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Sunday, January 9, 2011

Gabby Giffords

First, let all Americans pray for the speedy and full recovery of Representative Giffords from Arizona. I know that this kind of violence can happen anywhere. I know that extremists can pop up in any town or area of our nation. I cannot accept, however, that these events are random and without political provocation. Last year our President was depicted as a Nazi. He has been ridiculed by the right wing of this nation, called a racist by Glenn Beck and disrespected by Rush Limbaugh and other conservative provokers. Health care has been deemed a death panel. Tea party extremists have gone to political events and rallies carrying guns and suggested even by candidates such as Angle and officials like Bachmann to take back their government with the innuendo of violence. During last year's campaign, the vitriol and violent talk was rampant and predominantly from the Republicans to be fair. Our country has begun to debate the legitimacy of immigrant children born in America and continues its sick talk about the 14th amendment and the birthers continue to deny the legitimacy of our President. Sarah Palin, the idiot, posted pictures of guns on her electoral map for targeted Democrats during the campaign, the geography done by her staffers becasue she cannot read a map. I suppose one can argue that this sort of political fomenting of fear worked since 63 Democrats were ousted in the mid terms but I am embarrassed by such behavior and angered by the seeming acceptability and lack of condemnation by the party that gains from such behavior. Republicans need immigrant bashers and gay rights bashers and Obama haters for electoral success and sadly I blame their past silence for yesterday's madness. Arizona is an anti immigrant, anti health care, anti gun control state and its politicians revel in the tough talk. McCain's denial of his own maverick attitude during this past election overtakes unfortunately his kind and appropriate comments of yesterday. Haters never win, but along the way they sometimes reek havoc and violence. Our politics have not helped. Where are you Americans for reason and truth?

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