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WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona announced Sunday she intends to resign from Congress this week to concentrate on recovering from wounds suffered in an assassination attempt a little more than a year ago that shook the country.
abcnews.go.com
“I don’t remember much from that horrible day, but I will never forget the trust you placed in me to be your voice,” the Democratic lawmaker said on a video posted without prior notice on her Facebook page.
“I’m getting better. Every day my spirit is high,” she said. “I have more work to do on my recovery. So to do what’s best for Arizona, I will step down this week.”
On Thursday, when the members of the House of Representatives took to the floor of the House to read the US Constitution, Arizona’s Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords read from the First Amendment about our right to “assemble, and to address our grievances”. Less than 72 hours later, a 22 year old opens fire in a crowd where Rep. Giffords was meeting with a crowd of constituents in the parking lot of a Safeway Grocery store in Tucson, one of her “Congress on the Corner” meetings.
When the shooting ended, at least 19 had been shot, with at least 5 dead. Among the dead was US District Judge John Roll, who had been appointed to the Federal judiciary by George HW Bush, and a 9 year old girl. As for Rep. Giffords, it is reported that she was hit by a bullet that when in one temple, and exited the other side. She is reportedly out of surgery, in critical condition, with doctors indicating that she is responding to commands and they are optimistic about her recovery. It has alse been reported that Rep. Giffords was conscious at the scene despite her injuries
“Gabby” Gifford would be considered a “fiscally conservative blue dog Democrat”, who was a Republican. She is “pro-life” and “pro-gun”, being a gun owner herself. Her district has 100 miles of border with Mexico. Her husband, Capt. Mark Kelly, is a space shuttle astronaut.
Immediately, as was to be expected, the media and the left bloggers were already blaming “right-wing extremist”, “Tea Party activists”, and the Daily Kos is pointedly blaming Sarah Palin. Ironically, Rep. Giffords was listed in 2008 in the Daily Kos as one of the legislators who had “bulls eye” target on them for certain votes. Initially it was reported that the shooter was a veteran having served in Afghanistan. The Pentagon is stating they have no record of the shooter.
In the hours since the shootings, with the suspect Jared Lee Loughren in custody, the emails, posts, MySpace comments, have come forward, showing a twisted individual, and one who is not the right wing individual that the media “wants” him to be. Hillbuzz.org is reporting that the suspect had posted comments that his Congresswoman (Giffords) had voted against Nancy Pelosi on Thursday, and that she was “Dead to me”. These posts were shown earlier on Daily Kos, but they have since been scrubbed, presumably because they do not fit the “right wing extremist” theory.
President Obama and Speaker Boehner both made statements that state there is no place for violence in our free and open society. One has to wonder what Frances Fox Piven or Van Jones are thinking right now, both having made statements recently calling for “violence”.
Hillbuzz.org ongoing coverage:
Links to the shooter’s ideology:
“Arizona’s Medicaid agency will no longer cover some non-experimental organ transplants for its adult members, including liver transplants for patients with Hepatitis C, a move blasted as “a death sentence” by one patient advocacy group. … also is eliminating most dental care for adults as well as coverage of podiatrist services; insulin pumps; percussive vests; bone-anchored hearing aids; cochlear implants; orthotics; gastric bypass surgery; certain durable medical equipment; “well” medical checkups; some non-emergency medical transportation; microprocessor-controlled lower limbs and joints; and it is limiting outpatient physical therapy to 15 visits per contract year.”
Enuff Said !!
