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Congresswoman and Staff Gunned Down
tkprit writes "What a shame that a Congresswoman makes herself available to her constituents and she and six of her staff were gunned down for the effort. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona was shot, along with members of her staff, for trying to hear the concerns of the people she represents."
CNN reports that at least 12 people were shot by the gunman. According to NPR, "The suspect ran off and was tackled by a bystander. He was taken into custody. Witnesses described him as in his late teens or early 20s." Update: 01/08 20:07 GMT by S : Other sources are reporting she's still in surgery, and early reports have been amended to list Congresswoman Giffords in critical condition.
Ha ha! Sarah got one! Way to go Tea Partiers take your country back!
http://www.facebook.com/notes/sarah-palin/dont-get-demoralized-get-organized-take-back-the-20/373854973434
You fucking shit-cocks.
the rest 11 ? all of you are asking and updating about the congresswoman. what about the 11 other people ? ffs.
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"This matters"
That in no way means it "matters" in a way that justifies posting it here.
There are many things that "matter", shall we forget the purpose of Slashdot and turn it into a generic news site? To what purpose?
"This post is an artistic work of fiction and falsehood. Only a fool would take anything posted here as fact."
"particular brand is simply more prevalent on the Right"
Oh fuck you.
The Death of a President 2006
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0853096/
Bloomberg blaming the Tea Party for the SUV bomb in New York.
Endless accusations of "racism" or whatever the heresy of the week because of opposition to some utterly unrelated policy.
The constant screeching of "Bush is Hitler!!!"
Maher's disappointment that Cheney wasn't killed during a visit in Afghanistan.
"This doesn't solve anything."
Not strictly true, though that is a deeply cherished illusion. If you disagree with someone on how the country should be run, and they do not change, or stop, and their movement is a sufficient threat, violence is an option.
The US was founded on violence, the people killed, wounded, and maimed their lawful government until it packed up and went back to England. Right or wrong, whatever those are at any given time, have NOTHING to do with the effectiveness of political violence. Mao was right in that power flows from the barrel of a gun, so choose a side and make sure they have more guns. That "side" can include the current government (has MANY guns!) or something else, but it still comes down to firepower in the end.
"This post is an artistic work of fiction and falsehood. Only a fool would take anything posted here as fact."
In principle I agree with you, but the thing is that a lot of people saw this sort of thing coming. There has been a lot of commentary and, at least in my own discussions, worry, about the winking incitement to violence that has been broadcast since Obama was elected.
Wrong, it started when Bush was elected. A lot of the strong anti-government movement started With Bush, pushed by people like you stating the government was a bunch of jackboot thugs.
So this is really reaping what you have sown, even though you wished for a different target at the time.
The shooter you see was a nut-case very much into government hatred, communism and flag burning. Not exactly the type to follow Palin or indeed any of the "America First" people. Just a crazy hater whose hatred was fueled long before Obama ever saw office.
"There is more worth loving than we have strength to love." - Brian Jay Stanley
According to his YouTube video" explaining his views.
So much for all the accusations by the Dems against Reps, Fox News and the Tea Party.
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Countries that have strict gun control laws also have strict controls over the press and other ways that freedom is repressed. What proper "scientific controls" can you possible put in to suggest if or if not such gun control laws actually work in a free and open society?
In most other countries that have strict gun control laws, the leaders of the government wouldn't possibly have or need to have such open interchange with its citizens on this level. Being able to be alone on a one on one basis with your local congressman, even if you are a complete stranger to that congressman, is to me something that ought to be encouraged.
It may be possible that you are correct, but I don't consider this to be the gospel truth in terms of a proven fact that gun control legislation actually does anything to reduce incidents like this. My fear is that an incident like this will expand the role of the Secret Service or Capital Hill Police Department to become a much larger bureaucracy than they already are.... something I sure hope doesn't happen. This is an unfortunate incident by an idiot who couldn't confine his anger to free speech or to the ballot box.
Then again, the shooter may have felt frustrated that the system is so corrupt that he couldn't use the soap box, the ballot box, or the jury box to get his point across. That is the real tragedy, as the ammo box should be a last resort option.
Actually, it's your assumption that you extreme level of cowardice is acceptable in a grown human being that is naive. Most men, women and even children are able to get along each and every day without the sorry need for the mechanical manhood enhancement that you are trying to justify.
And give up on the whole "ACORN" thing. It was a fucking bunch of community organizers, not some brownshirts.
So, as long as they are "community organizers" supporting whichever candidate is closest to Marx, voter fraud is OK? Would you be so forgiving if a conservative group, say, a Southern Baptist church was turning in thousands of forged voter registration cards?
your stupid teabagger "movement", as contrived and astroturfed by morons like Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin (and even that Rand Paul asshole), is just another way of shoring up more money for the wealthy.
Strange. I don't understand how smaller, less powerful federal government will "shore up more money for the wealthy".
It's amazing how two corporate run and controlled parties can jockey for support by forcing wedge issues into the forefront while still steadily increasing the income and wage disparity to epic new levels
Well, Welcome to the TEA Party. See, us TEA Party supporters are for less federal government and more local control... and really nothing else. See, your third parties stand a much better chance at the local level, where the TEA Party wants power consolidated. You want to weaken the two big parties, take away their power. That starts with moving the power out of Washington and into your neighborhood.
Of course, you don't understand any of that because you've heard on MSNBC, Democratic Underground, DailyKOS, Huffington Post, or wherever, that the TEA Party is a bunch of racists out to burn books, reintroduce slavery, put gays in reeducation camps and force your kids to read The Bible in public schools. Of course, none of that is true, but don't let facts dispel you hatred.
Societies are still judged by how they treat their least fortunate
Really? By who? Who judges societies by "how they treat their least fortunate." You do realize that the absolute poorest in America live an above average standard of living when compared to the rest of the world, right? So tell me again how we "fail. Epically."?
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