The Blame Game

  • 2011-01-20
  • By Karlis Streips
No sooner had the tragedy in which U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords got shot occurred than fingers started pointing in various directions, sometimes with justice, sometimes not. Many people, myself included, feel that part of the blame must rest with Sarah Palin and her “crosshairs” ad. No matter how you cut it, a gun sight is an element of physical violence, and it is unquestionably a part of the poisoned atmosphere which currently rules the American body politic. But then there was the manic “religious figure” Fred Phelps, who announced that God sent the sh...
 
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