Arizona Rampage Suspect Ordered Held Without Bail

Lynn M. Paltrow: Open Letter to Governor Sarah Palin -- How Will You Lead, What Will You Say?
Dear Sarah Palin, I am writing today about how you are responding to and how you will respond to the Assassination attempt on Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and the Murders of six other people. By way of introduction and background, I am a cousin of Congresswoman Giffords. I am also an ally of Dr. George Tiller, the Kansas doctor who provided Abortion services and who was assassinated on May 31, 2009. When the Congresswoman's offices were vandalized after her vote on Healthcare Reform, I wro...

Gunman in Arizona Shooting Held Without Bail, Assigned Lawyer Who Defended McVeigh
PHOENIX -- The nation got its first look on Monday at the 22-year-old loner accused of trying to assassinate Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Jared Loughner, head shaved, a cut above the right temple and his hands cuffed, scanned a packed courtroom and sat down. His attorney, who defended Oklahoma City bomber Timothy Mcveigh and "Unabomber" Ted Kaczynski, whispered to him. The judge asked Loughner if he understood that he could get life in Prison -- or the death penalty -- for killing Federal Judge John...

Polls: Shooting spree not due to rhetoric
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- Most Americans don't blame the shooting rampage in which Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was wounded on violent political language, two poll released Tuesday indicated. While 57 percent said the Mass Shooting in Tucson, Ariz., was not related to political Rhetoric, 32 percent said the two are linked, CBS News reported. The poll was conducted by the CBS News Polling Unit. GALLERY: The aftermath of the Rep. Giffords shooting There was a partisan divide with 69 percent of Repu...

Tucson shooting victim shielded wife from hail of bullets
By Brad Poole TUCSON, Arizona | Tue Jan 11, 2011 3:05pm EST TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) - An elderly man who died using his body to shield his wife from a withering hail of bullets when a gunman sprayed a crowd in Tucson on Saturday, was remembered for his heroics on Tuesday. Dorwan Stoddard, a 76-year-old retired Construction Worker, died saving his wife, Mavanelle, by covering her on the ground as the gunmen shot Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 19 others at a street corner congressional outreach ...

Ariz. Shooting Suspect to Appear in Court
The man accused of shooting Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., and 19 others faces court Monday and the chance of the federal death penalty because federal workers like Judge John Roll were among his Victims. Rather than a politically-motivated vigilante, 22-year-old Jared Loughner seems to fit the profile of the crazed, obsessed lone gunman -- and in his case, an isolated, deluded, lonely gunman. "He was probably ostracized to a significant extent by other people and that means he's not going ...

Newsweek: DHS tried to warn us about attacks from right-wing extremists, didnt they?
The title of the piece, printed above a photo of Loughner’s home and the now famous crazy-eyes mugshot: “The Missed Warning Signs.” Am I awake? Two years before the Tucson massacre, the Department of Homeland Security warned in a report that right-wing Extremism was on the rise and could prompt “lone wolves” to launch attacks. But the agency backed away from the report amid intense criticism from Republicans, including future House Speaker John Boehner. The report...

About that Republican who supports gun control ...
Ryan Grim at Huffington Post reports: Rep. Peter King, a Republican from New York, is planning to introduce Legislation that would make it illegal to bring a gun within 1,000 feet of a government official, according to a person familiar with the congressman's intentions. As I explored in a piece today, the chances that Gun Control Legislation will pass through this Congress, even in the wake of the Arizona Mass Shooting, are slim. But still, it's worth considering King's proposal. And if th...

Top Republican Rep. Pete King to Introduce Gun-Control Legislation
ABC News’ John R. Parkinson reports:  The chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security Peter King, R-New York, announced today that he will introduce a bill that would ban knowingly carrying a firearm within 1,000 feet of certain high-profile government officials.  [Mayor Michael Bloomberg] and I have discussed that we are introducing in the next several weeks Legislation which would make it a federal crime to carry a weapon within 1,000 feet of any event which is attend...

Rush Limbaugh Poetry: Democrats Helping Jared Loughner Avoid Jail
Let’s throw it to our top Arizona legal analyst, Rush Limbaugh, Esq., sitting in a hole of Excellent Broadcasting on the other side of the country: “This guy clearly understands he’s getting all the attention and he understands he’s got a political party doing everything it can, plus a local sheriff doing everything that they can to make sure he’s not convicted of Murder.” Poetic! Rush Limbaugh is using this opportunity of pundits’ examining their rhetor...

What President Obama should say (#obamashouldsay)
President Obama is scheduled to speak in Arizona Wednesday evening. The Speech will come four days after a gunman, identified by police as Jared Lee Loughner, killed six people and wounded 14 during a shooting rampage in front of a Tucson Supermarket. Among the dead: a nine-year old girl who aspired to enter politics and a Federal Judge. Among the wounded: Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.), the apparent target. Analysts and commentators around the web are giving the president advice regarding wh...

Turning Insanity Into Politics
. Like most of us I was shocked by the Murders in Tucson and I hope for a speedy recovery for Gabrielle Giffords. When our politicians are targeted it disturbs our sense of security and we question what kind of a society we are. That's only natural. Next to 911, the most shocking public event in my life was the Assassination of John Kennedy. Like 911 the memories are vivid. But, not every insane act by a "Lone Wolf" is a political event. A tragedy to be sure, but in this case even if Jared Lee L...

Exposed--documentation of Leftwing hate, threats
The concerted effort by the Leftwing, the Mainstream Media, and high-profile Democrats to blame Conservatives for the Tuscon shooting continues this afternoon. Senators Patrick Leahy and John Kerry alluded to the 'need to curb rightwing Rhetoric.'  Liberals in Congress have stated they wish to pass Legislation to curb certain forms of free Speech. One Congressman in particular stated this afternoon on Fox News that Sharron Angle, GOP Candidate for Senate in Nevada, was partly responsible fo...

The costs of protecting our elected officials against an assassins bullet
In light of last Saturday’s tragedy, the U.S. Congress is working an abbreviated schedule this week. Legislative action has been suspended through Wednesday of next week so that our elected leaders can join the rest of the nation in mourning a senseless tragedy. Once work resumes, the House is expected to entertain a proposal to extend armed security protection to all 535 members of Congress at all times. The idea, which is understandable in the light of recent events, has its roots in the...

Suspect in Arizona shooting held without bail
PHOENIX (AP) — The nation got its first look on Monday at the 22-year-old loner accused of trying to assassinate Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Jared Loughner, head shaved, a cut above the right temple and his hands cuffed, scanned a packed courtroom and sat down. His attorney, who defended Oklahoma City bomber Timothy Mcveigh and “Unabomber” Ted Kaczynski, whispered to him. The judge asked Loughner if he understood that he could get life in Prison — or the death penalty —...

Jared Lee Loughner - defense by mug shot?
Is he trying for an insanity defense with this Mug Shot? Judy Clarke has been appointed Jared Lee Loughner's federal public defender. She previously defended the Unabomber, Ted Kaczynski. (CNN): Jared Lee Loughner, the suspect accused of opening fire outside an Arizona Supermarket over the weekend, appeared calm and in control during his first court appearance Monday, but gave no indication as to how he would plead to the charges. The 22-year-old faces five federal counts connected to the Sa...

Report: Unabomber Lawyer Clarke to Represent Loughner
Yahoo! Buzz Since Sunday evening, the rumors have been out there that Judy Clarke, the lawyer who has represented a handful of notorious criminals throughout her career, will represent Jared Lee Loughner, the man accused of opening fire at a political event in Tucson on Saturday. CNN says it’s true now, citing a “federal judicial source.” (Click here, meanwhile, for a PDF of the federal charges filed against Loughner. Murder, Attempted Murder, Manslaughter and like Crimes of vi...

Loughner Held without Bail in Tucson Rampage
Like this Story? Share it: President Barack Obama stepped led the nation in a moment of silence to honor Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and the six people killed and 14 wounded in a shooting outside a Tucson Supermarket. Erica Hill reports. Erica Hill has an exclusive interview with Debbie Scheidemantel, Adjunct Professor at Pima Community College, who called the cops after having a classroom confrontation with Jared Loughner, the alleged gunman in the Arizona shooting rampage. Erica Hill talks...

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...

GOP lawmaker to introduce new gun control legislation
Congressman Peter King (R-NY) announced Tuesday he will introduce new Legislation making it illegal to knowingly carry a firearm within 1,000 feet of a member of Congress and Federal Judges.  The new law will also apply to anyone within 1,000 feet of the President or Vice President. Congressman Peter King today also announced that he will introduce Legislation that will make it illegal to knowingly carry a gun within 1,000 feet of the President, Vice President, Members of Congress or judges...

Infidel Bloggers Alliance
The Hill: Poll: Rhetoric, Arizona shooting unrelated By Jordan Fabian - 01/11/11 08:13 AM ET Almost 60 percent of the public believes that heated political rhetoric has nothing to do with an Arizona Shooting Spree that gravely wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D) and killed a Federal Judge. Fifty-seven percent of respondents in a new CBS News poll said rhetoric is unrelated to the shooting, while 32 percent said they believe the two are connected. Many pundits and lawmakers have keyed in on ...

Arizona shooting suspect appears in court
PHOENIX, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- A federal magistrate in Phoenix Monday ordered the man accused of shooting Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., and 19 others during the weekend held without bond. Jared Loughner, dressed in a tan detention uniform and shackled, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Lawrence Anderson, who appointed federal public defender Judy Clark as Loughner's attorney, The Arizona Republic reported. Anderson ordered Loughner held without bond, the Arizona Daily Star reported. Loughner is acc...

Arizona Shootings and open government
The attempted Assassination of Representative Giffords has brought out responses ranging from anger to blame. For those in politics, it is a sobering moment. The realization that there are people who either have very strong feelings and feel ignored, or those who are mentally unbalanced and fix blame for all ills against elected officials and who will take drastic action, is causing some to decide to go armed. Others are considering the idea of better security. For the rest of us, especially tho...

Tucson shooting victim shielded wife from hail of bullets
TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) - An elderly man who died using his body to shield his wife from a withering hail of bullets when a gunman sprayed a crowd in Tucson on Saturday, was remembered for his heroics on Tuesday. Dorwan Stoddard, a 76-year-old retired Construction Worker, died saving his wife, Mavanelle, by covering her on the ground as the gunmen shot Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 19 others at a street corner congressional outreach event. "We are just blessed that he is walking with the Lord n...

Giffords breathing on her own, doctor says
TUCSON | Tue Jan 11, 2011 1:30pm EST TUCSON (Reuters) - Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, gravely wounded in a shooting rampage, is able to breath on her own although she remains in critical condition, a doctor treating her said on Tuesday. Giffords was shot through the head by a gunman who sprayed a meeting with pistol fire in Tucson on Saturday, killing six people including a Federal Judge, a nine-year-old girl and one of Giffords' aides. "She's able to generate her own breaths. She's breat...

Giffords breathing on her own, doctor says
Giffords was shot through the head by a gunman who sprayed a meeting with pistol fire in Tucson on Saturday, killing six people including a Federal Judge, a nine-year-old girl and one of Giffords' aides. "She's able to generate her own breaths. She's breathing on her own," Dr. Michael Lemole told a news conference at University Hospital in Tucson. "I'm happy to say she is holding her own," he said. Lemole added that Giffords continued to be ventilated through a breathing tube "to protect her ai...