Wild West Politics?

[Undertoad]

One bullet to the head of Fred. If talking about it caused this to happen, he would be a dead man long ago and would continue to be dug up and shot every few weeks.

[TheMercenary]

[xoxoxoBruce]

No bullets, they're all lawyers, just pour salt on 'em.

[tw]

From the Washington Post of 9 Jan 2011:

Gabrielle Giffords battles for her life; shooting casts grim light on U.S. political discord
"Gabby did tell me that she was concerned," Moran said, using Giffords's nickname. "She did say it's really bad out there, particularly in a district like [hers]. She was very much troubled that Sarah Palin put her in the crosshairs." ...

The sheriff for the county that includes Tucson, Clarence Dupnik, expanded on statements he made the day before decrying the virulent rhetoric directed at many government officials. ...

Giffords was included on a controversial map of targeted Democrats issued by former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, who urged supporters: "Don't Retreat - RELOAD!"

How strange. The same rhetoric was preached by Likud. And then Rabin was assassinated. Oh. But that was just a coincidence. That both parties calling for murder were extremists. And that both got nutjobs to do what they wanted.

Has Sarah Palin put Manhattan Muslims on her schedule yet?

Maybe I too could get on Palin's enemies list. Nixon wouldn't have me.

Of course, the tea party has given a whole new meaning to this phrase: The Hit Parade.

[Pico and ME]

Except, I don't see anyone expressing any pangs of conscience over their dangerous and provocative words.

[Nirvana]

Is it a sign of the apocalypse when TW sounds like the sane one here?

[classicman]

Yes.

[classicman]

Interesting link that Dailykos had up...

[classicman]

Good local article here ...

Alleged Shooter in Attack, Described by Classmate as "Left-Wing Pothead"

A classmate of the man accused of shooting Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords this morning describes him as "left wing" and a "pot head" in a series of posts on Twitter this afternoon.

Caitie Parker did not immediately respond to our request for an interview, but her "tweets" in the hours after the shooting paint a picture of Jared Loughner as a substance-abusing loner who had met Giffords before the shooting. She says, Loughner described the congresswoman as "stupid and unintelligent."

We've confirmed that Parker and Loughner went to school together at Mountain View High School in Tucson and that both attended Pima Community College, so her claims of knowing Loughner seem to be legit.

Parker "tweets" that she and Loughner were in the band together and were friends until 2007 when he became "reclusive" after getting alcohol poisoning and dropping out of college.

She describes him as "quite liberal" and as a "political radical."

Below is a log of "tweets" posted by Parker beginning around the time of the shooting.

[Undertoad]

pot is often used by schizophrenics who are attempting to self medicate

[Nirvana]

Pot is used by lots of people to self medicate

[xoxoxoBruce]

He was also a rabid grammar nazi, and we know how ruthless they are.

[monster]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

He was also a rabid grammar nazi, and we know how ruthless they are.

• Especially when it comes to bullet points
• Now I'm really in trouble, aren't I?
• Tasteless

[skysidhe]

And what Mr. McGahee described as a pattern of behavior by Mr. Loughner, marked by hysterical laughter, bizarre non sequiturs and aggressive outbursts,
-nyt

I guess the parents were highly aggressive too.

[Nirvana]

Free speech has a price tag in this case it was too high. Think freedom of speech is really free? Try yelling bomb while you are being groped by the TSA.