Arizona Congresswoman Shot in the Head at Public Event

tater · 01-13-11, 02:57 PM

"Blood libel" gets used as a phrase all the time, and not always in the proper context. I'm sure we could find other people using it and not getting 1:100th of the coverage her use got.

Regardless, she has also been named as if she was a causal factor in this attack, which is patently absurd.

Having a national conversation on "tone" is a perfectly reasonable discussion to have, but it is entirely unrelated to this terrible crime. The first step might be to fire or otherwise shun those in government and media who even discussed "tone" as possibly contributing (the very conversation in the context of this attack is biased given there has yet to be any evidence the crazy perp was so-motivated).

01-13-11, 02:57 PM	#11
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	"Blood libel" gets used as a phrase all the time, and not always in the proper context. I'm sure we could find other people using it and not getting 1:100th of the coverage her use got. Regardless, she has also been named as if she was a causal factor in this attack, which is patently absurd. Having a national conversation on "tone" is a perfectly reasonable discussion to have, but it is entirely unrelated to this terrible crime. The first step might be to fire or otherwise shun those in government and media who even discussed "tone" as possibly contributing (the very conversation in the context of this attack is biased given there has yet to be any evidence the crazy perp was so-motivated).