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Sarah's video message on the AZ shooting

hypocritexposer

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http://vimeo.com/18698532

Earlier this week, I told a reporter that a public response would be tricky for Palin. She needed to defend herself but without being seen as descending to the level of the debate as it stood at that moment. Plenty of others were defending conservatives already, but Palin needed to engage the debate on her own terms at some point in a manner that allowed her to rise above the accusatory morass that the media encouraged almost from the hour in which the shootings took place.

This video message affirms the wisdom of that approach. Palin does an excellent job in making her point without lashing out in anger over the attacks, and underscores the importance of personal responsibility rather than group guilt in a free society, the priority of free speech as an underpinning of democracy, and the determination of Palin and the rest of the conservatives to defend those principles. It’s precisely what Palin needed to say, and precisely the manner and forum in which she needed to say it.

http://hotair.com/archives/2011/01/12/video-journalists-and-pundits-should-not-manufacture-a-blood-libel/
 

Liveoak

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I'm not a big fan of Palin's but she did handle the issue well.

"Palin quoted former President Ronald Reagan as saying that "we must reject the idea that every time a law is broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker."

"It's time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions," Palin continued, still quoting Reagan.
 

MsSage

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I know some cant get video to load.


Like millions of Americans I learned of the tragic events in Arizona on Saturday, and my heart broke for the innocent victims. No words can fill the hole left by the death of an innocent, but we do mourn for the victims’ families as we express our sympathy.
I agree with the sentiments shared yesterday at the beautiful Catholic mass held in honor of the victims. The mass will hopefully help begin a healing process for the families touched by this tragedy and for our country.
Our exceptional nation, so vibrant with ideas and the passionate exchange and debate of ideas, is a light to the rest of the world. Congresswoman Giffords and her constituents were exercising their right to exchange ideas that day, to celebrate our Republic’s core values and peacefully assemble to petition our government. It’s inexcusable and incomprehensible why a single evil man took the lives of peaceful citizens that day.
There is a bittersweet irony that the strength of the American spirit shines brightest in times of tragedy. We saw that in Arizona. We saw the tenacity of those clinging to life, the compassion of those who kept the victims alive, and the heroism of those who overpowered a deranged gunman.
Like many, I’ve spent the past few days reflecting on what happened and praying for guidance. After this shocking tragedy, I listened at first puzzled, then with concern, and now with sadness, to the irresponsible statements from people attempting to apportion blame for this terrible event.
President Reagan said, “We must reject the idea that every time a law’s broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions.” Acts of monstrous criminality stand on their own. They begin and end with the criminals who commit them, not collectively with all the citizens of a state, not with those who listen to talk radio, not with maps of swing districts used by both sides of the aisle, not with law-abiding citizens who respectfully exercise their First Amendment rights at campaign rallies, not with those who proudly voted in the last election.
The last election was all about taking responsibility for our country’s future. President Obama and I may not agree on everything, but I know he would join me in affirming the health of our democratic process. Two years ago his party was victorious. Last November, the other party won. In both elections the will of the American people was heard, and the peaceful transition of power proved yet again the enduring strength of our Republic.
Vigorous and spirited public debates during elections are among our most cherished traditions. And after the election, we shake hands and get back to work, and often both sides find common ground back in D.C. and elsewhere. If you don’t like a person’s vision for the country, you’re free to debate that vision. If you don’t like their ideas, you’re free to propose better ideas. But, especially within hours of a tragedy unfolding, journalists and pundits should not manufacture a blood libel that serves only to incite the very hatred and violence they purport to condemn. That is reprehensible.
There are those who claim political rhetoric is to blame for the despicable act of this deranged, apparently apolitical criminal. And they claim political debate has somehow gotten more heated just recently. But when was it less heated? Back in those “calm days” when political figures literally settled their differences with dueling pistols? In an ideal world all discourse would be civil and all disagreements cordial. But our Founding Fathers knew they weren’t designing a system for perfect men and women. If men and women were angels, there would be no need for government. Our Founders’ genius was to design a system that helped settle the inevitable conflicts caused by our imperfect passions in civil ways. So, we must condemn violence if our Republic is to endure.
As I said while campaigning for others last March in Arizona during a very heated primary race, “We know violence isn’t the answer. When we ‘take up our arms’, we’re talking about our vote.” Yes, our debates are full of passion, but we settle our political differences respectfully at the ballot box – as we did just two months ago, and as our Republic enables us to do again in the next election, and the next. That’s who we are as Americans and how we were meant to be. Public discourse and debate isn’t a sign of crisis, but of our enduring strength. It is part of why America is exceptional.
No one should be deterred from speaking up and speaking out in peaceful dissent, and we certainly must not be deterred by those who embrace evil and call it good. And we will not be stopped from celebrating the greatness of our country and our foundational freedoms by those who mock its greatness by being intolerant of differing opinion and seeking to muzzle dissent with shrill cries of imagined insults.
Just days before she was shot, Congresswoman Giffords read the First Amendment on the floor of the House. It was a beautiful moment and more than simply “symbolic,” as some claim, to have the Constitution read by our Congress. I am confident she knew that reading our sacred charter of liberty was more than just “symbolic.” But less than a week after Congresswoman Giffords reaffirmed our protected freedoms, another member of Congress announced that he would propose a law that would criminalize speech he found offensive.
It is in the hour when our values are challenged that we must remain resolved to protect those values. Recall how the events of 9-11 challenged our values and we had to fight the tendency to trade our freedoms for perceived security. And so it is today.
Let us honor those precious lives cut short in Tucson by praying for them and their families and by cherishing their memories. Let us pray for the full recovery of the wounded. And let us pray for our country. In times like this we need God’s guidance and the peace He provides. We need strength to not let the random acts of a criminal turn us against ourselves, or weaken our solid foundation, or provide a pretext to stifle debate.
America must be stronger than the evil we saw displayed last week. We are better than the mindless finger-pointing we endured in the wake of the tragedy. We will come out of this stronger and more united in our desire to peacefully engage in the great debates of our time, to respectfully embrace our differences in a positive manner, and to unite in the knowledge that, though our ideas may be different, we must all strive for a better future for our country. May God bless America.
 

jingo2

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Liveoak said:
I'm not a big fan of Palin's but she did handle the issue well.

"Palin quoted former President Ronald Reagan as saying that "we must reject the idea that every time a law is broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker."

"It's time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions," Palin continued, still quoting Reagan.


So she didn't " retreat...she just re-loaded"? She should have not said anything at all.

It was not her place to comment.....she's not a politician, nor a gov't official...she's just a reality TV person and their opinion doesn't matter.
 

hopalong

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jingo2 said:
Liveoak said:
I'm not a big fan of Palin's but she did handle the issue well.

"Palin quoted former President Ronald Reagan as saying that "we must reject the idea that every time a law is broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker."

"It's time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions," Palin continued, still quoting Reagan.


So she didn't " retreat...she just re-loaded"? She should have not said anything at all.

It was not her place to comment.....she's not a politician, nor a gov't official...she's just a reality TV person and their opinion doesn't matter.


Just like yours kolo??? The fact some are blaming her give he nor RIGHT to speak out in her behalf???
Your jealousy of her is not very becoming, :wink: :wink: :wink:
 

Lonecowboy

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jingo2 said:
Liveoak said:
I'm not a big fan of Palin's but she did handle the issue well.

"Palin quoted former President Ronald Reagan as saying that "we must reject the idea that every time a law is broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker."

"It's time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions," Palin continued, still quoting Reagan.


So she didn't " retreat...she just re-loaded"? She should have not said anything at all.

It was not her place to comment.....she's not a politician, nor a gov't official...she's just a reality TV person and their opinion doesn't matter.

Sarah palin was singled out and attacked by the libtard media- she has every right to respond to the attacks and false accusations.
She was drug into this- she didn't jump in on her own.

and she didn't bring a t-shirt and try to politicize a tragety.
that whole t-shirt thing bothers me -- that is awkward to the max.
 

loomixguy

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jingo2 said:
Liveoak said:
I'm not a big fan of Palin's but she did handle the issue well.

"Palin quoted former President Ronald Reagan as saying that "we must reject the idea that every time a law is broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker."

"It's time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions," Palin continued, still quoting Reagan.


So she didn't " retreat...she just re-loaded"? She should have not said anything at all.

It was not her place to comment.....she's not a politician, nor a gov't official...she's just a reality TV person and their opinion doesn't matter.

Obviously, the brain transplant was not 100% successful....... :roll:
 

jingo2

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Lonecowboy said:
jingo2 said:
Liveoak said:
I'm not a big fan of Palin's but she did handle the issue well.

"Palin quoted former President Ronald Reagan as saying that "we must reject the idea that every time a law is broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker."

"It's time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions," Palin continued, still quoting Reagan.


So she didn't " retreat...she just re-loaded"? She should have not said anything at all.

It was not her place to comment.....she's not a politician, nor a gov't official...she's just a reality TV person and their opinion doesn't matter.

Sarah palin was singled out and attacked by the libtard media- she has every right to respond to the attacks and false accusations.
She was drug into this- she didn't jump in on her own.

and she didn't bring a t-shirt and try to politicize a tragety.
that whole t-shirt thing bothers me -- that is awkward to the max.


T shirt? What???

Are you saying that Pres. Obama had and brought printed T shirts??
 

hypocritexposer

Well-known member
jingo2 said:
Lonecowboy said:
jingo2 said:
So she didn't " retreat...she just re-loaded"? She should have not said anything at all.

It was not her place to comment.....she's not a politician, nor a gov't official...she's just a reality TV person and their opinion doesn't matter.

Sarah palin was singled out and attacked by the libtard media- she has every right to respond to the attacks and false accusations.
She was drug into this- she didn't jump in on her own.

and she didn't bring a t-shirt and try to politicize a tragety.
that whole t-shirt thing bothers me -- that is awkward to the max.


T shirt? What???

Are you saying that Pres. Obama had and brought printed T shirts??



You can't have a campaign rally, without t-shirts. Reminded me of a Paul Wellstone pep rally.


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comment from another site: The leftists booed the republican governor at a memorial for a little girl, and we are listening to bullcrap about Obama as a uniter, and together we thrive?

Common sense, please.
 

hypocritexposer

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jingo2 said:
Well...this site and people like you are the last place and the last one for common sense.


My background:

I was in the audience in Cassel Coliseum on April 17, 2007. I heard President Bush speak after a crazy [email protected]@rd (Seung-Hui Cho) shot up my college.

In a few days I would bury a man whom I had last seen when he came up to me the week earlier to congratulate me on my baptism and entry into the Catholic Church over Easter Weekend. It would be my first military funeral, but not my last.

His name was Matthew Joseph La Porte.

I was a sophomore member of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets (VTCC). Several of my friends and the woman I love most dearly were supposed to be in Norris Hall. Thankfully none of them were due to being late, ill, or simply choosing to skip classes. I was sequestered in the Pamplin College of Business building during the attack.

President Bush spoke for barely 10 minutes if that. He was solemn, dignified and respectful-although the microphone that broadcast into the rest of the coliseum was barely working and we could barely hear and understand him as a result-we got the point he made.

President Obama’s disgusting attempt at what appears to be a political rally in the wake of a similar massacre is beyond reprehensible.


President Bush's Speech at VT
 

hypocritexposer

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hopalong said:
jingo2 said:
Well...this site and people like you are the last place and the last one for common sense.

Yet we are at least a mile ahead of you!!!!!

Eh kolo?????

Something tells me, Kolo/jingo2's idea of a common sense memorial would have included balloons, cake, and face painting for the kids.
 

hypocritexposer

Well-known member
jingo2 said:
T shirt? What???

Are you saying that Pres. Obama had and brought printed T shirts??


Looks like the 2012 campaign has started.


Together We Thrive
By John Berry IV - Feb 11, 2008 12:49:37 AM ET
Also listed in: Collin County for Obama | Obama Dallas

Organizing for America, the successor organization to Obama for America, is building on the movement that elected President Obama by empowering communities across the country to bring about our agenda of change.

http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/johnberry_iv/C94H


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but Hey, I guess common sense would tell you that the slogan, for the memorial, was picked out of thin air, eh, Jingo2?
 
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