oh, Albion I think folks like US know Loughner was a left wing psycho, but if you queried the ‘man on the street,’ or the average ABC/NCB/etc news viewer, they’d assure you the shooting was all about the ugly tone of political discourse in the country brought about by Republicans and that vicious Tea Party. Nothing about the actual shooter or his political leanings.
Just google “giffords shooting” and see what shows up. You don’t have to do much scrolling to see pix of Glenn Beck, Sarah Palin and Rush Limbaugh! This Administration is good at propaganda if nothing else.
Gosh. Guess we'll have to have a cup of coffee soon to sort this out!