personal tragedy for the families of the Victims involved, and a national stain - we’re not long on political assassinations, over here. Getting rid of politicians is what the Ballot Box is for. I watched enough of Jared Lee Loughner’s YouTube channel to realize that the kid was just plain nuts. Delusional. Possibly paranoid. Waiting t...

Democrat to introduce bill banning crosshair graphics in wake of AZ shooting
Politicians love a crisis.  It gives them an excuse to push silly freedom-killing laws that will do nothing to address a perceived problem, but makes them feel good. The map in question is one used by Sarah Palin in an ad showing targeted districts in the 2010 Elections. The Left Wing Daily Kos used a similar map targeting blue dog Democrats for defeat, but little mention is made of that map outside conservative web sites. Apparently, the Mainstream Media thinks such graphics are only dange...