tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255765354647516808.post6739171499827115699..comments2024-02-19T00:39:49.642-08:00Comments on We Alone on Earth: Rep. Giffords and the Lone Wolf TerroristMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05279969393617122722noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255765354647516808.post-90203898919451303742011-01-11T20:15:21.808-08:002011-01-11T20:15:21.808-08:00.. The shooting event caused a sad-not-funny-John-..... The shooting event caused a sad-not-funny-John-Stewart's-the-daily-show, in much the same tone as the delay on the zadroga bill.<br /><br />That a major fake news comedy show host felt it necessary to break character to provide the nation perspective that some of its leaders seem to lack is disheartening.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05279969393617122722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255765354647516808.post-4141525893932738552011-01-09T16:55:08.389-08:002011-01-09T16:55:08.389-08:00Biff may have been a bit strong at the end, but he...Biff may have been a bit strong at the end, but he's far from the only pundit to feel this way : <br /><br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gary-hart/words-have-consequences_b_806250.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gary-hart/words-have-consequences_b_806250.html</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marty-kaplan/gabrielle-giffords-shooting_b_806232.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05279969393617122722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255765354647516808.post-73847293624343041092011-01-08T16:50:10.209-08:002011-01-08T16:50:10.209-08:00Actually, we recently tried to do the very thing a...Actually, we recently tried to do the very thing anonymous mentions in his or her last paragraph, and could not. Is it possible that Palin avoids making factual statements as a rule, so that its harder to use logic against her ?<br /><br />Anyway, anonymous is correct, I think (but perhaps a bit blunt). There are numerous unsolved challenges with applying logic to reason with extreme groups, no Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05279969393617122722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255765354647516808.post-66564119190739905102011-01-08T16:38:44.533-08:002011-01-08T16:38:44.533-08:00Why do you conclude the "right wing" is ...Why do you conclude the "right wing" is responsible for this? (who ever you specifically mean by "right wing" is something only you know). <br /><br />Why should people who conclude one political ideology is preferable to another be held responsible for the acts of the emotionally disturbed? <br /><br />If you want to advocate for ideology that you apparently would Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255765354647516808.post-51152764333630995672011-01-08T16:31:14.518-08:002011-01-08T16:31:14.518-08:00I personally am going to shy away from placing res...I personally am going to shy away from placing responsibility on the far-right media and politicians at this time. The shooter has, almost certainly, an identifiable psychiatric condition that impairs his judgment. The fact that the shooter's youtube videos make no coherent statements suggests to me that his attachment to any political stance was merely an afterthought. Having failed to Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05279969393617122722noreply@blogger.com