Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords has been shot, along with a number of her staff, at a Safeway in Tucson. This is a tragedy for her family and the families of those who have been shot. A gunman ambushed her at point blank range. It looks like 4 others were killed. The gunman was shot and apprehended. My prayers are with the victims and their families.
Now the repercussions will be felt. Is he a terrorist? My guess is that it is unlikely. Will he be tied to the Tea Party? That seems like a strong possibility. Will this incident be used as a further excuse for the government to crackdown on the citizens of this country? Absolutely. Will the MSM use this incident as a storyline to create fear that any dissent, whether vocally at town hall meetings or on websites like TBP is dangerous? You bet your ass they will.
Is this murder some sort of tipping point event that pits the citizens against government, Wall Street, and the ruling elite? Probably not, but it will be interesting to see if there are more incidents. I’m actually surprised that no high level bank executives have been assassinated by someone who has been victimized by their criminal banks.
Is this an isolated incident or the start of something larger? I don’t know. What do you think?
Arizona congresswoman among 12 shot at Tucson grocery
Share your accounts, images from the shooting with CNN iReport.
(CNN) — At least 12 people were shot at a Tucson grocery store on Saturday, and U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was among them, a Democratic party source told CNN.
Giffords, 40, was holding a constituent meeting at the grocery store when the shooting occurred, according to a schedule posted on her website.
CNN could not confirm conditions for Giffords or any of the others wounded, but the Tuscon Citizen newspaper was reporting that Giffords was shot in the head.
The Democratic source described the situation as “pretty serious,”
The shooting occurred at a Safeway shortly after 10 a.m. MST, according to sheriff’s spokesman Deputy Jason Ogan.
Several shot at Tuscon grocery store
Pictures from the scene showed a Giffords banner hanging from the storefront.
At least two victims with gunshot wounds were transported at Northwest Medical Center, according to spokesman Richard Parker.
“They’ve been coming in the last 10 minutes. I’m not sure of the severity of their injuries,” he said.
Ogan said he did not have conditions on any of the wounded and said the motive for the shooting is unclear.
“We’re just trying to sort this out right now,” he said.
An employee of a nearby business, Jason Pekau, told CNN that he heard “15 to 20 gunshots.”
Giffords, a Democrat, was first elected in 2006. She has served as chairwoman of the House Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee and also holds seats on the House Science and Technology and Armed Services committees.
That is the point of our entire discussion
There is no point to your discussion its all guessing. Thats MY POINT you inbred illiterate ignorant and insufferable idiot.. Did you not notice the question mark??
Now that I have raked your illogical inane idiotry over the coals and kicked your crabby ass all over the beach before boiling your sorry ass I am going to go read something written by someone that doesnt make my ribs hurt by laughing so hard at them.
Just thought I would give the fool that thinks Gifford ‘linked to’ Loughners site before she was shot this tidbit:
The “Last Visit Date” was just 12 hours ago.
Holy crap — I’m starting to think KB and Smokey don’t like each other.
KB – We now know that Loughner TARGETED Gabrielle. Quoting from USA Today;
“FBI Special Agent Tony Taylor said investigators searched a safe in Loughner’s Tucson home and recovered an envelope with Gifford’s name written on it, along with the words: “I PLANNED AHEAD” and “my assassination.” The envelope contains what “appears to be Loughner’s signature,” the court documents state. Also recovered from the safe was a letter addressed to “Jared Loughney” from Giffords thanking him for attending a Aug. 30, 2007, constituent event at another Tucson mall.”
Given just that fact alone means your belief that the web site in question is phoney — well, it just doesn’t hold water.
On the other hand, I DO NOT KNOW the significance of one site “Subscribing” to the other. Again, perhaps it means nothing. It is being reported that Loughner still has not said a single word. But, once again, he DID target Gabrielle …. hence, it was much more than just a random killing …. hence, that link at a minimum should be of interest to the authorities. Time will tell …
.
.
.
SSS, marijuana may very well have played a role in this. However, I doubt it is the Initial Cause. Rather, it is a contributor to the cause. What I mean is that I doubt that marijuana CAUSED his mental illness …. if he even is mentally ill. On the other hand, an already mentally ill person who smokes pot can be a recipe for disaster … as it would be if he were merely an alcoholic.