These are the words of a close, brilliant and articulate friend of mine. I'm still unable to process this terrorist attack without stooping to the level of the Tea Party terrorists responsible for this attack on our freedom and our way of life. Great thanks to Pork Chop for this...
The shooting spree in Arizona has really fucked with my head today. I keep thinking to myself, is this the United States of America? A (D) congresswoman can't hold a town hall meeting on a street corner without fearing for her life and the lives of others who choose to participate in our democracy? Notice I specify (D) because this sort of violence never, ever comes from the left which truly needs to be addressed if we're going to have an honest discussion about the growth of terrorism on our own land. Apparently this incident did not completely spring out of nowhere, Giffords office was one of the many that were vandalized after healthcare reform passed and Sarah Palin, queen of the rifle-toting douchebags targeted Giffords for defeat in November by putting the Congresswoman in a rifle crosshairs graphic on her SarahPAC website. Palin expressed her condolences for the congresswoman and her family today, she can shove that insincere bullshit straight up her ass as far as I'm concerned.
The judge who was killed ruled to hear a civil case brought by illegal immigrants against an Arizona rancher, soon after a conservative radio talk show host said and I quote,"We should kill him. He should be dead."
The next time someone shows up at a political rally with a sidearm or some asshole pundit decides it's a good idea to incite violence against elected officials we might want to take it a bit more seriously. I also urge people to really think hard about the people/parties they support, particularly on the right, because too many of them sound like the very terrorists they rail against day after day.
I still can't believe this shit actually happened.
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