Arizona Shootings: We Need to Stop Talking About Politics as War

"A reminder that gun imagery and electoral politics don't mix that well," Yglesias commented. Circle the wagons politics!!
Yet how come it worked in 1914 and again in the 1940's

You can analyse what happened in Tucson all you want but the bottom line is if you want to tie this to the caustic rhetoric of our political discourse, then start at the top with our President, the leader of the free world, who described Republicans a month ago as the "enemy". Enough said!

If there is even the smallest possibility that our current atmosphere of violent political rhetoric help to fuel this guy's violent and abhorrent actions, why is it too much to ask that we tone it down? You can still make all of your political statements and points without calling the other guys Nazi's.

...It just amazes me how we can turn a tragedy committed by an unbalanced man into a politcal football. Who gains anything by doing this? A rush to judgment again and assign blame can only harm the sad state our country is already in. Lets remember and pray for the victims and their families first and foremost. There will be time to address concerns and remedies to help prevent tragedies like this from happening again ~ if possible.

Reports indicate that this unfortunate young man had identified Ms. Giffords as an interest before Sarah Palin, the Tea Party, or even President Obama were nationally known. Seeking rational cause-effect in the mind of the mentally ill is a waste of time. We need to be more pro-active in the cause of defeating mental illness.

One of the tragedies to come out of the Tuscon incident is the emergence of Sheriff Clarence Dupnik. What a dork!! This should-be-retired public servant is using a tragic incident to further his political beliefs He's definitely pro-illegal immigration and anti-2nd Amendment. Sounds to me like he belongs in New York or Connecticut.

this can and should be hung on the GOP esp the extreme rightist faction.
when they lost the house n senate and white house they became incensed and started the bull.i couldnt bring myself to vote for mccain because he fought like a little girl and far beneath his dignity. and finally last year i had to switch parties. i could not longer associate with the GOP. my only problem with being a new democrat is they fight like girls. instead of standing up and saying the "gop got us here after being handed a black line in our treasury, they philandered the money away stuffing their pockets and their policies, proven not to work are now being r-espoused to byt these arrogant idiots! until the american public gets smart w'e'll never be the country we can be.
gay rights is not a political issue nor is abortion. these are smoke screens set up by the GOP to deflect the poplace away from the real issues.
gays are human and ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL ! its not abomination to GOD that people are gay its an abomination to HIM that others would treat them poorly for it. but theres not a minister reverend rabbi or priest that takes the high road on the issue. and if abortion is against your mettle n ideas then dont have one but DONT force your views on others. and someone needs to shut down the damn NRA. they alone spurn mental capability issues! you should have to pass a test to on a gun im sorry, thats just smart!!! we do not have a GOD given right to own a gun! when we were fighting the brits for our freedom or when indians attacked our farmsteads maybe... but now??? cmon?
the dems fight like girls trying to take the high road against animals, itll never work. and GOP are criminals!

But: Nothing in the media about these guys because no one seems to care:

Justin Allen, 23,

Brett Linley, 29,

Matthew Weikert, 29,

Justus Bartett, 27,

Dave Santos, 21,

Chase Stanley, 21,

Jesse Reed, 26,

Matthew Johnson, 21,

Zachary Fisher, 24,

Brandon King, 23,

Christopher Goeke, 23,

Sheldon Tate, 27,

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Everyone has people, food, places, politics etc. that they dislike or just plain hate. We may express our feelings but Those of us who are sane or mentally with it don't kill our opponents. Sarah Palin didn't kill or order the shooting of Gabrielle Giffords she spoke her ideas and opinions, in language that could have been tempered. My opinion--Easy on the rhetoric.

One thing people outside of Arizona have to realize is that the mental health system here is VERY POOR. People with severe mental illness are susceptible to anything, not just "the vitriol that comes out of certain mouths about tearing down the government". So instead of cutting the extremely limited budget for mental health programs we should be helping these disadvantaged people who have no access to medications and other services. Maybe that would help the people feel safer.