"You can't outsmart crazy"

Giffords is moving spontaneously
TUCSON, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- Doctors said Wednesday they're encouraged by the progress made by U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., who was shot in the head during the weekend. Dr. Peter Rhee of the University Medical Center in Tucson, Ariz., said Giffords still is in critical condition but is making more and more spontaneous movements -- even fixing her Hospital gown on her own. GALLERY: The aftermath of the Rep. Giffords shooting "We're very happy at this point," Rhee said of Giffords' progress...

Glenn Beck makes Bob Brady look even more foolish
So Democrat Congressman Bob Brady, who represents Philadelphia in DC, now wants to write a bill that will ban the use "violent words" and "violent symbols" in dialogue - political or otherwise. Brady is doing this to advance his anti-Conservative agenda after pegging the Tea Party responsible for last Saturday's shooting of Gabrielle Giffords in Arizona. Glenn Beck took Brady to task yesterday in a frank and hilarious segment on his show on the Fox News Channel. Beck pointed out that Children wh...

Enough AlreadyIt Is Time for Sheriff Dupnik to Go
Since he first opened his mouth on Saturday night to address the nation about the terrible shootings at a Tucson Safeway, Sheriff Clarence Dupnik has been inaccurate, deceptive, and completely biased in his handling of the case. Sheriff Clarence Dupnik must resign. Never have we witnessed a prominent public figure so inaccurately and viciously politicize a national tragedy like Sheriff Dupnik did this week. And in all of his statements he has either been wrong or misdirected. This bitter part...

Beck Stokes Fears Of "A Ban On Guns" Following AZ Shooting
Beck Claims Politicians Are "Pushing" To Ban Guns Following AZ Shooting Beck: Lawmakers Are Pushing "A Ban On Guns." On his Fox News show, Beck claimed that lawmakers are pushing "a ban on guns" in response to the Arizona shooting. Beck stated: BECK: It didn't take long for Washington to come out with their solution to the problem of the alleged violent Rhetoric. The solution, however, comes despite not having a shred of evidence that this crazed gunman was motivated by anything other than his...

Sarah Palin's 'blood libel' blunder | Peter Beaumont
The sense of victimhood of the Tea Party and its fellow travellers should now be well known. It was Glenn Beck, after all - the man who accused America's first African American president of being "Racist" - who last year told a rally of his followers in Washington that they had taken on the mantle of the Civil Rights movement. Now Sarah Palin, former vice Presidential Candidate, has repeated this same repellent inversion, accusing those who criticised her for her violent political rh...

Palin denounces critics over shootings
In a forceful and unapologetic statement released early Wednesday, Sarah Palin dismissed critics who had suggested that the former Alaska Governor's Firearms-infused Rhetoric contributed to the shootings in Tucson that killed six and wounded 14, including U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, contending they "incite the hatred and violence they purport to condemn." "Like many, I've spent the past few days reflecting on what happened and praying for guidance," Palin said. "After this shocking tragedy, I...

Officers Stopped Suspect on Day of Ariz. Shooting
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP)-- 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. 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, ...

Obama to Arizona as shot lawmaker fights for life
President Barack Obama was to lead Americans in national mourning Wednesday after an Arizona shooting tragedy unleashed a polarizing debate about the violent Rhetoric rocking US politics. Obama was headed to the southwestern state to lead a memorial service for the six people who were killed and the 14 wounded in the Assassination attempt on congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who is fighting for her life in a Hospital in Tucson. His trip comes after the family of the 22-year-old alleged gunman ...

Rush Limbaugh: Jared Lee Loughner has the "Full Support" of Democrats
(Credit: AP Photo/Gary He) Controversial, conservative Talk Radio host Rush Limbaugh is stepping up his assault against the Democratic Party in the wake of the Mass Shooting in Tucson, Ariz., claiming the Democrats fully "support" the alleged shooter. On his Radio Show Tuesday, Limbaugh said, "What Mr. Loughner knows is that he has the full support of a major political party in this country. He's sitting there in jail. He knows what's going on, he knows that... the Democrat party is attemptin...

Friend: Loughner wasn't political, not left or right (two years out of date; Zeitgeist)
On Good Morning America, Zach Osler - a former friend of Gabrielle Giffords shooter Jared Lee Loughner - said the following about Loughner (video below): He did not watch TV. He disliked the news. He didn’t listen to political radio. He didn’t take sides. He wasn’t on the left. He wasn’t on the right. However, in the same interview, Osler admits not having seen Loughner for two years. Obviously, a lot can happen in two years, but don't expect partisan hacks to acknowledge that or i

Angle: Don't blame me for Tucson shooting rampage (AP)
Las Vegas – Former U.S. Senate Candidate Sharron Angle says she's not to blame for the Arizona shooting that left six people dead and 13 wounded. The former Nevada assemblywoman who tried to unseat Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday she condemns all violence. The Tea Party politician calls Saturday's killings senseless and horrifying. Police say 22-year-old Jared Loughner fired at a crowd gathered at an event hosted by U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot in the head. I...

Some historical perspective on political civility
In the aftermath of the attempted Assassination of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.), there has been near-hysteria about the tenor of our political culture. Has the inflammatory Rhetoric gone too far? Is there too much vitriol in American politics? Is the Tea Party movement to blame? This entire pointed conversation about our current state of political affairs — spearheaded largely by the American left —reveals a serious lack of self-reflection or historical perspective. For those who feel...

BUSTED! PIMA SHERIFF KNEW LOUGHNER WAS DANGEROUS IGNORED RECORD OF SHOOTERS DEATH THREATS
BUSTED! PIMA SHERIFF KNEW LOUGHNER WAS DANGEROUS - IGNORED RECORD OF SHOOTER’S DEATH THREATS Calls for Dupnik to resign mount , click here,  Mark Williams predicted. As I predicted, this one has been a no-brainer from the instant that bumbling Pima County, Arizona Sheriff Clarence Dupnik first opened this trap blasting Sarah Palin, Fox News, Rush Limbaugh, political debate and our democratic republician form of government in general as being solely responsible for the Safeway s...

AZ sheriff knew in advance about Loughner
Even as Arizona Sheriff Clarence Dupnik launched into yet another rampage against Rush Limbaugh yesterday, new information has emerged showing that the sheriff knew in advance about Jared Lee Loughner and the danger he posed.  According to a special report, Pima County Sheriff's Office records indicate that deputies had been called numerous times to the Loughner residence to address complaints by neighbors and others who were clearly frightened by Jared Loughner's growing anti-social, psych...

Sarah Palin's Moronic 'Blood Libel' Claim in Jared Loughner/Gabby Giffords Horror
​America's mainstream press is so polite, so scared. At least the overseas papers know when to call "bullshit" during coverage of the Jared Loughner saga. Sarah Palin's claim of being a Victim of "blood Libel" is so ludicrous as to defy belief. Or as Damian Thompson, blogs editor of the Telegraph (U.K.), says in a headline, "Seriously, this woman is nuts." Hey, Palin! "Blood Libel" -- a phrased usually used these days only by Muslim fanatics -- is the centuries-old myth of Jews' sacrificing...

Vanishing Pointless
If there's one thing that the Tucson shooting has provoked, it's a lot of people going back and flushing a whole bunch of stuff down the memory holes. History must be unwritten, embarrassing items purged and denied, awkward truths must be ignored. Of course, this is the Internet, and nothing is ever truly forgotten -- and one's foes will often make copies and Screenshots before they expose your embarrassing postings before they expose them, so they can properly denounce you for your "admission...

Jon Stewart on the Shooting
By the time he was done, I thought there really wasn't all that much difference between what he said and and what Keith Olbermann and the rest of the lefties said. Jon just said it more softly. What do you think? Please leave a comment. ...

Loughner's Father Chased Alleged Shooter Into Desert On Saturday
In the hours before Jared Lee Loughner allegedly tried to assassinate Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) and killed six others, his father chased him into the desert as he carried a mysterious black bag in his hand, the Associated Press reported. Police also said that at 7:30 a.m. that same morning, Loughner was stopped by a wildlife officer after he ran a red light but was let off with a warning, according to the AP. The officer, the Arizona Game and Fish Department said, looked at Loughner's dri...

Loughner Was Stopped, Warned About Running Red Light Saturday Morning
What is this? Neighbors watch the media outside the Loughner home in Tucson. Neighbors watch the media outside the Loughner home in Tucson. "A wildlife officer pulled over the suspect in the Assassination attempt against an Arizona congresswoman less than three hours before the deadly attack," the Associated Press writes. "Jared Loughner ran a red light but was let off with a warning at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, the Arizona Game and Fish Department said. The officer took Loughner's driver's license an...

Loughner Was Stopped, Warned About Running Red Light Saturday Morning
What is this? Neighbors watch the media outside the Loughner home in Tucson. Neighbors watch the media outside the Loughner home in Tucson. "A wildlife officer pulled over the suspect in the Assassination attempt against an Arizona congresswoman less than three hours before the deadly attack," the Associated Press writes. "Jared Loughner ran a red light but was let off with a warning at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, the Arizona Game and Fish Department said. The officer took Loughner's driver's license an...

Likely Jared Lee Loughner Internet Postings Discuss NASA Conspiracies, Existence Of God
Jared Lee Loughner appears to have been a user of a web forum where Conspiracy theorists discussed UFO sightings, the existence of God and Racism in Video Games. But even there, he didn't fit in. Other website users appeared to grow frustrated with Loughner and one even plead for him to seek professional help. A Reddit user found what is believed to be a username used by Loughner on the website AboveTopSecret.com. The website acknowledged that Loughner was likely a user on their website, and t...

Poll: Conservatives not to blame for Ariz. shooting
WASHINGTON — Most Americans reject the idea that inflammatory political language by Conservatives should be part of the debate about the forces behind the Arizona shooting that left six people dead and a congresswoman in critical condition, a USA Today/Gallup Poll finds. A 53% majority of those surveyed call that analysis mostly an attempt to use the tragedy to make Conservatives look bad. About a third, 35%, say it is a legitimate point about how dangerous language can be. And there is lit...

Rep. Poe: No Room for Politics in Giffords Aftermath
ABC News’ Rick Klein reports: On a somber day on Capitol Hill, the political discussion turned to the role of politics in the aftermath of Rep. Gabriel Giffords’ shooting. On today’s “ Top Line ,” we asked Rep. Ted Poe, R-Texas - a friend of Giffords - about Sen. Bernie Sanders’, I-Vt., Fundraising appeal based on the shooting, and Sarah Palin’s video released to respond to criticism of her Rhetoric. “I don't think anyone should use this as

Pelosi: Nation Grateful For Tucson's "Sense of Community" in Wake of Tragedy
ABC News’ Matthew Jaffe reports: Before traveling to Arizona with President Obama for tonight’s memorial service, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi said she will tell the people of Tucson that their “sense of community” has inspired the country in the wake of last weekend’s shooting that left her colleague Gabrielle Giffords fighting for her life. “When I go there I will bring the prayers and thoughts of members of Congress to Gabby’s family and to the staff w

Wednesday round-up
Yesterday the Court issued two decisions, including Justice Kagan’s first decision as a Justice, and heard oral argument in two cases. The former attracted much more attention than the latter. In a tax case decided yesterday, Mayo Foundation v. United States, the Court (in an opinion by the Chief Justice, with Justice Kagan recused) unanimously upheld a Treasury Department rule that treats medical residents as full-time employees rather than Students, thereby subjecting them to Payroll Tax...