Tucson Tea Party Founder Blames Giffords For Getting Shot: ‘The Real Case Is That She Had No Security’
In March 2010, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) warned that the rhetoric from the tea parties and Sarah Palin was potentially dangerous. “I can say that in the years that some of my colleagues have served — 20, 30 years — they’ve never seen it like this…when people do that, they’ve gotta realize there’s consequences to that action,” she said on MSNBC. Tucson Tea Party co-founder Trent Humphries called Giffords’ previous concerns about violent rhetoric “political gamesmanship,” claiming that if Giffords was so concerned, then she is to blame for Saturday’s shootings because she “had no security whatsoever”:
Trent Humphries wrote: “It’s political gamesmanship. The real case is that she [Giffords] had no security whatsoever at this event. So if she lived under a constant fear of being targeted, if she lived under this constant fear of this rhetoric and hatred that was seething, why would she attend an event in full view of the public with no security whatsoever?” he said. “For all the stuff they accuse her [Palin] of, that gun poster has not done a tenth of the damage to the political discourse as what we’re hearing right now.”
Humphries also told the Guardian that Saturday’s shootings in Tucson are “evolving into a conspiracy to destroy his organization and silence criticism of the government.”
Everyone is ultimately responsible for their own saftey.
In hindsight she supposedly knew of the threats as a political person and should have taken precautions as such, even if only minimal.
Obviously, you didn't watch the video... I don't think the "lefty blogs" have figured out a way to protect Teabagger nut-jobs from saying the things they say when they're on-camera.
The way I see this is that Gifford really didn't think the Tea Party was a threat or any conservative was going to off her. Her comments were pure political rhetoric or she would of had security. Unfortunately for her, she was gunned down by a psycho. The shooter was completely removed from the political process and had no ties to any groups, right or left. Even Obama realizes this, why can't you?
conifermtman wrote: The way I see this is that Gifford really didn't think the Tea Party was a threat or any conservative was going to off her. Her comments were pure political rhetoric or she would of had security. Unfortunately for her, she was gunned down by a psycho. The shooter was completely removed from the political process and had no ties to any groups, right or left. Even Obama realizes this, why can't you?
Why can't LJ realize this? Because she continues to exploit the tragedy to regurgitate her hatred. And she had her heart removed to make room for her stomach.
