Congresswoman Giffords shooting: More reason than ever to stop Glenn Beck and his fear monger cronies!

As the nation reels from the shocking news that the Congresswoman from Arizona, Blue Dog Democrat Gabrielle Giffords and others were shot (5 killed, one a small child) outside a grocery store in Tucson, Ariz., while holding a public event, internet rabble is already casting the blame on our nations notorious fear-mongers. Giffords had been targeted before during the Health Care vote and had a brick thrown through here window. As we all remember, fear mongering was at an all time high then, with Sarah Palin accusing Obama of wanting to kill grandma with 'ObamaCare's alleged death panels. A blatant lie which should be criminal, but ironically actually has materialized by the hands of the Wicked Witch of Arizona, Gov. Jan Brewer who stubbornly lets patients die rather than pay for their transplants. With Brewer's odious law to harass brown people and after today's shooting, Arizona is now Hate ground zero. But the witch can only take credit her little death panel (and fostering racial hatred and FEAR in Arizona). But Brewer did actually give a heart-felt press conference for her friend Gabrielle, which made me realize that she is, surprisingly, a warm blooded creature like the rest of us. I only wish she felt as deeply for poor Arizona residents who only needed her signature for life-saving transplants. Sarah Palin had Giffords on her infamous "hit list" which ominously placed the offending democrats in crosshairs, while she adviced her followers to "reload". This is not to blame Palin for the actions of a nut, per se. Are others on her list being stalked by her unhinged fanbase? The connection must be made and discussed.

Mike Huckabee, gearing up for a second ill-fated run for President has been demonizing the Health Care bill and following fellow republicans working for repeal. But its the hyperbolic language he uses, claiming Americans were "kicking and screaming" that they didn't want it, but Congress jammed it through anyway. This is a lie because only the easily misled Tea Party morons didn't want a better health care system - the rest of us did, and still do. And as Rachel Maddow pointed out just last night, the republican repeal effort is an embarassment and political suicide. So long Huckabee, you would have lost anyway. But the rage and paranoia that Huckabee fosters with images of back-room deals harming Americans is also a dog-whistle to the unhinged among us, most packing guns and bibles.

Glenn Beck, formerly everyone's favorite crying clown before our new Speaker Boehner took the crown. But Beck has made a fortune selling fear to the limited intellect of his viewers on FOX 'News' - a Rupert Murdoch faux-news cudgel whose sole purpose is the smash progressive progress in America. Wake up, America. We can no longer allow the Palin's and Beck's and Huckabee's of our country to subvert our democracy by stirring up the toothless and brainless masses, while giving the finger to science, all to further the interests of corporate plutocrats who don't give a rat's ass about the forward progress of America. They don't care about climate change. They don't care about children with cancer. They only care about themselves, money, and power. Keeping Americans afraid and stupid is how they maintain control. Glenn Beck must be removed from the airwaves - go to StopBeck.com and join the fight to end his career now before more people die. Sarah Palin must not be allowed to escape from the reality-TV box she's climbed into. And Mike Huckabee must be made as politically viable a Presidential candidate as Haley (long live the confederacy) Barbour. ~

Comments

[ToddyEnglish]

Excellent post Taylor! I am going to comment in depth later! I'm doing a post on the same issue.
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[Nathan James]

The pima County sheriff, in a presser just moments ago, said Arizona has become a "Mecca" for "bigotry and prejudice", and cited "vitriolic rhetoric" as a precipitating factor in today's horrible massacre. There IS a difference between protected free speech, and the kind of incitements to violence we see coming from the far right. People like Palin and Beck, IMHO, know full well the effect their words may have, but continue to use such rhetoric to get their base worked up. Unfortunately, this is what sometimes results.

[Curious]

I saw the same press meeting with Brewer and I didn't get same impression as you did. What I got was a calculating politician who claimed friendship where none existed. I think that just because you appear on the same stage together once in a while or campaign in the same district here and there isn't quite the same as having lunch together or calling each other up to see how the other one is doing or calling each other friends.

[Taylor Siluwé]

I agree, Curious ...

But I gave her the benefit of the doubt. She claims they were friends, I take her at her word. But I still dubbed her the Wicked Witch of Arizona for letting patients die (and for the climate of hate in her state).

So I think that made up for any warm and fuzzies she gave off with that press conference. I still think she's a reptile.

[Account Deleted]

It is so alarming and super scary to be shot while you are somewhere doing your thing. It is always important to be a friend to everybody. :-)
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