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nice start Seattle -- nm - Beaker Jan 8, 13:35
FYI football playoffs are starting on NBC -- nm - peglegpete Jan 8, 13:31
This is the end of Sarah Palin's politicial career -- nm - amoxy Jan 8, 13:26 10
- The people that are *still* in her corner.... they ain't goin anywhere. -- nm - stewie Jan 8, 13:40
- Possibly not. She'll say the guy was a crazy, her base will believe, and she'll move on as if it never happened. -- nm - CovingtonCat Jan 8, 13:35
- I think she was an also-ran even before this. -- nm - Inigo Jan 8, 13:29 1
  - The worst part is, she's incapable of assessing this in any way that puts any responsibility on her own shoulders. -- nm - TWuG Jan 8, 13:31
- At the very least it's taken a hit. -- nm - the liioulu with book Jan 8, 13:27
- I don't think we're that lucky. -- nm - Reagen Jan 8, 13:27
- Maybe but she's proven oddly accountability free thus far. -- nm - David Jan 8, 13:27 3
  - In the big-boy circles, she's going to take a hit. - Will Hunting Jan 8, 13:34 2
    - A lot of her money sources lost her phone number today. -- nm - TWuG Jan 8, 13:36 1
      - Yeah...I'm not saying she can't be a factor going forward becuase she is what she is...the leader of a diehard group of people - Will Hunting Jan 8, 13:39
18 shot? 6 dead? 15 to 20 shots fired? It'll be good to have actual final tallys on this. -- nm - TWuG Jan 8, 13:21 6
- so far all i heard was 20 shots, pistol with an extended clip -- nm - tabdroid tRu Jan 8, 13:28
- They're probably still sorting through everything and still putting the story together. -- nm - the liioulu with book Jan 8, 13:27
- I am seeing rumors that a 2nd person was arrested and a third one is being sought -- nm - amoxy Jan 8, 13:26
- i can't imagine there isn't cell phone video of some portion of this somewhere -- nm - fredo Jan 8, 13:22 2
  - really, no local reporter and photog either, its like nobody cares - zeitgeist Jan 8, 13:33 1
    - Are you saying that the event Giffords was holding didn't have press coverage? - TWuG Jan 8, 13:36
fox news corp took down the shooters myspace page -- nm - tabdroid tRu Jan 8, 13:17 2
- these are pics from it (linky) - stewie Jan 8, 13:20 1
  - and another from a local paper - stewie Jan 8, 13:22
this years HOF in Danish Sports is Hans Nielsen - Danedukenuuk Jan 8, 13:09
These are potentially videos posted by the shooter on youtube... - stewie Jan 8, 13:07 [youtube] 30
- His obsession with grammar is ... ironic. -- nm - mara Jan 8, 13:12 3
  - "The government is implying mind control and brainwash on the people by controlling grammar" -- nm - stewie Jan 8, 13:18 1
    - speak like Yoda we all should -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 8, 13:20
  - I started transcribing it for the irony, but my brain revolted. -- nm - Reagen Jan 8, 13:13
- Following up that word salad of a "firstly," paragraph with a call for literacy is a howler. -- nm - Reagen Jan 8, 13:11
- well that explains everything perfectly -- nm - fredo Jan 8, 13:11
- Worst Adult Swim bump ever. -- nm - Qale Jan 8, 13:10
- If that checks out, there's no doubt that this was terrorism. -- nm - nubby Jan 8, 13:09 21
  - there is a terrorist comment at 2:43 of "Introduction" -- nm - stewie Jan 8, 13:15 3
    - "A terrorist is a person who employs terror of terrorism, especially as a political weapon." -- nm - stewie Jan 8, 13:17 2
      - even *I* don't understand that - Danedukenuuk Jan 8, 13:21 1
        
        the people that use terrorism for political reasons are the real terrorists... - stewie Jan 8, 13:27
  - Looks like just random crazy sh*t. -- nm - Mop Jan 8, 13:12 14
    - He calls the Constitution "treasonous laws", and defies you to call him a terrorist. -- nm - nubby Jan 8, 13:15 13
      - I think he's basically nuts. -- nm - mara Jan 8, 13:19 1
        
        Yep. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 8, 13:26
      - He's obviously not mentally well so I suspect that'll be the excuse for not dialing back the rhetoric that led to this. - TWuG Jan 8, 13:19 4
        
        I'm glad nobody's taking advantage of this tragedy to score political points before all the facts are in... -- nm - Ender Jan 8, 13:41
        
        The thing is, the fact that there are nut jobs out there is *why* responsible people don't use the rhetoric of violence. -- nm - mara Jan 8, 13:33 2
        
        Uh-huh, some of the nutcases and people on the edge take it as permission or vindication of their views. -- nm - the liioulu with book Jan 8, 13:35 1
        
        or think they've been given instructions with a wink and nod. -- nm - Remlik Jan 8, 13:38
      - I would interpret that differently, that there are treasonous laws that go against the Constitution. -- nm - Reagen Jan 8, 13:18 5
        
        He refers to a "second Constitution", whatever the fuck that is. - nubby Jan 8, 13:19 4
        
        Well, he's got a 2nd & 3rd currency, so why not a 2nd Constitution? Make a 2nd, you have a 3rd. - CovingtonCat Jan 8, 13:22
        
        Maybe a weird reference to the Federalist Papers? -- nm - Qale Jan 8, 13:21 2
        
        He's basically a nutjob saying if you can dream it, you can create it. - Will Hunting Jan 8, 13:27 1
        
        I don't disagree, but was trying to find the germ of possible truths embedded in the crazy. - Qale Jan 8, 13:32
  - Geez, one of them is titled "My Final Thoughts". -- nm - nubby Jan 8, 13:11
  - The linked MySpace page has been yanked. -- nm - nubby Jan 8, 13:10
- he's now being identified as Jared Lee Loughner so this is probably legit -- nm - stewie Jan 8, 13:09
"Her father Spencer Giffords, 75, wept when asked if his 40-year-old daughter had any enemies. - fredo Jan 8, 13:07
in other news...David Tennent and Catherine Tate to reunite for Much Ado About Nothing... -- (link) - Remlik Jan 8, 13:06 5
- it also says he is engaged to Georgia Moffatt. this I did not know. -- nm - peglegpete Jan 8, 13:19 2
  - yeah he's marrying his daughter -- nm - Remlik Jan 8, 13:24 1
    - That's incest!!! - the liioulu with book Jan 8, 13:25
- They better do a good job, otherwise the title will be used mercilessly. -- nm - the liioulu with book Jan 8, 13:09 1
  - could be fun and she can do Big Willie Shakes. -- nm - Remlik Jan 8, 13:16
The "young child" is confirmed dead. -- nm - TWuG Jan 8, 13:03 4
- 9 months old -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 8, 13:03 3
  - Years, not months. My daughter's age. -- nm - TWuG Jan 8, 13:04 2
    - Or maybe it is months. I've now heard both. -- nm - TWuG Jan 8, 13:09 1
      - yeah, at the end of one press conference I was pretty sure he said months but they also said the Gifford was dead -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 8, 13:19
Doctor: "Very optimistic about recovery" -- nm - nubby Jan 8, 13:02 2
- Doctor: A young child died at the hospital. -- nm - nubby Jan 8, 13:02 1
  - 9-year-old girl. -- nm - nubby Jan 8, 13:03
"Mr. Burns was then taken to a better hospital where his condition was upgraded to Alive." -- nm - David Jan 8, 13:02
Gerald Laughner (sp?), 22. -- nm - nubby Jan 8, 12:55 5
- Eyewitnesses have described Laughner as "young, mid-to-late 20s, white, clean-shaven with short hair and wearing dark clothing." -- nm - stewie Jan 8, 13:04
- Quick, somebody find his Facebook page. -- nm - mara Jan 8, 12:58 2
  - Who's got Anonymous' phone number. -- nm - Qale Jan 8, 13:01
  - and down goes www.freerepublic.com -- nm - stewie Jan 8, 13:00
- Jared, not Gerald. -- nm - nubby Jan 8, 12:55
Is it possible to watch CNN's live broadcast over the web? They don't have anything at their site that I can find and other links from a search look -- nm - TWuG Jan 8, 12:54 3
- This link should work but you may need to adjust your popup blocker. -- (link) - David Jan 8, 12:55 1
  - That's what I'm currently watching, but there's no CNN talking heads offering updates or commentary. It's just a static feed from the - TWuG Jan 8, 12:57
- not safe. -- nm - TWuG Jan 8, 12:55
I feel kind of worse for those non-famous that may have been killed but it's hard to figure out how many that is from the differing reports. -- nm - Qale Jan 8, 12:53
Doctors say she is expected to pull through - MSNBC -- nm - Remlik Jan 8, 12:50 15
- Live news conference doc says she's out of surgery and he is optimistic about her recovery -- nm - stewie Jan 8, 13:02
- Olbermann just tweeted that she is out of surgery and alive -- nm - Remlik Jan 8, 12:59
- Maybe being a gun owner did help. - the liioulu with book Jan 8, 12:56 1
  - They also said she took over the family's tire busines... - Fighting Stephen! Jan 8, 13:00
- The guy that taught this asshole how to shoot must feel conflicted right now. -- nm - Reagen Jan 8, 12:53
- That's a grain-of-salt thing though. The deputy city manager says that a doctor said that she was in surgery and should pull through. - nubby Jan 8, 12:53 7
  - the AZ senator said she is responding to doctor's commands but does not know what the final outcome will be. Bullet went in one temple and out the oth - zork Jan 8, 12:59 6
    - I'm trying to picture how one survives this and I'm coming up short. -- nm - Reagen Jan 8, 13:03 5
      - Blood transfusion from Henrietta Lacks. -- nm - David Jan 8, 13:14
      - It's Phineas Gage-like. -- nm - Inigo Jan 8, 13:08 1
        
        that case did occur to me. -- nm - Reagen Jan 8, 13:12
      - Sheer luck. And it's an area where there's essentially empty space, the sinuses. -- nm - the liioulu with book Jan 8, 13:08
      - Stranger recoveries have happened many times -- nm - zork Jan 8, 13:05
- That surgeon is an instant celebrity if this happens. -- nm - David Jan 8, 12:51
- Wow. -- nm - mara Jan 8, 12:51
wonders how close eag lives to all this. -- nm - tabdroid tRu Jan 8, 12:47 2
- Isn't he in the Phoenix/Mesa area? -- nm - MojaveMeg Jan 8, 12:49 1
  - i cannot remember. -- nm - tabdroid tRu Jan 8, 13:30
shooter my be an iraq/afgan war vet - tabdroid tRu Jan 8, 12:42
District Judge John Roll was the Federal Judge at the scene - amoxy Jan 8, 12:37 1
- If AZ didn't move to execute the guy, the Feds will. - TWuG Jan 8, 12:41
Federal Judge John Roll also among the dead - fredo Jan 8, 12:37 1
- Per this link, he had death threats against him -- (link) - amoxy Jan 8, 12:42
John Fox on Bronco's coaching shortlist -- (link) - Beaker Jan 8, 12:35
fox is reporting that a child was killed in the shooting, and that someone in the crowd shot at the gunman -- nm - tabdroid tRu Jan 8, 12:32 1
- Worst-case scenario: a crossfire type situation. -- nm - nubby Jan 8, 12:39
Here, take your mind off things and relax by watching some tilt-shift video. -- (link) - mara Jan 8, 12:30 [youtube]
hospital is going to have a press thing shortly -- nm - tabdroid tRu Jan 8, 12:29
Sarah Palin's Facebook page is deleting threads as quick as they appear -- nm - amoxy Jan 8, 12:26 10
- Her first public statements, regardless of the shooter's motives, will determine whether she remains viable as any type of candidate. -- nm - TWuG Jan 8, 12:28 9
  - Eh, I expect mindless platitudes. Like Boehner's. -- nm - mara Jan 8, 12:30 1
    - Was Boehner drowning in his own tears? -- nm - nubby Jan 8, 12:43
  - And of course it is on Facebook - amoxy Jan 8, 12:30 5
    - She better have more than that the first time she goes in front of a camera because she *will* be asked about the targets she put up. -- nm - TWuG Jan 8, 12:33 4
      - She only goes on FOX news and they will softball a question to her -- nm - amoxy Jan 8, 12:35 1
        
        I agree. I don't think she'll ever appear on any other network, or be interviewed by anyone else. -- nm - mara Jan 8, 12:38
      - and she *will* respond by not answering the question -- nm - stewie Jan 8, 12:34
      - She'll hide behind prayer and God's will related comments. -- nm - David Jan 8, 12:34
  - yep. -- nm - Remlik Jan 8, 12:29
Quote from Gabrielle Giffords - stewie Jan 8, 12:25 5
- If you would like to see the entire interview, you can check it out here ... (linky) -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Jan 8, 12:42
- It's either naive or willfully ignorant or both to think that rhetoric of the type that's been used wouldn't lead to some kind of event like this. -- nm - Reagen Jan 8, 12:34
- i garuntee that fox news will never mention the palin thing. -- nm - tabdroid tRu Jan 8, 12:28 2
  - The first thing I said about this when we heard is that Fox is about to get their faces sued off. - David Jan 8, 12:30 1
    - I am still surprised that nobody went after O'Reilly after the George Tiller assassination (nm) - amoxy Jan 8, 12:31
now I'm going to have "The Gun Song" from the musical Assassins stuck in my head the rest of the day. -- nm - znufrii Jan 8, 12:25
fox news always amazes with how flexible they are - tabdroid tRu Jan 8, 12:19 1
- what, you think you can switch me off again like that, I shall *not* be ignored -- nm - CNN Jan 8, 12:23
Holy christ....now there are reports there is a search for a possible 2nd gunman. - Will Hunting Jan 8, 12:19 2
- I'm now picturing the opening scene of season two of West Wing. -- nm - David Jan 8, 12:28
- I would guess that's SOP just to make sure -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 8, 12:25
FOX now reporting that they may now be looking for a possible second suspect - Fighting Stephen! Jan 8, 12:19
MSNBC reporting she was talking while being rolled into surgery. -- nm - nubby Jan 8, 12:17 1
- senator lopez (az) is confirming this -- nm - tabdroid tRu Jan 8, 12:36
Has Captain Hindsight been spotted yet? -- nm - nubby Jan 8, 12:17
kare alert: melting snowman cookies -- (link) - mara Jan 8, 12:16
CNN saying the shooter is in custody. -- nm - TWuG Jan 8, 12:14 4
- They've been reporting that since early on, though early reports said he had possibly been shot himself -- nm - Fighting Stephen! Jan 8, 12:16 3
  - Fox has been saying an on-site security rep returned fire and shot him. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 8, 12:16 2
    - Yeah. I'm surprised with how little concise information has come forth given the number of people on hand. - Fighting Stephen! Jan 8, 12:18 1
      - Yeah, I'm surprised there's not media there with cameras and mikes in front of anyone standing there. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 8, 12:20
Game of Thrones, HBO, April 17, 2011 -- nm - Beaker Jan 8, 12:14 2
- I agree with TWug -- SSSQQQQQUUUUUEEEEE!!!! -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 8, 12:15
- SQUEEEE!!!! - TWuG Jan 8, 12:15
i actually tuned on cnn -- nm - tabdroid tRu Jan 8, 12:13 1
- *blushes* -- nm - CNN Jan 8, 12:21
So did Hawthorne get there in time to take down the shooter with his legally owned gun? -- nm - zork Jan 8, 12:13
Do we know what Federal Judge was at the event? -- nm - amoxy Jan 8, 12:12 1
- I don't think anyone has given his name. -- nm - Fighting Stephen! Jan 8, 12:14
In other wonderful news; 15 bodies of young men (14 headless) found at shopping centre in Acapulco -- (link) - Beaker Jan 8, 12:12

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