Posted on 01/09/2011 11:19:07 AM PST by Celtic Cross
Can we blame political rhetoric such as Sarah Palin's inflammatory 'Don't react, reload' for triggering the Safeway massacre? It is not yet clear why a gunman, believed to be 22-year-old Jared Loughner, went on a terrifying rampage in Arizona yesterday, killing six people and wounding a further 12.
But whatever his reasons, the local sheriff - who is coordinating the investigation with the FBI - believes it is time for America to do some soul-searching
'When you look at unbalanced people, how they respond to the vitriol that comes out of certain mouths about tearing down the government,' Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik told a news conference.
'The anger, the hatred, the bigotry that goes on in this country is getting to be outrageous. 'And, unfortunately, Arizona I think has become sort of the capital. We have become the Mecca for prejudice and bigotry.'
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He does really does. Reminds me of all the Lib Pundits.
Didn’t Rush L. Get blamed by Clinton for the OK City Bombing? We must expect this when ever a nut—even a leftist nut— turns to violence. Sad but a sign of the times. Never let a crisis, or in this case a tragedy, go to wast.
Wellstonian? nyaaa,, not quite yet..
hard to pass it up tho..
ya got guns, multiple fatalities, a large crowd,, oh and media.. lots of media,, then add new social media aspects and how it is used to create chaos and change..
Weird Times.. like a civilization is hellbent on destroying itself from within.. and to read some comments at news sites, succeeding.
Here is a Sheriff totally lacking in knowledge and understanding of the Constitution he has sworn to uphold.
This idiot needs to be voted out of office ASAP.
On the cable news channels last night, I saw Olbermann, Blitzer, and Geraldo all blame Sarah Palin for the shootings. I was expecting exactly that from Olbermann, was not surprised when Blitzer did it, but I was utterly disgusted that FOX would allow that scumbag Geraldo to say something that offensive. I’ve always had nothing but contempt for Geraldo, but FOX needs to hire his stupid ass.
Ever notice, how they are the “correct” people and position, *by default*? If we oppose their agenda, we are causing strife. Our speec opposing them is “vitriol”, no matter how civil we try to be. Does anyone remember Boehner opening the process in the house to include democrats? Of course not, that was last week. Does anyone remember Harry moving to end filibuster rules to remove power from the resurgent repubs? Of course not, that was last week too.
Of course, the strife and vitriol could just as easily be avoided, by them going along with the conservative agenda. After all, that is precisely the solution they offer us,, stop opposing themm so there will be peace.
This is not so much politics, as it is a bad marriage with a shrew, one who blames you for the discord that results from resisting her bullying.
I suspect that the Sheriff is terrified that he will be blamed for not providing adequate security. Though this really isn’t his fault, the idea that he is hypersensitive about it enough to want to divert blame probably means that he has some other, serious failings, that he is concerned could get him into trouble if he comes under the microscope.
“’The anger, the hatred, the bigotry that goes on in this country is getting to be outrageous.”
Is that your official position, punk? If it is what do you intend to do about it? Who is suspect #1 in your view? When may we expect you to act to protect society?
Any dimwit knows that the problem in AZ is magnified by the bitterness the democrat thugs have spread about “repression” ever since AZ decided it would just enforce existing law. Any “law officer” that thinks that letting some select group or another flaunt the law should be removed from his job.
Weapons like the 9mm Glock semi-automatic handgun used in yesterday's killing spree are readily available in a state with relaxed gun control laws.
Well I knew the Leftist Gun grabbers would be out in force as soon as I read about this Assination shooting spree.
These Leftist are incapable of seeing the other side of this debate. If one of Gifford’s aids had been carring concealed the body count could have been considerably smaller.
With a complete ban on handguns Gifford would very likely be dead. Loughner could have stabbed the congressman to death with any number of weapons. Loughner could have made a bomb vest and blown up the congressman and many by standers ala sudden jihad syndrome.
If a person is willing to trade his life for the life of a politician there is little you can do to prevent him from succeeding if the killer has the wits to plan it well.
The guy wasn’t really anti-semite, so much as an anti-Zionist. There’s a subtle, but distinct difference. One is a raging liberal and the other is a European style “right winger”, aka, a Neo-Nazi.
Face it, though, the guy was delusional, and trying to pigeon hole his ideology is a waste of time. The left is making a good attempt at it though, in an effort to exploit this tragedy for political purposes, very much like the Wellstone funeral.
What was it that those Black panthers, in Philadelphia, were filmed saying about whites, something about killing them and killing their babies?
You mean this one?
New Black Panther: "You gotta kill some crackas. Kill they babies."
I'll bet he has no evidence whatsoever to support his claim that verbal "vitriol" is responsible for attacks on govt officials.
There is a language of politics and all of these people know it. They are demagoguing about language that they engage in themselves.
Where is the 'hate speech' law now?
I was livid as I watched Geraldo last night, he need to go to cnn
Well sheriff, looks like you failed in your responsibilities to protect the citizens of your district, and now 6 people are dead....Oh, you don't like being blamed?... You couldn't have known? Why not?
You seem to have all the answers after the fact as to why this happened. If you had this insight, why didn't you have more security at this event; I mean after all with all those crazy Communist Manifesto-reading Tea Party types around and all.
Yeah, that’s the quote. Thanks.
Well, there are loopholes. Obama's Attorney General pointed out that hate crime laws cannot be prosecuted when the threats are directed at whites.
YouTube:Eric Holder Admits No Equality Under Hate Crimes Bill
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