CBS News Poll: Most Americans Feel Rhetoric, Tucson Shooting Unrelated

Poll: Most Say Rhetoric, Killings Unrelated
From a deeply saddened CBS News: Poll: Most Americans Feel Rhetoric, Tucson Shooting Unrelated Posted by Daniel Carty January 11, 2011 Nearly six in 10 Americans say the country’s heated political rhetoric is not to blame for the Tucson shooting rampage that left six dead and critically wounded U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, according to a CBS News poll. So either our media master has better ratchet up their efforts or move on to their fall back position - Gun Control. In the wake ...

(Sharron) Angle: Media 'inappropriately attributing blame' for Tucson shooting
Source: The Hill Former Nevada Senate Candidate Sharron Angle denied her campaign Rhetoric helped motivate the Tucson gunman and accused the media of "finger-pointing towards political figures" to boost Ratings. Angle's suggestion during the midterm campaign that voters could pursue "Second Amendment remedies" to settle political differences with Congress has been widely criticized in the wake of the attack that left six people dead and Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) in critical condition. "I...

Sarah Palin Invokes Anti-Semitic Term Blood Libel in Reaction to Arizona Shootings
There has been extensive discussion about whether intensified hateful Rhetoric used in partisan debate may have incited accused Arizona shooter Jared Loughner to try to assassinate Rep. Gabrielle Giffords at her Congress on the Corner event Saturday, wounding 13 others and killing six.  Loughner himself has not yet explicitly expressed a motive, though Law Enforcement has uncovered evidence indicating an extreme political dislike for Giffords. Journalists such as Keith Olbermann and others ...

Pol suggest Democrat spin on Tuscon shooting not working
Image by Getty Images via @daylife CBS News: Nearly six in 10 Americans say the country's heated political Rhetoric is not to blame for the Tucson shooting rampage that left six dead and critically wounded U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, according to a CBS News poll. In the wake of the shooting, much focus has been put on the harsh tone of politics in Washington and around the country, particularly after a contentious Midterm Election. Rhetoric and imagery from both Republicans and Democrats hav...

Most Americans do not blame political rhetoric for AZ shootings, survey says
Stumble This! WASHINGTON - A majority of Americans reject the view that heated political Rhetoric was a factor in the weekend shootings in Arizona which killed six and critically wounded a congresswoman, a CBS News poll said on Tuesday. Since the Saturday incident in which Arizona Representative Gabrielle Giffords was shot at point-blank range, various politicians and commentators have said a climate in which strong language and ideological polarization is common may have contributed to the att...

Re: Defending the Tea Party
Katrina’s piece on the homepage looks at how Tea Party–backed lawmakers have responded to the whirlwind Rhetoric surrounding the Tucson tragedy. I caught up with Mark Meckler, co-founder and national coordinator for Tea Party Patriots, late last night. He confessed to having been bogged down in a “media frenzy” over of the past few days, and said he wasn’t exactly pleased with what he’d been hearing. “What we saw is an example of the depravity of people ...

U.S. majority doesn't blame rhetoric for Giffords shooting
WASHINGTON | Tue Jan 11, 2011 10:18am EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of Americans reject the view that heated political Rhetoric was a factor in the weekend shootings in Arizona which killed six and critically wounded a congresswoman, a CBS News said on Tuesday. Since the Saturday incident in which Arizona Representative Gabrielle Giffords was shot at point-blank range, various politicians and commentators have said a climate in which strong language and ideological polarization is com...

Most Americans Reject Tie Between Political Rhetoric, Arizona Shootings
While the Arizona shootings have triggered a national debate about whether the vitriol in political Rhetoric has gone over the top, 57 percent of Americans do not believe the heated partisan tone of public debate had anything to do with the gun rampage in Tucson, according to a CBS News poll released Tuesday. The connection between the state of political discourse and the shootings that critically wounded Arizon Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, killed six and injured 13 others had perhaps been put most ...

Krauthammer Op-Ed: Massacre Followed by Libel
The charge: The Tucson massacre is a consequence of the "climate of hate" created by Sarah Palin, the Tea Party, Glenn Beck, ObamaCare opponents and sundry other liberal betes noires. The verdict: Rarely in American political discourse has there been a charge so reckless, so scurrilous and so unsupported by evidence. You must login to comment. The Fox Nation is for those opposed to intolerance, excessive government control of our lives, and attempts to monopolize opinion or suppress freedom of t...

Congressman: If Violent Rhetoric Didn't Cause This Shooting, It Will Cause Next One
You must login to comment. The Fox Nation is for those opposed to intolerance, excessive government control of our lives, and attempts to monopolize opinion or suppress freedom of thought, expression, and worship. Read more... We invite all Americans who share these values to join us here at Fox Nation. 'Cautious Optimism' for Rep. Giffords Mark Kelly, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' husband, holds her hand in her room at University Medical Center in Tucson, Ariz. the day after the shooting rampage in ...

Sarah 'blood libel' Palin makes day to honor the victims all about her
Should we have expected anything else? Four days after the attempted Assassination of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords that left six dead and fourteen wounded, and on the day that Congress and the President will honor the Victims of this tragedy, Sarah Palin just happens to choose today to assure America that she is among the victims. In a carefully orchestrated video, complete with a large American Flag that apparently flutters next to her fireplace, Palin quickly gets her sympathy for the Victims and ...

Most Feel Rhetoric Unrelated to Shooting
A new CBS News poll finds 57% of Americans say the country's heated political Rhetoric is not to blame for the Tucson shooting rampage that left six dead and critically wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ). However, Republicans were more likely to feel the two were unrelated -- 69% said Rhetoric was not to blame; 19% said it played a part. Democrats were more split on the issue -- 49% saw no connection; 42% said there was. ...

Westboro: We Won't Picket 9-Year-Old's Funeral
Like this Story? Share it: Erica Hill talks to John and Roxanna Green, parents of Christina Green, the 9-year-old Victim of the Tucson shooting rampage. During a Press Conference for the injured victims of the Tucson, Ariz. shooting, Bill Hileman became overcome with emotion when describing his wife who was holding the hand of 9-year-old Victim Christina Taylor Green. Funerals and memorials have begun for victims of the Tucson shooting that killed six people. Ben Tracy reports. Westboro Baptist ...

CBS Poll: Support For Stricter Gun Laws Spikes After Tucson Rampage
The number of Americans who favor stricter Gun Laws has spiked significantly in the wake of the weekend Shooting Spree that killed six and left Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) in critical condition, reversing a long-running trend of declining support for more stringent Gun Control, according to a new CBS poll. In the poll, 47% of respondents said Gun Laws should be made tougher, while 36% said they should remain unchanged, and just 12% said they should be relaxed. While that means a slim plural...

Americas Intellectual Instigators of Hatred: Rheinische Post, Germany
Continuing with our look at the German press reaction to the attack in Arizona, columnist Frank Herrmann of the Rheinische Post expresses relief that finally, Americans are looking inward and asking what it means when holding public office is synonymous with risking one’s life. America is in a state of shock. The bloodbath in Arizona has shaken a nation which must recognize that when hateful Rhetoric poisons the political climate, brutal violence may follow. Perhaps this was the act of a ...

New at Reason: David Harsanyi on Political Rhetoric and the Tucson Shootings
We’re about to engage in a seemingly innocuous “national conversation” that’s based on canards meant to chill free Speech. It starts with incessant hand-wringing about an imagined lack of civility in society—flaring up, as luck would have it, whenever the most recent person you voted for happens to be elected. The conversation will soon turn into a growing and phony anxiety about looming political violence and unrest. David Harsanyi explains why we should be wary of any nation

Palin Rightfully Indignant
We think she’s vapid, clueless, patronizing and totally unfit to hold public office (well … beyond being Governor of a state that’s frozen over). On top of that, we think she’s a whiny bitch - incessantly complaining to the media over perceived slights that make absolutely no difference in the grand scheme of things. Well, for once, we believe that Sarah Palin’s righteous indignation is well-founded. And for once, it actually does matter in the grand scheme of...

Congress Pays Tribute to Victims of Shooting
Source: The New York Times As President Obama prepared to head to Arizona Wednesday, the House of Representatives convened to consider a resolution honoring the dead and wounded in the shooting rampage in Tucson that left six dead and 14 wounded on Saturday, including Representative Gabrielle Giffords. “These are difficult hours for our country,” said Speaker John A. Boehner of Ohio. With his eyes filled with tears, Mr. Boehner described the loss of Gabriel Zimmerman, an aide to Ms. Giffords wh..

Nearly Six in Ten Americans Say The Country's Heated Political Rhetoric is Not To Blame For Tuscon Shooting
32 percent say it was cbsnews Nearly six in 10 Americans say the country's heated political Rhetoric is not to blame for the Tucson shooting rampage that left six dead and critically wounded U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, according to a CBS News poll. In the wake of the shooting, much focus has been put on the harsh tone of politics in Washington and around the country, particularly after a contentious Midterm Election. Rhetoric and imagery from both Republicans and Democrats have included gun-...

NYT Hopes Shootings Upend GOP Agenda
From a not very subtle New York Times: For Boehner, Rampage Imposes Its Own Agenda By CARL HULSE January 11, 2011 WASHINGTON — Speaker John A. Boehner expected to spend his first celebratory weeks as the new leader of the House showcasing his party’s differences with the Democrats. But the shooting rampage in Arizona upended those plans. Now Mr. Boehner is being called on to play a far less partisan role, leading Republicans and Democrats alike through a difficult period. How he perfor...

Most Americans Dont Blame Political Rhetoric For Arizona Tragedy
A new CBS poll shows that six in ten Americans don’t believe heated political Rhetoric is to blame for the shootings in Arizona. Overall, 57 percent of respondents said the harsh political tone had nothing to do with the shooting, compared to 32 percent who felt it did. Republicans were more likely to feel the two were unrelated - 69 percent said Rhetoric was not to blame; 19 percent said it played a part. Democrats were more split on the issue - 49 percent saw no connection; 4...

Poll: Majority of Americans don't blame vitriol for shootings
A majority of Americans, 57 percent, say they don't think heated political Rhetoric contributed to the shooting rampage that left six dead and 14 others hurt in Tucson, according to a new CBS poll. Another 32 percent think vitriol did play a part. Even broken down by party lines, Americans tend to disagree that political dialogue mattered. Among Republicans, 69 percent said political discourse played no role, with 19 percent saying it did. Democrats were more split: 49 percent said there was n...

Poll: Only 28% Say Giffords Shooting Was Result of Political Anger, 58% Say Mentally Unstable Random Act
The left has lost, their attempts at pinning this on the right-wing has been a complete and total failure. (Rasmussen)- Americans have closely followed news stories about the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and the killing of six others in Arizona on Saturday, and most don’t feel politics was the cause of it. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just 28% of Adults say the shooting in Arizona was the result of political anger in the country. Fifty-eight ...

AP poll shows Obama approval at 53%
In the latest poll from the Associated Press, Barack Obama gained six points to regain majority approval for the first time in months.  Republicans in Congress also gained ground, but so did Democrats, who now lead the GOP for trust on The Economy.  It’s part of a mixed-bag result for the survey of general-population adults: Americans give higher marks to President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans after a holiday season of Compromise paid dividends for both, according

Majority doesn't blame rhetoric for Giffords shooting
WASHINGTON | Tue Jan 11, 2011 11:46am EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of Americans reject the view that heated political Rhetoric was a factor in the weekend shootings in Arizona which killed six and critically wounded a congresswoman, a CBS News said on Tuesday. Since the Saturday incident in which Arizona Representative Gabrielle Giffords was shot at point-blank range, various politicians and commentators have said a climate in which strong language and ideological polarization is com...