Statement by Governor Tim Kaine on the Shooting in Arizona

On the Arizona Shooting
On the Arizona ShootingSunday, January 9th, 2011 I’ll not be blogging it because I made a vow I’m not going to give people attention here just because they want it, and see bashing Sarah Palin as a way of getting the attention. That’s what has been going on for a long time now, and regrettably the shooting has turned into another example of it. Ooh ooh ooh, if I can echo the Jane Fonda Twitter line that Palin caused the shooting, people will pay attention to ME ME ME! Not pla...

Audio: 911 Calls Following Mass Shooting in Arizona
Authorities release 911 calls outside following the shooting outside the Safeway in Arizona ...

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...

Near fatal shooting of Jewish congresswoman shakes Arizona community
Friends and associates describe Gabrielle Giffords as a friendly and strong woman; House Speaker Boehner: This is a sad day for our community....

Boehner Statement: 'I Am Horrified' By Giffords Shooting
Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) released this statement on the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ): "I am horrified by the senseless attack on Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and members of her staff. An attack on one who serves is an attack on all who serve. Acts and threats of violence against public officials have no place in our society. Our prayers are with Congresswoman Giffords, her staff, all who were injured, and their families. This is a sad day for our country." ...

Cantor Statement: I Am 'Deeply Horrified' By Giffords Shooting
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) has issued a statement in response to the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) today. I was deeply horrified to learn today of the shooting of Representative Gabrielle Gifford and others in Tucson. Our thoughts and prayers are with Congresswoman Giffords and her family, her staff, and the residents of Tucson on this sad day. As this serious situation continues to develop, I remain in close communication with Democratic leaders, the Speaker's offi...

Westboro Baptist Church To Picket Funerals Of Arizona Shooting Victims
Source: Huffington Post Westboro Baptist Church, the Topeka church known for its inflammatory anti-gay Protests, plans to picket the funerals of the six people gunned down in Arizona on Saturday. In a flier posted on its web site, the Controversial church writes, "THANK GOD FOR THE SHOOTER -- 6 DEAD!" The flier claims that the shooting of both a House member and a Federal Judge is god's punishment for judicial and Congressional action against the WBC. "God sent the shooter to shoot you! And He'...

Arizona shooting dead: Gabe Zimmerman
Gabe Zimmerman, 30, was Miss Giffords's director of community outreach and had organised the event at the Safeway Supermarket....

Arizona shooting dead: Dorwin Stoddard
Dorwin Stoddard, 76, was a retired volunteer at the Mountain Avenue Church of Christ....

After Virginia Tech
A reader reminds us of then-Gov. Tim Kaine's words after the Virginia Tech shooting: "People who want to take this within 24 hours of the event and make it their political hobby horse to ride, I've got nothing but loathing for them," Kaine said at a Tuesday evening news conference. "To those who want to try to make this into some little crusade, I say: Take that elsewhere. Let ...

Moment Of Silence
Statement just out from President Obama: "Tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. eastern standard time, I call on Americans to observe a moment of silence to honor the innocent Victims of the senseless tragedy in Tucson, Arizona, including those still fighting for their lives. It will be a time for us to come together as a nation in prayer or reflection, keeping the Victims and their families closely at heart." Obama will observe the moment of silence with staff on the South Lawn, according to the White Hou...

Pelosi Leads Moment of Silence for Shooting Victims
Nancy Pelosi led a moment of silence Saturday, for the Arizona Representative Gabrielle Giffords who was shot in the head earlier that day. At a planned event in San Francisco, Pelosi said Giffords is a "brilliant and patriotic American," according to the Associated Press. Giffords was hospitalized after being shot at a public event in Tucson, Arizona. The congresswoman is in critical condition after undergoing surgery Sunday morning. Doctors are optimistic for her survival, stating th...

Attack survivor 'disgusted' by sentence reduction
A man who survived a deadly knife attack involving the son of former Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez gave his first detailed account of the stabbing that resurfaced in headlines last week after former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger commuted Núñez's son's 16-year Prison sentence. "I'm just disgusted. It makes me sick to my stomach," Evan Henderson, 22, said of Schwarzenegger's decision - in one of his final acts as Governor. "I thought the whole thing was over. Now it seems never-ending." Du

Expect tightened security
* Security will be intensified in Springfield during Inauguration events because of the recent Assassination attempt of Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords… Illinois State Police will pay particular attention to people attending Illinois inaugural events Sunday and Monday in the wake of Saturday’s shootings of a U.S. representative and others in Tucson, Ariz. “We’re going to have a good number of officers, other initiatives and devices that will help make sure the Governor and other di

Schapiro: Governor's style problematic
As one of the few senior gubernatorial aides who knows his way around the General Assembly, Finkbeiner has done a disproportionate amount of heavy lifting for the boss, including the complex, hugely time-consuming — and unsuccessful — first stab at getting Virginia out of the liquor business. That flop showed, among other things, that Finkbeiner, a usually affable workaholic and the closest thing on McDonnell's staff to an eminence grise, can't do it all. Help may be on the way. Admi...

Arizona Shooter Jared Loughner Targeted Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords Back in 2007
"He was a political radical" "He was Left Wing" "As I knew him he was left wing, quite liberal" Loughner's leftwing High School friend Caitie Parker ("I went to high school, college, & was in a band with him") We know Loughner was a poltical radical back in 2007 according to High School friend, college friend, bandmate and fellow liberal Catie Parker.  The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Jared Loughner targeted Giffords as far back a...

Jared Loughner Charged in Federal Court
Here's the federal Complaint filed against Arizona shooting suspect Jared Loughner. An Indictment will be returned within 30 days. The U.S. Attorney's Press Release is here. Loughner is charged with the attempted Assassination of a member of Congress, two counts of killing a federal officer or employee, and two counts of Attempted Murder of a federal officer or employee. The Victims in counts 2 though 5 are Judge John Roll and Gifford Staffers, Gabriel Zimmerman, Pamela Simon and Ron B...

Giffords Shooting: 9-Year-Old Victim Was a 9/11 Baby, a 'Face of Hope'
© Facebook Christina Taylor Green, who was shot dead by a gunman in Arizona. Christina Green was on the Student council of her Elementary School, so on Saturday her mother's friend thought she might enjoy seeing government in action - the local congresswoman meeting with constituents outside a Supermarket near Christina's home. "I allowed her to go, thinking it would be an innocent thing," said the girl's mother, Roxanna Green, 45. It did not turn out that way. A gunman shot Representat...

Father of 9-Year-Old Shooting Victim Speaks
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Open Thread Candlelight Memorial
Here is another photo sent by Jay and Kathy Cross. They drove by Rep. Giffords’ office in Tucson, Arizona after dark and saw this beautiful candlelight memorial to the Victims of the shooting. Folks had been contributing to it throughout the day and in the candle glow, you can barely make out the outlines of photos, flowers and other items people brought. The thoughts of the country rest with the Victims and their families. Our thoughts are also with Jeanne and her family gathered on th...

Police say woman stabbed girlfriend
Iowa City, Ia. - An Iowa City woman stabbed her girlfriend in the back Thursday as she tried to move out of an apartment the two shared, police said Friday. Police arrested Jennifer L. Andrews, 31, Thursday on suspicion of domestic assault. The Victim had been living with the suspect off-and-on for several months, but the Victim was trying to move out when she was attacked, police said. ...

In Memoriam, Christina Green (9 Year-old Victim of Loughner)
Via the NYT: 9-Year-Old Victim Was a 9/11 Baby, a 'Face of Hope. So very, very sad. And it resonates on a personal level, as my youngest is nine as well,...

Free Speech, Foul Actions
The horrific attack on Rep. Giffords yesterday in Tucson has sparked a debate about, well, debate. Even as the media has acknowledged that the alleged gunman in custody had no ties to any political party or movement, many well-known anchors have tried to blame selected groups for the attack; in the absence of evidence, they fall back on innuendo and gossip, blaming their enemies for the "climate" they claim at least 'influenced' the crime. In such false and hateful accusations, these self-impre...

Former Phillies manager's granddaughter among Tucson victims
The young Victim, Christina Taylor Green, was also the daughter of Los Angeles Dodgers Baseball scout John Green. Dallas Green managed the Philadelphia Phillies team that won the World Series in 1980. "The Phillies organization expresses our heartfelt condolences to Dallas and ... the entire Green family on the senseless, tragic loss of Christina's life," the Phillies said in a statement. Frank McCourt, the owner of the Dodgers, said in a statement his team lost "a member of the Dodgers family....

Obama calls for moment of silence on Monday
Source: USA Today President Obama discusses the Rep. Gabrielle Giffords shooting on Saturday. CAPTIONBy Evan Vucci, APPresident Obama called for a national moment of silence at 11 a.m. Monday "to honor the innocent Victims of the senseless tragedy in Tucson, Ariz., including those still fighting for their lives." "It will be a time for us to come together as a nation in prayer or reflection, keeping the Victims and their families closely at heart," Obama said in a statement a day after the mass ...