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Gabby Giffords’s Husband Mark Kelly Tells Piers Morgan That Sarah Palin Never Contacted Him
Mediaite ^ | November 25th, 2011 | James Crugnale

Posted on 11/26/2011 12:55:06 PM PST by presidio9

CNN host Piers Morgan spoke with Gabrielle Giffords‘s husband, astronaut Mark Kelly, on Wednesday and discussed Sarah Palin‘s controversial crosshair map, which targeted the Congresswoman’s district. Kelly wrote in a new book that the former Alaska governor never reached out to them. “We were never contacted by her,” Kelly said.

“I find that extraordinary,” Morgan exclaimed.

“Yeah, I was surprised too,” Kelly replied. “You know, certainly the targets that she put over Gabby’s and other people’s districts, in our opinion, was not the right thing to do. She is not the first person to do that. And it hasn’t always been Republicans that have done that.”

“Some interesting insights in the book into who, you know, walked to the plate and who didn’t, really, in terms of political colleagues and people that she had worked for and against. Sarah Palin doesn’t come out of this very well, I don’t think, because there was a woman who at the time had been putting these cross hair things on her website and stuff, including Gabby,” Morgan observed. “And in her haste to take responsibility didn’t even bother to pick the phone up, to write, do anything.”

“I liked your line about it, which is if you had had the chance to talk to her, and you were expecting to, you weren’t going to say that you were responsible,” Morgan pointed out. “But you were going to say, you’ve been irresponsible.”

“Yeah, that’s my plan. You know, this was no surprise to us. Gabby even spoke about it before January 8th, during the election cycle, leading up to the election, in an interview. I think it might have been on MSNBC or some other — another cable news network. She made is very clear that, hey, this is what’s going on, and this could ultimately incite people to do violent things. So it wasn’t a big surprise on January 8th that — you know, that we — you know, where we knew this map existed with the cross-hairs on it. Now, having said that, you know, Sarah Palin certainly is not responsible for what happened. But I think the angry rhetoric in an election year is not — it’s not helpful.”


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bloodlibel; giffords; markkelly; palin; pds; sarahpalin
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To: presidio9

Sarah had nothing at all to do with the shooting. But thereafter her name was connected to it for false reasons. She was a public figure. If I were her, I would have privately written them a letter adding giffords to sarah’s prayer list, etc. I’m not saying Sarah had to but it would have been something I would do. Same thing if I were Jody foster after reagan’s shooting.


61 posted on 11/26/2011 1:20:10 PM PST by Yaelle (This weekend, donate $9.99 to Herman Cain!)
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To: Mamzelle
Most astronauts are narcissistic jerks,

That seems to certainly be the case today for a sizable number of them. They need to emulate Neil Armstrong in retirement.

62 posted on 11/26/2011 1:21:34 PM PST by buccaneer81 (ECOMCON)
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To: SpaceBar

What you say is so insanely true. Hard to imagine, we live in a world where that lie has been told so many times that it’s taken as true.


63 posted on 11/26/2011 1:22:01 PM PST by Attention Surplus Disorder (Madoff screwed the rich. Bernanke screwed us all.)
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To: presidio9
If they're interested in seeking out one who "targeted" politicians in his district, he can seek out one of his wife's constituents...

He's not going anywhere, but I'm sure he's used up his phone priveledges. There are many more of her screwball constituents like Loughner in the district he could speak to.

64 posted on 11/26/2011 1:22:14 PM PST by RasterMaster ("To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men." - Abraham Lincoln)
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To: Yaelle
If I were her, I would have privately written them a letter adding giffords to sarah’s prayer list, etc.

If that had leaked out (and it would have) the left would run with it as Palin admitting guilt. That's how it works today.

65 posted on 11/26/2011 1:23:59 PM PST by buccaneer81 (ECOMCON)
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To: ClearCase_guy

Astronauts nowadays are not the same as the ones from the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs. The present day Space Shuttle was flown almost entirely by a computer. A Space Shuttle crew would train for years for one mission, and still they usually messed something up (i.e., launch a satellite into the wrong orbit or lose the tool bag while on a space walk). While astronauts used to be heroes, they are now just some experiment in diversity training.


66 posted on 11/26/2011 1:25:05 PM PST by Raster Man
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To: presidio9

Neither did I!


67 posted on 11/26/2011 1:25:42 PM PST by PALIN SMITH (In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.)
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To: presidio9

>> Morgan pointed out. “But you were going to say, [Sarah Palin,] you’ve been irresponsible.”

>> Kelly: “Yeah, that’s my plan.”

WTF?

Liberal scumbagism — the disease of deception, stupidity, and outright lying.


68 posted on 11/26/2011 1:26:39 PM PST by Gene Eric (Save a pretzel for the gas jets.)
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To: SpaceBar

Looks like your average bald astronaut.


69 posted on 11/26/2011 1:27:26 PM PST by PALIN SMITH (In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.)
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To: ClearCase_guy

He didnt seem too interested himself, leaving for space while his wife is hurt


70 posted on 11/26/2011 1:32:30 PM PST by italianquaker ( Mr Obama inherited an AAA rating and made it AA, thnx Resident Zero)
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To: presidio9

Sounds like Mr. Gabby is trying to have it both ways...well, Sarah didn’t contact me but she isn’t responsible....but she did try to defeat my wife, dammit.

Hey, maybe Pierce Morgan ought to ask Mr. Gabby about Hussein’s rhetoric about getting “angry” and “getting in their face” and “pitchforks” and such. I know this astronaut said it wasn’t just Republicans....but it seems like he never mentioned any of the TRULY violent rhetoric out of Democrat mouths.


71 posted on 11/26/2011 1:34:29 PM PST by Recovering_Democrat
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To: presidio9

Ah Geez.


72 posted on 11/26/2011 1:38:56 PM PST by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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To: presidio9

I am really getting too much on Giffords. What about the other people there were hurt or murdered


73 posted on 11/26/2011 1:40:56 PM PST by mel (There are only 2 races decent and undecent people)
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To: Sarah Barracuda

It’s number 64 on Amazon. I am not sure how long books stay on the list but it has been out for quite awhile. I definitely don’t think Sarah needs to call him, but I think the real villain of the story is Piers Morgan. I do believe that Mark stuck up for Sarah. However, Piers was trying to get him to blame Sarah. Sorry but I can’t stand Piers Morgan AT ALL!!!!!


74 posted on 11/26/2011 1:41:27 PM PST by napscoordinator (Anybody but Romney, Newt, Perry, Huntsman, Paul. Perry and Obama are 100 percent the same!!!!!)
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To: presidio9
Gabby can hardly hold a press conference and yet the RAT party wanted to shove her into the race for “Kyl’s” Senate seat in 2012. How has she been representing her district down there in Tucson way?
75 posted on 11/26/2011 1:42:45 PM PST by Cheerio (Barry Hussein Soetoro-0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
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To: exit82
Gee, a lib astronaut—who knew.

Perhaps the best reason for privatizing the space industry.

76 posted on 11/26/2011 1:43:37 PM PST by presidio9 (Islam is as Islam does.)
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To: brent13a

Made me laugh, forgot about that nut job.


77 posted on 11/26/2011 1:43:49 PM PST by easternsky
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To: presidio9

Palin received TENS of THOUSANDS of death-threats to her and her family in the wake of the media trying to pin complicity in the Arizona mass-murder to her.

For 24/7, the news-channels ran juxtaposing imagery of Giffords’ picture, blood on the parking-lot pavement, the school-photo of the murdered 9-year-old girl, and file-footage of Sarah Palin walking on stage at a rally. Over and over again. For days. Deliberately drawing a connection where there was none. The most vile depths I’ve ever seen the media sink. That kind of juxtaposition was reminiscent of what you see in old propaganda films, like the Nazi ones where they show film footage of rats scurrying around garbage-cans, interspersed with footage of Jews and Jewish businesses. Absolute evil, the way the media behaved.

For Kelly to continue on with this proves he’s a total, worthless dirtbag.


78 posted on 11/26/2011 1:46:39 PM PST by greene66
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To: napscoordinator

Piers Morgan is an anti American liberal hack. How ironic that he co-hosts a show called “America’s Got Talent” when he hates this country..he is always bashing the USA but has no issue collecting our currency.


79 posted on 11/26/2011 1:49:36 PM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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To: presidio9

How come Giffords husband was interviewed instead of Giffords? Is it because she is demented from the shooting?

We only see here in small soundbytes in controlled settings. If she is still demented why is she suitable for congress?

(no pun intended)


80 posted on 11/26/2011 1:49:48 PM PST by Rebelbase (Yes we Cain!)
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