This. Anything that ANY politician does publicly WILL be interpreted by both sides in ways favorable to their own position and, even better, detrimental to the opposition's.

Where I fault Palin's PAC is in creating such an image that was THAT open to abuse by the other side. Her handlers should have known better.

Does this mean, you think, she hasn't a mind of here self?:DL

None of them do. When you elect a politician, you're electing a brand that comes with a supporting cast of hundreds. A politician is a product these days. It takes many people to build marketing campaigns around products. It doesn't stop after the election either - you have ongoing brand management.

I have to agree here. :yep:

Not at all; once any person in the US becomes a "brand" it's all about "brand marketing" afterwards. Brand marketing means that you have people who evaluate everything you say, think, do, eat, etc. for possible "unforeseen negative engagement by opposition analysts" to use against your brand.

It's a miracle she's still alive ... that big warm hearted friend of hers put his hands on her head to stop the bleeding could be a clue, but surely shot in the head at close range and living this long with a 101% chance of survival given by her doctor points to many prayers have been answered, not that God wouldn't have cared anyway, but still they were prayed in faith.

If the devil is a chess player (God is not a chess player due to the limited moves) then the timing of this event will come to light when they try to repeal the Democratic health care plan. Hard to see how they can get any support in the Senate from the democrats and of course if it did pass President Obama would presumably reject any plan to his plan.

Not I says me, no not I, I will not blame the health care bill for this act, but this will play out in what they say next week in Congress.

The shooter didn't even watch the news according to one friend.

He was simply pissed off at the answer she gave him in person at a town hall meeting last year.

This was premeditated rage at a woman he blamed for all of his problems.

People keep pointing fingers still. There is only one person who can be held responsible for this, and they're not even sure he's responsible.

A friend told me about this today, also heard it on radio and now saw it online for myself.Make sure you watch the video at 2:31.

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/az-s...litical-radio/


Guess left has to find someone else to blame the shootings on other than talk radio or Fox News because he didn't listen to them.:yeah:

But saying that the Christian god is the reason why she is still alive? If I were god I'd certainly have saved the 9 year old girl instead.
I rather say she survived because of a quick and professional response by bystanders, good medical service and a huge portion of luck:up:

I was aware of your sarcasm.How can you write that pointing out the fact that the left is exploting this tragedy to advance their agenda constitutes hysterics? Perhaps just because you disagree with me.The left has a pattern of behavior when it comes to exploiting tragedies to advance their agenda and settle scores if possible.Clinton and the left after OKC is a great example.I was young and do not remember but from what I can tell and have read, they tried to peg it on Rush Limbaugh etc

I have mentioned several times that the Right would prob exploit this had the situation been reversed and I also pointed out that it is wrong to exploit this no matter who is on what side.

yea, people tend to turn to a "higher" power instead of believing in chance etc. at times like these, guess if that makes them happy.:06:

So why didn't your god save all the victims then? Is a politician more worthy of saving than a 9 year old girl?

How does your god choose, and for that matter why would your god choose?

I can say that it constitutes hysterics due to the flexible standards that you hold. Your second sentence begins yet another anti-left tirade in which you yourself attempt to utilize this event to place your team in a better light. You conclude with a claim of impartiality that you have never demonstrated. So, yes, I fundamentally disagree with your assertions.

I don't understand how God decides who is healed or who dies or who lives.

The little girl was shot also at point blank range, another man shielded his wife from the shooter and died. He was a preacher man.

Gods ways are not our ways and his thoughts are not our thoughts (old testament)

I was a victim of a vicious attack back in 1983, hit in the head with a big pipe I am told, but I didn't see it coming.

Woke up on the operating table being operated on with a green cloth over my face (hit me in the side of the head by my ear) with a very bright light up above the operating table.

The doctor said, "You've lost a lot of blood son"

I said thats nice and drifted off to sleep, waking up the next day in a hospital room that I couldn't afford.

I walked out two days later and didn't feel like smoking cigarettes anymore. Walked home seven miles away and saw my car all banged up with the windshield gone.

I know something happened that day and it is by faith that I believe in an intelligent designer that saved me for another day.

The reason is up to him ... sure glad he did.

If you want to argue ... there are other threads to proclaim faith or no faith.

Prayer is seeking Gods will ... not telling him what to do.

Yes. A common misconception that people have about Christianity is that God is some sort of omnipotent maitre 'd. In strictly glib terms, Christianity regards God as more of a baseball umpire; He decides who is out and who is safe. You can also plead your case, and sometimes He'll break it your way and sometimes not, if He has other intentions.

Just stop. Seriously. You have absolutely nothing to add to any of this. :damn:

So this scumbag is mentally ill it appears, how did he get a gun legally? he did not have a criminal history. same Virginia tech shooter. If you have not been committed to a metal facility or went voluntarily you can still buy a gun

Good news:

"Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, shot in Arizona, opens eyes for first time"

"They were in the Arizona Democrat's hospital room when they say she opened her eyes, shortly after she was visited by President Barack Obama."

Source

Obama did it :DL. I don't know why, but that quote just made me smile, even if it's true. My first impression (as a non native speaker) was that Obama visited the congresswoman and lo and behold, she got better shortly after that!

Anyway, I'm glad she is getting better. That's at least one less funeral following this massacre, even if it won't bring the rest of the victims back.

Obama Urges a National Dialogue of Healing at Arizona Memorial Service
 

Saying he wants to live up to the dreams of a 9-year-old girl who perished in a Tucson parking lot last weekend, President Obama on Wednesday urged Americans to temper the political discourse now polarizing the public square.

In honoring the heroes and victims of a mass shooting that left six dead and 14 injured, including Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, the president directly addressed the ensuing national debate about rhetorical vitriol by pleading with Americans not to "use this tragedy as one more occasion to turn on one another."

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011...orial-service/


Note: Update record, Published January 12, 2011