Sarah Palin: Hopefully Media Have Learned to Not Play "Knee-Jerk Blame Game" with Shooter’s Motives

Breitbart ^ | 14 Jun 2017 | Matthew Boyle

[KC_Lion]

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who was wrongly and inaccurately blamed when Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-AZ) was shot several years ago, is standing up for Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont saying he is personally not responsible for the actions of his apparent supporter.

Palin, in an exclusive statement to Breitbart News, called for the media industry to be more careful than they were back when Giffords was shot—specifically asking for “media integrity” when it comes to learning the motives of the shooter of House Majority Whip Steve Scalise at the GOP congressional baseball practice on Wednesday morning.

“Prayers for healing are raised for all victims of today’s horrific violence, while we with lift up thankfulness that lives were not lost,” Palin told Breitbart News. “While justice is now sought upon the capture of the deranged attacker, an additional prayer must be for no acceptance of a rush to destroy anyone else in this horrible incident. Those seeking political advantage reacted so recklessly and irresponsibly the last time a member of Congress was brutally attacked, as media inexplicably played a knee-jerk blame game assuming that attacker’s motives. Today’s shooter appears to be a Bernie Sanders supporter and campaign volunteer. But Bernie Sanders is not to blame. Maybe the media have matured enough to allow coverage of this most recent violence to focus on facts, because media integrity will be crucial as America witnesses today’s events unfolding and, on behalf of our Congressional Representatives, we all seek justice.”

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Thank You!

[dforest]

I agree with you. Sarah never went out and encouraged violence.

I hate to say it but I believe Bernie, just days before, had some over the line tweets that make him somewhat culpable for taking some degree of blame. He didn’t call for shooting, but he certainly insinuates soft violence.

[left that other site]

Indeed. Now, of course, he disavows it, but the Internet is FOREVER.

Let’s find that Tweet, if we can!

[KC_Lion]

Thank You agere_contra, very important points that everyone seems to be forgetting.

Michelle Malkin also has this: NYT blames Palin's 2010 map for Loughner's fixation w/Giffords that began in *2007.*

[GOPJ]

Thanks