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UPDATE: Rep. Giffords Expected to Recover from Deranged Leftist Jared Loughner's Rampage
Reaganite Republican ^ | January 8, 2011 | Reaganite Republican

Posted on 01/08/2011 3:21:07 PM PST by Reaganite Republican

Dead are six others... including a child and federal judge


The Tuscon surgeon who just operated on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Az) said he was "optimistic" she would recover from being shot in the head by a man with a semi-automatic weapon outside a grocery store.

Into Mien Kampf and the Communist Manifesto, those who actually knew him tweeted "nuts" - "definitely Left wing" - "anti-flag" even a "pot head".  

Of course, MSM coverage -all people who don't know him- has focused on "military vet" and the fact that he chose a Democrat -who defeated a TEA Party favorite recently- as a target. "Never let a good crisis go to waste" and such, I guess. Even the Christian Science Monitor implies that since Giffords' office was previously vandalized after the ObamaCare vote, we know who to suspect this time... but sorry propagandists, the facts don't match up to your agenda.

Prayers go out to the victims and their families~

Washington Post   Gateway Pundit   Christian Science Monitor

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TOPICS: Government; Military/Veterans; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: giffords; laughner; loughner; shooting
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1 posted on 01/08/2011 3:21:08 PM PST by Reaganite Republican
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To: Reaganite Republican

I sure wish this psychotic Kos DUmmie would have stuck to burning the American flag instead of murdering innocent people.


2 posted on 01/08/2011 3:25:12 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Repealing ObamaCare is the next "Big ****ing Deal"! Let's Roll!!!!)
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To: Reaganite Republican
Terrible event...The perp is a nut....

Obama stepped right up for this...and that's fine....but I don't think he has said boo about the loss of Wheeler....

3 posted on 01/08/2011 3:29:26 PM PST by Sacajaweau
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4 posted on 01/08/2011 3:35:26 PM PST by kennedy (I am a Kennedy. Where do I go to claim my Senate seat?)
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To: Reaganite Republican

The first 24-72 hours will be critical. The brain is swollen significantly, and damage can yet set in. Whether it will be permanent or not remains to be seen. She is not out of the woods by far. I hope she does survive, but her life will be permanently changed with this type of injury.


5 posted on 01/08/2011 3:44:47 PM PST by kstewskis ("Tolerance is what happens when one loses their principles"..... Fr. A. Saenz)
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To: Reaganite Republican
True left vs right play within civilized boundaries. This kookburger was out in the fields. There is no rhyme or reason or excuse besides just plain nuts.
6 posted on 01/08/2011 3:52:34 PM PST by JPG (YES SHE CAN!)
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To: Reaganite Republican

The first 24-72 hours will be critical. The brain is swollen significantly, and damage can yet set in. Whether it will be permanent or not remains to be seen. She is not out of the woods by far. I hope she does survive, but her life will be permanently changed.


7 posted on 01/08/2011 3:52:49 PM PST by kstewskis ("Tolerance is what happens when one loses their principles"..... Fr. A. Saenz)
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To: kennedy

Oh, boy...


8 posted on 01/08/2011 4:05:18 PM PST by Reaganite Republican
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To: kennedy

Bullseye v. Crosshair. Push?


9 posted on 01/08/2011 4:07:23 PM PST by REDWOOD99
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To: Reaganite Republican

The reports I’m hearing are that she was responsive at the scene and has survived surgery, so hopefully her prognosis will be good. Sadly, there were also other victims, some of whom did die, including a young child. Prayers up for all of them.


10 posted on 01/08/2011 4:21:56 PM PST by ought-six ( Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
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To: REDWOOD99

Palin’s graphic actually used rather prosaic surveyor marks, but the press continues to misreport it as gun crosshairs.


11 posted on 01/08/2011 4:31:05 PM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: Reaganite Republican

Great news..she will soon back to being a normal hate the USA registered Democrat.


12 posted on 01/08/2011 4:40:29 PM PST by rrrod (at home in Medellin Colombia)
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To: FlingWingFlyer
DUmmies are freaking out. Their thread started out blaming the Tea Party, and even Palin and her “target list” - but now they are in panic mode now that it is turning out to be a Leftist nut. Like them.
13 posted on 01/08/2011 5:26:54 PM PST by NavyCanDo
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To: NavyCanDo

LOL! The flag burning wacko isn’t a TEA Party member and, being gay, he is more than likely a Palin hater. The DUmmies should be concerned. Their day has gone from extreme joy after the shooting to despair as it becomes more and more apparent that the shooter is a liberal loon. I love it!!!


14 posted on 01/08/2011 5:34:45 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Repealing ObamaCare is the next "Big ****ing Deal"! Let's Roll!!!!)
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To: kstewskis

The weapon was supposed to be an automatic pistol ... at short range... this means that the bullet entered at beyond the speed of sound - carrying a shock wave that will destroy tissue an area far bigger than the diameter / size of the projectile which was supposed to have gone from temple and exited the other temple ...

Such a shock wave in this area would likely destroy much of the frontal lobe of the brain ... not a good prognosis... for functionality - even if one survives... Plus the exit wound would likely be the size of an orange - may a bit smaller ... brain tissue would be evacuated by a vacuum exit effect... Not good...

SO - all this idiot Foxnews coverage that continues to mouth optimism reflects only the Fox Network’s poor talent...

Any military surgeon or emergency room surgeon consulted could have cleared this up in a NY Second... but no - FoxNews keeps blathering on... and on ... and on...


15 posted on 01/08/2011 5:56:02 PM PST by ICCtheWay
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To: NavyCanDo

Willing to bet there may be a connection with this Liberal Loon and the exploding packages.


16 posted on 01/08/2011 5:59:09 PM PST by NavyCanDo
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To: ICCtheWay

I don’t know a thing about this medically, but what you are saying seems most logical. But the surgeon in charge at the hospital keeps saying he is “optimistic” for her outcome. I dunno?


17 posted on 01/08/2011 6:07:21 PM PST by battletank
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To: kstewskis
She will recover? How can she recover from this? Does this mean she will live but in a vegetative state? She will never be the same. Her children will never have the same mother. Very sad.
18 posted on 01/08/2011 6:08:07 PM PST by angcat (DEAR GOD PLEASE SAVE OUR COUNTRY!)
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To: battletank; ICCtheWay

Only thing I can imagine is that it might have been a little .22 or something and didn’t go deep into the brain.

If it was even a .380 or especially something larger, the only way she could be alive and responsive is if it struck the skull at an angle and just didn’t touch much of the brain.

Bullets can act in damned strange ways. But ICC is right, I don’t see how she survives a “point-blank” large caliber hit, at least not in any alert and functional state.

Prayer always helps.....


19 posted on 01/08/2011 6:28:30 PM PST by dblup
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To: battletank

I saw the surgeon being interviewed - he chose his words carefully ... he said words about her ‘survival’ - not her functionality ...

No human can take a hypersonic ballistic round ‘through and through’ from temple to temple and survive with full brain functionality ... it just does not happen...

If the Congresswoman survives with anything near normal functionality - then it would be an act of God...


20 posted on 01/08/2011 6:32:49 PM PST by ICCtheWay
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