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

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Very sad... I hope everybody who's survived ends up surviving.  My thoughts and prayers are with all.

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If he was already crazy, he could have shot someone if he happened to subscribe to left-wing vitriol, except it would be a Republican being shot.

You're trying to use logic and rational thinking to explain what a crazy man did... it just doesn't work that way most of the time.  Crazy people like this guy don't think rationally.

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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:

Yeah... I'd have just locked the thread by now or decided I'd deal with everything in the morning.

Gold star for Lunar and his epic awesome mod-ness!

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If it turns out though that police find on his computer that he read Sarah PAC's targets the situation should be clear and Palin should be prosecuted for helping to conduct a murderous event and thrown in prison.

Out of curiosity, what statute would you charge her under?

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Did anybody else find the amount of cheering and applause during the memorial slightly awkward?

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Did anybody else find the amount of cheering and applause during the memorial slightly awkward?

Awkward? I was outright uncomfortable with it. This is a memorial, not a political rally. Obama knew that, and you could even see on his face as he walked out to the podium. Of course, his stellar speech made up for it.

Yeah... I felt sorry for him.  You could tell he was uncomfortable.

I also found it very odd when they clapped after the guy did the blessing.

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No, they're not the people most affected.  It's a group of 14,000 people in a university events center.  The people most affected were the victims family and friends.

I think the location was a poor choice.  I don't think it was being treated like a political rally... just too much applause and cheering.

Giffords opening her eyes was an appropriate time, but it was VERY awkward when they clapped when Obama mentioned the death of the girl.

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Her condidtion has been updgraded to "serious".

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Sorry... I thought upgraded made it clear enough (although, to be honest, I've never understood the rating system, because serious has always sounded worse than critical to me).

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She's been upgraded to good condition.