cognitivedissonance:

dropfox:

Same exact AP story, except one of them has a foxified headline.

Actual AP headline:

Fox News headline:

Fucking really?

I’m glad that it didn’t take the death of six innocent people for me to realize that Sarah Palin is a complete ass.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not placing blame here. Here’s what I AM saying. Nobody with as much “power” (be it good, or corrupt) as Sarah Palin should be able to say the things she says and get away with it. Yet, so many people see NO problem with it. Violence, threats, and irrational logic, it seems, is the norm. It is unfortunate that this situation happened, however, I hope it shows that it is time for the madness to stop. Calling President Barack Obama Hitler and telling the public that Health Care Reform is actually “death panels” is not a way for the American public to make educated decisions in the voting process. In the worst case scenario, it leads to death and destruction. It is time to hold the people who are manipulating our public with these lies accountable.

Oh, and the Tea Party? They so often claim the name of Jesus Christ as inspiration to the whole of their political philosophy. Unfortunately, they do not seem to have read his teachings.

RIP Christina Taylor Green: Born on 9/11, Died today by a gunman’s hand

Christina Taylor Green, nine-year-old victim in today’s Tucson shootings, once was an infant designated to be a “Face of Hope” by virtue of her birth on September 11, 2001. She was one of the children born on 9/11, reports Tucson blogger David Abie Morales. And she is thereby featured in the book by Christine Pisera Naman, entitled Faces of Hope, Babies Born on 9/11, dedicated to all the mothers who gave birth and to their babies born on the day the World Trade Towers in New York City were taken down by an act of terrorism.

Ironically, today her life ended in violence, as she fell under the attack of a gunman at a political function at a supermarket.

A neighbor was going to the Giffords event today, the Arizona Republic reports, and invited Christina along simply because she thought she would enjoy it, according to Christina’s uncle, Greg Segalini. Christina was newly elected to the student council at her school.

The event, an opportunity for constituents to meet Giffords and discuss any concerns they had related to the federal government, was an outdoor family friendly event.

A talented girl, Christina Green participated in many activities, ranging from ballet to baseball.

“How do you prepare for something like this? My little niece got killed—took one on the chest and she is dead,” Segalini reportedly said outside the girl’s house.

The public yields a stunned assent.

“She was born on 9-11 and died today? That’s the most tragic thing I’ve ever heard,” a Facebook comment asserts.

Christina’s page in Faces of Hope reads: I hope you know all the words to the Star Spangled Banner and sing it with your hand over your heart. I hope you jump in rain puddles (p. 42).

Christina Taylor Green, America’s child, may you rest in peace.

(source)