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Gayla · 01-10-2011, 03:34 PM

Just spent a couple of hours in the car and happened to catch one of my favorite local, liberal, commentator guys on the first part of his afternoon show. Normally he and I agree on most everything but in this situation we don't. He doesn't think that the rhetoric of the right has any influence in any way.

Not only do I disagree but I think the fact that the conservative media, Palin's camp and the many others that engage in this started making statements about the lack of connection within hours of the shooting is very telling. The Arizona candidate(can't remember his name) who had a campaign stop where he encouraged people to come shoot his assault rifle issued a statement saying they don't see a connection.

Also on the radio, replays of some of the interviews with the people who tackled the shooter. I hadn't heard that because I just been reading about this online and not watching TV. The woman who pulled the magazine out of his hand said, "I was laying there on the ground, waiting to get shot..." because the woman next to her already had been. To hear these people talk, gave a whole different perspective of this for me.

It very well could be that this is the sole doings of an unstable, pot smoking, loner who was influenced by nothing more than the ramblings in his own head. But I'm having a hard time believing that.

01-10-2011, 03:34 PM	#28
Gayla Timed Out How Do You Identify?: Kinky Butch Top Preferred Pronoun?: I'm not picky Relationship Status: She makes me dance like a fool and forget how to breathe. Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: SF CA Posts: 3,229 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 877 Thanked 7,077 Times in 1,966 Posts Rep Power: 0	Just spent a couple of hours in the car and happened to catch one of my favorite local, liberal, commentator guys on the first part of his afternoon show. Normally he and I agree on most everything but in this situation we don't. He doesn't think that the rhetoric of the right has any influence in any way. Not only do I disagree but I think the fact that the conservative media, Palin's camp and the many others that engage in this started making statements about the lack of connection within hours of the shooting is very telling. The Arizona candidate(can't remember his name) who had a campaign stop where he encouraged people to come shoot his assault rifle issued a statement saying they don't see a connection. Also on the radio, replays of some of the interviews with the people who tackled the shooter. I hadn't heard that because I just been reading about this online and not watching TV. The woman who pulled the magazine out of his hand said, "I was laying there on the ground, waiting to get shot..." because the woman next to her already had been. To hear these people talk, gave a whole different perspective of this for me. It very well could be that this is the sole doings of an unstable, pot smoking, loner who was influenced by nothing more than the ramblings in his own head. But I'm having a hard time believing that.