Words Have Meanings, So Too Do Pictures
My prayers are with the victims of the shooting (assassination?) in Arizona, as well as all of their friends, families and others who are effected by this tragedy. With the volume and venom turned up in political discourse. Will those who have decided to call others "un-American" dial down their comments.
Maybe referring to a political rival as a target, and using cross hairs to identify them is not a good idea.
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| Representative Giffords was one of SarahPac's Targets. |
Maybe referring to a political rival as a target, and using cross hairs to identify them is not a good idea.
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The Crosshairs Controversy
During the midterm elections, Giffords and other Democratic House candidates were featured on the website of Sarah Palin's political action committee with crosshairs over their districts. Giffords, disturbed at the reference, said at the time, "When people do that, they have got to realize there's consequences to that."
In a Sunday interview with talk radio host Tammy Bruce, Rebecca Mansour, who works for Palin's PAC, said the images of crosshairs weren't intended to evoke violence: "We never ever, ever intended it to be gun sights," she said.
The images were removed from the website this weekend.