Byron York contrasts the media reaction to the Fort Hood shooting in 2009 and the Arizona shooting in 2011. In the recent shootings,
. . . media outlets were also filled with speculation about the attack and pronouncements on the state of American political rhetoric. What a markedly different situation from 15 months earlier when, in the face of actual evidence that Maj. Hasan was inspired by Islamist convictions, many media commentators sought to be voices of caution. Where was that caution after the shootings in Arizona?
Read the whole thing.
UPDATE: As expected, the Jewish Athena gets it:
The horrific shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.), the death of six (including a 9 year old and a federal judge) and the injuring of a total of 18 revealed the best and the worst in American politics.
First, let’s look at the best. President Obama issued an eloquent statement as did Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor. . . .
Then there are those who conducted themselves with far less dignity, namely partisan leftists and a segment of the blogosphere. (more…)
It is not the time nor the place to make political hay out of the shooting yesterday of U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ). House Speaker John Boehner appropriately condemned it:
I am horrified by the senseless attack on Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and members of her staff. An attack on one who serves is an attack on all who serve. Acts and threats of violence against public officials have no place in our society. Our prayers are with Congresswoman Giffords, her staff, all who were injured, and their families. This is a sad day for our country.
It is indeed a sad day for our country. Like the Speaker, our prayers are with the Congresswoman. May she have a speedy recovery and return to work in short order.
Details are trickling in about the creep who shot her. May he be speedily brought to trial and punished to the maximum extent allowed by law.
He seems to be quite a troubled young man. According to the Daily Caller, “On his YouTube page, he listed Mein Kampf and The Communist Manifesto among his favorite books.”
Our thoughts and our prayers today are with the families of those people he murdered in cold blood. And our prayers and our hopes are with the injured.
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