BREAKING: Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords has been shot.

There are conflicting reports regarding her condition. Some say she is in surgery.

So what's good about it?

I think that person has a point, to an extent.

I've often thought Palin's "armed revolution" type hyperbole would cause problems.

If you say so.

Any valid point that parsite might have made was instantly and completely nullified when he/she/it claimed that Palin intended for these people to be assasinated.

She ain't even cold yet, and fucking lowlife scumbags are already using her as political ammunition.

Apparently the guy has been a problem in he past.

Only after some lowlife scumbag used her for target practice

Point of interest: The federal judge who was shot and killed in this incident recently spent a month with 24/7 U.S. Marshall protection after death threats against him and his family. Charges were not filed.

For reasons which are as of yet unknown. :smoking: He had a pistol with an extended mag so buy'em now folks.

Well, as queen of the dumbest people on earth, eventually she needs to realize that she will be taken literally.

Quick snippet on the judge reported killed:

In February, when U.S. District Judge John Roll presided over a $32 million civil-rights lawsuit filed by illegal immigrants against an Arizona rancher, the Marshals Service was anticipating the fallout.

When Roll ruled the case could go forward, Gonzales said talk-radio shows cranked up the controversy and spurred audiences into making threats.

In one afternoon, Roll logged more than 200 phone calls. Callers threatened the judge and his family. They posted personal information about Roll online.

"They said, 'We should kill him. He should be dead,' " Gonzales said.

Roll, who is the chief federal judge in Arizona, said both he and his wife were given a protection detail for about a month.

"It was unnerving and invasive. . . . By its nature it has to be," Roll said, adding that they were encouraged to live their lives as normally as possible. "It was handled very professionally by the Marshals Service."

At the end of the month, Roll said four key men had been identified as threat makers.

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I've heard the deadliest two places are:

The side of the cranium (temple), because it scrambles both sides of the brain.

or

The mouth, because in addition to causing massive damage, also "allegedly" breaks the neck.

But, I'm not an M.E. I imagine any shot to the head WILL kill you. If it doesn't kill instantly, you'd certainly be rendered unconscious and die within a half hour at most if you didn't receive medical attention. ???

As has been pointed out, Giffords was already targeted for removal by politicians who used violently themed graphics and hyperbole.

Motive is one of the factors examined in a murder investigation. Politics is very much a motive here, and it would be criminal to ignore the possibility.

The capability of self-defense.

If you wish to be a fish in a barrel, be my guest.

I am anything but a fish in a barrel, even though I don't carry a gun. Thank you for your concern.

No thanks are necessary.

That doesn't make it any less shitty and contemptible to immediately respond with " Guns!" or " Obamacare! "

Possible information on the gunman:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/08/jared-laughner-gabrielle-giffords-shooter_n_806229.html

Also reports there of a second arrest made in the case. Caveat emptor.

Right now they are saying she is still surgery.

And yet he managed to shoot 12 people and wasn't stopped until he was tackled by bystanders.

An Afghanistan veteran, I hear.

There are unconfirmed reports of more than one gunman being involved. Said gunman mentioned above might have been an accessory, not an opponent.

So this woman getting shot in the head is officially the time for everyone to show their ass, then?

It is shitty and contemptible. But, let's not pretend the same thing doesn't happen on the other side of the issue. apostle, EP and MF never miss an opportunity to further their argument using someone's death - preferable while they're still alive yet death is imminent.

Just be honest about who is doing these shitty and contemptible things - idiots.

If you mean make baseless accusations and indulge in unwarranted, unproven speculation, then yes.

It is also time for those who have engaged in years of violent hyperbole and calls for armed conflict to backstep hurriedly and insist they did not mean what they said at all.

All this has happened before. It will happen again.

Jared Lee Loughner on YouTube.

Doesn't appear he was a Tea Party member or Palin worshiper.

Seems he was a nutjob who goes on about mind control and 'new currency' vs. 'old currency'. The left's dreams of a martyr may be on the ropes already.

http://www.youtube.com/user/Classitup10#p/u

The surgeon who gave the press conference said one of the dead is a nine month old child.

CNN is reporting that the Congresswoman is now awake and responsive.