Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) in critical condition, 6 others killed in Arizona

[SvenssonRS]

From Andrew Sullivan's blog:

A reader writes:

I am standing in the aisle at Costco when I found out my Congresswomen, Gabrielle Giffords, has been shot dead up on the north side.
While I’m scrambling with my phone, two couples in front of me are talking about it and suddenly I hear one of the women say, “Well, that’s to be expected when you’re so liberal.”
And the other woman says, “Ohh, so we get to appoint a Republican?”

I did not trust myself to speak. I’m a Soldier. Please remind me what country I am fighting for? At least seven people are dead. She happens to be the only member of Congress married to an active duty military — he’s a Navy officer serving as an astronaut.

People like those are disgraceful.

[Iosif]

And if George W. Bush was shot, his father would say W.'s enemies were "the whole American Left." That doesn't mean it would be a leftist plot. Terribly dangerous and irresponsible comment on the part of the father but I guess we can cut him some slack since his daughter was just shot and he was probably in a panic.

How big of you.

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[Landslide Lyndon]

Look at px foaming at the mouth, trying to find anything he possibly can to make this about Republicans/Tea Parties.

Uhh...
I haven't commented anything yet. I just report, you decide.

[Insula Dei]

Oh God, I'm shocked.

I really am.

What the hell? Seriously, what the hell?

[Lunar]

cool it everyone, the reports (and posts in this thread) are piling up faster than I can read them.
 
I will be wielding an infraction-points hammer.

[ilikeverin]

There's a doctor talking now.

10 patients, 5 in critical condition, 5 in stable condition.  5 are in surgery right now.

Confirmation: Giffords is in critical condition, but the neurosurgeons are done with her and the surgeon talking now is "very optimistic".

The person who died at the hospital was a child.

[Phony Moderate]

This is terrible.

Giffords is still alive, according to a surgeon.

[You kip if you want to...]

A child has died. The Congresswoman was shot "in the brain". I'm speechless.

[Insula Dei]

You can infract me, but who is stupid enough to not have seen this coming?
Oh wow, our rhetoric about nazism/stalinism and death panels has been misinterpreted by some,..., Gosh, but well, who could have seen this coming?

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

Well, at least I believe we can all agree that was a crime that cannot be excused, and, hopefully, this thread won't turn into what "Ted Kennedy is dead" thread turned in.

[Sewer]

its a real sh**t fest in in this topic

[Frink]

Horrible.

[DrScholl]

Leave it to the classy folks here to immediately turn this into a political debate!

Very, very sad news. I was on my way back from a funeral when a friend texted me about it. Whoever did this will hopefully fry.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/ariz_congresswoman_shot_in_head_YFTvsurRHy5OWGSRKnuK8J#ixzz1ATfPK9fq

Her father Spencer Giffords, 75, was rushing to the hospital when asked if his 40-year-old daughter had any enemies. "Yeah," he told The New York Post. "The whole tea party."

And if George W. Bush was shot, his father would say W.'s enemies were "the whole American Left." That doesn't mean it would be a leftist plot. Terribly dangerous and irresponsible comment on the part of the father but I guess we can cut him some slack since his daughter was just shot and he was probably in a panic.

Oh, good grief.. Perhaps he wouldn't have said if he daughter hadn't have been threatened and had her office vandalized in the last year. It's not like he didn't have good reason.

You complain about some turning it into a political debate and you come in here attempting to do just that. Hypocrisy.

[Keystone Phil]

And if George W. Bush was shot, his father would say W.'s enemies were "the whole American Left." That doesn't mean it would be a leftist plot. Terribly dangerous and irresponsible comment on the part of the father but I guess we can cut him some slack since his daughter was just shot and he was probably in a panic.

How big of you.

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How was I turning it into a political debate? I think it's irresponsible and actually very dangerous for her father to make this political but since he's obviously panicking, I won't be disgusted with him as I am with others for pretty much hoping that the Tea Party was involved.

[ilikeverin]

The child who died was 9 years old.

Giffords's wound was a through-and-through on "one side of the brain".  If the previous report that she was capable of speaking is true, it's quite likely that means the wound was in her right hemisphere.

[Sam Spade]

Catch it before it gets taken down.

http://www.youtube.com/user/Classitup10

Myspace was too quick.

[Insula Dei]

A child dead? Oh God.

[Keystone Phil]

Leave it to the classy folks here to immediately turn this into a political debate!

Very, very sad news. I was on my way back from a funeral when a friend texted me about it. Whoever did this will hopefully fry.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/ariz_congresswoman_shot_in_head_YFTvsurRHy5OWGSRKnuK8J#ixzz1ATfPK9fq

Her father Spencer Giffords, 75, was rushing to the hospital when asked if his 40-year-old daughter had any enemies. "Yeah," he told The New York Post. "The whole tea party."

And if George W. Bush was shot, his father would say W.'s enemies were "the whole American Left." That doesn't mean it would be a leftist plot. Terribly dangerous and irresponsible comment on the part of the father but I guess we can cut him some slack since his daughter was just shot and he was probably in a panic.

Oh, good grief.. Perhaps he wouldn't have said if he daughter hadn't have been threatened and had her office vandalized in the last year. It's not like he didn't have good reason.

You complain about some turning it into a political debate and you come in here attempting to do just that. Hypocrisy.

My "turning this into a political debate" was just providing one example why naming political enemies isn't appropriate in the immediate aftermath.

[Phony Moderate]

A child.....

RIP. 

[Hash]

The maniac lunatic killed a child. The killer should have his balls shopped off before they fry him.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

Catch it before it gets taken down.

http://www.youtube.com/user/Classitup10

Myspace was too quick.

English grammar structure...

[Hash]

Catch it before it gets taken down.

http://www.youtube.com/user/Classitup10

Myspace was too quick.

English grammar structure...

Tim James.

[Phony Moderate]

Leave it to the classy folks here to immediately turn this into a political debate!

Very, very sad news. I was on my way back from a funeral when a friend texted me about it. Whoever did this will hopefully fry.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/ariz_congresswoman_shot_in_head_YFTvsurRHy5OWGSRKnuK8J#ixzz1ATfPK9fq

Her father Spencer Giffords, 75, was rushing to the hospital when asked if his 40-year-old daughter had any enemies. "Yeah," he told The New York Post. "The whole tea party."

And if George W. Bush was shot, his father would say W.'s enemies were "the whole American Left." That doesn't mean it would be a leftist plot. Terribly dangerous and irresponsible comment on the part of the father but I guess we can cut him some slack since his daughter was just shot and he was probably in a panic.

Oh, good grief.. Perhaps he wouldn't have said if he daughter hadn't have been threatened and had her office vandalized in the last year. It's not like he didn't have good reason.

You complain about some turning it into a political debate and you come in here attempting to do just that. Hypocrisy.

My "turning this into a political debate" was just providing one example why naming political enemies isn't appropriate in the immediate aftermath.

Oh just shut the  up.

[Lunar]

Catch it before it gets taken down.

http://www.youtube.com/user/Classitup10

Myspace was too quick.

wtf?

[sentinel]

On a light note..."Ticker: Size matters for Boehner" is pretty funny.