[Stosh]

From the article:

“He told me that she opened up the floor for questions and he asked a question. The question was, ‘What is government if words have no meaning?’”

To which Gifford should have answered: “Dude, what does you question mean if words have no meaning?”

The circular illogic of post-modern nihilism is generally missed by those, be they highbrow academics or bat-shit crazies, who buy into this drivel.

[Blood of Tyrants]

On Sunday, federal prosecutors charged 22-year-old Loughner with one count of attempting to assassinate a member of Congress, two counts of unlawfully killing a federal employee, and two counts of attempting to kill a federal employee.

What? He murdered SIX people? Do the other four not count because they weren't "federal employees"?

[rockinqsranch]

Book For Later Read

[heartwood]

Part of me says he has something there. What is government if words have no meaning?

1984 - Gary Hart addressing a college audience: “We will make sure that EVERY young American has access to a world-class education!” Wild cheers from the twenty Democrat Students Club members.

2008 - Sarah Palin in a friendly interview by Sean Hannity: “How will you address unemployment?” “Sean, John McCain and I will develop a plan to ensure job growth for hard-working Americans.”

And more of the same, before, between and since. Politicians seek to say nothing as much as they can, but rather to evoke positive feelings.

And then there are the courts, and the evolving Constitution, which means not what it says, but what the judges think it ought to say.

Loughner probably didn’t mean his question the way I mean the question - he was looking for secret grammar codes and I want specifics and commitment - but still...he strikes a teeny tiny chord in me.

[Wuli]

A New York morning radio talk show host, Joe Crummy (ABC 770AM, 10{AM to Noon) had this analogy about the stupidity of trying to find a rational basis and motivational cause for what this killer did:

(I can only paraphrase what he said)

“It’s like looking at someone standing in front of one of those fun house mirrors, and believing you can tell exactly what they would look like if they weren’t.”

There’s about as much rational basis to knowing what made this guy tick and what caused him to act (and thereby assign “blame”) as there is a stable personality to the guy in the first place. Which is exactly nil.

[Mariner]

This is the most insight we've seen so far on this guy.

The left has CERTAINLY jumped the shark.

[silverleaf]

This is an awesome read - real journalism

Now the crime makes “sense” in terms of how and why Gabrielle Giffords crossed paths with and attracted the obsessive attention of violent schizophrenic

[2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten]

So the whole idea of “helter skelter” a la Manson? Jeez.

[GourmetDan]

""In messages on MySpace last month, Loughner declared, "I'll see you on National T.v.! This is foreshadow." He also noted on the website, "I don't feel good: I'm ready to kill a police officer! I can say it." ..."

Anybody ever figure out why Gifford was subscribed to Loughner's youtube channel?