Rush Limbaugh: Democrats Seek "to Profit Out of Murder"

Rhetoric as comfort food: The mac-and-cheese instinct
If only we could go back to Monday. Discussions about Saturday's shootings in Tucson, which killed six and wounded 13, including Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, were so much simpler then: inflamed, righteous and deliciously partisan in a comfort-food kind of way. The fallout from the tragedy took a neat and predictable course: the left blaming the right for its association with incendiary Rhetoric, and the right mounting a tough defense against such accusations, arguing that liberal elites f...

Some Democrats seek to dial back overheated rhetoric on shootings
ANALYSIS: Some Democrats are calling for a cease-fire in a heated liberal campaign to pin blame for the Tucson, Ariz., massacre on conservative Speech and specifically on former Republican vice-presidential Candidate Sarah Palin. No evidence has surfaced that the shooting suspect, Jared Lee Loughner, was motivated by any Political Speech, left or right. News reports tell of a deeply troubled man who thinks the government orchestrated the 9/11 attacks, hates The Bible and was thrown out of coll...

Palin comes out swinging, and misses
Sarah Palin wasn't responsible for the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) last weekend — not directly, not indirectly. She's not even responsible for the ugly Rhetoric used by others on the right who try to turn ordinary policy debates into clashes between Americanism and socialism. She hasn't tried very hard to curb the excesses of her allies, and that's a serious failing, but it's far from unique. Still, the Arizona shootings and their aftermath will probably be remembered as ...

Leftist Lies and the Arizona Shooting
Posted by Ann Coulter on Jan 13th, 2011 and filed under Daily Mailer, FrontPage. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed. After the monstrous shooting in Arizona last week, surely we can all agree that we’ve got to pass Obama’s agenda immediately and stop using metaphors. At least I think that’s what the Mainstream Media are trying to tell me. Liberals instantly leapt on the s...

Backlash Grows Over Palin's 'Blood Libel' Claim
Sarah Palin's use of the loaded phrase "blood Libel" is attracting more attention and condemnation as the day goes on. The former Alaska Governor used the words to describe the claims of critics who said Palin deserved some of the blame for the Arizona shootings because of her fiery Rhetoric and her target-marked election map that put the sights on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.), among others. But the phrase most often refers to an anti-Semitic myth that's been used to justi...

The Plum Line: The right-wing narrative about Clinton, the Oklahoma bombing, and Obama
President Obama is heading to Arizona to commemorate the Victims of Saturday's events in Tucson, and Conservatives are already expressing concern about a replay of Bill Clinton's 1995 Speech denouncing "purveyors of hatred and division" on the airwaves in the aftermath of the Oklahoma City bombing. In a preemptive strike, Conservatives are already misrepresenting the history of that event, arguing that Clinton politicized the bombing for his own gain. At National Review, John J. Mil...

Barack Obama has it both ways
By all the received wisdom of transatlantic analysis, Barack Obama’s Speech at the memorial service for the Tucson Shooting Victims had to (choose one or all of the following) transcend partisan politics, elevate him to the post of “healer-in-chief”, rescue his presidency by showing that he could deliver a unifying message at a time of great national tragedy. I am truly sorry to place such a terrible event in what appears a cynical, calculatedly political context but truly,...

Palin: Attacks over shooting are 'blood libel'
Sarah Palin today accused her opponents of Manufacturing a "blood Libel" by suggesting her Rhetoric and campaign tactics had anything to do with the Arizona shootings. Four days after an incident which left six people dead and critically injured the congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, Palin released a video statement condemning the attack. She denied that a now infamous campaign map showing Giffords's electoral district in the cross hairs of a gun had influenced the shooter Jared Lee Loughner. In ...

Obama leads memorial for Tucson shooting (AFP)
Tucson, Arizona (AFP) – President Barack Obama led a national outpouring of grief while calling for unity at an emotional memorial after a shooting that unleashed fierce debate about inflammatory political Rhetoric. In a Speech repeatedly interrupted by applause for those who tackled the gunman -- and the announcement that a US lawmaker who was shot in the head had opened her eyes -- Obama said the attack must not lead to new divisions. "At a time when our discourse has become so sh...

Obama and Palin: A Tale Of Two Speakers
The contrasts, both in style and in tone, were undeniable. Perhaps more telling though are the apparent motivations behind the two public statements made by Barack Obama and Sarah Palin yesterday, in response to the Assassination attempt on the life of Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. Obama, speaking at the Arizona memorial service for the other Victims of Saturday's shooting, did what presidents do. Looking and sounding more presidential then he has at any other point during his tenu...

Obama Finds His Voice, MSM Still Lost
If you missed the Tucson Memorial tonight , you can read President Obama’s Speech here. It was a very good speech, very well delivered. I was watching it and monitoring twitter at the same time, and saw many judging the Speech to be his best since the election. I think I agree with that. I recall being disappointing with Obama’s Inaugural Speech, and even some of Obama’s biggest supporters have complained that he sometimes seems too detached from his words or surroundings, but ...

Sarah Palin Sees Spike in Death Threats
The end result of the movement for “Everybody to watch your tone because Sarah Palin put a bullseye and look what happened?”: An aide close to Sarah Palin says Death Threats and security threats have increased to an unprecedented level since the shooting in Arizona, and the former Alaska Governor’s team has been talking to security professionals. The irony is rich given the theme of the week from those attacking Palin has been that you need to be careful of your Rhetoric. App...

Obama calls for an end to 'sharply polarised' US
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at the memorial event, 'Together We Thrive: Tucson and America', at the McKale Memorial Center in Tucson, Arizona, on 12 January 2011. Photograph: Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images Barack Obama has appealed for an end to the "sharply polarised" debate that has consumed American politics in recent years and provided the backdrop to the aftermath of the bloody Assassination attempt against a congresswoman in Tucson. Speaking at a memorial event i...

Late Night: Try to Be Nice, And Look What It Gets You
It’s long been obvious that Conservatives conceive of “civility” solely in terms of point-scoring, because they are essentially sociopathic fuckwads. Oh, perhaps this is unfair. But as I was grouching about last night, “once you’ve gone ahead and, say, made excuses for state-sponsored Torture, if you want the benefit of the doubt, fuck you.” Honestly, one of the absolute minimum qualifications for entry into a Civil Discussion ought not to include an enthusi...

Krauthammer: Palin’s Statement on Tucson ‘Unfortunate and Unnecessary’
He mainly laments that Palin gave the Speech at all. Sure, it might be a sensitive issue given that Gabrielle Giffords is Jewish, and she's fighting for her life while the rest of the nation debates allegations of "blood Libel"? I'm personally not bothered by the use of the term as it's applied to the libelous attacks on Palin and Tea Party Conservatives. Frankly, Glenn Reynolds' essay at WSJ the other day has been one of the most penetrating: "The Arizona Tragedy and the Politics of Blood Libel...

Palin's Arizona defence fuels 2012 talk
Sarah Palin has fanned speculation about her presidential ambitions as she cast herself as chief defender of arch-conservatives accused of inspiring a horrific act of violence with their fiery political Rhetoric. Palin accused those linking bellicose politicking by the right-wing Tea Party movement to the attempted Assassination of a US congresswoman of spreading a "blood Libel" in a slickly produced video released on Wednesday. "Acts of monstrous criminality stand on their own. They begin and e...

Happy 60th Birthday Rush Limbaugh
America's most listened to Talk Show host, Rush Limbaugh had some very profound thoughts on what it means to be 60 years old that he opined on today's show. RUSH: Ah, jeez! I knew it. STAFF: Happy Birthday to you! RUSH: No matter what I do, no matter how many admonitions. STAFF: Happy 60th! RUSH: It's a birthday cake that has been presented here just now, and those look like... They look Shari's Berries strawberries on top of a chocolate cake. What kind of cake is it? Chocolate icing I know. ...

Require youths to listen to Rush
I know how to save the nation from this violence caused by people who do not watch Fox News, do not know who Sarah Palin is and who do not attend Tea Party rallies. Make them listen to Rush Limbaugh. I got my idea from Rush Limbaugh’s commentary today: RUSH: This morning on Good Morning America a portion of an interview Ashleigh Banfield did with Zach Osler, who is a High School friend of the shooter Jared Loughner.  Ashleigh Banfield: “What was his motive in Saturday’s atta...

Tucson tragedy 'a real opportunity' for nonpartisan groups No Labels, Third Way
As the debate over civility in politics continues in the wake of the shooting in Tucson, groups founded to push Bipartisanship see an opening: Could this be a moment for the political middle? This Story Americans contemplate toning down their Rhetoric Audio: Jared Loughner's 2007 court appearance Investigators Probe Loughner's gun purchase, examine finances Loughner family expresses sorrow for 'heinous' attack; doctors say Giffords making progress A Tucson YMCA was common ground for alleged s...

Will Obama call for political civility in Tucson speech?
President Obama, who has for years bemoaned Incivility in politics, must decide Wednesday whether his Speech in Tucson is the right time to repeat that message. This Story Giffords condition unchanged; shooting suspect Loughner held without bail The faces of Jared Loughner Bullet's path may determine Giffords's injuries West Wing Briefing: Will Obama call for political civility in Tucson speech? A look at the left hemisphere Petula Dvorak: For parents, shots in Tucson have a nightmarish echo ...

At Memorial, Obama Announces Giffords Opened Her Eyes
President Obama speaks at the Tucson, AZ memorial event (AP) NEXT » President Obama spoke at a memorial for those killed and injured in Saturday shooting of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords outside a Tucson, Arizona Supermarket, and told the country, "There is nothing I can say that will fill the sudden hole torn in your hearts. But know this: the hopes of a nation are here tonight. We mourn with you for the fallen," and also referred to the debate, "It's important for us to paus...

Tucson Tragedy Will Happen Again if We Aren't Serious About Mental Health
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords didn't know she had a stalker, though she knew that she was being threatened after her Tucson congressional office was vandalized in the wake of her vote in favor of Health Care reform. She didn't know that several people had expressed concern about the mental stability of her constituent Jared Loughner, who had, according to reports, become obsessed with her to the point of writing notes about his plans to hurt her, or worse. While some people were worried about Loughner...

This time, the people stood up
Now that we're all worked up, let me tell you about a Tea Party type up in Washington County, doing something radical. Mike Bassill is circulating a petition. He doesn't sound very angry, either, defying the narrative that's blossomed since Jared Loughner allegedly shot 20 people, including a Democratic congresswoman, in Arizona. There was swift stab at finding some right-wing link in Loughner, who seems simply to be disturbed. Since then, some progressive commentators have tried tying the gun...

Liberalism's Ugly Face
While most normal Americans still reeled in shock in the wake of the Tucson shooting, liberals across the country were out in force blaming Conservatives for it. Given how heart-rending the whole tragedy was, their reaction is truly mind-boggling. One can only wonder what kind of human beings would react in this way. To liberals' eternal shame, it turns out that the shooter was anything but a Tea Partyer and that his "conservative" credentials are rather thin indeed. In fact, the infor...

Sounding Presidential
Posted by Rich Trzupek on Jan 13th, 2011 and filed under Daily Mailer, FrontPage. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed. Yesterday Barack Obama did something that too many elected officials seem congenitally unable to do: he rose above partisan politics and spoke to the nation as a leader should, rather than as another politician angling for personal advantage. Speaking in Tucson at the memor...