Tea Party & Bernie Sanders Using Tucson Tragedy For Fundraising

Mixing fundraising and tragedy
Senator Bernie Sanders mixed a Fundraising appeal with his analysis of the Arizona shootings in an email to supporters today, a mixture most public figures have been avoiding: Given the recent tragedy in Arizona, as well as the start of the new Congress, I wanted to take this opportunity to share a few words with political friends in Vermont and throughout the country. I also want to thank th...

Your next act in the Tucson shooting tragedy: The shameless political fundraiser
First we had one side blaming the other for the violence. Then came the other side rejecting that and accusing the accuser of "Hey, it's not us, it's you." After that, each side pretty much abandon Jared Loughner as a talking point and just kept blaming each other for causing the violence. It's not like they needed him for their pissing match, and "oh, here's more proof that I'm good and you're evil." The next act: The political Fundraiser. As follows: The attack on Conservatives and the tea par...

Right Wingers Defend Hate Speech While Tea Party Takes Advantage of Arizona Shooting To Raise Money
While Jared Loughner’s Extremist views differ from those of the Tea Party, many have raised concerns that the anti-government and hate-filled Rhetoric coming from the Tea Party movement, along with leaders such as Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck, contribute to an atmosphere of hate which promotes violence among disturbed individuals such as Loughner. There is a fine line between extremists on both ends of the political spectrum, and I was not at all surprised to see that Loughner’s view...

Bernie Sanders, Tea Party Express use Tucson Shooting to Raise Money
Political polar opposites have found common ground - using the Tucson Shooting as an opportunity to raise money. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, who touts himself officially as an Independent, but describes himself as a Socialist, sent a Fundraising e-mail out Tuesday afternoon. “Given the recent tragedy in Arizona, as well as the start of the new Congress, I wanted to take this opportunity to share a few words with political friends in Vermont and throughout the country.” Sande...

Bernie Sanders Uses Tucson in Fundraising Pitch
Stephen Hayes at The Weekly Standard points to a Fundraising letter sent out by Sen. Bernie Sanders, Democratic Socialist of Vermont, that uses the Tucson shootings in a pitch for political contributions to help fight off  ”the Republican Party, big money Corporate Interests and right-wing organizations.” What should be understood is that the violence, and threats of violence against Democrats in Arizona, was not limited to Gabrielle Giffords.  Raul Grijalva, an old friend ...

Tacky, Tacky! Tea Party's National PAC Uses Tucson Tragedy To Raise Money
Is it just me, or is this amazingly tacky and tone-deaf? Whether they like it or not, the Tea Party certainly has turned up the heat with inflammatory Rhetoric in Arizona, and it's incredibly tasteless to use the Tucson shootings to say "Oh, poor us!": The Tea Party Express, a California-based conservative political action committee, sent out a letter to supporters Monday requesting donations in reaction to Saturday’s shooting at a political event in Tucson, Arizona that claimed six lives....

Vt. senator cites shootings in fundraising letter
MONTPELIER, Vt. — An independent U.S. senator from Vermont drew criticism Tuesday from Republicans for citing this past weekend's shootings in Arizona in a Fundraising letter for his 2012 re-election campaign. The e-mail that Sen. Bernie Sanders sent Tuesday begins by mentioning the Shooting Spree in Tucson that killed six people and left Democratic U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 13 others wounded. The letter also mentions issues such as Health Care, Social Security and taxes. In his d...

Bernie Sanders fundraising off Tucson shooting
Bernie Sanders Fundraising off Tucson shooting Just like Jonathan Alter and Newsweek said. Don’t let the Tucson shooting crisis go to waste. Bernie Sanders, the Far Left nut and admitted Socialist from Vermont is following the advice. Weekly Standard rep0rts that Sanders sent out a Fundraising e-mail to supporters, seeking to raise money to fight Republicans and other “right-wing reactionaries” responsible for the climate that led to the shooting. Sanders writes: Given the recent tra...

Tea Party Express Fundraises Off Giffords Shooting: 'Tea Party Won't Be Silenced'
In an apparent effort to distance themselves from the Mass Shootings in Arizona over the weekend, the Tea Party Express sent out an email to supporters proclaiming that they "won't be silenced" -- and asking for contributions. Earlier today, TPE leader Sal Russo went on Fox News and lamented how "revolting and disgusting the left is for trying to associate the tea party with violence like this." This latest email emphasizes how "horrified" the TPE was to hear about the shootings, which includ...

Bernie Sanders - Slimeball of the Week
"Given the recent tragedy in Arizona, as well as the start of the new Congress, I wanted to take this opportunity to share a few words with political friends in Vermont and throughout the country. I also want to thank the very many supporters who have begun contributing online to my 2012 Reelection campaign at (his website) There is no question but that the Republican Party, big money Corporate Interests and right-wing organizations will vigorously oppose me. Your financial support now and ...

Tucson Tea Party Founder Blames Giffords For Getting Shot:'The Real Case Is That She Had No Security
Source: Think Progress Tucson Tea Party Founder Blames Giffords For Getting Shot: ‘The Real Case Is That She Had No Security’ In March 2010, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) warned that the Rhetoric from the tea parties and Sarah Palin was potentially dangerous. “I can say that in the years that some of my colleagues have served — 20, 30 years — they’ve never seen it like this…when people do that, they’ve gotta realize there’s consequences to that action,” she

Asking The Right Questions
Do you agree that the "eliminationist Rhetoric" cited by Krugman is a problem and is out of bounds? Are you denying that such rhetoric exists, or that the preponderance of it comes from the right? More broadly, putting aside the case of Jared Loughner, is it a valid question to ask whether such rhetoric in general risks tipping the unhinged into violence? An Arizona Republican Party District Chairman resigned shortly after the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) and 18 others on Saturday...

A tragedy in Tucson, and more arguing on talk TV
In the wake of the Arizona shootings, conservative talk-show host Glenn Beck issued a challenge to all Americans to reject violence. Liberal talk-show host Keith Olbermann voiced his own call for repudiating violence. Has Saturday's rampage inspired a measure of consensus and a softening of Rhetoric among cable TV's more confrontational hosts? Not that you could tell from Monday's clash of TV pundits, even as they reacted to accusations that the polarized environment in which they operate may ha...

A tragedy in Tucson, and more arguing on talk TV
NEW YORK (AP) — In the wake of the Arizona shootings, conservative talk-show host Glenn Beck issued a challenge to all Americans to reject violence. Liberal talk-show host Keith Olbermann voiced his own call for repudiating violence. Has Saturday’s rampage inspired a measure of consensus and a softening of Rhetoric among cable TV’s more confrontational hosts? Not that you could tell from Monday’s clash of TV pundits, even as they reacted to accusations that the polarized ...

Jim and Sarah Brady sound optimistic on Giffords
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware (CNN) - Nearly 30 years after he was shot in the head during the attempted Assassination of President Ronald Reagan, former White House Press Secretary Jim Brady knows what U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is going through. "Been there. Know that," Jim Brady said. "Sounds like she's got a great Support Group that's right there with her and that means a lot," he said. Brady and his wife, Sarah, are keeping a close eye on Giffords' progress, noting the congresswoman's remarkab...

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...

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...

Art of War, Media Messages, and Conservative Terrorists
The debate rages on, and thanks to media spin and constant false equivalencies, at least one poll has 57% of its respondents rejecting any possibility of inflammatory Speech having any influence over Jared Lee Loughner's actions on Saturday morning. Welcome to the confluence of media echoes and denial. It was predictable, this la-la-la response. Kneejerk, even. No one wants to believe that words can influence, because that would require individuals to own their own words. God forbid. This is tru...

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...

In They Are Who We Thought They Were News..
I had put this in the replies in yesterday’s Afternoon Open Thread, but I thought about it, and decided to FP it. In an apparent effort to distance themselves from the Mass Shootings in Arizona over the weekend, the Tea Party Express sent out an email to supporters proclaiming that they “won’t be silenced” — and asking for contributions. Earlier today, TPE leader Sal Russo went on Fox News and lamented how “revolting and disgusting the left is for trying to as...

More On Loughner And Right Wing Hysteria
Several friends have written in about my item arguing that Jared Loughner is not related to right-wing Extremism. The objection, in a nutshell, is, don't you agree that right-wing rage is a serious problem? I think it is a serious problem. I also think, despite the attempts of numerous Republicans to draw equivalences, that it's a far more serious problem than anything that occurred under George W. Bush. critics have focused on violent language and birtherism on the right. But there's a deeper ...

Sanders puts Tucson attack in fundraising crosshairs.
Senator Bernie Sanders - the Socialist Senator from Vermont who we’re supposed to pretend isn’t a Socialist because the Democrats get upset about us bringing up the entire ’socialism’ thing - has decided that the best way to handle last weekend’s attempted Assassination of a Congresswoman (and the Murder of six people, including a nine-year-old girl) is to send out a Fundraising letter blaming the whole thing on the Right Wing. Given the recent tragedy in Arizona,...

Sarah Palin self-destructs. Bernie Sanders should withdraw his fundraising letter.
You want balance? Here it is. Sarah Palin first went into hiding after the Arizona shooting, then emerged with her same old attacks and defenses. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) emerged to use the shooting in a Fundraising e-mail. Both are wrong. Both should be ashamed. In my view Palin will not run for president anytime soon, and her conduct since the Arizona shooting further destroys her credibility nationally. What Palin should have done is say she did not intend any harm with her target talk, ...

The Tragedy in Tucson made worse by Vegas Fox 5
 I am a fan of Fox News, but very well aware of how most of the local media is extremely biased towards the left, even Vegas Fox 5. I just thought that maybe they could be a little more objectionable when it came to reporting news and that is why I chose them last night. Good for me. I was able to see that this channel, in a desperate attempt to seem as “cool” as other channels, had no problem exploiting the tragedy in Tucson and further more Gabriel Gifford’s and who else...

Pantsuit labels Giffords' shooter an "extremist"
Hillary Clinton thinks the attempted Assassination of Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was political. This is in spite of the fact he was a registered Independent who didn't even vote in the last election. The actual truth likely is he was just a lunatic who was paranoid about the government. His dislike for Giffords started before the Tea Party was ever envisioned. This tragedy is not the fault of the right or left. DOHA, Qatar (AP) - The attempted Assassination of Arizona congre...