Mayor Bloomberg says he doesn't blame Sarah Palin for Tuscon shooting

Gun Sight Ad Still Part of Palins YouTube Channel
Never one to publicly back down, America’s half-governor, Sarah Palin, quietly scrubbed her web presence of images of the now infamous “gun sight” ad. The ad featured sights over targeted Democratic House districts, including AZ-8, the seat held by Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who is still in a Tucson Hospital, recovering from last weekend’s gunshot wound to the head. Team Sarah first tried to excuse the targets as “surveyor’s symbols,” but also deleted the ad from th

Police describe accused Arizona gunman's night
By Tim Gaynor and Brad Poole TUCSON, Arizona | Fri Jan 14, 2011 7:45pm EST TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) - Jared Lee Loughner, charged with killing six people and trying to assassinate a U.S. congresswoman in Arizona, checked into a motel, bought bullets and had photographs developed on the night before the shooting, police said on Friday. The New York Times said the roll of film had "multiple photos" of the 22-year-old college dropout posing in red G-string underwear with a Glock semi-automatic ...

Police describe accused Arizona gunman's night
TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) - Jared Lee Loughner, charged with killing six people and trying to assassinate a U.S. congresswoman in Arizona, checked into a motel, bought bullets and had photographs developed on the night before the shooting, police said on Friday. The New York Times said the roll of film had "multiple photos" of the 22-year-old College Dropout posing in red G-string underwear with a Glock semi-automatic pistol. FBI sources told Reuters they could neither confirm nor deny the repo...

ZOMG!!! Palins in the room! If its not a Constitution fetish, its a gun one! [Darleen Click]
The Hill reports Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) will deliver a keynote address to a gun convention (sic) later this month. Palin will speak Saturday, Jan. 29, to the Safari International Club (SCI) in Reno, Nev., according to the group’s website. The organization bills itself as “the leader in protecting the freedom to hunt and promoting Wildlife Conservation worldwide.” The 2008 GOP vice presidential nominee’s Speech is expected to touch on “her past hunting...

After Tucson shootings, Sarah Palin isn't retreating, she's reloading
In many ways, Sarah Palin mirrors the ethos of the gun-rights movement she promotes: never back down. Criticized for her Rhetoric in the aftermath of the Tucson shootings, she's since posted a combative defense on Facebook and signed up to speak at a hunting and gun convention. This image taken from Facebook.com on Wednesday shows Sarah Palin's page. A nearly eight-minute video was posted on her page early Wednesday, accusing Journalists and pundits of inciting hatred and violence in the wake o...

After Tucson shootings, Sarah Palin isn't retreating, she's reloading (The Christian Science Monitor)
Say one thing for Sarah Palin: She heeds her own advice. Coming only days after Ms. Palin was drawn into the Arizona shooting drama, news that the former Alaska Governor and potential presidential aspirant will headline a gun-friendly hunting convention Jan. 29 fits her famous stump phrase: "Don't retreat, reload." It is a philosophy that defines Palin as a political figure and also points to how closely her own public persona echoes that of the American gun culture she promotes....

A Climate of Slander
Jan 24, 2011, Vol. 16, No. 18 • By THE SCRAPBOOK Get alerts when there is a new article that might interest you. Liberal pundits suffered a psychotic break last week, metaphorically speaking, of course. When a gunman opened fire on Representative -Gabrielle Giffords and a crowd that had gathered to hear her speak in Tucson, they were certain that Conservatives must, somehow, be to blame. So the liberal intelligentsia rushed to erect a gallows in the public square (metaphorically speaking, a...

MRC's Bozell Shares Thoughts on Civil Political Discourse on C-SPAN's 'Washington Journal'
CBS Touts Dem Congresswoman Using Daughter to Pin Shooting on Rhetoric: 'Mommy, Are You Going to Get Shot?' Earlier this morning, NewsBusters publisher and Media Research Center (MRC) president Brent Bozell sat down with C-SPAN's Libby Casey for an interview on "Washington Journal." Among other topics, Bozell addressed media coverage of the Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Arizona) shooting. "Where's the harm in having this discussion about Civil Discourse?" Case...

The Weekly Wrap
Today on the Dish, we followed Tunisia as its President dissolved the government, and a State of Emergency was declared. Larison stressed the importance of Tunisians deposing an autocrat on their own, without US intervention and Andrew debated Evgeny Morozov on how instrumentalTwitter was. We rounded up reax and reports from the ground in Tunisia here, here, and here, and the role of Wikipedia in the coup here and here. Sarah Palin said sorry seven times (last year), Limbaugh sunk to new lows,...

It Did Not'
Jan 24, 2011, Vol. 16, No. 18 • By WILLIAM KRISTOL Get alerts when there is a new article that might interest you. After a depressing week—a horrible shooting that killed 6 people and wounded 14 others, followed by days of demagoguery and idiocy surpassing even the normal standards of our power-without-responsibility punditocracy—recent days have brought encouraging news. The medical prognosis for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords seems more hopeful than had been thought likely. And the A...

Bloomberg: Palin not responsible for shooting
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg does not blame Sarah Palin for the Arizona shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.). Bloomberg, an independent who has at times identified himself as a Republican and Democrat, is the founder of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns coalition and an outspoken advocate of tighter gun restrictions. He is also a supporter of Rep. Peter King's (R-N.Y.) proposal to ban guns within 1,000 feet of members of Congress. "I don't know whether I would blame — I don't thi...

The Tucson Massacres The Hall Of Shame: Liberals Who Used Tragedy To Smear The Right
G.I. Wood Shop Inc. Mrs. Peel Oh…My Valve! V The K’s Caption This! An error has occurred; the feed is probably down. Try again later. The massacre in Tucson was a horrendous tragedy. Everyone in the country, of every ideological stripe, should have been allowed to mourn the Victims’ deaths and injuries without the imposition of having to defend people who had nothing at all to do with it. But where normal people saw tragedy, the Far Left saw opportunity. They  jumped at th...

Loughner Posed in G-String with Gun
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) -- The suspect in the Mass Shooting in Arizona posed for photos with a gun, dressed only in a bright red G-string, and had the film developed on the eve of the rampage that killed six people and gravely injured Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, authorities said Friday. The most detailed timeline of Jared Loughner's busy 11 hours before the shooting was released by the Pima County Sheriff's Office. It begins with Loughner dropping off the 35mm film at a Walgreens at 11:35 p.m. Jan. 7, t...

Wounded congresswoman regaining more physical function
TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) - U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords appears to be steadily regaining physical function and awareness six days after she was shot through the head by a gunman at close range, doctors said on Friday. Giffords, 40, is improving in her ability to follow simple voice commands, such as to raise her fingers or wiggle her toes and is opening her eyes more frequently, Dr. Michael Lemole told reporters at the University medical Center in Tucson. "We're actually confident tha...

Wounded congresswoman regaining more physical function
By Brad Poole TUCSON, Arizona | Fri Jan 14, 2011 7:30pm EST TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) - U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords appears to be steadily regaining physical function and awareness six days after she was shot through the head by a gunman at close range, doctors said on Friday. Giffords, 40, is improving in her ability to follow simple voice commands, such as to raise her fingers or wiggle her toes and is opening her eyes more frequently, Dr. Michael Lemole told reporters at the Univ...

Epic Fail
Posted by John at 7:17 PM This Quinnipiac Poll provides more evidence that hardly anyone buys the Democratic Party's spin on the Tucson murders. When asked "What do you think is the main reason for the Arizona shooting; failure of the Mental Health system, lax Gun Control laws, overheated political Rhetoric, or do you think this is a situation that could not have been prevented?" respondents answered: * Mental health system: 23% * Gun control laws: 9% * Political rhetoric: 15% * Couldn't have b...

Huckabee Plans Trip to Alaska
The Huffington Post reports: WASHINGTON — Move over Sarah Palin, the mythic land of Alaska is getting some attention from another would-be Republican contender. If former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee hopes to win the GOP nomination in 2012, he’s going to have to woo some of Palin’s fans, so he’s made a logical move. He’s starring in a weeklong “Christian-based” cruise along the Alaskan coast this summer. Alaskan cruises are already famous in the rec...

There's a New Sheriff in Politics
The Thread is an in-depth look at how major news and controversies are being debated across the online spectrum. Tags: blogs, Internet, Media, tuscon shooting In his Speech in Tucson Wednesday night, President Obama called on Americans to expand their “moral imaginations” and “remind ourselves of all the ways that our hopes and dreams are bound together.” Well, never hurts to aim high. For now, at least, the president seems to have put an end to the...

Top 10 Most Ridiculous Attacks on Conservatives Following the AZ Shootings
This has been a hugely shameful week for sections of the American Left, who have exploited a horrific tragedy that claimed six lives, in order to advance political attacks upon some leading conservative politicians and media commentators, as well as an entire political movement in the form of the Tea Party. The vitriolic and hate-filled attacks have marked a low point for liberal media elites in America in the 21st century, even to the extent that President Obama himself, probably the most liber...

POLITICAL VIOLENCE? STOP VIOLENT POLITICS (Ted Rall)
NEW YORK--The shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and 11 other people is tragic. But it is not shocking. It isn't even surprising. What is surprising--weird, even--is the response of the corporate-owned political and media establishment. They're coming out against violent Rhetoric. Not real violence. They want to stop talk about violence. Liberals accuse right-wingers of creating an atmosphere of hatred that fuels incidents like the Arizona shootings. "We need to put the gun meta...

Photos Show Loughner Wearing G-string with Glock semi-automatic pistol
The latest news coming out about Jared Loughner is becoming more bizzare. Now we find out the Tucson shooter posed for photos wearing a bright red G-string holding a Glock semiautomatic pistol. Authorities say they have photos of Arizona shooting suspect Jared Loughner posing with a Glock 9 mm and wearing a red G-string. TUCSON, Ariz.(AP) — The suspect in the Mass Shooting in Arizona posed for photos with a gun, dressed only in a bright red G-string, and had the film developed on the eve...

Cops Finds Photos Of AZ Shooter Posing With Gun While Wearing Red G-String
Investigators today said that they've received a bizarre series of photos of mass murderer Jared Lee Loughner. The photos show Loughner wearing a red g-string with a Glock pistol next to his naked buttocks. The photos were turned over to the police by Walgreens, where Mr. Loughner had taken the 35-mm film to be developed on Jan. 7, the day before the shooting. In some of the photos he is holding the gun near his crotch, and in others, presumably shot in a mirror, he is holding the gun next to ...

DUPNIKS DUPLICITOUS DIATRIBE
In the immediate aftermath of Saturday’s tragic shooting at the Tucson shopping center, the one person that citizens would expect to focus on a quick response to the violence, conduct a thorough investigation, and focus on finding the culprit is none other than Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik.  Certainly, this occurred within his jurisdiction, therefore his office is the primary Law Enforcement agency to deal with this crisis.   Jared Loughner’s actions, the takin...

Official: Ariz. shooter posed in G-string with gun
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A Law Enforcement official says authorities have photos of the suspected Arizona shooter posing with a gun, dressed only in a bright red G-string. Authorities said Friday the suspect, 22-year-old Jared Loughner, took the film to be developed on the eve of the rampage that killed six people and critically injured Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. The Pima County Sheriff’s Office says Loughner picked up the film a few hours later from a Walgreens. The Law Enforcement offici...

Is Help On the Way?
There’s still a lot we don’t know about the massacre in Arizona, but by now it’s quite clear that the alleged shooter, Jared Lee Loughner, was mentally disturbed. In college, he was prone to surreal rants that unnerved classmates and teachers. While working at an Animal Shelter, he didn’t see why sick dogs needed to be kept away from healthy ones. Loughner’s friends were even aware of his weird obsession with Representative Gabrielle Giffords. (At one 2007 event, h...