US Congresswoman shot today in Arizona

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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,036
    Her father Spencer Giffords, 75, was rushing to the hospital when asked if his 40-year-old daughter had any enemies. "Yeah," he told The New York Post. "The whole tea party."

    Edit: And not making assumptions. Just saying.
  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    http://jaysays.com/2011/01/tea-party-op ... ting-m16s/
  • StillHere
    StillHere Posts: 7,795
    unlost dogs wrote:
    Jeanwah wrote:
    Reports are saying that Giffords is still alive, and in surgery.

    Hoping for the best... went back and edited the title and first post reflecting that.

    I'm not experienced with Twitter, but somehow found myself directed there by Google via a "live news feed" link. NPR, PBS and Fox were saying she was dead. I was watching CNN at the time, and eventually, quite a while after the initial reports, they also "confirmed" that she had died.

    Hard to figure out that we can have all these details about the shooter, eyewitness accounts, and live scenes, but can't reliably confirm whether someone is living or deceased.

    GSW at close range to the head... but you never know, depending on the trajectory it could be something that is survivable and hopefully without devastating neurological sequelae.

    Makes me think of Jim Brady, Reagan's press secretary.

    yeah, they were on cnn, still saying she had died, even when i went on after i saw your post. however, when the hospital made their report, they changed it to in surgery. that's not to say she hasn't passed. ... but i sure hope she hasn't. i also wish that the others had not as well. but things are not always as we'd have them be. i mostly hope from the bottom of my heart, that the child(ren) that were shot, are OK..and god forbid, their lives have not been taken.
    peace,
    jo

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  • StillHere
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    norm wrote:
    http://jaysays.com/2011/01/tea-party-opponent-of-gabrielle-giffords-called-to-remove-her-by-shooting-m16s/

    crazy people will see things as they choose to
    and take actions according to their own agendas
    i'm sure some people saw those "target cross-hairs" as literal representations of a target to be taken out
    its a shame what people do to one another
    seems i've been saying that so much lately :cry:
    peace,
    jo

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  • norm
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    StillHere wrote:
    norm wrote:
    http://jaysays.com/2011/01/tea-party-opponent-of-gabrielle-giffords-called-to-remove-her-by-shooting-m16s/

    crazy people will see things as they choose to
    and take actions according to their own agendas
    i'm sure some people saw those "target cross-hairs" as literal representations of a target to be taken out
    its a shame what people do to one another
    seems i've been saying that so much lately :cry:

    exactly...i have little doubt the tea party or palin actually wanted anyone shot...they were just trying to energize their base...but they fail to realize that there are some mentally unhinged people out there that will take that rhetoric literally...frankly it was only a matter of time before this happened
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,036
    "They really need to realize that the rhetoric and firing people up, and, you know, even things for example, we're on Sarah Palin's targeted list, but the thing is, that the way that she has it depicted has the crosshairs of a gunsight over our district. when people do that, you gotta realize there's consequences to that action."
  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,373
    DAMN! sad :(
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  • ledvedderman
    ledvedderman Posts: 7,762
    Young child died. So so sad
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  • norm
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    doctor said she is in critical condition but he believes she will recover
  • aerial
    aerial Posts: 2,319
    edited January 2011
    Davidtrios wrote:
    RIP Gabrielle Griffords- a true champion for abortion rights and healthcare reform.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSnJLSRAUcE

    Championed the killing of infants......Karma or a consequences to that action?
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  • arthurdent
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    aerial wrote:


    Championed the killing of infants......Karma?

    you are an idiot and a fool.
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  • ledvedderman
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    aerial wrote:
    Davidtrios wrote:
    RIP Gabrielle Griffords- a true champion for abortion rights and healthcare reform.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSnJLSRAUcE


    Championed the killing of infants......Karma?

    How disgusting on your part.
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  • KM43590
    KM43590 Posts: 298
    This is just awful. A 9 year old girl was killed during this... What could the possible motivation be in this tragedy? Political agenda's aren't worth human lives. United we stand, divided we fall people!
  • arthurdent
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    Jan 8, 3:53 PM EST

    AP sources: Ariz. gunman ID'ed as Jared Laughner

    By EILEEN SULLIVAN
    Associated Press


    WASHINGTON (AP) -- People familiar with the investigation tell The Associated Press that the gunman held in the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona and others has been identified as Jared Laughner.

    Little information is known immediately about Laughner - such as his background or a possible motive in the attack.

    U.S. officials who provided his name to the AP spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to release it publicly.
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  • unlost dogs
    unlost dogs Greater Boston Posts: 12,553
    aerial wrote:
    Davidtrios wrote:
    RIP Gabrielle Griffords- a true champion for abortion rights and healthcare reform.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSnJLSRAUcE


    Championed the killing of infants......Karma?

    Perhaps you can attempt to rationalize your point of view to the child who was shot.

    Oh wait _ she died.
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  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    federal judge john roll was killed
  • aerial
    aerial Posts: 2,319
    Who is the idiot? I am not talking about the other victims....I'm talking about the champion of killing babies.
    I do not feel she should have been harmed I'm just wondering if this could be some type of karma...lighten up
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  • unlost dogs
    unlost dogs Greater Boston Posts: 12,553
    aerial wrote:
    Who is the idiot? I am not talking about the other victims....I'm talking about the champion of killing babies.
    I do not feel she should have been harmed I'm just wondering if this could be some type of karma...lighten up

    Whatever.
    :roll:
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  • arthurdent
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    aerial wrote:
    I do not feel she should have been harmed

    right... :roll:
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  • ledvedderman
    ledvedderman Posts: 7,762
    aerial wrote:
    Who is the idiot? I am not talking about the other victims....I'm talking about the champion of killing babies.
    I do not feel she should have been harmed I'm just wondering if this could be some type of karma...lighten up

    I'm ready to get banned for this, but in the words of Dick Cheney...go fuck yourself. Your point of view is disgusting. There is no place in this world for acts of violence like this.
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