Congresswoman shot in Arizona

[Dave]

Originally Posted by tallywacker

Journalists urged caution after Ft. Hood, now race to blame Palin after Arizona shootings

bet what ratings they still cling to dwindle after this.

[Dave]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

The only reason people are crying "socialist" is because he came after such a right-wing adminstration.

right cause all the government buyouts and installation of czars is a totally normal capitalist free market thing to do

[goof2]

Originally Posted by tallywacker

Journalists urged caution after Ft. Hood, now race to blame Palin after Arizona shootings

I've noticed the same thing. You can also add in when a terrorist attack is carried out by someone affiliated with certain beliefs (trying to keep it News Desk friendly), even after it is confirmed the attack was in the name of those beliefs, the media is very quick to emphasize that the attacker is an individual and shouldn't be used as an indictment of the entire group (as they should). In this case the shooter has deliberately been used to indict a political belief system generally and Palin, Angle, Beck, and the Tea Party specifically despite there being zero evidence so far that he was involved in that political belief system or paid any attention to those specifically mentioned.

I find it absolutely pathetic that some in the media (and in politics) who separate the crazed acts of an individual from the group with which they identify have immediately used this crazed individual to indict groups with which there is zero evidence the shooter identified.

That isn't as clear as I would like, but I'd hate to see this thread moved to the War Room as a result of something I said.

[goof2]

Originally Posted by Dave

right cause all the government buyouts and installation of czars is a totally normal capitalist free market thing to do

I think Slice's assertion is ridiculous, but not for the reasons you list. The Bush admin started the bailout/buyout thing with TARP, though the Obama admin did expand its scope. Also, the Bush admin had czars too, just not as many as the Obama admin has had.

[Dave]

Originally Posted by goof2

I think Slice's assertion is ridiculous, but not for the reasons you list. The Bush admin started the bailout/buyout thing with TARP, though the Obama admin did expand its scope. Also, the Bush admin had czars too, just not as many as the Obama admin has had.

hes just as guilty. i dont defend him in the least

[goof2]

Originally Posted by Dave

hes just as guilty. i dont defend him in the least

That's fine, but nobody was accusing him of being a socialist.

[Rangerscott]

I don't want to be thought as a northerner that thinks everyone is the south walks around shooting their gun in the air, but Arizona is open carry. I know this is a tiny place on the map with a very small fraction of human population but I would have thought someone would have had a gun on them.

[Dave]

Originally Posted by goof2

That's fine, but nobody was accusing him of being a socialist.

Beck has but I don't think anyone cared about him back then

[tallywacker]

Originally Posted by Rangerscott

I don't want to be thought as a northerner that thinks everyone is the south walks around shooting their gun in the air, but Arizona is open carry. I know this is a tiny place on the map with a very small fraction of human population but I would have thought someone would have had a gun on them.

PA and Virgina are Open Carry states. Maybe the didn't think it was appropriate to meet the senator or they thought they would have to pass through a security search to talk to her so they didn't bring a weapon? I know I don't carry to a place where I believe I'm going to be searched.

[Rangerscott]

They were at a grocery store. I doubt they were searching people seeing that she now has a hole in her head.