The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

Can ‘Vitriol’ Be Cured by ‘Civility’? And What Does It Have to Do With Tucson?

“What, you can’t be crazy no more? Did we eliminate ‘crazy’ from the dictionary?” — Chris Rock Lisa Graas ran the “Palin Twibe” Twitter account in support of Sarah Palin until Palin endorsed Rand Paul, whom Graas opposed in the Kentucky Senate primary. Graas knows a thing or two about “vitriol,” if we may borrow […]

‘Unbalanced People … Respond to the Vitriol That Comes Out of Certain Mouths’

Yeah, that’s what Sheriff Dupnik said, and here’s CNN video: William Jacobson at Legal Insurrection has the documents from the criminal charges filed against Jared Loughner. But obviously, Sheriff Dupnik has a point. And I think we know who, more than anyone else in America, is responsible for unloading unspeakably hateful “vitriol” into the minds of […]

Text of Memo From the Department of Homeland Security on Arizona Shooting

This is the DHS memo, sent via e-mail at about 6 p.m. Eastern yesterday, regarding the mass murder in Tucson: “The investigation has been taken over by the FBI, and is being run through the Tucson Command Post. Here’s what can be confirmed at this time (1800 hrs)… * Gabrielle Giffords Is in ICU. * […]

Speculation Is Not Reporting

That is the lesson that journalists (and bloggers) ought to learn from yesterday’s coverage of the Arizona mass murder: Less than four hours transpired between the time the shootings occurred in the parking lot of a Tucson grocery store and the time the Associated Press identified 22-year-old Loughner as the suspect. The first AP bulletin to […]

Arizona Shooter ‘Seems to Be Someone Desperately Needing Mental Health Care’

That quote is how Dan Gibson of Tucson Weekly describes suspected suspected gunman Jared Loughner, based on the 22-year-old’s Internet rantings. And that’s just about all we can say at this point. Last year, Loughner was photographed smiling while working as a volunteer at the Tucson Festival of Books. His own list of favorite reading […]

ARIZONA OUTRAGE: Rep. Giffords Shot in Tucson; U.S. Judge Killed; Gunman Identified as Jared Loughner, 22

UPDATE 5:05 p.m. ET: According to CBS News, Jared Loughner, 22, reportedly used a semi-automatic pistol with an extra-large ammo clip in the attack that critically wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.), killed at least five others — including a 9-year-old girl, a federal judge and one of Giffords’ aides — and wounded several more people. […]

BREAKING: Bomb Scare in D.C.
UPDATE: Napolitano Was Target

This is beginning to annoy me: At least one package has ignited at a D.C. postal facility, D.C. Police tell WTOP. Police say one or two packages ignited at a facility in the 3300 block of V Street in Northeast shortly after around 2:45 p.m. Friday. If this is the same dude that sent yesterday’s […]

BREAKING: FBI Investigates Suspected Mail Bomb Near Maryland State House UPDATE: Governor O’Malley Targeted?

Very few details yet: A Maryland State House mailroom employee was injured this afternoon while handling a package and the incident is being investigated by bomb squad officials, according to Annapolis city officials. The Annapolis Fire Department’s bomb squad is investigating the incident and the state’s bomb squad and FBI officials were on their way […]

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