Naming Names: Some Of The Liberals Who Were Overjoyed About The Tucson Shooting

Naming Names: Some Of The Liberals Who Were Overjoyed About The Tucson Shooting
Sadly, there have always been mentally disturbed people who’ve acted out violently. Sometimes it’s against their families, at their jobs, schools, places of employment — and sometimes it’s against famous targets. Most people, when they hear about events of this sort, feel sorrow for the senseless loss of innocent life. We wonder why God allows bad things to happen to good people and we mourn for those affected, their families, and friends. This is how most Americans fee...

Media Matters David Brock: Beck Responsible for Three Assassination Attempts
Yes, he said Beck was "responsible" for three Assassination attempts....

Media Matters David Brock: Beck Responsible For Three Assassination Attempts
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Media Matters slams Palin video
Over the last six months, Media Matters has narrowed its focus to almost a single point: Glenn Beck’s Rhetoric, they argue, incites violence. CEO David Brock leads with this argument in his highly critical response to Sarah Palin’s video, offering three examples: -A man who threatened to Firebomb Nancy Pelosi’s house, whose mother said he got his information from Fox News; -Charles Wilson, who was arrested for repeatedly threatening to kill Sen. Patty Murray, and whose cousin...

David Brock: Glenn Beck Spurred Three Thwarted Assassination Attempts
Media Matters founder David Brock claims that the perpetrators of three recent attacks on public figures were all dedicated viewers of Glenn Beck. Labels: Chris Matthews, Glenn Beck, Media Matters New! Share this on Facebook: Share ...

David Brock Tells Matthews: Glenn Beck Has Been Responsible For 3 Thwarted Assassination Attempts
Media Matters founder David Brock appeared on Hardball and revealed to Chris Matthews his allegation that “Glenn Beck himself has been responsible for three thwarted Assassination attempts this year.” Brock listed three occurrences where a crazed assassin targeted a liberal politician or institution, and where evidence later emerged that the assassin may have been a viewer of Beck’s show. Matthews just nodded in astonishment, not questioning whether such tangential evidence tru...

David Brock Explains to Chris Matthews That Beck Has Been Responsible for Three Thwarted Assassination Attempts
Apparently Chris Matthews doesn't follow any of Media Matters reporting or what David Neiwert and others have been documenting here at Crooks and Liars for some time now since he appeared to be completely unaware that there have been numerous Assassination attempts where the perpetrators were fans of Glenn Beck. Heaven forbid that might entail some time... you know... reading and researching a bit instead of talking over his guests or repeating the latest Villager common wisdom talking points o...

Soros-Funded Media Matters Tool Tells Tingles: Glenn Beck Has Been Responsible For 3 Thwarted Assassination Attempts
Media Matters founder David Brock appeared on Hardball and revealed to Chris Matthews his allegation that “Glenn Beck himself has been responsible for three thwarted Assassination attempts this year.” Brock listed three occurrences where a crazed assassin targeted a liberal politician or institution, and where evidence later emerged that the assassin may have been a viewer of Beck’s show. Matthews just nodded in astonishment, not questioning whether such tangential evidence tru...

Talk radio under siege
As I reported on the main site today, conservative media figures’ fears that the left will use Tucson to clamp down on them are not entirely unfounded. Rep. Jim Clyburn wants to bring back the Fairness Doctrine – a move aimed directly at Talk Radio – while Media Matters CEO David Brock asked Rupert Murdoch to rein in or possibly even fire Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin. It’s hard not to read today’s news that Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee plans to ban state em...

What We've Learned
The Arizona shooting has been a disturbingly clarifying moment in our public life. Keith Olbermann, who once a night declares someone “the Worst Person in the World” — even the daughter of a well-known political figure — really seems to think that he has the credibility and authority to demand Sarah Palin’s “dismissal from politics” over “violent imagery in politics.” Clarence Dupnik really thinks the best thing for a sheriff with jurisdict...

Media Matters Boehlert Links Tucson Shooting to Rush, Fox News and Breitbart
Behold, the logic of the left: "No one is saying that they are responsible for what happened in Arizona, but they appear to have no regrets whatsoever in terms of what they have done to the political discourse in this country." For the record, the oblique reference Mr. Boehlert made can be seen here in context. The analogy refers to President Obama's seeming willingness to allow Democratic Congressman to lose re-election for the sake of getting his Health Care Legislation passed. (A pr...

Media Matters Boehlert Links Tucson Shooting To Rush, Fox News And Breitbart
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Memo To Kathleen Parker on Father Sky Reference in Tucson Memorial
I understand you were upset with the opening invocation at the memorial service for the Tucson Shooting Victims. Here's what you had to say about it on Twitter: Father Sky and Mother Earth, seriously? You probably didn't realize that it was a nod to Native American beliefs, rather than a New Age-y expropriation of those beliefs. That's all right, I understand. Religion isn't your beat. Besides, New Mexico and Arizona are exactly alike. How is a major CNN contributor like you to know what they d...

David Brock: "Glenn Beck Himself Has Been Responsible For Three Thwarted Assassination Attempts This Year"
This is unbelievable, but then again it's MSNBC. Chris Matthews with Media Matters David Brock talking about you guessed it, all the hate on the right. I can't wait to hear what Beck has to say about this tomorrow, If he does respond, I'll post it ...

David Brock: Beck responsible for 3 thwarted assassination attempts (Daily Caller)
Read more stories from The Daily Caller David Brock: Beck 'responsible for 3 thwarted Assassination attempts' Herman Cain launches presidential Exploratory Committee Midterm Election most negative ever, study says Call to reinstate fairness doctrine after Arizona shooting not likely to result in action Daily Beast, Newsweek piece contradicted by story's source, DHS statements Media Matters founder David Brock holds Glenn Beck responsible for three Assassination attacks that took place last yea...

Bernie Sanders, Tea Party Express use Tucson Shooting to Raise Money
Political polar opposites have found common ground - using the Tucson Shooting as an opportunity to raise money. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, who touts himself officially as an Independent, but describes himself as a Socialist, sent a Fundraising e-mail out Tuesday afternoon. “Given the recent tragedy in Arizona, as well as the start of the new Congress, I wanted to take this opportunity to share a few words with political friends in Vermont and throughout the country.” Sande...

Michelle Obama's Advice to Parents in Wake of Tucson Shooting
First Lady Michelle Obama is offering advice to parents who are struggling to help their Children understand the horrific Tucson massacre that killed six and wounded 14, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) Mrs. Obama accompanied President Obama to the Tucson memorial service for the Victims Wednesday at the University of Arizona, sitting next to Mark Kelly, the NASA Astronaut who is Giffords' husband. Her main advice: use the tragedy to teach kids about faith, compassion, hope and commun...

Will the Tucson Shooting Alter the Gun Control Debate?
Photo: Getty Images As the Green family buried their 9-year-old daughter Christina-Taylor today, one group has remained surprisingly silent: The National Rifle Association. Out of respect for Saturday's Shooting Victims, the NRA has said it will stay mum until all of the Victim's funerals have passed, noting that “at this time, anything other than prayers for the victims and their families would be inappropriate.” But Gun Control advocates have openly expressed their hopes that thi...

Michelle Obama's Open Letter To Parents About The Tucson Shootings
First Lady Michelle Obama issued the following Open Letter to parents in the wake of the Tucson shootings via the White House blog. Dear parents, Like so many Americans all across the country, Barack and I were shocked and heartbroken by the horrific act of violence committed in Arizona this past weekend. Yesterday, we had the chance to attend a memorial service and meet with some of the families of those who lost their lives, and both of us were deeply moved by their strength and resilience i...

Yes, Mr. President, We Must Usher More Civility into Our Public Discourse
The Civilian Conservation Corps put many citizens to work during the Depression. (photo: Forest History Society on Flickr) In his remarkable Speech Wednesday night at the “Together We Thrive” gathering in Tucson, President Obama offered up words of hope that in responding to the tragedy in Tucson, we should strive to improve our Civil Discourse and to live up to the example that young Christina Green expected in how our Democracy should function. The word “civil” has man...

Arizonas Mental Health Budget Crunch
National Review has a fine editorial on the Tucson massacre and Mental Health: The tragic irony is that Arizona boasts some of the strongest [involuntary commitment] laws in America. Had Jared Lee Loughner been referred to mental-health professionals, there is a chance that his bloody rampage could have been prevented. Think of all the people and institutions — his parents, his neighbors, his fellow Pima Community College (PCC) Students, PCC administrators, the Campus Police, the Pima County...

What your representatives are saying about the Tucson shooting
Just about every politician around the country has weighed in on the tragic January 8 shooting in Tucson, Arizona which left six dead and several injured, including U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ). Here is a round-up of what those who nationally represent Louisvillians are saying: "If there's any silver lining that comes from this it's that it wasn't, sort of, ‘there's a big movement in our country to kill politicians.’ Turns out that there was a young insane man in Tuc...

Hannity to free Palin from liberal muzzle on Monday
Thank God almighty, she's free at last! (And she's getting paid for it too.) Palin to Do TV Interview Monday Sarah Palin is scheduled to sit for her first extended interview since the Tucson shooting rampage on Monday night, on the Fox News Channel. An executive at Fox News Channel said that Ms. Palin would appear on the program of the conservative host Sean Hannity, and that the interview was scheduled to run through several commercial breaks. The announcement came on Thursday, another day wh...

'Follow the Example of President Obama. Now There a Real Leader'
After being accused of Murder and mayhem, Sarah Palin defends herself and the media blames her for injecting politics and Controversy into the Tucson shootings. Now she plans a Monday interview with Sean Hannity and the new Age of Civility rears its ugly head. Sarah Palin is scheduled to sit for her first extended interview since the Tucson shooting rampage on Monday night, on the Fox News Channel. An executive at Fox News Channel said that Ms. Palin would appear on the program of the conservati...

"I'm Traumatized"
A reader writes: I hope you're right about Obama's Speech being a pivot point in our politics and culture. I know the Tucson shooting has forever changed the way I think - and will talk - about politics. My oldest and closest friend was one of the people shot on Saturday. Thankfully, none of the three bullets (one in each arm, one in the back) hit bone, major arteries, or any organs. She is truly fortunate that she didn't die while shielding her teen daughter (who was there to thank Congress...