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 feel, but it's not how all A...

Violent Rhetoric Can Lead to Tragedies Like Arizona Shooting
David Brock is CEO of Media Matters, which tracks and corrects conservative misinformation in the media As we learn more about Jared Loughner, the young man allegedly responsible for the tragedy in Tucson last weekend, it seems clear that he is a mentally unstable individual whose motivations for committing such a horrific crime remain unknown. But that doesn't mean we shouldn't have a conversation about current political discourse and how it has gone too far. It is a conversation Media Matte...

Tucson Shooting Victim (Veteran) Blames Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, Sharron Angle
Source: Politico Tucson Shooting Victim blames Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, Sharron Angle By KENDRA MARR | 1/14/11 12:13 PM EST A wounded survivor of the Tucson shooting that critically injured Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is blaming Sarah Palin, House Speaker John Boehner, Fox TV host Glenn Beck, and former Nevada GOP Senate Candidate Sharron Angle for the tragedy. “It looks like Palin, Beck, Sharron Angle and the rest got their first target,” Eric Fuller said in an interview with Democracy NOW. “The

Tucson survivor: 'It looks like Palin, Beck, Sharron Angle and the rest got their first target'
We speak with Tucson shooting survivor Eric Fuller. A 63-year-old disabled Veteran, Fuller had campaigned for Arizona Democrat Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in her Reelection campaign and was at the Supermarket in Tucson on Saturday to meet with her. He was shot in the knee and also wounded in the back. "It looks like Palin, Beck, Sharron Angle and the rest got their first target," Fuller says. "Their wish for Second Amendment Activism has been fulfilled." Cue the right-wing waaaaaahmbulance. I wonde...

The Tucson Shootings, Blood Libels, and Those Who Perpetrate Them
[ By Barry Rubin , crossposted from The Rubin Report.] The main street of Dolhinov, then in Poland, in 1931 on Polish national day. The 1886 Pogrom took place in the area pictured and against Jewish shops on the left behind the onlookers. Without taking any partisan position, but purely on the issue's historical merits, nothing could have been more appropriate than Sarah Palin's use of the term "blood Libel" to describe what happened to her after the Tucson killings. I know because my direct a...

Has Political Rhetoric Become Dangerously Extreme?
The shooting in Arizona has spurred a furious round of debate over whether incendiary political statements by conservative politicians and commentators played any role in driving the gunman. Critics warn about dangerous discourse, while others say the fears are misplaced. Edited by Robert Schlesinger Yes David Brock CEO of Media Matters, which tracks and corrects conservative misinformation in the media As we learn more about Jared Loughner, the young man allegedly responsible for the tragedy...

Hogue Leaves MoveOn.org For Media Matters
MoveOn.org Communications Director Ilyse Hogue, who has spearheaded The Progressive organization's political activity for the last two cycles, is leaving the group but her new job responsibilities won't be much different. Hogue told Hotline On Call that she is heading to Media Matters, where she'll be a senior adviser, going after conservative media. "The last 5 years have been a wild ride, from the depths of the Bush years to the new challenges of the Obama era. It's been an honor to spend the...

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 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: 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 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...

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

Arizona shootings a teachable moment?
Then I realized something undeniable. When the Tea Party screamed their hate and lies for over a year unchallenged... it empowered the haters and the unstable who were looking for an excuse for their hate. It gave them a target. It is common knowledge that Frank Luntz came up with the socialism, Big Government lies... even though the CBO has scored the new Health Care bill and says it will lower the Deficit and facts were it would help 30 million suffering Americans and in no way was a "govern...

Veteran Wounded in Tucson Shootings Blames Palin, Beck, and Angle
Eric Fuller, the 63-year old Veteran shot twice last Saturday in the attack that critically injured Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, said today that he blames the violent Rhetoric of people like Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, and Sharron Angle. “It looks like Palin, Beck, Sharron Angle and the rest got their first target,” Eric Fuller said in an interview with Democracy NOW. “Their wish for Second Amendment Activism has been fulfilled — senseless hatred leading to Murder, lunatic fring...

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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Keith Olbermann is not a madman, he just ate some bad oysters: We watch, because were paid to
Oh, boy. This was quite a week for Keith Olbermann. There’s nothing like a senseless act of violence to bring out the worst in pundits of all stripes, and Olbermann not only isn’t an exception, he’s the rule. By Saturday evening, just a few hours after the shooting at a Tucson strip mall, we had hardly any information about alleged gunman Jared Loughner or his motivations. That didn’t stop Olbermann from somberly opining about why the act required widespread self-censorin...

Mark Levin takes on the haters
$5 Gas Predicted Under Obama — What, No Pitchforks? $5 Gas Predicted Under Obama — What, No Pitchforks? WP Cumulus Flash tag cloud by Roy Tanck and Luke Morton requires Flash Player 9 or better. People are talking a lot right now that the vitriol needs to be leveled down a lot.  Problem is there are too many people that thrive on it.  To me journalism hit the current low when Keith Olbermann went on MSNBC.  I think he’s the worst editorialist in the world.  ...

Tucson Shooting Survivor Blood Libels Palin, Boehner, Beck and Angle
You have got to be kidding me. Get ready to be seeing a lot of this guy on MSNBC in the very near future. A wounded survivor of the Tuscon shooting that critically injured Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is blaming Sarah Palin, House Speaker John Boehner, Fox TV host Glenn Beck, and former Nevada GOP Senate Candidate Sharron Angle for the tragedy. “It looks like Palin, Beck, Sharron Angle and the rest got their first target, ” Eric Fuller said in an interview with Democracy NOW. Fuller, a 63...

Tucson Shooting Victim Blames Glenn Beck, Sarah Palin, Sharron Angle
The public at large isn’t buying that the shooting had anything to do with politics, but that’s not stopping one of the Victims of Jarred Loughren from claiming that “lunatic Fringe anarchism” from the right is to blame for the attack. A wounded survivor of the Tuscon shooting that critically injured Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is blaming Sarah Palin, House Speaker John Boehner, Fox TV host Glenn Beck, and former Nevada GOP Senate Candidate Sharron Angle for the tragedy. R...

Tucson shooting victim blames Palin
A wounded survivor of the Tuscon shooting that critically injured Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) is blaming Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck and Sharron Angle for the tragedy. “It looks like Palin, Beck, Sharron Angle and the rest got their first target,” Eric Fuller said in an interview with Democracy NOW. “Their wish for Second Amendment Activism has been fulfilled.” Continue Reading Text Size - + reset Fuller had campaigned for Giffords during her re-election campaign and...

Jewish Group Wants Glenn Beck Dropped From Fox News
Jewish Funds for Justice (JFSJ), a charity that campaigns for social change, delivered a petition with 10,000 signatures to Fox News Thursday demanding that Talk Show host Glenn Beck get the pink slip. The petition drive began in November after Fox News aired a three-part Beck special on businessman and philanthropist George Soros called "Puppet Master." The television show was deemed anti-Semitic by many in the media and Jewish groups. Beck's Thursday night show highlighted nine people of the ...

Tucson Survivor Claims Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, and Sharron Angle 'Got Their First Target'
At Communist Amy Goodman's Democracy Now!, "Tucson Shooting Survivor: 'It Looks Like Palin, Beck, Sharron Angle and the Rest Got Their First Target'." (Via Memeorandum.) PREVIOUSLY : "Harvard's Jill Lepore Ties Jared Loughner to Tea Party 'Constitution Worship'." ...