Of course, I have absolutely no question that there was no logical connection between Sarah Palin and the murderer of 6, and attempted murder of a political opponent of Sarah Palin, Congresswoman Gabriella Giffords. Such a connection is irrational.
Nonetheless, the Left is taking extraordinary delight in immediately connecting Sarah Palin and the attempted murder of a congresswoman, along with the murder of at least 6 other people. Already, CBS news was the first mainstream news agency to significantly highlight Palin's political graph with what they call rifle-bore targets, insinuating that such a map creates the climate of hate that leads people to commit violence. The usual suspects, starting with Keith Olbermann, had upped the ante, mentioning Sarah Palin's name over 40 times in his Saturday broadcast, including a very angry piece in which he proclaimed that Sarah Palin's career should be finished as a result of this tragedy. In addition, Olbermann referenced the Sheriff of Pima County, who stated that the rhetoric caused by talk radio and "certain" cable news networks created the atmosphere in which the murders took place.
Of course, blog after blog after blog of orgasmic socialists are essentially climaxing to their own joy...yes, joy, I sense it... that Palin is about to get her comeuppance. This is just the start.
Look for every reference that the mainstream media give to any Palin appearance or other inference to include the reference to Gifford's shooter. Look for every chance MSNBC, some reporters on CNN, and certainly every alphabet soup news station to hammer home, as often as possible, and as forcefully as possible, that Palin is the primary instigator of the tragedy and is not fit to lead this country.
Now, I don't know how many of you think that Palin is a good presidential material or not. In my opinion, she is way ahead of anyone prominent on the conservative side, and at this point is my designee. Many of you would probably disagree, and if you offer someone else, then perhaps we can compare the two candidate's credentials.
But 2012 will probably be the socialist's last grasp at attempting to hold onto any chance at governing. And they will make an all-out effort to take out Palin any way possible. Going after her family, particularly her kids, has proven that I don't have to qualify the statement "any way possible."
My question: Does this incident create the atmosphere where the socialist left can successfully smear Palin's chances to the point where she would not be an effective presidential candidate?
My answer is, unfortunately, YES. I'm not a pessimist, just a realist in how the media/socialists act, and the unfortunate fact that it will be at least two more election cycles (four more years) before the "mainstream media" is out of the picture at being an influence in congressional and presidential elections.
And yes, it SUCKS. Reality is reality, though, and you all knew that when an unqualified, purposely unvetted imbecile was escorted to Pennsylvania Ave. by the media. Can't shake this bitch one way or the other.
NOTE: On Ladbrokes, her presidential odds dropped from 7/1 to 10/1 in one day, a huge drop, while Romney went from 8/1 to 7/1. That is significant, as the people betting real money have a skin in the game, so to speak, therefore are usually more accurate than most polls.
