‘Vitriol’ Cited As Possible Factor In Arizona Tragedy : NPR

For once, amazingly, a NPR article that doesn’t suck up to the right wing.

This one discusses how the Tucson shooter may have been influenced by anti-government hate speech in the media.

Go figure.

Their followup article is even better at detailing the current climate and those who stoked it’s fires.

Paul Krugman says a lot of what I’ve been thinking in this article. I, too, am not surprised this happened. Saddened? Disappointed? Yes. But something like this was going to happen eventually, especially with cheerleaders like Palin egging people on.

Rep. James Clyburn puts it more pointedly. “The fact of the matter is, we just came out of an election. We saw a candidate for the United States Senate saying ‘if you can’t get what you want at the ballot box, let’s seek second amendment remedies.’ What does that mean? That is a very vitriolic statement.”

Rep. Giffords herself had some concerns over Palin “targeting” her.

Manufacturing false equivalencies in the wake of the Giffords assassination attempt

Once more, conservatives are screeching that everyone does what they do.

No, it really isn’t like that.

Olbermann can be a blow hard, but he’s no O’Reilly. And there is no radio or TV alternative to Beckkk or Lush Rimjob. There just isn’t.

Pointing out Palin’s hitlist is like something posted on Daily Kos is also a distraction. And a lie.

I’ll let Kos himself explain.

If you are going to stack a bunch of logs, pour gas on them, and set matches next to the pyre, don’t be surprised when someone lights it. And don’t be surprised when someone says you set the conditions for the blaze.

Obama London: Inexplicable Edits on Sarah Palin’s Facebook Page

Sarah Palin and her gang of lackeys have been busy this weekend deleting anything she’s ever said that might be construed to aiding and abetting someone in the commission of a violent gun terror incident.

They have also been adamant in deleting anything negative someone says on their Facebook page and so on. Which, you know, is their right. I unfriend nitwits myself so no one is above this kind of thing on a personal site.

This has been tracked – somewhat – here. Read it, it’s good stuff.

In the article the author also points out what is NOT being deleted by Palin and her goons.

This isn’t Palin’s words, but she allows it to remain on her page.

Is *she* palling around with terrorists now? Or at least scum who approve the killing of 9 year old kids whose politics they don’t agree with?

In a word, YES.

Batman Submits to Sharia, Gotham Freaks Out

Conservatives are pissed off that, in the comic series, Batman has outsourced in for the Paris operation picked a young Muslim kid.

That’s right. One of the oppressed groups in France are Muslims. So instead of enjoying a story where they are empowered to not break the law, our right wing idiots can’t stand the idea of a Muslim trying to bring criminals to justice.

Because, you know, to them everyone brown is a criminal.

The Great MMR Vaccine Fraud | Mother Jones

Jenny McCarthy is not just an idiot. She’s a liar.

At the least, she has been lied to as much as the rest of us.

You know that study that supposedly links vaccines to autism? It’s a lie. The data is fraudulent. Made up. Conjured out of thin air. Results were altered to match the doctor’s claims.

The doctor is a pariah and his theory is bullshit.

And it probably won’t matter. People still will avoid vaccinating their kids. Measles is on the comeback in the UK and kids are dying. And the same will probably happen here. But for every kid we can protect, let’s hope this news helps change some minds.