Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik, overseeing the investigation the Tucson shootings that left Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords in a coma and federal judge John Roll and five others dead, wasted little time in blaming heated political rhetoric for the crime.
Shortly after the first reports of the shootings, Dupnick said, “The anger, the hatred, the bigotry that goes on in this country is getting to be outrageous, and unfortunately Arizona has become sort of the capital,” adding “We have become the mecca for prejudice and bigotry.” Giffords’ father, asked if she had any enemies, reportedly said that the whole Tea Party was her enemy.
There is no evidence whatsoever that the attack on Giffords and the others is a result of political rhetoric. The political anger there is — built over nearly two years of the Obama presidency — resulted in a force that ejected of 63 House members last November. And the root cause of the anger is to be found in the man who resides in the White House.
Every president is responsible for the political climate while he is in office. Using the Bully Pulpit, controlling his agenda and in dealing with the Congress and the public, every president has at least great control — if not sole control — of the level of heat in American politics. When a president loses that control, like Obama did last fall, it presages a political disaster for him and his party.
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That is so true. Obama is one ANGRY man and I hold him responsible for fomenting this level of 'national vitriol'. Attacking those who support American tradition, values and the Constitution, mocking and vilifying half the American citizenry to the nth degree – that's got '60s communist-radical-Ayers-Alinsky-Obama written all over it. They are projecting, as usual.
Barack Hussein has divided this nation: rich vs poor, black vs white, dems vs repubs This is not what our country needs. A leader bands together, he doesn't divide !!
Thomas no true words were ever said this Obuma once said if they bring a knife to a fight you bring a gun.God forbid thepress go after the annoited one.Obuma is plaing by the Saul Alinsky rules get everybody to hate everybody and you get to be king.
That extraordinary Sherrif has been mis-represented.again by a failure to communicate.He was merely stating as a qualified observer of Human bwehavior (A QUALIFICATION AQUIRED OVER MAN YEARS AND EXSPERIENCES)that a hyped-up society pushed a low percentage(BUT A HIGH NUMBER)OF THE POPULATION OVER THE EDGE;IF.you quiet things down a little the small percentage of nuts might simmer instead of boil.Boils to the critics………and uh nuts too.
Of course the good sheriff had nothing to do with covering up Loughner’s many run-ins with the law over the years that might have landed him on the FBI’s delay list and ultimately prevented his firearm purchase. Of course Loughner’s mother working for the city had nothing to do with the good sheriff’s decisions, did they.
And his statements will allow that pothead to walk free on insanity plea!
So if we are all supposed to tune it down , will we see less of Barry that would be nice. I for one have a problem with his hatred of america and americans.
What is the source of all this anger devolving into violence? There is no question that the tea party is not happy with the current administration but I have seen no sign of violent resistance but there is plenty of evidence of lawful resistance.
The violoence I see originates in the political doctrines of the Left. What triggered this attack? For now I see no sensible explanation. It does not follow that Loughner needed any sensible reason but there had to be a trigger and a primer to make the gun shoot. This didn't just happen so who was loughner talking with that built up this stress? I understand that it could have been incidental or it could have been deliberate and the red flags of rhetoric comeing from the Left gives a storn reason to expect the agitation was deliberate. There is precedent. We should not tackle this question with our minds made up but dig up known facts and try to find the nature of the primer that set this violence in motion. It is not a forgone conclusion that it was Loughner that pulled that trigger, only that the gun was in his hand. We need all hands and the cook checking this out. If it doesn't check we might breath a bit easier but if it does check we have a massive problem. People do get struck by lightening but it doesn't happen too often.