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Gabrielle Gifford
Jan. 9th, 2011 08:36 pmAs I'm sure everyone is aware, yesterday, US Representative Gabrielle Gifford was shot once in the head by Jared Loughner. Loughner, a loner with a host of bizarre beliefs, like the US should return to the gold standard (a favourite of unctous shill Glenn Beck), and that the government is trying to control the people through grammar (if Facebook and Twitter are any indication, they are failing miserably). Loughner opened fire with a Glock semi-automatic, hitting Gifford in the head, and killing seven others, including a federal judge and a nine year old girl. Gifford, despite a bullet transiting through her brain, is still alive, and in critical but stable condition.
Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik warned on Saturday that “freedom of speech does not come without consequences” and describing Arizona as “the capital, the mecca, for prejudice and bigotry.” Today Dupnik expanded on the warning, saying, “when the rhetoric about hatred, about mistrust of government, about paranoia of how government operates” reaches a fever pitch, it “has impact on people, especially (those) who are unbalanced personalities to begin with.”
Loughner's motives for the killing are not yet known. Whether he targeted Gifford for her political actions, her party affiliation or simply as the closest federal politician is still a mystery. Personally, I doubt it will be the last. Following the passage of the ACA bill, Gifford was one of several Democratic congress members who suffered vandelism at their offices last fall. Opponents of the bill in numerous areas published home addresses either over the radio or on the internet, suggesting that they deserved to face the anger of the people who opposed the bill.
It will get worse.
( And why Sarah Palin is a lier )
Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik warned on Saturday that “freedom of speech does not come without consequences” and describing Arizona as “the capital, the mecca, for prejudice and bigotry.” Today Dupnik expanded on the warning, saying, “when the rhetoric about hatred, about mistrust of government, about paranoia of how government operates” reaches a fever pitch, it “has impact on people, especially (those) who are unbalanced personalities to begin with.”
Loughner's motives for the killing are not yet known. Whether he targeted Gifford for her political actions, her party affiliation or simply as the closest federal politician is still a mystery. Personally, I doubt it will be the last. Following the passage of the ACA bill, Gifford was one of several Democratic congress members who suffered vandelism at their offices last fall. Opponents of the bill in numerous areas published home addresses either over the radio or on the internet, suggesting that they deserved to face the anger of the people who opposed the bill.
It will get worse.
( And why Sarah Palin is a lier )
