Arizona Congresswoman Shot in the Head at Public Event

Originally Posted by gimpy117

yeah i changed that when you were quoting me.

But still...they're reaping what they sew. you can't just talk about armed revolution and not draw speculation from people like me...and by the sound of it, the wall street journal, who also thought it was worth mentioning the election she won.

Please show me a source where any legit Tea Party movement organ espoused armed insurection. Someone needs to get away from the left wing tripe and see reality.

[gimpy117]

Originally Posted by The Third Man

Please show me a source where any legit Tea Party movement organ espoused armed insurection. Someone needs to get away from the left wing tripe and see reality.

well not officially. i was referring to people associated with the movement.

http://www.newsweek.com/2010/06/16/s...n-america.html

took me 2 seconds on google dude.

Originally Posted by gimpy117

well not officially. i was referring to people associated with the movement.

http://www.newsweek.com/2010/06/16/s...n-america.html

took me 2 seconds on google dude.

well not officially

[gimpy117]

Originally Posted by The Third Man

well not officially

How is a candidate running with the party's blessing for a congress seat talking about "taking out Harry reid" not official?

Originally Posted by gimpy117

How is a candidate running with the party's blessing for a congress seat talking about "taking out Harry reid" not official?

Realy? You cannot differentiate between political speech and murder?

[gimpy117]

Originally Posted by The Third Man

Realy? You cannot differentiate between political speech and murder?

advocating killing somebody is now political speech?

"You know, our Founding Fathers, they put that Second Amendment in there for a good reason, and that was for the people to protect themselves against a tyrannical government. And in fact Thomas Jefferson said it's good for a country to have a revolution every 20 years.
"I hope that's not where we're going, but, you know, if this Congress keeps going the way it is, people are really looking toward those Second Amendment remedies and saying, My goodness, what can we do to turn this country around? I'll tell you the first thing we need to do is take Harry Reid out." -Sharron Angle

The point was, that the tea party had been offhandedly advocating violence, and now somebody who opposes them gets shot. So i don't think my speculation is so off base when candidates of the tea party have been saying things like that.

[GoldenRivet]

"You know, our Founding Fathers, they put that Second Amendment in there for a good reason, and that was for the people to protect themselves against a tyrannical government. And in fact Thomas Jefferson said it's good for a country to have a revolution every 20 years.
"I hope that's not where we're going, but, you know, if this Congress keeps going the way it is, people are really looking toward those Second Amendment remedies and saying, My goodness, what can we do to turn this country around? I'll tell you the first thing we need to do is take Harry Reid out." -Sharron Angle

EDIT:

"take them out" or "take him out" could mean any number of things.

usually - in the context used - it means "defeat"

Originally Posted by gimpy117

advocating killing somebody is now political speech?



The point was, that the tea party had been offhandedly advocating violence, and now somebody who opposes them gets shot. So i don't think my speculation is so off base when candidates of the tea party have been saying things like that.

Except the congress woman wasn't opposing the tea party. If you check her home page/if you can, you will find she was very much aligned with the tea party.

http://giffords.house.gov/

[Stealth Hunter]

Originally Posted by gimpy117

well not officially. i was referring to people associated with the movement.

http://www.newsweek.com/2010/06/16/s...n-america.html

took me 2 seconds on google dude.

Angle's not just "associated"; she's a part of the Tea Party, Gimpy. Endorsed, as well, by the Express movement during the senate elections in Nevada, before she lost to Reid.

A little more on her endorsement:

http://www.fox5vegas.com/news/23159859/detail.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/0..._n_629327.html
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/...ntxeQD9FV1O5G4

[mookiemookie]

Disgusting.