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Arizona Shootings: 'It Was a Colossal Failure of Journalism'
American Spectator ^ | on 1.9.11 @ 10:24AM | By Robert Stacy McCain

Posted on 01/09/2011 11:18:10 AM PST by Behind Liberal Lines

There is no evidence that Loughner was a Sarah Palin fan. There is no evidence that he was associated with the Tea Party or that he was concerned with immigration. Instead, there is a steadily growing heap of evidence that Jared Loughner was suffering from a mental illness, quite possibly paranoid schizophrenia.

One of Loughner's classmates in high school and community college, Caitie Parker, voided much of the baseless media speculation with a few Twitter messages Saturday afternoon. Parker, herself a liberal, said Laughner was "a really good friend," whom she described as having been "left wing," "a political radical" and "quite liberal" when she knew him, although she lost touch with him after 2007 when he "became very reclusive." Loughner was a "loner" and a "pot head," Parker said ....

There was clear evidence that Loughner's mental condition was deteriorating. "He disrupted class frequently with nonsensical outbursts," said one student who had attended a pre-algebra class... with Loughner. In mid-December, Loughner wrote on his MySpace page, "I don't feel good: I'm ready to kill a police officer!"

In his recent online activity -- including a series of YouTube video texts transcribed by conservative blogger Warner Todd Huston -- Loughner unloaded paranoid gibberish about brainwashing and "mind control." Loughner listed Mein Kampf and the Communist Manifesto among his favorite books....

None of this lines up with the early reporting on the Tucson shooting which heavily implied that Gabrielle Giffords and 17 others were shot because of political activity of Palin and the Tea Party. And yet none of the news organizations that fed that frenzy of speculation has apologized for their irresponsible reporting.

(Excerpt) Read more at spectator.org ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Editorial; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: gifford; giffords; jaredloughner; journalism; loughner; obama; palin; reichstagfire; shooting
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21 posted on 01/09/2011 11:34:58 AM PST by KansasGirl
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To: GeronL

Where are you getting the information that he was a homosexual?


22 posted on 01/09/2011 11:35:49 AM PST by KansasGirl
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

“evidence that Jared Loughner was suffering from a mental illness”.

Guranteed that anti-depressant drugs are involved here.


23 posted on 01/09/2011 11:36:05 AM PST by Captain7seas (FIRE JANE LUBCHENCO FROM NOAA)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

We don’t have journalists. We have bigoted, agenda-driven propagandists who are blinded by their hate for anyone to the right of them.


24 posted on 01/09/2011 11:37:19 AM PST by Nickname
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

13% approval of Congress across the nation, the parasites insist on passing bills opposed by the majority of voters, sacrifice their majority to pass OsamaCare, because like SoSocurity it will be impossible to repeal, and the Left blames the Right which blames the Left? Dude, it was bound to happen, surprise it hasn’t happened more often to more of them.


25 posted on 01/09/2011 11:38:19 AM PST by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

There is a correlation between teenage pot smoking and mental illness especially amongst young men, something the medical marijuana crowd doesn’t like to talk about.


26 posted on 01/09/2011 11:38:48 AM PST by mac_truck ( Aide toi et dieu t aidera)
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To: Steve Van Doorn

This was just Fighting between Orcs within Sauron army.


27 posted on 01/09/2011 11:39:46 AM PST by Steve Van Doorn (*in my best Eric cartman voice* 'I love you guys')
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To: KansasGirl

um... some blogs? heh...

Hey I am more accurate than the MSM!


28 posted on 01/09/2011 11:39:56 AM PST by GeronL (How DARE you have an opinion!!)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

>> Title: Arizona Shootings: ‘It Was a Colossal Failure of Journalism’

Since when is defamation considered failure?

Classic journalism isn’t ‘broken’, it’s corrupt.


29 posted on 01/09/2011 11:40:02 AM PST by Gene Eric (Your Hope has been redistributed. Here's your Change.)
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To: Williams
Plus he was a Gifford supporter, mad at her for voting against Pelosi. He had attended Gifford political events by invite in the past.

There are A LOT of obama supporters who feel at least as betrayed by him.

Pray that none gets in into their troubled little minds to respond in the same manner, it would be devastating for the entire country.

30 posted on 01/09/2011 11:40:02 AM PST by null and void (We are now in day 719 of our national holiday from reality. - 0bama really isn't one of US.)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

“It’s ALMOST impossible to win a slander suit”

Allright , you said ALMOST !

Maybe but could be a way to not let these libtard craps go away and poluting/confusing minds as usual.

Tough public statements naming names are needed anyway.
There is nothing fair in that stuff


31 posted on 01/09/2011 11:40:21 AM PST by Ulysse (I)
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To: Captain7seas

Or lack of prescribed medication. Doctors can prescribe but most truly mentally ill patients don’t take them either because of the side effects or they feel cured.


32 posted on 01/09/2011 11:41:37 AM PST by panthermom
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To: Behind Liberal Lines
Media watchdogs too busy digging in Palin's garbage


33 posted on 01/09/2011 11:41:42 AM PST by Iron Munro (When a society loses its memory, it descends inevitably into dementia - Mark Steyn)
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To: KansasGirl
His Facebook page indicated interest "in men". He also posted one day he hoped to be a woman.

One can never be sure that anything posted on Facebook is true, however, since context is absolutely absent from this form of communication.....people say things meaning to be snarky or sarcastic or outrageous all the time.

34 posted on 01/09/2011 11:42:39 AM PST by Mygirlsmom (Giving back a little of what has been given to me: Proud monthly sponsor of FR.)
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To: GeronL

I was just wondering, because I don’t want to go repeating something that cannot be backed with evidence.


35 posted on 01/09/2011 11:43:36 AM PST by KansasGirl
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To: GeronL

Would not be surprised if he is Gay. no mention of Girlfriends. Also Would not be surprised if the Lib Sheriff is more deeply involved than appears. His Mother worked for the local county government and his criminal record is up to be expunged. Hmmmm?


36 posted on 01/09/2011 11:44:00 AM PST by screaminsunshine (Surfers Rule)
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To: kittymyrib
The leaders of the TEA Party ought to insist on public apologies, as should Sarah Palin. It is past time that the Leftist media is forced to own up to its scandalous accusations. In fact, they should be sued for libel and put out of business.

I think the bigger thing is they (Palin, Tea Party, etc) should stand up and begin encouraging people back to a United America. That I think is indeed the most interesting result from events yesterday, besides the speed with which the left moved to affix blame...instead of insisting on unity of the nation.

As a nation ...and while it may sound cliche...

United WE stand, divided...we fall.

37 posted on 01/09/2011 11:45:59 AM PST by EBH ( Whether you eat your bread or see it vanish into a looter's stomach, is an absolute.)
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To: Mygirlsmom

Thanks!

Sorry about church this morning. I’d be livid as well!


39 posted on 01/09/2011 11:47:36 AM PST by KansasGirl
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To: GeronL
This is a leftwing kook. He was a gay commie.

High odds of being right on the mark.

If evidence his is queer does surface the administration will cover it up.


40 posted on 01/09/2011 11:49:18 AM PST by Iron Munro (When a society loses its memory, it descends inevitably into dementia - Mark Steyn)
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