Posted on 01/11/2011 5:15:16 PM PST by pissant
The charge: The Tucson massacre is a consequence of the "climate of hate" created by Sarah Palin, the Tea Party, Glenn Beck, Obamacare opponents and sundry other liberal betes noires.
The verdict: Rarely in American political discourse has there been a charge so reckless, so scurrilous and so unsupported by evidence.
As killers go, Jared Loughner is not reticent. Yet among all his writings, postings, videos and other ravings - and in all the testimony from all the people who knew him - there is not a single reference to any of these supposed accessories to murder.
Not only is there no evidence that Loughner was impelled to violence by any of those upon whom Paul Krugman, Keith Olbermann, the New York Times, the Tucson sheriff and other rabid partisans are fixated. There is no evidence that he was responding to anything, political or otherwise, outside of his own head.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
“Charles Krauthammer picks and choses when he’s going to be a conservative? “
The same conclusion would be reached by any honest observer.
Since Dr. K is a psychiatrist, his opinion holds great merit.
Touche!
And just like the little girl with a curl in the middle of her forehead, when he is bad he is horrid!
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