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

[You kip if you want to...]

Sarah Palin can take her condolences and shove it. Her hateful rhetoric has endangered Rep. Giffords's life, and every other member of Congress. I hope both Palin is haunted everyday of the rest of her life by her actions partially leading to such an event.

I think the events of today have ended any chance of her reaching the magic 270 on November 6th, 2012.

President Sarkozy's condemned the attack, by the way.

[MaxQue]

Sarah Palin can take her condolences and shove it. Her hateful rhetoric has endangered Rep. Giffords's life, and every other member of Congress. I hope both Palin is haunted everyday of the rest of her life by her actions partially leading to such an event.

Well, future (and the inquiry) will say if you right.
Honestly, if that is political, Americans should calm down, since you are acting like a African country, now.

[Middle-aged Europe]

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.

There's also James M. Hinds, assassinated in 1868 by a Ku Klux Klan member.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_assassinated_American_politicians

[Landslide Lyndon]

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."

[Lief 🗽]

Hopefully the Congress passes legislation giving Congresspeople dedicated security details after this.

[ilikeverin]

MSNBC has the sheriff's news conference.  He was just like "check out the hospital news conference".  I AGREE.  STUPID MSNBC.

He said the suspect is 22-years-old, and has had only "1 run-in with the law" in Pima County since age 18, but it was "very minor".

The weapon used was a "pistol with an extended magazine".  18 injured.

[DrScholl]

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."

Can't blame him for telling it like it is.

[AndrewTX]

Hopefully the Congress passes legislation giving Congresspeople dedicated security details after this.

Hopefully congress doesnt.

[You kip if you want to...]

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."

Oh oh oh, report him for excessive hyperbole. Come on people, even her Dad know where the obvious suspect holds their allegiances.

[Franzl]

Sarah Palin can take her condolences and shove it. Her hateful rhetoric has endangered Rep. Giffords's life, and every other member of Congress. I hope both Palin is haunted everyday of the rest of her life by her actions partially leading to such an event.

Well, future (and the inquiry) will say if you right.
Honestly, if that is political, Americans should calm down, since you are acting like a African country, now.

Who is acting like an African country? One gunman? How can a single murderer act like an African country?

Do you people think at all before making these emotional comments?

[You kip if you want to...]

Shooter named as Jared Lafner [sp?]

[Lunar]

http://twitter.com/rep_giffords

[ilikeverin]

Pima County sheriff's office: 6 dead, 18 wounded.  Hospital: 6 dead, 15 wounded.  AP: shooter was named Jared Laughner.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

Looks like she's alive and is undergoing a surgery.

Good news. I hope it stays this way

[Psychic Octopus]

Holy sh*t! Any more information about the suspect? All I've heard is that he is 22-year-old white male.

[Franzl]

I'm perfectly calm, Franzl. I've just finally decided to stop making as if this rhetoric was normal in a civilized country. And anyone who thinks so is working for them.

Who said anything about whether it's "normal"? That's a completely different debate. Your accusations, though, are just absurd.

[MaxQue]

Sarah Palin can take her condolences and shove it. Her hateful rhetoric has endangered Rep. Giffords's life, and every other member of Congress. I hope both Palin is haunted everyday of the rest of her life by her actions partially leading to such an event.

Well, future (and the inquiry) will say if you right.
Honestly, if that is political, Americans should calm down, since you are acting like a African country, now.

Who is acting like an African country? One gunman? How can a single murderer act like an African country?

Do you people think at all before making these emotional comments?

The whole ambiance since a few months seems really bad.
Threats, unlashed populism, lies and all that junk.

[AndrewTX]

Dont get me wrong, this is tragic, but I love how people are getting all pissy and having their panties in a bunch.  People are spewing so much hate at other people, who doesnt even know WHY she was shot, and they've never even met the person.

 Seriously, this is a sad, and very very tragic day. But just calm down people.

[Landslide Lyndon]

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.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

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.

[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.

[AndrewTX]

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.

Yeah, and its sad that if people got linked to this forum looking for information, they would think the same thing from our posters.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

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

[Keystone Phil]

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

[minionofmidas]

"Speaker John Burner", oh god.

Better than Boner. And arguably marginally better than Bayner, actually.