Tuesday, January 18, 2011

WARNING "Far [left] Side" - "Never Let A Good Crisis Go To Waste" re Az. Rep. Giffords

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/suzette-standring/fight-crime-ban-symbols_b_137270.htmlSuzette Standring: Fight Crime, Ban Symbols
Oct 24, 2008 ... A patch, label or logo does not a murderer make. Let's not start down a road where in time the government gets into the business of ...banning words & symbols!  News for "ban symbols"

Plan would ban words, symbols that could be perceived as threat

Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., was hurt, that he would propose a ban on using language or symbols that even could be perceived as threatening. ...
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    • Jan 9, 2011 ... Live Blog: Latest Developments on Arizona Shooting - NYTimes.comx
    Representative Bob Brady of Pennsylvania told The Caucus he plans to "ban words & symbols" ...


         "The Arizona sheriff investigating the Tucson shooting that left U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords critically wounded had harsh words today for those engaging in political rhetoric, calling conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh "irresponsible" for continuing the vitriol.
         "The kind of rhetoric that flows from people like Rush Limbaugh, in my judgment he is irresponsible, uses partial information, sometimes wrong information," Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik said today. "[Limbaugh] attacks people, angers them against government, angers them against elected officials and that kind of behavior in my opinion is not without consequences."
         Limbaugh today railed against the media and Dupnik for trying to draw a link between the heated political climate and the shooting rampage, calling the sheriff a "fool." But Dupnik stood by his assertions.
         "The vitriol affects the [unstable] personality that we are talking about," he said. "You can say, 'Oh no, it doesn't,' but my opinion is that it does."
         Investigators have yet to determine what motivated 22-year-old Jared Lee Loughner, described by some as appearing to be mentally unstable, to allegedly open fire on the crowd outside the Tucson Safeway.  However, so far there is no evidence that he has any ties to any political group."  
          Excerpts from the MoveOn.org PAC email received Su.9Jan11
    From: Justin Ruben, MoveOn.org [Soros & O'Who?'s PAC] Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2011Subject: Gabrielle Giffords



    The tragedy in Tucson has shaken us all to the core.  Facts are still coming in, and we all must be careful not to jump to premature conclusions.
    But in the wake of this disaster one thing is clear:  We must put an end to the rhetoric of violence and hate that has exploded in America over the past two years.
    That's why we're launching a petition calling on every member of Congress, as well as the major TV and cable news networks, to put an end to the hateful rhetoric and all overt or implied appeals to violence.
    Here's what the petition says: "I call for an end to all overt or implied appeals to violence in American politics.  We must debate, not hate."
    With a large enough response, this petition can help focus the debate on the urgent need to end the rhetoric of violence and hate that has become so widespread over the past two years.
    We don't know what motivated the individual or individuals who committed this atrocity.  And, if reports are true, it's deeply troubling that the suspected shooter displayed so many signs of serious mental illness, and our public health institutions failed to respond.1
    But the terrifying fact is that this act of violence falls into a pattern that has emerged over the past two years in America and in Gabrielle Giffords' district in particular.
    Windows were smashed at Representative Giffords' district office last March just a few hours after the House vote on health care reform.2  At one of the infamous town hall events in August 2009, a man attending the event accidentally dropped a handgun on the floor that he had been hiding under his arm.3
    And violent tendencies have been inflamed by the careless and irresponsible rhetoric of certain political leaders. Sarah Palin's infamous "target list" displayed Democratic districts, including Rep. Giffords', in crosshairs, as if viewed through a gunsight.4
    In addition, violent imagery was prominently featured during the last election.  For instance, a rally for Rep. Giffords' Republican opponent, Jesse Kelly, was promoted with the following notice: "Get on Target for Victory in November.  Help remove Gabrielle Giffords from office.  Shoot a fully automatic M16 with Jesse Kelly."5
    As Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik, speaking from the heart at an emotional news conference last night, said:
    There's reason to believe that this individual may have a mental issue.  And I think people who are unbalanced are especially susceptible to vitriol... When you look at unbalanced people, how they respond to the vitriol that comes out of certain mouths about tearing down the government.  The anger, the hatred, the bigotry that goes on in this country is getting to be outrageous.6
    PAID FOR BY MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION, http://pol.moveon.org. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.
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