Posted on 01/10/2011 10:41:03 AM PST by Sub-Driver
Limbaugh says Dems playing politics with Giffords shooting
CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney
Washington (CNN) - Conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh offered a vigorous defense of himself and Sarah Palin Monday in response to claims from some media commentators and those on the left that some of their charged statements and colorful language may have inspired the Arizona shootings.
"[The media] is unnecessarily stirring up the country in ways that don't merit," Limbaugh said on his radio program Monday. "It's fatuous and silly to even verify and justify these accusations by defending them. The premise is insane, it's silly, it's beneath these people. Or is it? It is who they are."
Limbaugh's comments come in response to accusations that the charged political atmosphere of 2010 – of which Limbaugh, Palin, and others played a central role – may have incited the use of violence among troubled individuals like Jared Lee Loughner, the suspect that is accused of opening fire outside a Tucson supermarket, where Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was meeting with constituents Saturday.
"We are we constantly admonished not to rush to conclusions. Now…reporters are bending over backwards to link this shooting to me, to Sarah Palin, to an entire industry - talk radio," Limbaugh said. "Only in these instances is something said in the media said to influence public behavior.
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there is another post here reporting that the shooter was of the “alternative lifestyle” choice too. No confirmation as of yet.
How about PETA or the ALF? They make frequent use of crosshairs.
The MSM has their template regardless of the issue. If jimmy carter were attacked by a bunny rabit today, the MSM would blame talk radio and fox news.
...”Rush and Beck have been great today. Exposing the left like nobody can”...
And, that is why they are hated by the left who want more than anything to shut them up.
I agree, and it could get worse for them than that, if they keep this up.
This gives us the chance in rebuttal to point out the left leanings of Loughner, Clay Duke, the Panama City city council shooter, Joe Stack, the Texan who flew his plane into the IRS building, also that the asian dude who held hostages at the Discovery headquarters in DC was an enviro nut, and the Unabomber had dog-eared and underlined copies of Al Gore's "Earth in the Balance" in his wilderness cabin.
Who couldn't see a pattern here, that reveals that the left is where most deranged violence, death, and destruction emanates from.
If we were all honest about this, when we hear of some senseless event like this, we should automatically think-left wing nut job, given the recent history.
LOL have they ever been interested in the truth
I agree. Only the shooter is responsible. But if one wants to look further, then the next one would be this creepy Sheriff Dupnik. He failed, and failed badly to prevent it. From his own statements, it is obvious he is not suited for the job. He is way to out of touch with the world.
I will never forget the Witch doing that.
Rush just reported that the left is dropping the assault on the right and is now calling for outlawing of guns... he says they are all over the media with this as of noon. FR predicted this Saturday.
LLS
I saw a couple of times yesterday morning that his Myspace entry said he "liked men".
Haven't seen mention of that again. Has it been scrubbed?
Yep. . . . Barack Hussein They Bring A Knife To A Fight We Bring A GUN Obama . . .
The left could care less what it is. If you tell those dumb asses to ban bread they will be in force in front of the bakery.
I doubt this guy ever listened to Limbaugh or Beck, so way the blame.
This from his own You Tube page; why would anyone think a Marxist would ever listen to Rush or Glen:
YouTube page of alleged Giffords event shooter lists Mein Kampf, Communist Manifesto among favorite books:
Jared Lee Loughner, the man believed responsible for the shooting of Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and the murder of at least five others Saturday, left his MySpace friends a “goodbye” before his page was apparently taken down.
His YouTube page, in which he lists both The Communist Manifesto and Mein Kampf among his favorite books, is still operational. Incidentally, Congresswoman Giffords is Jewish.
All the info on the page is listed in the past tense.
Loughner posted several confusing videos on his page, some of which deal with a “Mind Controller” and references to residents of Arizona Congressional District 8, Gifford’s district, as “illiterate”.
“I am able to control every belief and religion by being the mind controller,” Loughner wrote in one video post. “No! I won’t play debt with a currency that’s not backed by gold and silver! No! I won’t trust in God,” he said in another.
How do you say Riechstag Fire?
Now I’m reading where this stalker of Sarah Palin is on his way to Alaska or is already there. He’s trying to get his restraining order lifted. God help us if she’s shot by a Left wing idiot. I’d bet the MSM would come out saying it was a TP member who wanted to start something.
The High Sheriff of Pima County stepped right in it. He is a liberal idiot!
These kind of ads caused the killings ... Isn’t that the way liberals think? Let’s paint them with their own brush...
This time, the idiot actually did it.
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