And I also place (at least part) of the blame squarely in the laps of the right wing talk show hosts and politicians who spew vitriol and incite violence, encouraging their followers to take action.
Sarah Palin in particular should be held responsible. Her PAC put gun sights on 20 democrats who were Republican districts yet voted for the health care bill. Within hours of the shooting, the map was yanked from her website (but it's still up on Huffington Post. Yesterday Palin said they're surveyor marks, not cross hairs.
My ass.
Today, I read that Palin is whining that those who are commenting about the cross-hair map is irresponsible.
The depth and breath of her hypocrisy is stunning. It's also depressing: allegedly educated people think she's ok! 25% of the U.S. population would vote for her for president!
How stupid ARE we?
As a Republican, it was worrisome to me that Ms. Palin became the annointed one during the last Presidential election. When there are so many other, seemingly worthy choices, (both male & female) how did SHE happen? I think the 25% you're referring to are probably the same 25% that buy tickets to see the circus... year after year.
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