Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was a target of Sarah Palin, but is a moderate, gun-owning Democrat

[kpete]

Source: NY Daily News

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was a target of Sarah Palin, but is a moderate, gun-owning Democrat

The third-generation Arizonan took a hard stance on illegal immigration and pushed for a larger National Guard presence to protect the border with Mexico.

On her campaign website, she touts strong support of the Second Amendment and cites a court filing she made to the Supreme Court, urging the justices to uphold a lower court's ruling that overturned a hand-gun ban in Washington, D.C.

But her backing of President Obama's health care reform made her a popular target of conservative talking head Sarah Palin and Tea Party members during the 2010 election. On her Facebook page last spring, Palin posted a U.S. map with crosshairs of a rifle scope over the districts repped by Giffords and 19 other Democrats.

In March, after the Health Care reform bill passed, vandals broke the door of her district office - one of several attacks against Democrats following the vote.




Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2011/01/08/2011-01-08_rep_gabrielle_giffords_was_a_target_of_sarah_palin_but_is_a_moderate_gunowning_d.html#ixzz1AUFDJb81

[blondeatlast]

1. She is very much a product of the area.

But on many issues, quite progressive.

[Unvanguard]

2. She voted for all the major Democratic legislation of the 111th Congress. n/t

[harvey007]

3. She actually was quite conservative

Giffords was pro-gun, pro-border control - a blue dog Democrat in a conservative district.

http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=28507

But she didn't reveal where she stood on all the issues....

http://www.votesmart.org/npat.php?can_id=28507

[OKNancy]

6. ratings

100% NARAL
100% Planned Parenthood
100% Defenders of Wildlife
91% ACLU
90% AFL-CIO

and more http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=28507

Not that if matters if she was a Blue-dog or not.

[derby378]

12. Pro-gun? According to votesmart.org, not really...

Indicate which principles you support (if any) concerning gun issues.

a) Ban the sale or transfer of semi-automatic guns, except those used for hunting. YES
b) Maintain and strengthen the enforcement of existing state restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns. YES
c) Ease state restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns. NO
d) Repeal state restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns. NO
e) Allow citizens to carry concealed guns. YES
f) Require manufacturers to provide child-safety locks on guns. YES
g) Require background checks of gun buyers at gun shows. YES
h) Require a license for gun possession. NO
i) Other

Giffords' answer to a) is an automatic red flag for pro-RKBA Democrats such as myself.

[Paladin]

25. Take It Back To The Guns Forum, Where Such Insensitivity Is Appreciated.

Yet another Democratic politician has taken a bullet in the head. Isn't that enough for a judgmental "pro-RKBA Democrat" such as yourself?

[derby378]

26. May I suggest a donut?

:donut:

[Hello_Kitty]

4. Far as AZ teabaggers are concerned if you have a D by your name

You are an America hating commie who favors open borders and wants to grab all the guns. They don't make distinctions.

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

19. or a target for you name on a map - see Sarah Palin's Pac map with targets below:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/24/sarah-palins-pac-puts-gun_n_511433.html

[DeSwiss]

22. Sarah Tweets her condolences......

My sincere condolences are offered to the family of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and the other victims of today's tragic shooting in Arizona.

On behalf of Todd and my family, we all pray for the victims and their families, and for peace and justice.

- Sarah Palin http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/08/sarah-palin-statement-shooting_n_806224.html">link

- It's a wonder she could type this message with all the blood on her hands......

[golfguru]

5. actually a Blue Dog democrat and opposed federal suit against AZ

immigration law.

[xchrom]

7. Moderates and Progressives are smeared the same way by wingers

And portrayed the same in the media.

Giffords and say, myself, have little political resemblance -
But that makes little difference with the current state
Of corporate propaganda.

[Tx4obama]

8. Mark your calendars, today is the day that all of Palin's influence in politics has ended. n/t

[kestrel91316]

9. I doubt it. Faux will still love her.

[Faygo Kid]

15. That's about 25%. She can go no higher now.

Her extended 15 minutes are up.

[lanlady]

10. I hope you're right.

That would be the silver lining in a cloud of tragedy.

[DumpDavisHogg]

11. Did Newt's influence end because of the Oklahoma City bombing?

It should have ended, but it didn't. I thought it would, but it only got worse.

[Tx4obama]

20. Palin 'targeted' Giffords

Palin posted a U.S. map with crosshairs of a rifle scope over the districts and NAMED Gabby Giffords by name.
People are not going to forget about that.

[forty6]

13. It is a major disgrace that in America we have a supposed "news" network that

pays a politician who posts on her Twitter page "don't retreat, RELOAD!"

Disgraceful network, and they all know what she posted, and don't care.

[krabigirl]

14. I think that day passed long ago, but sure.

[TxVietVet]

16. This outrageous slaughter is going to become common

if the conservanazis continue on thei path of continuing to demonize Democrats, Progressives, Liberals and Republicans who don't back the teabaggin' kkkluckers and conservanazi ideology.

This might be the beginning of a period in our history. The conservanazis neeed to be silenced on mour public airwaves.

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[joshcryer]

18. That's a rather ingeniously phrased headline.

[jaysunb]

21. " conservative talking head Sarah Palin "

I've been waiting for some MSM outlet to say it out loud.

Let the slide from grace begin.....:evilfrown:

[RedCloud]

23. Yahoo vermin delighting over her shooting.

I spent about 30 minutes voting down those POS.

[shanti]

24. as a blue dog dem, she voted against pelosi

and was a former repuke? that's what i heard today. true?

[Kurovski]

27. I don't know, but an attack on any legally elected rep is an attack on all Americans.

[shanti]

28. agreed

n/t

[w4rma]

29. A good blue dog and hardly a DLCer. (nt)

[CBHagman]

30. Apparently endorsed by NOW and EMILY's List.

From what I've read online, she was backed by EMILY's List and by NOW PAC.

[bullwinkle428]

31. Teabaggers don't do nuance. That is all.