Opinion: Yes, the Tea Party and Palin Do Deserve Criticism

[30BulletHoles]

It makes me sick that anyone would use this tragedy as an excuse to "shut up" another group. I don't recall this much hyperbole by the media towards muslims or big mouth clerics when the FT Hood shooting happened

 

[SoonerDVM]

Anyone who thinks the recent poilitical rhetoric of the right caused this nutbag to kill innocent people can march right on back to namby-pamby land, cause they're way too sensitive to be engaged in politics or listen to the news.

I don't think anything he saw or read was the cause of what he did. I think it's possible that something he read was the final trigger, but if it were, then it would have been something else next week or the week after.

But I am SICK to DEATH of the way politics have been conducted in this country for the last 20 years or so. SICK of it. And while I won't entertain for a moment the idea that some silly computer graphic put up by Sarah Palin on her website is responsible for this, I am DAMNED glad that there's public attention on this subject. Also, I will not shed a single tear if everyone involved tones it down as a result of all the attention. Not one tear.

 

[Shadowrider]

From the article quoted in the O/P I see a whole bunch of hypocrisy.

Notice what side all of this seems to come from. I haven't seen of anything of this sort from the Tea Party....

For your enjoyment.
http://michellemalkin.com/2011/01/1...mate-of-hate-an-illustrated-primer-2000-2010/

 

[TerryMiller]

J.B.,

With all due respect, Sir, I really expected better of one within the legal community. Really? What happened to innocent until proven guilty? I realize that the horrific action is one that is difficult to rationalize, but hopefully you will reconsider your thoughts.

As things are unfolding, it appears that the Arizona shooter had comments on a "social media" site where he listed Mein Kampf and The Communist Manifesto as some of his favorite books. A series of twitter comments by a former classmate of his related that the shooter was a liberal.

The man was denied entry into the military because of mental evaluations. He was kicked out of college until "he could prove mental treatment" to solve his mental problems.

To come now and blame Palin, the Tea Party, Right-Wing radio, gun owners, without ANY evidence to prove the blame is a senseless effort by the media and politicians. The one who is guilty is the shooter, no one else.
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[JB Books]

They all suck.

I think Sooner DVM's point is you all are quick to condemn the Left without any regard for the wrongs by the Right. (Say that 5 times quickly)

They all suck.

 

[SoonerDVM]

From the article quoted in the O/P I see a whole bunch of hypocrisy.

Notice what side all of this seems to come from. I haven't seen of anything of this sort from the Tea Party....

For your enjoyment.
http://michellemalkin.com/2011/01/1...mate-of-hate-an-illustrated-primer-2000-2010/

Yep. That's quite an assortment of fringe craziness. How many of those shown in the examples have the standing of the Tea Party, the GoP, the Dems, Fox News, or MSNBC?

Let's be honest here... you go out into the fringe in ANY direction, you get craziness.

 

[JB Books]

J.B.,

With all due respect, Sir, I really expected better of one within the legal community. Really? What happened to innocent until proven guilty? I realize that the horrific action is one that is difficult to rationalize, but hopefully you will reconsider your thoughts.

As things are unfolding, it appears that the Arizona shooter had comments on a "social media" site where he listed Mein Kampf and The Communist Manifesto as some of his favorite books. A series of twitter comments by a former classmate of his related that the shooter was a liberal.

The man was denied entry into the military because of mental evaluations. He was kicked out of college until "he could prove mental treatment" to solve his mental problems.

To come now and blame Palin, the Tea Party, Right-Wing radio, gun owners, without ANY evidence to prove the blame is a senseless effort by the media and politicians. The one who is guilty is the shooter, no one else.
.

And with all due respect, I don't much care what you expect of me. I simply posted an article for debate, like I often do. I didn't write it. Why would you impose an expectation on me of something not of my own creation?

 

[ch1966]

The Cholla Jumps

by James Kelley
Jared Loughner is a product of Sheriff Dupnik’s officewith 28 comments

This is the report that Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik has been dreading since the tragic event on Saturday January 8.

The sheriff has been editorializing and politicizing the event since he took the podium to report on the incident. His blaming of radio personalities and bloggers is a pre-emptive strike because Mr. Dupnik knows this tragedy lays at his feet and his office. Six people died on his watch and he could have prevented it. He needs to step up and start apologizing to the families of the victims instead of spinning this event to serve his own political agenda.

Jared Loughner, pronounced by the Sheriff as Lock-ner, saying it was the Polish pronunciation. Of course he meant Scott or Irish but that isn’t the point. The point is he and his office have had previous contact with the alleged assailant in the past and that is how he knows how to pronounce the name.

Jared Loughner has been making death threats by phone to many people in Pima County including staff of Pima Community College, radio personalities and local bloggers. When Pima County Sheriff’s Office was informed, his deputies assured the victims that he was being well managed by the mental health system. It was also suggested that further pressing of charges would be unnecessary and probably cause more problems than it solved as Jared Loughner has a family member that works for Pima County. Amy Loughner is a Natural Resource specialist for the Pima County Parks and Recreation. My sympathies and my heart goes out to her and the rest of Mr. Loughner’s family. This tragedy must be tearing them up inside wondering if they had done the right things in trying to manage Jared’s obvious mental instability.

Every victim of his threats previously must also be wondering if this tragedy could have been prevented if they had been more aggressive in pursuing charges against Mr. Loughner. Perhaps with a felony conviction he would never have been able to lawfully by the Glock 9mm Model 19 that he used to strike down the lives of six people and decimate 14 more.

This was not an act of politics. This was an act of a mentally disturbed young man hell bent on getting his 15 minutes of infamy. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department was aware of his violent nature and they failed to act appropriately. This tragedy leads right back to Sherriff Dupnik and all the spin in the world is not going to change that fact.

Here's who you can blame.

Me thinks the liberal loudmouth sheriff doth protest too much.

ETA great post Buzz!

 

[yukonjack]

And with all due respect, I don't much care what you expect of me. I simply posted an article for debate, like I often do. I didn't write it. Why would you impose an expectation on me of something not of my own creation?

Do you ever have any original thoughts of your own??? You can do better then this.

 

[JB Books]

Do you ever have any original thoughts of your own??? You can do better then this.

WTH? I simply posted an article like many other people do. Should they all do better?