Thursday, January 13, 2011
Monday, January 10, 2011
Seriously?
You think a crazy person has a coherent political stance?
I have to say first, that the shooting of ANYONE is a travesty, unless perhaps if you are defending your home, or in times of war. My thoughts and prayers are for those departed, and the families and friends left behind.
Somehow, in spite of this, there are people out there (I'm reluctantly calling them people, as that implies that they are a productive part of society) who saw the story and could not WAIT to imply that there was something other than crazy powering this guy, in spite of his lack of political leanings, and in spite of the absence of any voting records form the last two elections. In the first five minutes of my research, I saw/heard that he was right leaning, left leaning, an Independent, a Republican, a Democrat, and any number of other things. Scarily, some of those reporting even admitted that there was a total lack of evidence to support any political claims.
Some members of congress are trying to paint this as a mistake on the other side of the isle. Some are accurately seeking to keep the story where it should be: on innocent people and the wack-job that killed them.
Should we limit our rhetoric? Possibly. Can posters with cross-hairs on them kill people? Absolutely NOT. Was it possibly in poor taste? Completely, but remember to take everything ANYONE says on that big idiot box with a grain of salt.
I have to say first, that the shooting of ANYONE is a travesty, unless perhaps if you are defending your home, or in times of war. My thoughts and prayers are for those departed, and the families and friends left behind.
Somehow, in spite of this, there are people out there (I'm reluctantly calling them people, as that implies that they are a productive part of society) who saw the story and could not WAIT to imply that there was something other than crazy powering this guy, in spite of his lack of political leanings, and in spite of the absence of any voting records form the last two elections. In the first five minutes of my research, I saw/heard that he was right leaning, left leaning, an Independent, a Republican, a Democrat, and any number of other things. Scarily, some of those reporting even admitted that there was a total lack of evidence to support any political claims.
Some members of congress are trying to paint this as a mistake on the other side of the isle. Some are accurately seeking to keep the story where it should be: on innocent people and the wack-job that killed them.
Should we limit our rhetoric? Possibly. Can posters with cross-hairs on them kill people? Absolutely NOT. Was it possibly in poor taste? Completely, but remember to take everything ANYONE says on that big idiot box with a grain of salt.
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