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Is Arizona the nation's capital for hate, anger, rhetoric and vitriol?
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<blockquote data-quote="Bill V" data-source="post: 949157" data-attributes="member: 54538"><p>I'm not so sure of that.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>First of all, I don't think it's fair to say that it was "the Left" or "the liberal media" who made the entire issue of Palin's use of crosshairs an issue. The first time I ever heard about it wasn't when someone on "the Left" or "the media" brought it up, but when Palin and "the conservative media" started screaming 'unfair' about it. THAT'S what made it part of the current national conversation. I still haven't seen any of the so-called "liberal media" allegations that it was Palin's crosshairs who drove this guy to shoot. At best, Palin et al blew it out of proportion so they could play the role of 'victim'. At worst, if I really wanted to be cynical, it almost feels like they could have even fabricated the original allegations just so they could respond to it in the victim role. Either way, it's a drastic overreaction on their part.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Even if there was, legitimately, some media member making links between Palin's crosshairs and this shooter--thanks to modern technology, it feels like there are more "media members" in this country these days than there people. To blame all of "the liberal media" for creating a tie between Palin's crosshairs and the Arizona shooter, when it was actually the action of just a small number of people in the media, is about as ludicrous and irresponsible as blaming all conservatives for the shooting itself.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bill V, post: 949157, member: 54538"] I'm not so sure of that. First of all, I don't think it's fair to say that it was "the Left" or "the liberal media" who made the entire issue of Palin's use of crosshairs an issue. The first time I ever heard about it wasn't when someone on "the Left" or "the media" brought it up, but when Palin and "the conservative media" started screaming 'unfair' about it. THAT'S what made it part of the current national conversation. I still haven't seen any of the so-called "liberal media" allegations that it was Palin's crosshairs who drove this guy to shoot. At best, Palin et al blew it out of proportion so they could play the role of 'victim'. At worst, if I really wanted to be cynical, it almost feels like they could have even fabricated the original allegations just so they could respond to it in the victim role. Either way, it's a drastic overreaction on their part. Even if there was, legitimately, some media member making links between Palin's crosshairs and this shooter--thanks to modern technology, it feels like there are more "media members" in this country these days than there people. To blame all of "the liberal media" for creating a tie between Palin's crosshairs and the Arizona shooter, when it was actually the action of just a small number of people in the media, is about as ludicrous and irresponsible as blaming all conservatives for the shooting itself. [/QUOTE]
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Is Arizona the nation's capital for hate, anger, rhetoric and vitriol?
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