Poll: 45% Say Politics Motivated Jared Loughner

Is Jared Loughner Jewish?
A report stating accused Congressional shooter Jared Loughner is Jewish through matriarchal descent has become a hotly-debated issue, following earlier rumors that the Saturday morning shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords had an anti-Semitic slant. In an exclusive interview with Mother Jones, long-time Loughner friend Bryce Tierney told the blog the alleged lone gunman’s mother, Amy Totman Loughner, is Jewish. Through Jewish Matriarchal Law, as explained in Deut. 7:3-4 of the Penta...

Sec. of State Hillary Clinton on Jared Loughner's 'Extremism'
ABC's Luis Martinez Reports: In a sit-down interview with CNN’s Jill Dougherty, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was asked to explain comments she made on an overseas trip about Extremists and Jared Loughner, the man accused of shooting of Rep. Giffords and 18 others in Tucson over the weekend.    Read more about her initial comments, in which she called Loughner an extremist, HERE . Clinton explained on CNN that pursuing criminal activity connected to politica...

Poll: 45% Say Politics Motivated Jared Loughner
Forty-five percent of Americans believe that Jared Loughner's political views were "probably" a factor in the shootings in Tucson Saturday, a new CBS News poll shows. One in three say they probably were not a factor, while 22 percent say they do not know. Loughner has not cooperated with investigators in the wake of the shooting, and evidence suggests he held muddled political views far outside the mainstream. Many partisans have nonetheless tried to link the alleged shooter to the right or lef...

Those who justify anti-government violence
THOSE WHO JUSTIFY ANTI-GOVERNMENT VIOLENCE.... CBS News conducted a poll this week -- after the massacre in Tucson -- and included a provocative question: "Do you think it is ever justified for citizens to take violent action against the government, or is it never justified?" Given that the American mainstream strongly rejects these kinds of attitudes, I expected the results to be entirely one sided. For the most part, they were -- overall, 76% of Americans said such violence is never justifie...

Infidel Bloggers Alliance
The Hill: Poll: Rhetoric, Arizona shooting unrelated By Jordan Fabian - 01/11/11 08:13 AM ET Almost 60 percent of the public believes that heated political rhetoric has nothing to do with an Arizona Shooting Spree that gravely wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D) and killed a Federal Judge. Fifty-seven percent of respondents in a new CBS News poll said rhetoric is unrelated to the shooting, while 32 percent said they believe the two are connected. Many pundits and lawmakers have keyed in on ...

Democrats Foiled Again?
Posted by John at 11:01 AM So far, at least, my prediction that the Democrats' effort to exploit the Tucson Murders for political gain will fail seems to be accurate. A CBS News poll released this morning finds that by a 57-32 percent margin, respondents don't believe that the nation's "harsh political tone" had anything to do with the murders. While some of those 32 percent are undoubtedly Democrats who feel obliged to back up their party's line when talking to pollsters, even most Democrats--...

Poll Finds Growing Support for Stronger Gun Control
In the wake of the shootings in Tucson on Saturday, the number of Americans who say Gun Control laws should be made stricter has increased since last spring, but nearly 6 in 10 Americans think stricter laws would have had little effect on preventing the violence which claimed the lives of six people and injured fourteen others, according to a CBS News poll. Just 32 percent of Americans think the harsh tone of recent political campaigns had something to do with the violence in Arizona, while 57...

Pol suggest Democrat spin on Tuscon shooting not working
Image by Getty Images via @daylife CBS News: Nearly six in 10 Americans say the country's heated political Rhetoric is not to blame for the Tucson shooting rampage that left six dead and critically wounded U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, according to a CBS News poll. In the wake of the shooting, much focus has been put on the harsh tone of politics in Washington and around the country, particularly after a contentious Midterm Election. Rhetoric and imagery from both Republicans and Democrats hav...

U.S. majority doesn't blame rhetoric for Giffords shooting
WASHINGTON | Tue Jan 11, 2011 10:18am EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of Americans reject the view that heated political Rhetoric was a factor in the weekend shootings in Arizona which killed six and critically wounded a congresswoman, a CBS News said on Tuesday. Since the Saturday incident in which Arizona Representative Gabrielle Giffords was shot at point-blank range, various politicians and commentators have said a climate in which strong language and ideological polarization is com...

Poll: Most Say Rhetoric, Killings Unrelated
From a deeply saddened CBS News: Poll: Most Americans Feel Rhetoric, Tucson Shooting Unrelated Posted by Daniel Carty January 11, 2011 Nearly six in 10 Americans say the country’s heated political rhetoric is not to blame for the Tucson shooting rampage that left six dead and critically wounded U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, according to a CBS News poll. So either our media master has better ratchet up their efforts or move on to their fall back position - Gun Control. In the wake ...

Most Americans Reject Tie Between Political Rhetoric, Arizona Shootings
While the Arizona shootings have triggered a national debate about whether the vitriol in political Rhetoric has gone over the top, 57 percent of Americans do not believe the heated partisan tone of public debate had anything to do with the gun rampage in Tucson, according to a CBS News poll released Tuesday. The connection between the state of political discourse and the shootings that critically wounded Arizon Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, killed six and injured 13 others had perhaps been put most ...

Poll Watch: Public Policy Polling New Jersey 2012 Presidential Poll
PPP New Jersey 2012 Presidential Poll Barack Obama 52% Mitt Romney 37% Barack Obama 55% Chris Christie 38% Barack Obama 53% Mike Huckabee 36% Barack Obama 54% Newt Gingrich 37% Barack Obama 59% Sarah Palin 29% Among Independents Chris Christie 42% Barack Obama 42% Barack Obama 42% Mitt Romney 41% Barack Obama 45% Newt Gingrich 43% Barack Obama 45% Mike Huckabee 38% Barack Obama 53% Sarah Palin 32% Among Conservatives Newt Gingrich 69% Barack Obama 21% Mike Huckabee 64% Barack O...

Hillary: Tucson shootings "a form of extremism"
SecState Hillary Clinton, who has been traveling in the Middle East this week, has reiterated her comments that the attempted Assassination of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and the deaths of six others were carried out by an "Extremist." In an interview with CNN while in Oman (full transcript available here), Clinton said that "when you cross the line from expressing opinions that are of conflicting differences in our political environment into taking action that’s violent action,...

Northeast Snow Snarls Air, Train Travel
(CBS/AP) Airlines are canceling hundreds of flights in the snowy Northeast, but they say travelers won't face the same nightmare that occurred right after a Christmas weekend storm. It will be easier to find new seats for stranded passengers because planes aren't as full in mid-January as they were during the holidays, according to the airlines. "You'll see a version of what we saw two weeks ago but the airlines are getting smarter, they're doing a lot more preemptive cancellations because the...

Obama To Arizona, Congress In Mourning
In the wake of alleged shooter Jared Lee Loughner killing six and wounding a dozen, including Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, Republicans and Democrats came together in a Bipartisan outpouring of support and mourning. President Barack Obama (pictured) is expected to speak during a memorial service for the victims at the University of Arizona. In the House of Representatives, a resolution is being drafted for all of the victims, including a nine-year-old girl. "Look at Tucson right now and you will b

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...

Most Doubt Political Rhetoric a Major Factor in Ariz. Shootings
PRINCETON, NJ -- A new USA Today/Gallup Poll finds Americans dubious that the heated language used in politics today was a major factor that influenced the alleged gunman in last week's shootings in Tucson, Ariz. Twenty percent say such Rhetoric was a major factor in the shootings, while 22% cite it as a minor factor; 42% say it was not a factor at all. Democrats are more likely than Independents or Republicans to believe political debate played a role. The poll was conducted Jan. 11, three ...

Friend of Loughner: 'I felt like if anyone was going to shoot her, it would be Jared'
Bryce Tierney, a friend of alleged shooter Jared Loughner tells Mother Jones magazine that Loughner had always had a grudge against Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.), and that it was a missed voice mail message Loughner left on his phone that led him to believe Loughner was involved in the Mass Shooting. In the message Loughner said, "Hey man, it's Jared. Me and you had good times. Peace out. Later." Tierney, described as "an old and close friend with whom he had gone to High School and college"...

Jared Loughner arraignment: Live tweeting the proceedings
The Post's David Nakamura is in Arizona and will be live tweeting on the arraignment of alleged shooter Jared Loughner. Loughner is scheduled to appear in Federal Court Monday at 4 p.m. ET. Loughner is charged with one count of attempted Assassination of member of Congress, two counts of killing an employee of the Federal Government and two counts of attempting to kill a federal employee. ...

NOT FITTING THE NARRATIVE: Jared Loughner, Alleged Shooter in Gabrielle Giffords Attack, Described
NOT FITTING THE NARRATIVE: Jared Loughner, Alleged Shooter in Gabrielle Giffords Attack, Described by Classmate as “Left-Wing Pothead.” ...

Parents Of Alleged Shooter Jared Lee Loughner: 'We Care Deeply About The Victims'
Randy and Amy Loughner, the parents of alleged gunman Jared Lee Loughner, released a statement to the media for the first time on Tuesday. "There are no words that can possibly express how we feel," the Loughner family said in a statement. "We wish that there were, so we could make you feel better. We don't understand what happened. It may not make any difference, but we wish we could change the heinous events of Saturday. We care deeply about the Victims and their families, and we are so very...

The shooting of Gabrielle Giffords leaves members of Congress at a loss in more ways than one.
Barney Frank had left the floor of the House for a moment. Dozens of his fellow members were in the chamber saluting the work of their colleague Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and the lives of six people who were killed when a gunman opened fire at one of her public meetings. I stopped Frank to ask him what he thought of the bill, soon to be introduced by Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, D-N.Y., to ban the high-capacity magazines that the alleged shooter had used. "The Republicans are in power and have generally...

Loughner Friend: 'He Did Not Watch TV' or 'Listen to Political Radio'
It's become clear since Saturday that some in the media are determined to blame outspoken Conservatives for the Tucson massacre. So there's really no reason to believe that yet another fact contradicting that attack will put it to rest. But in the spirit of journalism - that thing the left's media attack dogs profess their reverence for - it should be noted: a friend of the killer, Jared Lee Loughner, told "Good Morning America" that Loughner "did not watch TV. He disl...

Hannity: 'Reckless Hoax Coming Apart Brick by Brick'
On his Radio Show today, Sean Hannity explains how the the left's campaign to link Jared Loughner with Talk Radio, Sarah Palin and the Tea Party is falling apart "brick by brick." You must login to comment. The Fox Nation is for those opposed to intolerance, excessive government control of our lives, and attempts to monopolize opinion or suppress freedom of thought, expression, and worship. Read more... We invite all Americans who share these values to join us here at Fox Nation. 'Cautious Optim...

Rep. Charles Rangel: STANDING UP TO GUN VIOLENCE
The tragic massacre in Tucson, Arizona last week is a grim reminder of what can happen when political Rhetoric spirals out of control. Constant vitriol creates a climate that can turn volatile by the ease in which people have access to dangerous guns.  My constituents have a special understanding of this tragedy because of the amount of gun violence that has been in my district. In fact, far too many people across our great nation have attended funerals of family members, friends and other l...