Tucson tea party founder says Giffords to blame for getting shot
By David EdwardsThe Raw Story
Thursday, January 13th, 2011
One tea party leader says that Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) has herself to blame for getting shot in the head Saturday.
The Arizona congresswoman shouldn't have attended an event "in full view of the public" if she had security concerns, according to Tucson Tea Party co-founder Trent Humphries.
Giffords warned MSNBC's Chuck Todd last year that there would be "consequences" to violent rhetoric and imagery after Fox News' Sarah Palin released a graphic which placed crosshairs over the congresswoman's district.
"But the thing is that the way that [Palin] has it depicted has the crosshairs of a gunsight over our district," Giffords said. "And when people do that, they’ve gotta realize there’s consequences to that action."
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On Monday, I was driving to pickup my wife and tuned into Rush Limbaugh who was echoing the same storyline ... Giffords knew of the threats ... she put herself and others in jeopardy by holding the event ..
I asked my bride for her reaction ... she shook her head and said that's the same as blaming a woman who was raped because she had a skirt on ... blame the victim.
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