If he had a record/case pending, why did he have posession of a Glock 17 9mm pistola? (hat tip Laura S). According to the Daily Caller, Loughner had prior run-ins with the law in the form of at least one arrest, according to two Public Access documents.
UPDATE: Loughner was busted for drugs, the information concerning his other arrests are unknown. He did, apparently, issue death threats - though not directly to Gabrielle Giffords.
He was a political radical & met Giffords once before in '07, asked her a question & he told me she was "stupid & unintelligent" Caitie Parker
I strongly recommend that left wing defamers and smear merchants tamp down their evil rhetoric and false accusations. Left wing politicians blaming the tea party (before the gunman was named), left wing hate sites blaming Sarah and Rush et al for one of their murderous own. It's always one of their own.
They count on the right to do what is proper and decent and maintain a respectful silence (which we always do) while they foam at the mouth with conspiracy theories and outrageous accusations. They expect us to cede them the field, so that by the time we get around to correcting the record, the lies, and the smears -- the narrative -- is already fixed in America's psyche. Those days are over. This slaughterer was a liberal. This is what they teach, this is the posionous fruit of their indoctrination. Clearly, Loughner is sick, mentally ill -- but suckling at the lefty teat is deadly poison for the soul.
Parker has since taken her page down -- after hearing from Good Morning America. She is a "politically charged gal" and was very close to leftist Loughner, who was definitely "left wing."
High School picture of Loughner 2006
Caitie Parker
@caitieparker Oro Valley, AZI'm a singer/songwriter, a foodie with a passion for baking, & politically charged gal, just trying to make the world a better place.»»»»@antderosa he had a lot of friends until he got alcohol poisoning in '06, & dropped out of school. Mainly loner very philosophical.»»@antderosa he was a pot head & into rock like Hendrix,The Doors, Anti-Flag. I haven't seen him in person since '07 in a sign language class»@antderosa He was a political radical & met Giffords once before in '07, asked her a question & he told me she was "stupid & unintelligent"»@antderosa I went to high school, college, & was in a band with the gunman. This tragedy has just turned to horrific.»caitieparker Caitie ParkerOfficial I went to high school & college, & was in a band w/ the gunman. I can't even fathom this right now.»caitieparker Caitie ParkerSaying Jared Laughner was the gunman. Really hoping that's not the same guy I went to HS with, really good friend. Freaking out right now!!!»Arizona law enforcement official: "A person in the crowd shot back at the gunman."»Rep. Giffords was on #Palin's infamous "target" map: http://usat.ly/e4NSjp Today she was shot in Tuscon. What is the US turning into? #p2»RT @felixsalmon Sarah Palin *literally* put a gun sight on @Rep_Giffords. See Palin's map: http://bit.ly/fLwY2g»LATE BREAKING: UMC officials confirm Rep. Giffords is in surgery. She has not been declared dead. **Please RT**»caitieparker Caitie ParkerGabrielle Giffords reportedly died. Well Tucson politics are shot to hell. You've done one hell of a job. Thank you for your service.»All which took place 2 minutes from my house. RT @BreakingNews Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona reportedly shot in Tucson - NYT»Actions ALWAYS speak louder than words. Talk is cheap... Very cheap..
His name’s Jared Lee Loughner and he seems like a garden variety nut:Perhaps most ironically, Media Matter - yes, THAT Media Matters - the political assassins of the left, call for a moratorium on scoring political points from crimes when those crimes are perpetrated by leftists: Save This Tweet For Use In Political EmergencyAmong his long list of favorite books in his YouTube profile are Mein Kampf, The Communist Manifesto, Siddhartha.
Loughner also “favorited” just one video on YouTube, which shows the burning of an American flag and is accompanied by an anti-government screed.
Please bookmark this post and Tweet for use in the next political emergency, when some criminal act by a nut is used by Media Matters and its progeny to tar and feather the entire Tea Party and conservative movements:
This may be just a coincidence, but a Daily Kos blogger posted this Thursday:The screen shot:
My CongressWOMAN voted against Nancy Pelosi! And is now DEAD to me!Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is dead to me now. I won't lift a finger, make one phone call, nor will i EVER vote for her in the future. And why did she do this? Giffords never told me she was conservative Democrat. And her voting record is okay. Damn.
'I think it's tempting not to negotiate with hostage takers, unless the hostage gets harmed. In this case the hostage is the American people and I was not willing to see them get harmed,' Obama on keeping taxes from increasing, December 6, 2010
'A Republican majority in Congress would mean 'hand-to-hand combat' on Capitol Hill for the next two years, threatening policies Democrats have enacted to stabilize the economy," Obama, October 6, 2010
“If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun,” Obama in July 2008
"Here's the problem: It's almost like they've got -- they've got a bomb strapped to them and they've got their hand on the trigger. You don't want them to blow up. But you've got to kind of talk them, ease that finger off the trigger." Obama on banks, March 2009
"I want you to argue with them and get in their face!" Barack Obama, September 2008
“We’re gonna punish our enemies and we’re gonna reward our friends who stand with us on issues that are important to us.” Obama to Latinos, October 2010
“I don’t want to quell anger. I think people are right to be angry! I’m angry!” Obama on ACORN Mobs, March 2010
“We talk to these folks… so I know whose ass to kick.“ Obama on the private sector, June 2010Can't wait for the left to blame rhetoric for the crime.
Gateway Pundit: US REPRESENTATIVE GABRIELLE GIFFORDS SHOT IN HEAD …Weasel Zippers: Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords Shot Thread II...The Daily Caller: YouTube page of alleged Giffords event shooter lists Mein Kampf …The Other McCain: ARIZONA OUTRAGE: Rep. Giffords Survives Tucson Shooting …The Anchoress: Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Critical UPDATEDScared Monkeys: US Rep Gabrielle “Gabby” …RightKlik: Breaking: AZ Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords ShotOutside the Beltway: Congresswoman Gabby Giffords (D, Az) Shot In TusconReason Hit & Run: Breaking News: Congresswoman Among Those Shot, [Reportedly Killed] at Public EventBreitbart: On the Tragedy of AZ/Rep. Giffords ShootingVox Popoli: Democratic Congresswoman shotMary Katharine Ham: Press conference: Surgeons ‘optimistic’ …Pundit & Pundette: Mass shooting in TucsonThe Jawa Report: Several shot at Tuscon grocery (Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords …
Here's a screen shot (maybe evidence), now pulled, from the DailyKos, dated from January 6, 2011, that may be related to the Arizona shooting, 6 dead, 19 injured. The headline of the page is :
My CongressWOMAN [Gabrielle Giffords] voted against Nancy Pelosi! And is now DEAD to me!
The page has since been taken down. Screen shot hat tip Tycho
My CongressWOMAN voted against Nancy Pelosi! And is now DEAD to me!
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by BoyBlue
Thu Jan 06, 2011 at 11:07:17 AM PST
I am from the Tucson area and live in Congresswoman, Gabrielle Giffords' district. I worked like a dog for her elections when she was in the Arizona House, surrounded by rightwing nutcases. When Arizona re-districted in 2002, a seat opened up and she was right smack in the middle of it. So was I because I live in Oro Valley, Arizona, which is at the heart of that - then - new CD. I was one of several people to talk her into running and pledging complete loyalty and pledging to raise as much money as possible for her.
She ended up running for the first time against a fellow AZ House member, Randy Graf who was a rightwing whacko who advocated guns in bars and was the "Russell Pearce before Russell Pearce" vis-a-vis border issues. With a LOT of hard work and plenty of money, Gabby won. Easier than thought, too. I never like to throw money in people's faces, but i have given Gabrielle Giffords THOUSANDS and THOUSANDS of dollars in both good times and bad times for me financially.
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Fast forward to this election season. A weirdo asshole named Jesse Kelly who advocated ELIMINATING Social Security and was a tea bagger favorite got the GOP nom to run against her. I am gay and had been married and my spouse left me January 15, 2010. I shot myself in the mouth in a serious suicide attempt, because of that. Barely surviving, I spent two months in the hospital and still have some paralysis. I did receive a severance from my employer, as i had been laid off in December, 2009. That may have been part of the reason my spouse left me.
Anyway, after months of physical and mental rehab, I got back into the political scene and started working for Gabby once again. I raised over $100,000 for her and maxed her out myself out of my severance, even though i still don't have work and could not qualify for state aid because of my severance.
She wins her re-election and told me she was still a supporter of Speaker Pelosi at her victory party. We talked about how Nancy Pelosi was a successful woman and accomplished oh so much in just four years as Speaker.
Today, just a little while ago, I saw on Andrea Mitchell Reports (out of the one eye in can still see out of) that Giffords voted AGAINST Nancy Pelosi as our Minority Leader. Rhetorical question: I fought back from my condition and jumped in with both feet to help Gabrielle Giffords for THIS shit???
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is dead to me now. I won't lift a finger, make one phone call, nor will i EVER vote for her in the future. And why did she do this? Giffords never told me she was conservative Democrat. And her voting record is okay. Damn.
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Rodney Sokoloski used to get up before dawn three times a week and drive two hours from his high desert home to the Los Angeles suburb of Torrance to get hooked up to a dialysis machine.For dialysis, you have to insert a needle in two places in your body. Is Sokoloski qualified for that? Does the machine come with an instruction booklet? Online doctor support? And just what happens when something goes wrong while he's sleeping? This isn't a blood glucose meter. This is hooking yourself up to a machine that will pull every drop of blood out of your body and put it back in. It's not until later in the article that you can see why the drive for home-based dialysis is occurring at all:
The blood-cleansing treatment was time-consuming and often left him feeling drained even before his workday began.
Not anymore. After four months of shuttling back-and-forth, the 61-year-old last year switched to doing dialysis at home every night while he sleeps. He starts it after dinner, wheeling the dialysis machine — the size of a carry-on suitcase — into the living room where he can watch TV or chat with his wife.
New Medicare payment rules that just went into effect could change that. The changes give dialysis clinics more motivation to control costs and raise the amount centers get to teach do-it-yourself dialysis.Do-it-yourself-dialysis. In the future, you may very well be sitting at that dining room table with the steak knife and a doctor (maybe) on the line instructing you where to make that first incision. Either that or you go see one of those black market docs in a motel room:
