AZ sheriff blames political rhetoric

[LuciferSam]

No, his comments at that press conference were just over the top. I honestly can't believe people are trying to politicize the whole thing. Kinda sad.

A politician was specifically targeted by somebody with strong political leanings at a political gathering. It was politicized from the start.

 

[rheffron]

There have been incidents with Giffords' office before- brick through the window after the health care vote, and apparently pretty regular protests outside it with extremely ugly language involved.

So you've got someone who is being repeatedly harassed, who is by all accounts a genuinely nice person who tries her best to do the right thing for her constituents and who is described as not having a malicious bone in her body. (If she were Christian, she'd well fit the description of following Jesus' recommendation to turn the other cheek)

And when nice people put themselves on the line for that kind of action from not so nice people, it's not necessarily a partisan action to put a description on the people who have repeatedly harassed her.

If I am not mistaken, Jesus was a Jew.

 

[30ashopper]

A politician was specifically targeted by somebody with strong political leanings at a political gathering. It was politicized from the start.

I've not read anything indicating she was targetted due to her politics. I have read she may have been targetted due to her religion though.

 

[LuciferSam]

I've not read anything indicating she was targetted due to her politics. I have read she may have been targetted due to her religion though.

Don't you think she was targeted because she is an office holder? Whether or not it was because of her specific stances, I don't know, but I can't escape the political nature of the crime. Of course there were other factors. I think the governor of AZ has a responsibility to comment on the hate that is spewing through her state regardless of whether a link can be established between the Arizona political climate and this shooting. Now is as good a time as any to bring these issues to the forefront, and as far as I'm concerned, this climate exists across our nation to a degree. Why did that idiot Palin take the gun sights off her web page? Because she obviously knew all along that it was alluding to second amendment remedies. She was just too stupid to realize until now how far reaching and tragic the consequences of her philosophy could be.

 

[GoodWitch58]

Arizona massacre suspect: 'I planned ahead' - CNN.com

"Also recovered in the safe was an envelope 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," the affidavit states.

it looks as though he had planned to kill her...

 

[30ashopper]

Don't you think she was targeted because she is an office holder? Whether or not it was because of her specific stances, I don't know, but I can't escape the political nature of the crime. Of course there were other factors. I think the governor of AZ has a responsibility to comment on the hate that is spewing through her state regardless of whether a link can be established between the Arizona political climate and this shooting. Now is as good a time as any to bring these issues to the forefront, and as far as I'm concerned, this climate exists across our nation to a degree. Why did that idiot Palin take the gun sights off her web page? Because she obviously knew all along that it was alluding to second amendment remedies. She was just too stupid to realize until now how far reaching and tragic the consequences of her philosophy could be.

"Something bad happened in the world!" ->

(long squiggly twisted line of convoluted lefty logic) ->

"It's Sarah Palin's fault!"



That was a good one, got another? We could use a little more humor in the world this weekend.

 

[LuciferSam]

"Something bad happened in the world!" ->

(long squiggly twisted line of convoluted lefty logic) ->

"It's Sarah Palin's fault!"



That was a good one, got another? We could use a little more humor in the world this weekend.

My Palin remark was an aside, but answer the question. Why did she feel the need to take down her idiotic gun sights? Not saying this is Sarah Palin's fault. Just saying she is a low-life piece of sh-- who fosters a culture of ignorance and violence perhaps due to her own ignorance, insecurity, pettiness, lack of awareness, and lack of conscience.

 

[scooterbug44]

I am not saying that Palin is directly responsible for this tragedy (yet).

But when she literally draws gun sights on a politician who gets shot along with many others and then immediately starts destroying evidence when the incident occurs it isn't a huge leap or some 'long squiggly twisted line of convoluted lefty logic.'

Palin spews idiocy, lies, irresponsibility, and fiery rhetoric. That will be the case whether there is a link between her and this incident or not.

 

[30ashopper]

My Palin remark was an aside, but answer the question. Why did she feel the need to take down her idiotic gun sights? Not saying this is Sarah Palin's fault. Just saying she is a low-life piece of sh-- who fosters a culture of ignorance and violence perhaps due to her own ignorance, insecurity, pettiness, lack of awareness, and lack of conscience.

I read about that, and I think it was a silly mistake. I wouldn't have taken something like that down in response to something like this.

 

[Lake View Too]

I read about that, and I think it was a silly mistake. I wouldn't have taken something like that down in response to something like this.

Silly mistake? What do images of crosshairs, talk of "second admendment remedies", and rhetoric about "reloading" have to do with civil political debate? She is a hate-monger and a fear-monger.