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« on: January 08, 2011, 02:44:14 PM »
There are a lot of conflicting reports. I still do hope she's alive.
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« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2011, 02:59:16 PM »
Quote from: Refudiate on January 08, 2011, 02:58:07 PM
Palin just took down the "target list" picture with the crosshairs on the map.

Of course, it took someone to be really shot for her to remove this Smiley)
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« Reply #2 on: January 08, 2011, 03:04:03 PM »

Maybe it's not appropriate, but still "lol".
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« Reply #3 on: January 08, 2011, 03:53:11 PM »
Looks like she's alive and is undergoing a surgery.

Good news. I hope it stays this way Smiley
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« Reply #4 on: January 08, 2011, 03:55:51 PM »
Quote from: NiK the Psychic Octopus on January 08, 2011, 03:53:46 PM
Holy sh*t! Any more information about the suspect? All I've heard is that he is 22-year-old white male.

Now, that's ironic, when you read some readers comments on Yahoo, like Well, when you don't deport illegals, then things like this happen.
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« Reply #5 on: January 08, 2011, 03:58:06 PM »
Quote from: SvenssonRS on January 08, 2011, 03:43:49 PM
Quote from: Lief on January 08, 2011, 03:41:00 PM
Does anyone know when was the last time a Congressman was assassinated? I feel like this is a pretty rare event in American history.

If she dies, she'll only be the second, I think. Last one was Leo Ryan.

Not really. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_assassinated_American_politicians
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« Reply #6 on: January 08, 2011, 04:03:04 PM »
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.
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« Reply #7 on: January 08, 2011, 04:07:28 PM »

English grammar structure...
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« Reply #8 on: January 08, 2011, 04:09:47 PM »
I don't get those videos...

Somebody here does Huh
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« Reply #9 on: January 08, 2011, 04:12:19 PM »

This dude is definitively insane.
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« Reply #10 on: January 08, 2011, 04:17:15 PM »
Quote from: Sam Spade on January 08, 2011, 04:13:39 PM
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If there weren't dead and wonded people, this would be a great source of a comedy.
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« Reply #11 on: January 08, 2011, 04:26:52 PM »
Quote from: SvenssonRS on January 08, 2011, 04:25:34 PM
Quote from: FREE EINZIGE! on January 08, 2011, 04:24:26 PM
Just imagine what this thread would be if Libertas was still around.

No one would be defending him, or his views - since this freak apparently shared them.

I don't know why I expected better of tinfoilers, but yeah, they've turned to murder now, just to get their points through.

Naturally, we shall not mention the results of an extermist madness, yes... Probably we shall give this poor dude a great hug...
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« Reply #12 on: January 08, 2011, 04:40:16 PM »
« Edited: January 08, 2011, 05:00:06 PM by Solar »
Oh, I'm pretty sure if it was a Republican shot by some leftie wacko, you would now be ramping in this thread as mad Roll Eyes

Cut off the bulls**t and let's face the facts. What happened today was a deed made by some right wing extremist and forces like Tea Party, even if may not be responsible for this one, played a huge role in lowering American public discourse and injecting hate never seen before.

Now, tragedy happened, I still hope Giffords would survive and recover, but we should talk about this. Right now is acting like "oh no, let's not talk about politics (because it's bad for us)".

You know what, this is happening when public discourse, whenever from right and left, is falling that low. And we all should take a lesson from this and all tone down.
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« Reply #13 on: January 08, 2011, 04:41:18 PM »
Yahoo reports Giffords is expected to live.

Good.
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« Reply #14 on: January 08, 2011, 04:52:36 PM »
Quote from: Chemistry & Sleep Deprivation on January 08, 2011, 04:47:10 PM
Quote from: SvenssonRS on January 08, 2011, 04:42:27 PM
Quote from: Senator Antonio V on January 08, 2011, 04:38:13 PM
Yeah, keep saying "OMG that's a terrible tragedy" etc, and blame people for "politically exploiting the case". Hypocrisy at its height.

You're acting like Jack Thompson. You know that, right? The perpetrator has been confirmed as an insane, conspiracy theorist freak. We still don't know if he had any ties to the Tea Party.

They arrested TWO persons and are searching a third one.
So, there is more than one person.

And that is totally hypocritic to deny than Tea Party injected hate in the politics.
Even if the perpetrators aren't linked to Tea Party, their hateful rhetoric could have had an efffect on them.
You can't deny it.

And, thank God, she will survive.
Sadly, people died of the craziness of the mankind.

And, by the way, on the comments of Quebec news sites, they blame the NRA and the Tea Party.

Thanks for cutting throught this buls**t, Max. Kudos.
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« Reply #15 on: January 08, 2011, 05:46:28 PM »
AP reports outlook is "optymistic" and she is esponding to commands from doctors.

Incredible.
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« Reply #16 on: January 08, 2011, 05:57:17 PM »
Quote from: Solar on January 08, 2011, 05:55:12 PM
I've issued 44 infraction points so far in this thread.  Please keep it cool.

Wow...

Is that Atlas record.
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« Reply #17 on: January 08, 2011, 07:12:52 PM »
« Edited: January 08, 2011, 07:16:18 PM by Kalwejt »
Quote from: MK ULTRA on January 08, 2011, 07:10:13 PM
Quote from: Kalwejt on January 08, 2011, 05:46:28 PM
AP reports outlook is "optymistic" and she is esponding to commands from doctors.

Incredible.

I was going to say, everyone at the beginning of this thread kept saying she was dead.

One word: survivor. I admit that after I read she was shot in the head from short distance and even if there was no report on death, I was sure that it's fatal. But no.

Just incredible. You go, Gabby! Hopefully, you'll be able to continue your service.
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« Reply #18 on: January 08, 2011, 07:18:08 PM »
Quote from: Lief on January 08, 2011, 07:15:08 PM
I'm a little confused how a paranoid schizophrenic was allowed to get a semi-automatic weapon in the first place.

The sad irony is that a killed judge was an opponent of a Brady Bill.
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« Reply #19 on: January 08, 2011, 08:23:26 PM »
« Edited: January 08, 2011, 08:25:09 PM by Kalwejt »
Quote from: xavier110 on January 08, 2011, 08:11:05 PM
Sheriff Dupnik, in a press conference, just said that there is reason to believe he was not acting alone.

Sorry, but I can't resist.

Dupnik is Polish for an "ass person".
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« Reply #20 on: January 08, 2011, 09:16:21 PM »
Quote from: Solar on January 08, 2011, 09:11:27 PM
Quote from: Gweithiwr on January 08, 2011, 08:44:57 PM
Can people reading this thread please not report posts just because they find the political angle of them distasteful and/or stupid? Obviously emotions are running high (and that's fine; normal even) but, you know. I mean, within reason of course. Trolling is trolling.

a screenshot that counts roughly 24 of my most recent reports in my email inbox:





Wow.
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« Reply #21 on: January 09, 2011, 05:50:40 AM »

At least it's targeted states, not named people.
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« Reply #22 on: January 09, 2011, 07:41:42 AM »
Quote from: Right-Wing Biden on January 09, 2011, 07:36:26 AM
Has this country really become that partisan?

Oh, I wonder why
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« Reply #23 on: January 09, 2011, 07:50:37 AM »
Quote from: Right-Wing Biden on January 09, 2011, 07:46:11 AM
According to the BBC, she is not doing too well. They reported she was in critical condition.

Not a suprise. After all, she suffered a gunshot.

However, if she survived that so far and, according to the doctors, can recover, I think she'll be fine. Hopefully.
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« Reply #24 on: January 09, 2011, 08:13:07 AM »
I never seen such a media chaos before.
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