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Why are the liberals trying to blame the "right" for the Arizona disaster?
Why are they trying to distract from the Obama disaster by blaming the Republicans for the Arizona shooting? Are the Democrats really buying this crap like the liberals?
15 Answers
- justaLv 71 decade ago
Actually since it was a Democrat, at a Democrat event, in a Republican state with a history of hate, the jump was made that it wasn't a Democrat. Except here, where all the conservatives figured he was a liberal. Because they don't like liberals.
We don't think there is an Obama disaster, certainly not one of the magnitude of twenty shot, and so many of them killed or in intensive care. And the most active in the blame game has been, of all things, FOX, claiming Jared had contacts with a white Supremacist group, American Renaissance. That was later found to be untrue.
- 1 decade ago
I can not understand this at all. Why can't everyone see this was done by one sick kid! The left as been all over this as soon as an hour after the shooting. During the Fort Hood shooting everyone went to great lengths to say don't jump to any conclusions. This one they just jumped on it. This should be a time that we are praying for the victims not dividing our country even more. It is a disgrace and time for both parties to grow up. I have a schizophrenic son and I can tell you first hand politics have nothing to do with his mental illness. It is a very cruel disease.
- 1 decade ago
This man may be mentally ill, but the sickness Im hearing in this blame game is mental.
The extreme Left, those few that claim to be Liberals are only 18% of the vote. They can't be responsible for every thing that comes out of the Left. Granted, when they do react it is pure bewilderment what they say. If they are blaming the Right for aggravating the mentally ill that is Truly a cause for institutional help.
Liberal Democrats are the worst for feeling superior and blaming others but Conservative Democrats and Republicans I hope steer clear of this madness.
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- 1 decade ago
No one is blaming the right for the shooting. I don't have the slightest clue where you conservatives are getting this idea because it simply isn't true. he was a lone nut job, and we on the left do not think he was influenced by the rhetoric from fox news msnbc or any other network.
- IngridLv 71 decade ago
I have listened extensively and that is not at all what I heard.
I like to point out however that the hatred having been spewed by the Cons. in the past 2 years very intensely
will influence mentally ill (which this Killer in Arizona obviously is) to act out against just about
anyone with any authority.
- jcleesLv 41 decade ago
This is ludicrous the left trying to blame conservatives and republicans for this heinous crime. The guy has been described by friends as a left wing pot head for the left to use this crime and these victims for political gain is trashy and really hard to describe because it is so low. that goes for any who use this tragedy for gain. But nothing surprises me about the vile, abhorrent things that liberals say with pride. Like rosanne barr on joy beher's show saying she would like to shoot Sarah Palin everyone knows that if this had been a conservative saying that about obama or pelosi oh oh oh you can't say that. that is a threatening remark and call for all kinds of action to be taken. And I thought the libs were supposed to be peace lovers, anti gun, the only enlightened ones.= Hypocrites
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- 1 decade ago
The only one being blamed for what happened in Arizona is the shooter all the rest is spin and rhetoric.
- ?Lv 61 decade ago
Don't have to try. Easy Peasy gun acquistion and Piss Poor Mental Health Services all brought to you by Republican Legislatures
- parqueuziLv 41 decade ago
Because they're obsessed. Normal people are blaming the person who actually fired the gun.
- 1 decade ago
After the big loss in 11-10, the left is scared. Now, they think they can use this sad incident to a political win. Bill Clinton picked up a lot of voters, after a big loss, due to how he spoke about the IU bombing in 1995. Plus, since the left cannot fight with substance, they throw bull poop where they can. Much like those who yelled that if you were not going to support Obama, then you must be a racist. It is all a bunch of left wing babies crying for the attention. Even the celebs left wing nuts are doing this, like Chelsea Handler, Jane Fonda, and so on. Some fat old guy named Ed on msnbdes asked if this political over the top hurtful talk would stop from the right, but what about the left, they get a free pass all the time.
As some on the left try to politicize the Gabrielle Giffords tragedy in Tucson, it would be wise for them to go back and examine some of the toxic words that have emanated from their own side of the political aisle.
During the 2008 presidential campaign, Madonna, while on her Sticky & Sweet Tour, decided to add a few political rants to her musical mix. Sarah Palin, the then-GOP nominee for vice president, was the object of Madonna’s disaffection.
The singer threatened to “kick her a**.”
When confronted with her contentious statement at a red carpet premiere, Madonna dismissed the language. “It's a metaphor,” she said. “She's in the Republican Party; I'm in the Democratic Party.”
In October of 2009, MSNBC host Chris Matthews shared a malicious fantasy involving radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh.
“You guys see ‘Live and Let Die,’ the great Bond film with Yaphet Kotto as the bad guy, Mr. Big?” Matthews asked. “In the end, they jam a big CO2 pellet in his face and he blew up. I have to tell you, Rush Limbaugh is looking more and more like Mr. Big and at some point somebody’s going to jam a CO2 pellet into his head.”
In October of 2009, MSNBC host Keith Olbermann went on the attack against best-selling author and commentator Michelle Malkin. He pinned her with the “total mindless, morally bankrupt, knee-jerk, fascistic hatred” label and said that without such attributes she “would just be a big mashed-up bag of meat with lipstick on it.”
In February of 2010, MSNBC host Ed Schultz concocted some sick imagery involving Dick Cheney. Schultz was engaged in a discussion about the former vice president’s health and its political implications.
Schultz referred to Cheney’s heart as a “political football.” He then said, “We ought to rip it out and kick it around and stuff it back in him.”
In November of 2010, Bristol Palin, a mere contestant on ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars,” was the recipient of death threats, which necessitated heightened security measures and even evacuation of the premises. Powder resembling anthrax had been mailed to the show’s studio.
In December of 2010, Salon, a left-leaning online magazine, published a letter to the editor, which called for the murder of Sarah Palin.
Sadly, the left, opportunistic partisans, and the mainstream media are laying guilt on shoulders and sullying reputations in the worst possible way.
From the earliest moments of the shooting’s aftermath, some have pushed a narrative. Several of the charges were implicit, others explicit. The narrative was meant to convey that in one fashion or another, the right was to blame for the murderous rampage.
This is not only untrue, it is unethical and unconscionable, as would be the case if the right were trying to pin such a tragedy on the left.
As human beings, we strive to keep our emotions in check and weigh our words carefully, especially at times like these. These are noble goals but also constant struggles.