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Poll: Tucson Shooting Wasn't Political
PHOENIX - A Mass Shooting that left six dead and Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords gravely wounded has the nation wondering, why? Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik spoke out about the rampage on Saturday, saying it grew from extreme political Rhetoric, Bigotry and hatred, especially in his home state of Arizona. That statement ignited a firestorm of statements from politicians and Law Enforcements, who said there was no evidence to suggest politics played a role and that it was too soon to make...

Obama visits wounded Congresswoman Giffords
By Jeff Mason and Tim Gaynor TUCSON, Arizona | Wed Jan 12, 2011 7:05pm EST TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) - President Barack Obama visited wounded Representative Gabrielle Giffords on Wednesday to begin an emotional trip to Arizona as political leaders condemned the deadly Shooting Spree in Tucson. Obama's Motorcade carried him to University Medical Center shortly after he landed in Tucson to address a memorial service for the six killed and 14 wounded by a gunman who opened fire while Giffords me...

Obama visits wounded Congressman Giffords
By Jeff Mason and Tim Gaynor TUCSON, Arizona | Wed Jan 12, 2011 7:05pm EST TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) - President Barack Obama visited wounded Representative Gabrielle Giffords on Wednesday to begin an emotional trip to Arizona as political leaders condemned the deadly Shooting Spree in Tucson. Obama's Motorcade carried him to University Medical Center shortly after he landed in Tucson to address a memorial service for the six killed and 14 wounded by a gunman who opened fire while Giffords me...

Tucson Memorial Service. Live Blogging begins at 8pm Eastern
This post is for the discussion of the service. Tucson memorial service helps begin healing process The University of Arizona is preparing to host a community memorial service tonight, one of many services to remember the Victims of Saturday’s deadly shooting. A memorial mass at St. Odelia last night gave the community a chance to release emotions. Arizona Governor Jan Brewer was at the site of a growing memorial on the Hospital lawn. “There is no way to measure what Tucson and al...

President Obama visits Giffords, others at Arizona hospital
Source: Associated Press President Barack Obama flew to Arizona Wednesday and headed straight to Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' bedside to pay his respects to the wounded lawmaker as he sought to unify a mourning nation. Obama and his wife, Michelle, were visiting privately at University Medical Center with Giffords and other Victims of the weekend shootings that killed six people and wounded 13. He was then meeting with family members of those killed before speaking at a nighttime memorial service in...

Marc Ambinder: Palin Was "Presidential-Esque"
On Wednesday's Washington Unplugged, CBS News chief Political Consultant Marc Ambinder weighed in on Sarah Palin's video statement responding to critics who have blamed her for Saturday's shootings. "It's a remarkable video for several reasons," Ambinder said. "If you look at the video, and you look at the scope of what she says, it's almost presidential-esque. " Ambinder noted to CBS News senior White House correspondent Bill Plante that her response before President Obama's scheduled remar...

President Obama at Tucson memorial service
President Obama is scheduled to speak at the memorial service for Saturday's Shooting Victims at 6:00pm Mountain Time. You can watch live in the video feed below and we'll be tracking developments throughout the service. The memorial service will be held at the University of Arizona's McKale Center, which filled to capacity about an hour before it was scheduled to begin. The overflow crowd was directed to the university's stadium, where the memorial service is being simulcast. According to the ...

Mourning in Tucson
As thousands lined up Wednesday for a memorial service in Tucson, President Obama visited Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in the Hospital along with other Victims in Saturday's shooting attack that left six dead and 14 wounded. "The president wanted to begin this solemn trip by stopping first at the Hospital where Congresswoman Giffords and others continue to recuperate," White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said. Obama is expected to remember the Victims and heroes of the tragedy in his Speech at t...

Not Only Does The Obama Administration Have a Logo For The AZ Mass Murder Theyve Got T-Shirts, too.
Andrew on RFK Jr. Insists JFK Was Killed by a Right-Winger… Redwine on RFK Jr. Insists JFK Was Killed by a Right-Winger… JpRAustin on RFK Jr. Insists JFK Was Killed by a Right-Winger… Florida Girl on RFK Jr. Insists JFK Was Killed by a Right-Winger… Not Only Does The Obama Administration Have a Logo For The AZ Mass Murder - They’ve Got T-Shirts, too. (USA Today) — President Obama will keynote tonight’s memorial ceremony for the Arizona shooting vic...

Obama visits Rep. Giffords as House pays tribute to victims
President Obama visited Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) Wednesday as her colleagues in the House passed a resolution in her honor. The president and and First Lady Michelle Obama landed in Tucson, Ariz., on Wednesday evening and stopped by the University Medical Center to visit Giffords and other Victims of Saturday’s Mass Shootings before attending a memorial service. “The president wanted to begin this solemn trip by stopping first at the Hospital where Congresswoman Giffords and other...

Obama Calls Clarence Dupnik
From Right Wing News A Thank You Call to America’s Worst Sheriff by Van Helsing The worst sheriff in America, Pima County’s irresponsible Clarence Dupnik, has accomplished notable achievements in the past. For example, he assisted in the non-prosecution of fellow moonbats who threw pies at Ann Coulter when she tried to speak at the University of Arizona. When SB1070 passed with the overwhelming support of Arizona citizens alarmed by the inundation of the state by Illegal Aliens, this s...

As It Happens: The Memorial Service For Victims Of The Arizona Shooting
What is this? Family members, friends and others are at the University of Arizona in Tucson tonight for a "Together We Thrive: Tucson And America" service to honor and remember the Victims of Saturday's shooting rampage. President Obama will be among the speakers. First Lady Michele Obama is also in Tucson, and they have visited some of the Victims and family members of those who did not survive. Six people were killed and another 13 were shot and injured when a lone gunman attacked a community ...

Man arrested over death threats to US lawmaker
Rep Jim McDermott, pictured in 2010. Police in California arrested a man We... Police in California arrested a man Wednesday for making death threats to a US congressman, officials said, as the nation reels from an alleged Assassination attempt on an Arizona lawmaker. Charles Turner Habermann, 32, was arrested in Palm Springs after being charged with making two expletive-laden, threatening phone calls to the Seattle office of Washington State Congressman Jim McDermott last month, they said. In...

Watch Pres. Obama's Address at Ariz. Memorial Live
President Obama's Speech Wednesday at a memorial service in Tucson, Ariz., the site of a shooting rampage that has shaken the nation, could be a defining moment in his presidency. The White House has said the Speech will focus on the Victims, heroes and those in Tucson affected by the alleged Assassination attempt on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who remains in critical condition. Six others were killed and 13 besides Giffords were injured. Alleged shooter Jared Loughner so far has been charged with ...

Obama visits wounded Congresswoman Giffords (Reuters)
TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) – President Barack Obama visited wounded Representative Gabrielle Giffords on Wednesday to begin an emotional trip to Arizona as political leaders condemned the deadly Shooting Spree in Tucson. Obama's Motorcade carried him to University Medical Center shortly after he landed in Tucson to address a memorial service for the six killed and 14 wounded by a gunman who opened fire while Giffords met voters last Saturday. "The president wanted to begin this s...

Watch Pres. Obama's Address at the AZ Memorial Right Here on GretaWire!
Click on the "Watch it live now" link below to watch President Obama's address at the Arizona memorial for the shooting rampage Victims and sound off with other GretaWire Bloggers! Watch it LIVE now! What do you think of Governor Palin's facebook posting about the shootings in Arizona? ...

As It Happens: The Memorial Service For Victims Of The Arizona Shooting
What is this? Family members, friends and others will be gathering at the University of Arizona in Tucson tonight for a "Together We Thrive: Tucson And America" service to honor and remember the Victims of Saturday's shooting rampage. President Obama will be among the speakers. He and first lady Michele Obama are in Tucson, and have already been to visit some of the Victims and family members of those who did not survive. Six people were killed and another 13 were shot and injured when a lone gu...

As It Happens: The Memorial Service For Victims Of The Arizona Shooting
What is this? Family members, friends and others will be gathering at the University of Arizona in Tucson tonight for a "Together We Thrive: Tucson And America" service to honor and remember the Victims of Saturday's shooting rampage. President Obama will be among the speakers. He and first lady Michele Obama are in Tucson, and have already been to visit some of the Victims and family members of those who did not survive. Six people were killed and another 13 were shot and injured when a lone gu...

Obama visits wounded Congressman Giffords
TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) - President Barack Obama visited wounded Representative Gabrielle Giffords on Wednesday to begin an emotional trip to Arizona as political leaders condemned the deadly Shooting Spree in Tucson. Obama's Motorcade carried him to University Medical Center shortly after he landed in Tucson to address a memorial service for the six killed and 14 wounded by a gunman who opened fire while Giffords met voters last Saturday. "The president wanted to begin this solemn trip by st...

In Arizona, Obama Prepares To Console Nation
President Obama flew to Arizona Wednesday and headed straight to Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' bedside to pay his respects to the wounded lawmaker as he sought to unify a mourning nation. Obama and his wife, Michelle, were visiting privately at University Medical Center with Giffords and other Victims of the weekend shootings that killed six people and wounded 13. He was then meeting with family members of those killed before speaking at a nighttime memorial service in Tucson, Ariz. "The president wa...

Obama visits wounded Congresswoman Giffords
TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) - President Barack Obama visited wounded Representative Gabrielle Giffords on Wednesday to begin an emotional trip to Arizona as political leaders condemned the deadly Shooting Spree in Tucson. Obama's Motorcade carried him to University Medical Center shortly after he landed in Tucson to address a memorial service for the six killed and 14 wounded by a gunman who opened fire while Giffords met voters last Saturday. "The president wanted to begin this solemn trip by st...

Gregory Kane: Sheriff Dupnik shoots before aiming
It wasn't long after the Tucson, Ariz., shootings before Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik went into full blowhard mode about who was responsible for the massacre. A hint: it's not suspect Jared Lee Loughner. According to a story on the Web site www.CNN.com, Dupnik "used a nationally televised Press Conference to condemn the tone of political discourse in his state." Oh, this gets better. Here's a direct quote from Dupnik, taken from the www.CNN.com story: "We need to do some soul-searching. ...

Police: Loughner once drunk at school
Tucson, Ariz. – Shooting suspect Jared Lee Loughner was arrested for arriving drunk to school in 2006, according to records released Wednesday by the Pima County Sheriff. The sheriff’s office released case reports related to all of the contacts the department had with Loughner before Saturday, when he is accused of opening fire in a North Tucson Safeway, killing six and wounding 13, among them Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Continue Reading Text Size - + reset According to th...

Louie Gohmert hits the trifecta: violent rhetoric, conspiracy theories, and guns
While it would be impossible to top the self-centered offensiveness of today's Sarah Palin video -- where she used the attempted Assassination of Gabrielle Giffords to peddle her message of victimhood -- Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) gave it his best shot, but could only manage a trifecta of stupidity. First, his thoughts on the public comments by Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik on today's political climate: I hope the sheriff tones his Rhetoric down. Well, sure. Sheriff Dupnik needs to tone d...

Officials: Frenetic morning for rampage suspect
(01-12) 14:26 PST Tucson, Ariz. (AP) -- For Jared Loughner, the morning of the deadly shooting rampage was a blur of activity. He hustled to Walmart twice. He ran a red light, with the officer letting him off with a warning. Back home, he grabbed a black bag from the trunk of a family car and fled into the desert on foot, his suspicious father giving chase. Later, Loughner took a cab to a Safeway Supermarket and began squeezing off round after round into the crowd. The new details of the Walma...