You should read the the NPR Comments, or hell my wife made the mistake of reading the "Somethingawful" thread on it. The commentary is.... horrific.While being interviewed, a guy on CNN, just said "This was inevitiable, the right, and I'm speaking broadly, has been stoking the fires of hatred for a long time." That didn't take long for this to be blamed on conservatives/right wing ideology.
Wow, now they are saying that "AZ is a gun happy state, it's almost a fetish, so that is surely to blame"
According to Darci Slaten, University Medical Center public affairs officer, Gifford's death has not been confirmed.
"She is alive and in surgery right now," Slaten said.
Earlier, CNN and Fox News had both confirmed Giffords' death.
The guy walked up to a Congresswoman at an event she was having and shot her in the head - I think it's safe to say that he was targeting her, for whatever reason.
I think it would be nice if we could avoid getting into the politics of this for at least a little while.
And now there's some pushback. MSNBC is saying she's in surgery and there's also this:
LATE BREAKING: UMC officials confirm Rep. Giffords is in surgery. She has not been declared dead.
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Hoping that means more than just that it's not yet been declared.
I have said before that there has been a change in people's attitudes to politicians and we can expect more of this. It is seen in a increasing approval by people upsetting a politician's speech by verbal outrage.
There is so much hatred of both sides that some with mental imbalances will act on it. You see this tendency to make light of harm to the president. There was a recent thread here about a MMA fighter who wanted to beat down Obama. Many scoffed that he really didn't mean it and I doubt he actually wanted to attack the president. But is sets up a precedent that it is more and more okay to approve of such hatred.
While being interviewed, a guy on CNN, just said "This was inevitiable, the right, and I'm speaking broadly, has been stoking the fires of hatred for a long time." That didn't take long for this to be blamed on conservatives/right wing ideology.
Wow, now they are saying that "AZ is a gun happy state, it's almost a fetish, so that is surely to blame"
I respect what you are saying, but sorry, I am PISSED
NPR and Reuters say she's dead.
.................2:40 PM ET Death Reports Retracted
CNN, Reuters & NPR no longer report that Giffords is dead.
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2:44 CNN just said she is dead again