[silverleaf]

We fart in their general direction

[jackibutterfly]

"Contrast this to the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Arizona Democrat, which triggered a huge — and largely manufactured — debate about the devastating effects of incendiary rhetoric. In particular, the media and political class blamed Sarah Palin, conservative talk radio and the American right for the tragedy — ...."

WHY are people so afraid to use the word, "atrocity"??? THIS incident was NOT a tragedy, it was an ATROCITY! Just like 9/11, Norway, ANY school shootings, Oklahoma City, etc. Those were ALL atrocities, NOT tragedies. A tragedy is a car crash, a flood, a plane crashing - things that are disasters that we cannot control. When it's a disaster that is deliberate, use the word, ATROCITY!!! Please!