Shot US lawmaker 'breathing on her own': doctor

Arizona shootings won't isolate lawmakers, John Boehner tells House
The House of Representatives on Wednesday memorialized the 19 Victims of the weekend Shooting Spree in Tucson as the nation prepared for a day of mourning capped by a Speech by President Obama in Arizona. "We are called here to mourn an unspeakable act of violence," Speaker John Boehner said as the House began its debate over a resolution honoring the six slain and 13 injured, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who remains in critical condition after Saturday's attack outside a Supermarket in T...

The Political Consequences of Violence
I believe that The New Yorker’s George Packer has mistaken the meaning of a line in my column this week. He writes: Douthat wrote, in the spirit of phony equivalence, “If overheated Rhetoric and martial imagery really led inexorably to Murder, then both parties would belong in the dock,” but also this: “the Attempted Murder of a Democratic congresswoman is a potential gift to Liberalism.” In other words, everyone goes over the line now and then, no one actually want...

Obama to be nation's consoler at memorial service
WASHINGTON—Searching for unity out of tragedy, President Barack Obama will honor the Victims of the Arizona Mass Shooting in personal terms and remind those in grief that an entire nation is with them. The president is again stepping into his role as national consoler, a test of leadership that comes with the job. His mission at Wednesday's memorial is to uplift and rally, not to examine political Incivility. Set to speak during an evening gathering in Tucson, Ariz., Obama will remember t...

Loughners Annoying Dad Bothered Him On Way To Alleged Murders
Saturday’s Shooting Spree and attempted Assassination in Arizona is a story of senseless violence, mental instability, and also Bravery. But also also, it is a story of dads being dads. Dads: Why won’t they leave you alone? Why are they constantly asking you to turn down the music up there? Why are they always trying to mess up your murderous rampage at the local Grocery Store? GOD, DADS, YOU JUST DON’T UNDERSTAND. Obviously, as Jared Loughner shows us, trying to plan out an as...

Sarah Palin Invokes Anti-Semitic Term Blood Libel in Reaction to Arizona Shootings
There has been extensive discussion about whether intensified hateful Rhetoric used in partisan debate may have incited accused Arizona shooter Jared Loughner to try to assassinate Rep. Gabrielle Giffords at her Congress on the Corner event Saturday, wounding 13 others and killing six.  Loughner himself has not yet explicitly expressed a motive, though Law Enforcement has uncovered evidence indicating an extreme political dislike for Giffords. Journalists such as Keith Olbermann and others ...

Congress to honor Giffords, others
Published: Jan. 12, 2011 at 12:40 PM House Speaker John Boehner decried the rampage in Tucson, Ariz., in which six people died and 14 people were injured, including Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. UPI/Kevin Dietsch Ariz. lawmakers seek ban on Funeral Protests WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- House Speaker John Boehner decried the rampage in Tucson, Ariz., in which six people died and 14 people were injured, including Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. "These are difficult hours for our country," Boeh...

Loughner Stopped by Police Hours before Shooting
With all the evidence against the suspected Tucson shooter Jared Loughner, a Guilty verdict could still prove very difficult. Jan Crawford reports on the latest details of the case. Though Jared Lee Loughner's parents were "completely surprised" by the news of the Tucson shooting, former friends and classmates of Loughner's were not. Ben Tracy reports on the troubled past of Jared Lee Loughner. Doctors at Tucson's University Medical Center are increasingly optimistic about Ariz. Democratic Rep. ...

House to condemn 'horrific attack' in Arizona
House Speaker John Boehner, struggling to hold back tears, opened a day of speeches on the resolution saying: "We are called here to mourn an unspeakable act of violence ... these are difficult hours for our country." Representative Gabrielle Giffords, a third-term Democrat from Tucson, suffered a gunshot wound to the head and remains hospitalized in critical condition. Thirteen others were wounded in addition to the six killed. The dead included one of Giffords' Washington aides, Gabriel Zimme...

House to condemn 'horrific attack' in Arizona
WASHINGTON | Wed Jan 12, 2011 11:56am EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A saddened House of Representatives on Wednesday observed the Arizona shooting that left one of its members gravely wounded as it discussed a resolution condemning the "horrific attack" and honoring the six people killed. House Speaker John Boehner, struggling to hold back tears, opened a day of speeches on the resolution saying: "We are called here to mourn an unspeakable act of violence ... these are difficult hours for our co...

Rep. Giffords' Sedation Being Reduced
What is this? Doctors have reduced the amount of sedation they're giving Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ), they just told reporters in Tucson. During a very short news briefing, Dr. Peter Rhee, the trauma chief at University Medical Center, said it's important to remember that cases such as Giffords' — who was shot in the head during Saturday's shooting rampage that left six people dead and another 13 recovering from gunshots — can go through ups and downs as patients are treated. "I'm...

Rep. Giffords' Sedation Being Reduced
What is this? Doctors have reduced the amount of sedation they're giving Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ), they just told reporters in Tucson. During a very short news briefing, Dr. Peter Rhee, the trauma chief at University Medical Center, said it's important to remember that cases such as Giffords' — who was shot in the head during Saturday's shooting rampage that left six people dead and another 13 recovering from gunshots — can go through ups and downs as patients are treated. "I'm...

Suddenly the Media Is Concerned About Tone
When SEIU protestors showed up on the front porch of a Bank of America Executive's house, the media was not interested in changing the tone. When leftists attacked a Military recruiting office, the media was not interested in changing the tone. When arsonists burned down Sarah Palin's church, the media was not interested in changing the tone. When rioters tried to burn down Seattle during a Free Trade summit, the media was not interested in changing the tone. But when Jared Loughner, a mentally ...

Ted Nugent: Be Prepared for Evil
There is evil among us. Always has been, always will be. As I write this, in the past four days, a High School assistant principal in Omaha was shot and killed and the principal wounded. Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona and 19 other Americans were gunned down at a constituent meeting being held at Grocery Store in Tucson. Federal Judge John M. Roll, a 9-year-old girl and several others are dead. A dozen more, including Mrs. Giffords, are gravely wounded. You must login to comment. T...

Gunman's family sorry for 'heinous' US shooting
The family of a gunman who killed six people while allegedly trying to assassinate a US lawmaker issued an anguished Apology, saying they cannot understand their son's "heinous" act. The parents of Jared Loughner, 22, broke their silence as doctors said Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, shot in the head in the weekend attack in Tucson, continued to improve. "There are no words that can possibly express how we feel. We wish that there were, so we could make you feel better. We don't understand wh...

Shot US lawmaker improves; gunman's family sorry
The US lawmaker shot in the head in an attack killing six in Tucson can now breathe unaided, doctors said Tuesday as the gunman's family broke their silence to say they were "so very sorry." Surgeons gave an upbeat outlook for Representative Gabrielle Giffords' condition, as President Barack Obama prepared to travel to Arizona and a harrowing account emerged about the youngest Victim in Saturday's Shooting Spree. "She's holding her own," said Michael Lemole, the head neurosurgeon who operated on...

House Honors Shooting Victims
The New York Times reports: As President Obama prepared to head to Arizona Wednesday, the House of Representatives convened to consider a resolution honoring the dead and wounded in the shooting rampage in Tucson that left six dead and 14 wounded on Saturday, including Representative Gabrielle Giffords. “These are difficult hours for our country,” said Speaker John A. Boehner of Ohio. With his eyes filled with tears, Mr. Boehner described the loss of Gabriel Zimmerman, an aide to Ms. Giffo...

Congress Pays Tribute to Victims of Shooting
Source: The New York Times As President Obama prepared to head to Arizona Wednesday, the House of Representatives convened to consider a resolution honoring the dead and wounded in the shooting rampage in Tucson that left six dead and 14 wounded on Saturday, including Representative Gabrielle Giffords. “These are difficult hours for our country,” said Speaker John A. Boehner of Ohio. With his eyes filled with tears, Mr. Boehner described the loss of Gabriel Zimmerman, an aide to Ms. Giffords wh..

And Now, a Word from Sarah Palin
(image: edalisse) In the wake of the unspeakable acts of the past week, I feel it is my duty to personally speak out as a leader of our great nation, to reassure all the wonderful people who have supported me throughout that Mamma Grizzly is still the fighter you have always known and loved.  Your support and prayers are like a lamp for my feet to light the often difficult path that the Lord has laid before me. I think we can all agree that the worst thing to happen in the past week was not t...

Westboro Baptist Church Agrees Not to Protest 9-Year-Olds Funeral
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 By Staff, Associated Press Kansas City, Mo. (AP) - A Kansas church has decided to not Protest at the Funeral of a 9-year-old girl killed in a shooting rampage in Tucson, Ariz. Shirley Phelps-Roper of the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka says church members will skip Thursday's Funeral of Christina Taylor Green in Tucson. Phelps-Roper says the church decided against the picket in exchange for airtime with 102.1 The Edge in Toronto, Canada, and an interview with K...

Officers Stopped Suspect On Day of AZ Shooting
Source: Associated Press TUCSON, Arizona -- The suspect in a deadly Arizona shooting ran a red light and was stopped by a wildlife officer less than three hours before the attack that wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. The Arizona Game and Fish Department says an officer stopped Jared Loughner at about 7:30 a.m. Saturday. The officer took Loughner's driver's license and vehicle registration information. Dispatchers checked the information and found no outstanding warrants on Loughner or his vehic...

Why Sarah Palin's 'blood libel' was a poor choice of words
Sarah Palin feels victimized by critics who accuse her of helping to create an angry political climate that led to the Tucson shootings, and she has a point. She chose a truly unfortunate way to make it, using the phrase "blood Libel." Here's the context, from Palin's eight-minute video statement on the shooting: "Especially within hours of a tragedy unfolding, Journalists and pundits should not manufacture a blood libel that serves only to incite the very hatred and violence they purport to con...

Men Busted for Riding Horse Drunk
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 Optimism' for Rep. Giffords Mark Kelly, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' husband, holds her hand in her room at University Medical Center in Tucson, Ariz. the day after the shooting rampage in ...

Giffords wasnt shot because of her Judaism, ADL says
Even a stopped clock is right a couple times a day. Boy do I admire the ADL for this levelheaded report. From the JTA: An analysis of Internet musings by Jared Lee Loughner dismisses speculation that he may have targeted U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords because she is Jewish. An analysis of Internet musings by Jared Lee Loughner dismisses speculation that he may have targeted U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords because she is Jewish. "In the end, the writings so far revealed seem to indicate no particul...

NYT Hopes Shootings Upend GOP Agenda
From a not very subtle New York Times: For Boehner, Rampage Imposes Its Own Agenda By CARL HULSE January 11, 2011 WASHINGTON — Speaker John A. Boehner expected to spend his first celebratory weeks as the new leader of the House showcasing his party’s differences with the Democrats. But the shooting rampage in Arizona upended those plans. Now Mr. Boehner is being called on to play a far less partisan role, leading Republicans and Democrats alike through a difficult period. How he perfor...

Obama's Tucson Mission: Looking Ahead in Wake of Tragedy
President Obama and First Lady Michelle fly to Tucson today for a memorial service at the University of Arizona for the Victims of Saturday's horrific Shooting Spree. The theme for the service, scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. local time, is upbeat and forward looking, "Together We Thrive: Tucson and America." Fourteen people were injured in the rampage, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.), and six were killed, among them, U.S. District Court Judge John Rolls and Giffords Staffer Gabe Zimmer...