The flag has been ordered to “mourning” state (half mast) because of “senseless acts of violence perpetrated on Saturday in Arizona.” (The Giffords shooting). I am flying this flag from now until the designated January 14th for a slain Federal Judge and an innocent 9 year old girl and four other unfortunate souls that died. The media makes this event the “Giffords Shooting” but, although critically wounded, she is, thank God, alive. The media focus is on a “wounding” of a Democrat Congresswoman, the focus should be focused on SIX KILLINGS, SIX innocent bystanders.
Judge John Roll, 63, had been chief judge for Arizona’s federal district court since 2006 and a federal judge since 1991. The federal judge killed Saturday in an attack on U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona was involved in several controversial decisions, but he wasn’t targeted by the suspect ahead of time. He had stopped by Giffords’ meet-and-greet event at a Tucson Safeway to thank her for sending a letter intended to help declare a judicial emergency in his district because of the high number of immigration cases heard there, according to the Wall Street Journal. He was on his way home from Mass when he stopped by the store.
Christina-Taylor Green, 9, was excited about going to Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ informal town hall event this weekend. She started becoming interested in politics during the last presidential campaign.
She had all kinds of patriotic little pins and what not and then she was on her way to being very political and very interested in government …,” her mother, Roxanna Green, said. Christina-Taylor was a straight-A student. The “9/11 baby” sang on the church choir and was best friends with her older brother.
Its been reported that till now about 19 people injured and six people dead at the Gabrielle Giffords Shooting case.The Pima County SheriffSheriff’s Office has released the names of six people died at the deadly incident
Gabriel Zimmerman who was 30 years old and he was Giffords director of community outreach.
Dorthy Murray, 76 years old
Dorwin Stoddard who was 76 years old and a pastor at Mountain Ave. Church of Christ.
Phyllis Sheck, 79 years old
Here is the executive order from the President:
Presidential Proclamation
As a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated on Saturday, January 8, 2011, in Tucson, Arizona, by the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby order that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions until sunset, January 14, 2011. I also direct that the flag shall be flown at half-staff for the same length of time at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this ninth day of January, in the year of our Lord two thousand eleven, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-fifth.
BARACK OBAMA
The Bottom Line
Political Finger Pointing: Of course the media is having a field day with a Democrat being injured by a GUNman. Sarah Palin, the Tea Party and Conservatives are berated in general for “causing” this problem. Nothing is showing on the mainstream news about the shooter being a person who has had many previous problems, states he is a fan of Mein Kampf and The Communist Manifesto (YouTube) and was known as a “leftwing pothead.” (Sounds like all the people I meet at the Tea Party meetings!). Then there was the press conference by the local Sheriff who, in stating that vitriol in Arizona caused this disaster, only added to that vitriol by giving his opinions rather than sticking with the facts.
The (expected) Blame Game
- Rep Clyburn says you have to be “stupid” not to see the connection to Conservatives.
- Lib Newspaper siezes gun control moment, blames Republicans
- Progressives sieze another crisis after Tuscon Shooting (Free Speech is Bad)
- David Brooks – Media wrong to link attack to politics
- Despite massive effort, libs fail to convince America, shooting fault belongs to “the right”
- Incitement to Tyrrany
Let’s track the facts: It is time to turn off the TV with the wall to wall coverage of “expert” opinions, candle lightings people crying, presidential moments of silence, etc. Mourn as you will (I fly the mourning flag) but it is too early to know the motives of the gunman … and the talking heads are not going to answer those questions. So we’ll wait for the facts, and I’ll post them below:
- Jared Loughner’s behavior recorded by college classmate in emails
- Frightening, twisted shrine in Arizona killer Jared Lee Loughner’s yard
- Geraldo Rivera, connected tragedy to Tea Party, 7 days later, a “hard core liberal” did it
A Sane Response from Sarah Palin
… and a journalistic guide for the media who don’t understand what she said:
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