Palin, Beck correspond over shootings

Rush Limbaugh: It's 'Insane' to Link Sarah Palin to Tucson Shootings
Don't blame Sarah Palin. Right-wing Talk Show host Rush Limbaugh says media outlets "are unnecessarily stirring up the country" in the wake of the fatal Arizona shootings and attempting to tie the tragedy to the colorful Rhetoric used by him and Sarah Palin, among others. "Reporters are bending over backwards to link this shooting to me, to Sarah Palin, to an entire industry -- Talk Radio," he said Monday on his syndicated program. "Only in these instances is something said in the media, said to...

Why Sarah Palin Won't Be President.
One of the criticisms Progressives often make of Barack Obama is that he spends far too much time trying to make his opponents like him, and not enough time worrying about what his supporters think of him. Sarah Palin , on the other hand, has the opposite problem: she spends all her time speaking to those who are already within her bubble of support, and no time thinking about how she can persuade those who aren't already on her side. Her reaction to the Gabrielle Giffords shooting has cast this...

Glenn Beck Reaches Out to Victim of Shooting
“Sarah, as you know, peace is always the answer. I know you’re feeling the same heat — if not much more — on this. I want you to know you have my support. But please look into protection for your family. An attempt on you could bring the republic down. Please, call Gavin de Becker in Los Angeles. He is the guy that protects me. They are, bar none, the best. There are nut jobs on all sides.” Yeah, Sarah Palin could bring down the republic; she’s been working o...

That’s Political Entertainment!
EMOTE CONTROL Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart, Sarah Palin, and Glenn Beck. In Morning Glory, last year’s most underrated movie comedy, go-getter breakfast-show producer Becky Fuller (Rachel McAdams, divine), in a burst of exasperation, explains the facts of life to journalistic warhorse Mike Pomeroy (Harrison Ford, face furrowed with mental indigestion): “The world has been debating news versus entertainment for years, and guess what? You lost!” Which hasn’t stopped the l...

Glenn Beck Says 9/11 Truthers Are Dangerous, But Frequent Host of Beck's Show is a 9/11 Truther
I’d normally rather have a root canal than watch Glenn Beck’s show, but today I wanted to see how he would try to spin away all responsibility for his insane Extremist Rhetoric. And sure enough, he came up with a real jaw-dropper. Here’s a Screenshot; these are the people he thinks are really, really dangerous (not him): I almost couldn’t believe this one. Because Beck has had a 9/11 Truther guest hosting his show, and more than once: Judge Andrew Napolitano, who went on ...

Glenn Beck Says 9/11 Truthers Are Dangerous, But Guest Host of Beck's Show is a Truther
I’d normally rather have a root canal than watch Glenn Beck’s show, but today I wanted to see how he would try to spin away all responsibility for his insane Extremist Rhetoric. And sure enough, he came up with a real jaw-dropper. Here’s a Screenshot; these are the people he thinks are really, really dangerous (not him): I almost couldn’t believe this one. Because Beck has had a 9/11 Truther guest hosting his show, and more than once: Judge Andrew Napolitano, who went on ...

The Morning Plum
* Obama steps up: The President is set to travel to Arizona tomorrow to attend the Funeral service of the Shooting Victims, and he is expected to give a Speech about tolerance, a theme he may reprise in the State of the Union address. But Obama's advisers are uncertain about the exact message he should send: It is not clear whether ideology motivated the alleged shooter, Jared Loughner, and Obama's advisers may conclude it unwise for the president to lecture the nation on mutual respect -- whi...

NBCs Mitchell Digs Back to 2005 to Locate Becks Hate Speech, But Cant Find Any on MSNBC
There’s no evidence political vitriol of any kind drove Jared Loughner’s murderous rampage, ABC, CBS and NBC all acknowledged, but that didn’t deter them on Monday night from taking up the left-wing line holding Conservatives culpable as NBC, incredibly, managed to castigate Sarah Palin and go back more than five years to find an incendiary quote from Glenn Beck – but couldn’t find anything over the line from its own Keith Olbermann or Ed Schultz. “It was, by ...

It's On: Pawlenty Jabs Palin Over 'Crosshairs'
Possible Republican presidential hopeful Tim Pawlenty took a jab at Sarah Palin, saying he wouldn't have used gun crosshairs to target Rep Gabrielle Giffords and others. "I wouldn't have done it," the former Minnesota Governor told The New York Times on Monday when asked if he would have created a map like the one posted last year on Sarah PAC's website showing crosshairs on lawmakers who supported Health Care reform. You must login to comment. The Fox Nation is for those opposed to intolerance,...

Butterflies Taking Turns in Attracting Mates
Jennifer Armstrong provided the link to a story about the squinting bush brown butterflies. From the article: Squinting bush brown butterflies use reflective "eye spots" on their wings to attract potential mates. Males born in the wet season beat their wings to flash their spots but in the dry season females grow brighter spots instead and take the lead. This behaviour could benefit females, allowing them to control mating when fewer food resources are available. Published in the journal Scie...

Taking, Not Placing, Responsibility
In the wake of Saturday's tragic shooting in Tucson, Arizona, we're beginning to take a long overdue look at the state of our political debate. But that examination needs to be honest. There are times when both the right and the left are equally guilty of some sin or other, and the press' instinct to characterize every problem as the equal responsibility of both sides does no harm. This is not one of those times. The simple, unavoidable fact is that it is the right that has been purveying the r...

Arizona shootings: Left and right at odds over effects of toxic politics
Glenn Beck with Sarah Palin at Time's 100 most influential people in the world gala on May 4, 2010. Photograph: Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Time Inc On his Radio Show this morning, Glenn Beck, the sometimes incendiary talkshow host, was all sympathy for Sarah Palin. "I know you are feeling the same heat on this," he said, reading out his exchange of email with the firebrand leader who has been accused of helping to create the toxic environment of current American politics. Forty-eight ho...

Media Matters For America Calls Out Rupert Murdoch, Fox News, Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin
David Brock (r) and friends. (Hey, is that Bawney Fwank I see?) Oh please. Now David Brock has his panties in a bunch because Beck used vampire imagery and compared him to a “smelly kid in third grade.” (Media Matters) — Today, in response to the tragic shooting in Arizona and the increasing focus on the tone of political discourse, Media Matters for America founder and CEO David Brock issued an Open Letter to News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch asking him to rein in Fox News persona...

Glenn Beck to Sarah Palin: An attempt on you could bring the Republic down (Daily Caller)
Read more stories from The Daily Caller Justin Bieber: 7th most popular woman on the web Pollster Frank Luntz goes after 'violent' remarks on Huffington Post, MoveOn and Daily Kos Fanatical Fans: Professional sports team's finest [SLIDESHOW] Hinojosa voices support for bill that curbs 'threatening' Speech against lawmakers Politico’s Ben Smith gives credence to baseless SPLC comments on Tea Party connection in Arizona shooting In the wake of Saturday’s Tucson, Ariz., shooting that left...

Sarah Palin Tells Glenn Beck: "I Hate Violence"
Sarah Palin and her campaign website targeting Congressional Democrats. On his radio program on Monday, Glenn Beck described an email exchange with Sarah Palin over Saturday's tragedy in Tuscon. Beck said Palin told him, "I hate violence." Beck said he wrote to Palin urging her to look into security measures in the wake of the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and others because "there are nutjobs on all sides." He told listeners he gave the former Alaska Governor the name of the security fir...

Glenn Beck to Sarah Palin: An attempt on you could bring the Republic down
Laura Donovan writes for The Daily Caller. She moved to DC upon graduating from the University of Arizona, where she served as opinions editor and news reporter for the college newspaper. Her work has appeared in Townhall Magazine and the Huffington Post college section, among other publications, and she has appeared on Clash Radio. In the wake of Saturday’s Tucson, Ariz., shooting that left Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords in critical condition, six dead and more than a dozen injured, for...

Beck says America's fate depends on Palin hiring security
Now that Sarah Palin has decided to communicate through Glenn Beck's Radio Show, we get to hear pearls of wisdom like this: "But please look into protection for your family. An attempt on you could bring the republic down." -- Glenn Beck, giving advice to Sarah Palin in the aftermath of the Arizona shootings. If Palin needs security, she should get it, but it's pretty remarkable that Glenn Beck believes the fate of the Republic hangs in the balance. We do not presently face an existential cris...

Beck Channels Palin on Tucson Shooting
Yahoo! Buzz On his radio program Monday, the conservative talk-show host told his viewers about an email exchange he had Sunday with the former Alaska Governor and potential 2012 Presidential Candidate, who has faced criticism for a map she posted last year that used cross hairs to identify 20 Democratic lawmakers she wanted to see ousted from office in the November election. One of the lawmakers singled out on the map was Rep. Gabrielle Giffords , an Arizona Democrat who was severely wounded in...

Palin e-mails Beck claiming to hate violence, war
By Michael J.W. Stickings Politico: Sarah Palin reached out to Glenn Beck over the weekend, and Beck read some of their email exchange on his Radio Show this morning. "Sarah, as you know, peace is always the answer. I know you are felling the same heat, if not much more on this," Beck wrote. Beck expressed concern about Palin's safety, and urged her to hire the same Los Angeles-based security firm that he uses. The rhet...

Can't We All Just Get Along?
I would like to know what rock David Gergen has been living under for the last two years if he thinks this tragedy in Arizona is possibly just the beginning of a period of violence. Someone needs to tell him to go read our contributor Jon Perr's post if he actually hasn't been paying attention to how many people have already been killed over the last couple of years. We don't need to know "what part of that culture" of violence led to the actions by the shooter in Arizona to know that it's long ...

2012 Candidates Weekly Update 1/11/10
PAC: Vast majority of MICHELE PAC money went to Iowa politicians or PACs (National Journal, 1/10). Religious Right: Potential 2012 bid wins plaudits from Religious Right Activists (RWW, 1/10). Indiana: Makes 7th State of the State address with emphasis on education (South Bend Tribune, 1/11). Religious Right: Invited to speak at the Freedom Federation’s Awakening 2011 along with other potential 2012 Candidates (RWW, 1/10). Iowa: Listed to address Iowa Renewable Fuels Association in Des Moi...

Hate, violence, extremism: Krugman on the Arizona shooting
By Michael J.W. Stickings Just to drive the point home, allow me to quote Paul Krugman, who yesterday made the case that many of us have been making the past few days: When you heard the terrible news from Arizona, were you completely surprised? Or were you, at some level, expecting something like this atrocity to happen? Put me in the latter category. I've had a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach ever since the fina...

Recall news: String cheese
—Oaxaca String Cheese "La Original" produced by Surtex Foods of South Gate, Calif. The 17.63-ounce packages can be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes or cause Food Poisoning. Listeria infections can kill young Children and sick and elderly people. They can also cause miscarriages and stillbirths. The cheese was sold in California through retail stores and distributors, with an expiration date of 01/09/2011. No illnesses have been reported. Contact the company at 323-357-5900. Calif. ...

Bill would lift ban on booze at Indiana State Fair
Visitors to the Indiana State Fair will be able to drink a cold Beer or sip Indiana wine as they chow down on fried food if one lawmaker gets his way. Rep. Robert Cherry, R-Greenfield, has filed a bill to lift a longtime ban on Alcohol at the annual fair. He told The Journal Gazette of Fort Wayne that Alcohol sales could provide needed revenue to the State Fair and allow the event to showcase Indiana wine and beer. State Fair spokesman Andy Klotz said the State Fair Board and Commission has sign...

Angelinos Ill be on IMRU on KPFK Tonight Talking News
As you may know, IMRU is SoCal’s longest running radio program, having started in 1975. The show airs Mondays 7-8pm (Pacific) on KPFK 90.7 FM in Los Angeles and 98.7 FM in Santa Barbara. You can also listen online or download an archived show at KPFK.org. kpfk.org/ Check out IMRU here. There is also a listener call-in line: 818-985-5735. The show will open with a newscast; I’m up around 7:11. I’ll be discussing the Arizona shootings, the Prop 8 trial and the Repeal of Don’...