Another concern arises amid the crisis in Arizona

Democrats Scramble To Exploit the AZ Shooting With Anti-Gun And Anti-Speech Legislation
The nation is still reeling after the horrific Mass Shooting in Arizona this weekend, which left Rep. Gabrielle Giffords fighting for her life, multiple bystanders injured, and six dead, including a nine-year-old girl and a Federal Judge. People were clamoring for answers, and the left wasted no time blaming the tragedy on Sarah Palin and the Tea Party. Once the shooter was identified, it quickly became clear that Jared Lee Loughner was an anti-government, anti-religion nut with no discernible t...

Terror in Arizona: Just another 'isolated incident'? Funny how that list keeps mounting
It's fundamental to their Psychology, as Digby often observes, for right-wingers to constantly portray themselves as Victims -- indeed, the American Right long ago mastered the art of flipping reality on its head and turning attempts to hold them accountable for their predilection for violence into a vicious and unfair attack on their honor -- of turning the perpetrators into Victims and the Victims into perpetrators. In 1870, it was the "bloody shirt". Today, in the wake of the Gabrielle Giffor...

'Get Down! Get Down!' As Gunfire Erupts in Arizona
Monday, January 10, 2011 By Pauline Arrillaga, Associated Press Tucson, Ariz. (AP) - She arrived right on time - smiling, as Gabrielle "Gabby" Giffords so often did, as she made her way through the small crowd that had assembled for her first "Congress on Your Corner" gathering of the new year. The meetings had become one of her hallmarks as a congresswoman, a way to get face-to-face with the people she served and hear them out, from those who cheered her close re-election to those who oppo...

Alleged Arizona gunman appears in court
The alleged gunman behind a shooting that killed six and wounded 14 others in Tucson, Arizona appeared in court Monday, head shaven and saying little, an AFP reporter said. Jared Loughner, who was overpowered by heroic bystanders after allegedly trying to assassinate a US lawmaker on Saturday, said little beyond answering "yes" to questions from the judge in the state capital Phoenix. The Federal Judge agreed to the assignment of Judy Clarke, who represented the Unabomber and 9/11 conspirator ...

Arizona gov. focuses on Saturday shooting in State of State
In a somber opening address of the new session of the Arizona legislature  Gov. Jan Brewer (R-Ariz.) said that the Saturday shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) was an assault on American Democracy. "Saturday's events were not just an attack on those individuals we loved and lost but an assault on our constitutional republic, on our democracy," Brewer said "Arizona is in pain. Yes, our grief is profound. We are yet in the first hours of our sorrows but we have not been brought down....

L.I. Rep. To Introduce Gun Legislation In House
Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (FILE-Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - Long Island Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, one of the strongest gun-control advocates on Capitol Hill, said she has been offered federal protection in the aftermath of Saturday’s shooting that left Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords fighting for her life. McCarthy said the FBI and Capitol Police asked her if she wanted body guards in light of shootings. The congresswoman said her first instinct was to reject it, ...

Barbara Walters: 'I'm Feeling Bad for Sarah Palin'
“I’m feeling bad for Sarah Palin because I don’t think that’s what she should have said, and certainly crosshairs are very scary,” Barbara Walters said on "The View." “This is a deranged young man. This is a Timothy Mcveigh. Whether this happened because there is violence - too much commentary, too much violence as you say we’ve talked about. Sometimes we do it here we get so angry.” You must login to comment. The Fox Nation is for those oppo...

Barbara Walters: Unfair To Blame Sarah Palin As Some Are Doing
Not surprisingly the topic of conversation on today episode of The View was the tragic events of this weekend in Arizona that saw six innocent civilians killed and Rep. Gabrielle Giffords put into critical condition. Almost immediately after the news broke of this event, many on the left pointed to an image put fort by Sarah Palin’s PAC that included Controversial cross-hair imagery on a number of Congressional Districts in play (including Giffords’.) Today Barbara Walters defended P...

Whack jobs don't NEED encouragement
The left is in attack mode. The Arizona shooting and attempted Assassination of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords has caused many of them to circle the wagons and attack folks ranging from Glenn Beck to Sarah Palin. Truth be told, they’re reaching in almost every instance, and they forget that the insane can make up their own encouragement. I remember the horror of Oklahoma City, seeing that smoking crater where hundreds lost their lives to a madman. Timothy Mcveigh has become a household n...

Judges Purpose in Seeing Giffords Could Be Legally Significant
Was U.S. District Court Judge John M. Roll just being sociable when he dropped by an appearance by Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) in Tucson on Saturday, or was he planning to discuss official business? Does it even matter, given the horror of that morning? Yes, it could matter, legally speaking. At first glance, Roll’s state of mind might appear irrelevant, given the tragedy that unfolded on Saturday morning, when Roll was shot dead and Giffords gravely wounded in a rampage that killed ...

How Georgia congressmen view security in wake of Arizona shooting
WASHINGTON -- Law Enforcement officials have scheduled a security briefing for all members of Congress on Wednesday, and congressional leaders are considering changes to try to provide more protection to members in the wake of the Arizona shooting. Ga. Politics news, helpful links PolitiFact Georgia » Ray McBerry: "You’ll find blacks in almost every regiment throughout the South who fought right alongside white Southerners," during the Civil War. The moves come as some me...

Could Arizona shooting have been prevented?
By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor WASHINGTON | Mon Jan 10, 2011 4:51pm EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jared Lee Loughner, the 22-year-old Arizona man charged with killing six people and injuring 12 others, including Representative Gabrielle Giffords, clearly scared more than a few people. Instructors at his college, as well as friends and neighbors, have said they expressed concerns about Loughner's behavior in the months before he opened fire at a gathering at a Tucson Shopping Mall on Sa...

AZ Gov: Tucson Shootings an Assault on Democracy
"Tragedy and terror sometimes come from the shadows - and steal our joy and take away our peace," Brewer said during her remarks. "That happened on Saturday when a gunman took away people we love, innocent people, and outstanding public servants - like U.S. District Judge John M. Roll." Six people were killed and 14 injured on Saturday in Tucson, Arizona, when 22-year-old Jason Lee Loughner allegedly opened fire at a political meeting being held outside of a Supermarket. Democratic congresswoman...

Obama urges U.S. to pull together after Arizona shooting rampage
Steve Holland, Reuters · Monday, Jan. 10, 2011 WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama mourned Victims of an Arizona gunman on Monday and steered clear of a debate on whether harsh U.S. political Rhetoric inspired the attack on a U.S. congresswoman. Meanwhile in Arizona, Jared Lee Loughner, the suspect in Saturday's shooting made his first court appearance. As many members of his own Democratic Party decried the often rabid level of political discourse in the country, Mr. Obama said he is...

Dick Morris Op-Ed: There Are No Politics in Murder
The conventional wisdom of the media establishment that strident and outspoken political debate catalyzes violence is an absurdity! Telling people to "kill pigs" as the sixties radicals did, in fact, encouraged violence. But vigorous political debate and strongly or even passionately held views have nothing whatever to do with the decision of some nut to kill a Congressman or a president. You must login to comment. The Fox Nation is for those opposed to intolerance, excessive government control ...

Giffords shooting suspect held without bail
Jared Lee Loughner, the man accused of shooting Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D), was orderd to be held without bail by a Federal Judge on Monday. Judge Lawrence Anderson also set Loughner's preliminary hearing for Jan. 24 at 1:30 p.m. Arizona time. According to the Associated Press, Loughner appeared in a federal courtroom in Phoenix donning a tan inmate jumpsuit and a shaved head. Loughner, 22, is accused of killing six and wounding 14 in a Shooting Spree at a meet-and-greet for Giffor...

Gabrielle Giffords shooting: Jared Loughner 'believed he could fly'
A schoolfriend of Jared Loughner, the main suspect in the shooting of Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, has spoken about his friend's obsessions with dreams, chaos and government....

"How Did He Fall Through the Cracks?"
The weekend shooting of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, which killed six bystanders, shows the consequences of an economy that focuses primarily on financial gain, and ignores the human cost. As About.com Guide to Conservatives Justin Quinn asks: The shooter was identified Saturday evening as Jared Lee Loughner, a man whose Internet ramblings (which were taken down after the shooting) further identify him as mentally ill. ...The real question for the people of Arizona should be how som...

Jared Loughner's behavior never reported to mental health authorities: official
Despite mounting concerns about his bizarre and disturbing behavior, local Mental Health authorities in Pima County, Ariz. said Monday that no one reported any concerns to them about Tucson mass shooting suspect Jared Lee Loughner. Loughner is accused of shooting 20 people on Saturday, killing six and wounding 14, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D). "To the best of our knowledge, he was never and is currently not enrolled in our system," said Neal Cash, president of the Community Partnership...

Brewer sets aside fiery rhetoric
PHOENIX — Today Gov. Jan Brewer set aside her signature fiery Rhetoric that marked the 2010 campaign season, instead striking a somber tone during her Speech that commemorated the Victims of a shooting rampage in Tucson and marked the start of the new legislative session. “I had intended to deliver a State of the State address to you today — remarks that outline an exciting and solid plan for Job Creation, education, and Tax Reform … But, not now. Not today,” Bre...

Democrats Scramble To Exploit the AZ Shooting With Anti-Gun And Anti-Speech Legislation
The nation is still reeling after the horrific Mass Shooting in Arizona this weekend, which left Rep. Gabrielle Giffords fighting for her life, multiple bystanders injured, and six dead, including a nine-year-old girl and a Federal Judge. People were clamoring for answers, and the left wasted no time blaming the tragedy on Sarah Palin and the Tea Party. Once the shooter was identified, it quickly became clear that Jared Lee Loughner was an anti-government, anti-religion nut with no discernible...

Lawmaker Urges Ban on Clips Linked to Shooting
Monday, January 10, 2011 By David Espo, Associated Press Washington (AP) - A longtime Senate Gun Control advocate announced plans Monday to introduce Legislation banning high-capacity ammunition clips like the one linked to a weekend shooting that left six dead and an Arizona congresswoman gravely wounded. Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., said he would introduce the measure to re-establish a prohibition that lapsed in 2004 on clips that feed more than 10 rounds at a time. "The only reason to ...

The Left's McCarthyism
Get alerts when there is a new article that might interest you. It would be merciful if, when tragedies such as Tucson's occur, there were a Moratorium on sociology. But respites from half-baked explanations, often serving political opportunism, are impossible because of a timeless human craving and a characteristic of many modern minds. The craving is for banishing randomness and the inexplicable from human experience. Time was, the gods were useful. What is thunder? The gods are angry. Polythe...

Arizona Shooter a Marxist-loving, Hitler-loving, Bible-hating Atheist Doper
Bryan Fischer, American Family Association Jared Lee Loughner's idea of great reading The dead bodies hadn’t even been taken to the morgue before CNN invited a Cartoonist - a cartoonist! - on to blame the shootings of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Federal Judge John Roll, a nine-year-old girl, and numerous others on Conservatives. Winger blogger and Daily Kos founder Markos Moulitsas couldn’t wait to pin the whole thing on the right and Sarah Palin in particular: “Mission acco

5 Strangest Explanations for Jared Loughner's Attack (The Atlantic Wire)
WASHINGTON, DC – There's no shortage of media speculation as to why Jared Loughner chose to attack Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Commentators have suggested possible roles for overheated political Rhetoric, mental illness, and even Sarah Palin's Controversial "crosshairs" map. But some explanations have been less conventional. Here are the five most unusual arguments so far about what led Loughner to his awful act. 'Did Pot Trigger Giffords Shooting?' That's the headline on a much-mocked rece...