On the morning of January 8, 2011, U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords set up a constituent meeting at a Safeway supermarket in the northern area of Tucson, Arizona.
That same morning, 22-year old Jared Lee Loughner reached the proximities of the Safeway and shot Giffords in the head as well as other random members of the crowd. Six people were killed.
The media was in an uproar with the story, updating viewers on Gifford’s condition. The reason this story was such a big target for the media was because governmental officials were involved. Had Giffords or her staff not been there that fateful morning, this possibly would have been a regular news story, no hype included.
What irks me the most about this incident is the reaction made by the politicians and people of our country.
First we have the “blame game.”
Last year, Alaskan governor Sarah Palin announced her “Take Back the 20 Plan” in hopes of “eliminating” House members who voted for the health care bill. Palin created a map, displaying crosshairs where House members resided. Giffords was on that list and naturally, people pointed fingers at Palin.
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| Putting bunnies instead of crosshairs might have been a better idea. |
Let me just say that as much as I hate the soccer-mom political nutcase, she isn’t to blame. Sure, creating a map with crosshairs and ranting on about eliminating house members is both foolish and childish, but I really don’t think she had any ties to Loughner.
This little crosshair event isn’t even the worst thing I could write about.
Ever been to Palin’s Facebook page? (I don’t blame you if you haven’t.) I was reading a blog posting that explains how the moderators of her page delete any unruly comments that could paint her in a negative light.
Comments such as, “YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE, YOU EVIL WITCH” were immediately deleted from the page, according to this blog.
My blood began to boil when I read what somebody posted about Christina Taylor Green, the nine-year old who was shot by Loughner:
“It's ok. Christina Taylor Green was probably going to end up a left wing bleeding heart liberal anyway. Hey, as 'they' say, what would you do if you had the chance to kill Hitler as a kid? Exactly."
Are you kidding me? You’re targeting this innocent nine-year old girl?
What disgusts me the most is the comment stayed on the page. “Who cares if Green was shot, we have an awesome comment that attacks the liberals!”
Once you throw an innocent kid into the political circus, you know you’ve gone too far.
But wait, there’s more. This poor little girl not only got shot, killed and made fun of on Palin’s “wall,” she was also the target of the Westboro Baptist Church.
As if Green’s family had enough on their plate, the most hated church in America wanted to make a guest appearance at the funeral. The church members themselves even praised Loughner for his actions. (Give me a second to pound my head against my desk before continuing.)
People were in an uproar to find that these senseless human beings would be picketing at Green’s funeral.
In the end, the church agreed not to picket in exchange for radio airtime.
Super. I wish we would stop getting news coverage about these idiots.
That’s it from me. What began as a shooting became a political and religious circus. Don’t even get me started on the political junkies who have no remorse for what happened. Let's just steal Christina Taylor Green's thunder instead.
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