Clarence Dupnik, Arizona Sheriff, Criticized By Sen. Jon Kyl Over Shooting Comments (VIDEO)

'Political Spin': Conservatives Pile On Pima County Sheriff Dupnik (VIDEO)
Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik thrust himself into the spotlight in the aftermath of the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) and 19 other people in Arizona on Saturday, decrying the heated political atmosphere and calling for more civility. "It's not unusual for all public officials to get threats constantly, myself included," he said on Saturday. "That's the sad thing about what's going on in America: pretty soon we're not going to be able to find reasonable, decent people willin...

Talk Radio Hosts Reject Blame in Shooting
Source: nyt TUCSON — During Tucson’s first rush hour since a weekend shooting left six people dead and 14 wounded, including Representative Gabrielle Giffords, Talk Radio hosts pushed back against arguments that their heated political Rhetoric had played a role in the tragedy. Phone calls poured in to stations across The Dial to denounce Sheriff Clarence W. Dupnik, who said at a news conference over the weekend that Arizona had become “the mecca for prejudice and Bigotry” and that local

Mixed reaction to Sheriff Dupniks comments about Arizona as a mecca for prejudice (Daily Caller)
Read more stories from The Daily Caller Justin Bieber: 7th most popular woman on the web Pollster Frank Luntz goes after 'violent' remarks on Huffington Post, MoveOn and Daily Kos Fanatical Fans: Professional sports team's finest [SLIDESHOW] Hinojosa voices support for bill that curbs 'threatening' Speech against lawmakers Politico’s Ben Smith gives credence to baseless SPLC comments on Tea Party connection in Arizona shooting Sheriff Clarence Dupnik’s comments about the root cause of ...

Talk Radio Hosts in Arizona Reject Blame in Shooting
Source: New York Times TUCSON — During Tucson’s first rush hour since a weekend shooting left six people dead and 14 wounded, including Representative Gabrielle Giffords, Talk Radio hosts pushed back against arguments that their heated political Rhetoric had played a role in the tragedy. Phone calls poured in to stations across the AM dial to denounce Sheriff Clarence W. Dupnik, who said at a news conference over the weekend that Arizona had become “the mecca for prejudice and Bigotry”

Mayor: Giffords said campaign was toxic
TUCSON, Ariz – Rep. Gabrielle Giffords told Tucson’s mayor that the political climate during her last election campaign was far more toxic than her two previous congressional races, he said Monday. “That was the feeling, and when I talked to her she expressed that to me,” Tucson Mayor Bob Walkup told Politico. Continue Reading Text Size - + reset Walkup said Giffords, who won a third term last year, asked him to try to change the tone of politics in the city. “I ...

Megyn Kelly Takes On Political Hack Sheriff Dupnik Over His Political Spin Agenda On jared Loughner Shooting
Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik criticizes other of hate and vitriol and then does it himself … There is nothing more sick and pathetic, than to take advantage and trying to play politics with a terrible tragic event like a Mass Shooting with multiple Deaths. However, that did not stop Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik who, without any evidence, accused other for the gunman’s actions. SICK! However, Fox News Megyn Kelly took on the liberal biased Sheriff Dupnik on his comment...

"Fox & Friends" Now Scapegoating Sheriff Clarence Dupnik?
After having interviewed, Pima County Sheriff, Clarence Dupnik, Brian Kilmeade hosted an interview with FOX fave Arizona Sheriff Paul Babeau, who makes frequent appearances, on Fox, to complain about how the Obama administration is being negligent with regard to the border. It appears that the Right Wing isn't happy about Dupnik's commentary about the "vitriol" in Arizona and Babeau's appearance could be part of some "damage control" on the part of FOX to deny what is, clearly, a harsh reality o...

Sheriff Dupnik: People In Media Make Money Off 'Keeping The Public Very Angry'
Source: Talking Points Memo Sheriff Dupnik: People IN Media Make Money Off 'Keeping The Public Very Angry' Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik continued criticizing political Rhetoric on MSNBC today, saying that "millions of people in this country are upset with the tenor and the attitude of our people. I think America has become very angry." He also had some thoughts on the media, telling host Chuck Todd: "There are people in the industry that you're in who make a pretty good living off of keep...

Sheriff Dupnik Attacked Universally by Right Wing
Following the mass Murder in Tucson, Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik bravely stood up and called for an end to violent political Rhetoric — and for this statement he is now being viciously attacked by the Right Wing, and calls for his Resignation are being heard. Video Again we see that the right wing blogs and media act as if they’re controlled by a central hive mind, falling into a lockstep recital of talking points and deflections. There’s absolutely no self-reflection, ...

Could Anything Have Stopped Loughner?
The shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and the killing of six and wounding of 13 others in Tucson is one of those American tragedies that threatens to be interpreted according to what one wants to believe. The shootings will be argued over and debated as more information comes forward, but what seems unavoidable is that the shooter, Jared Lee Loughner, was a nutbar through and through, and there was no way he could have been deterred. Arizona’s curious (to Canadians) Gun Laws that ...

Sheriff Who Suggested Talk Shows May Have Incited Attack Was Asked by Fellow Democrats to Apologize for 'Inflammatory' Remarks o
Monday, January 10, 2011 By Terence P. Jeffrey Arizona's Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik (AP Photo) (CNSNews.com) - Arizona’s Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik, who on Saturday suggested radio and television Talk Shows were somehow responsible for inciting a man who may be mentally disturbed to kill six people and wound 13 others, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.), once blamed policymakers for violence in his county because they had stopped institutionali

Arizona rampage renews questions about gun screenings
By Steve Gorman Los Angeles | Mon Jan 10, 2011 2:57pm EST Los Angeles (Reuters) - The deadly Shooting Spree in Tucson, Arizona, has renewed questions about a 13-year-old U.S. system that relies on personal Background Checks at the time of gun sales to keep Firearms out of the hands of mentally ill people. Despite ample evidence that the suspect in Saturday's rampage, Jared Lee Loughner, was engaged in bizarre, disruptive behavior well before the shooting, this did not stop him from legally bu...

Giffords shooting leads nation to introspection and political finger wagging
In the wake of the shooting in Arizona this weekend that critically injured Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and that killed and injured more than 20 people, many pundits and politicians are pointing fingers. Others are hoping the incident will serve to ratchet down rancor. Yet emerging details make it clear the shooter wasn’t primarily motivated by politics, right or left. Jared Lee Loughner seems mainly to have been struggling with Mental Illness and was angry at being thrown out of Pima Communi...

The Tragedy of the Arizona Shooting
The Tragedy of the Arizona Shooting Monday, 01/10/2011 - 1:47 pm by Mike Konczal | Post a Comment There are many ways to look at it, but all say disturbing things about the country. This weekend’s tragic shooting at a Safeway district meeting in which United States Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was seriously hurt and a dozen more injured and a District Court judge John Roll, a nine-year-old girl born on September 11th, and a congressional aide were killed has left us all stunned. Her...

Arizona shooting: Don't blame Sarah Palin -- get public schools to discuss politics
Ever since Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was shot in Arizona Saturday, critics have been pointing fingers at Republicans for their nasty anti-government Rhetoric. They have a point. But the real problem is in our Public Schools, which have left millions of Americans unequipped to engage in rational politics....

Paltrow, Bush cousins victims in Arizona shooting
(01-10) 11:31 PST Los Angeles (AP) -- Gwyneth Paltrow is a cousin of the congresswoman who was wounded in Saturday's shooting that killed six people in Arizona. Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is the first cousin of director Bruce Paltrow, who is the late father of "Country Strong" actress Gwyneth Paltrow. "One Tree Hill" actress Sophia Bush also has a connection to the shooting. According to a Us Weekly report, Bush is the second cousin of Christina Green, the 9-year-old who was killed in ...

Arizona's Eighth Congressional District Epitomized Over-The-Top Demonization Of Liberals
While it is critical to understand that Jared Loughner's Terrorist Attack on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and dozens of her constituents over the weekend was not directly caused by the words of her political opponents, the tragedy in Arizona presents an opportunity to examine the nature of our political discourse. Giffords' district, the Arizona Eighth, is a prime example of overheated Rhetoric. Her 2010 campaign was plagued by Vandalism and death threats from anonymous citizens, as well as hyperbol...

Obama calls victims' families in Arizona
President Obama is calling the families of Victims from Saturday's Mass Shooting in Arizona, and will continue to do so throughout the week, the White House said. "The President is assuring them that all is being done to try and get to the bottom of this," said a White House statement. "He is offering his full support and thoughts and prayers on behalf of himself, Michelle and the entire nation." Obama is also speaking with lawmakers, and receiving updates on the shooting that left six people d...

Protesting Too Much? Right Attacks AZ Sheriff for His Comments on Vitriole and Bigotry
There’s an old Bill Cosby routine, called “Shop”, on the album Why Is There Air? that is quite apposite to the events of the past two days. In it, Cosby describes how his junior-high-school shop teacher tricked the guilty party into tacitly confessing to having put a bullet in the shop class furnace — and without directly accusing the kid or even so much as saying his name. With the right-wing attacks on Pima County, Arizona Sheriff Clarence Dupnik, we’re seeing som...

Steinhauer: Arizona's 'Chilling' Political Theater May Have Set Stage for Shooting
Reporter Jennifer Steinhauer’s Monday “news analysis,” “A Harsh Spotlight on a State’s Unique Politics,” maintained the Times quiet drumbeat of coverage on the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords: That conservative political Rhetoric contributed to the actions of a clearly insane and troubled man. Steinhauer was the latest reporter to find unprofessional Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik (today’s liberal hero) a sage: Arizona is not a world ...

Shooting Casts a Harsh Spotlight on Arizonas Unique Politics
By JENNIFER STEINHAUER NYT Arizona is not a world apart, but its political culture has often resided at a distance from much of the nation. But after the fatal shooting of six that left Representative Gabrielle Giffords critically injured, Arizona has shifted from a place on the political fringe to symbol of a nation whose political discourse has lost its way. The moment was crystallized by Clarence W. Dupnik, the Pima County Sheriff, who, in a remarkable news conference on Saturday after the ...

Silence Is Complicity & Defensiveness Is Endorsement
I've just finished up 3 hours of the most difficult radio I've ever had to do. The topic, of course, was the horrific shooting in Tucson, which has deeply affected me, as it has many others. As someone who had to flee the Capitol on 9/11, was warned of Anthrax contamination in the congressional office I was working in, and has faced various threats of violence during my media career, I was shaken by the scenes in Arizona more so than by any other news imagery in a long time. The reason the ra...

Tea Party Leader: Left's Reaction To Shooting 'Sinks To The Level Of Evil'
A top Tea Party Leader is accusing the left of using the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) and 19 others in Arizona this weekend for political advantage, and said he thinks it's "genuinely revolting." "To see the left exploit this for political advantage -- some people have no conscience," the Tea Party Patriot's Mark Meckler told The Daily Beast. "It's genuinely revolting...I think it sinks to the level of evil." "[I]f these scumbags want to play it politically, let it be on their co...

Despite violence, Rep. Shelley Berkley plans 'Congress on the Corner' event
Rep. Shelley Berkley will host a "Congress on the Corner" event Friday in Las Vegas to honor Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was critically shot last weekend at a similar event. "I'm not going to let any wing nut keep me from doing my job," Berkley said. Berkley invited constituents to meet with her from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Friday in her district office at 2340 Paseo del Prado, Suite D106. "To do less than that, to hide behind the walls of this office, is a huge mistake," Berkley said. Giffor...

Heroism on a Day of Horror
Get alerts when there is a new article that might interest you. As Jared L. Loughner opened fire on Congressman Gabrielle Giffords and a small crowd of supporters, killing at least 6 and wounding many others, there appears to be at least three people who, in the face of horror, performed unimaginable heroic acts: Bill Badger, Daniel Hernandez, and Patricia Maisch. Instead of running away, Bill Badger, a former Army colonel, tackled the shooter, subduing Loughner and preventing him from hurting e...