MB Civic

Jane ..

[Palin] says she did not intend for anyone to take her literally when she placed crosshairs over Gabby Giffords’ district on her target map, and I don’t doubt that’s true. But the fact remains that at a time when members of Congress were on the receiving end of death threats and vandalism, Sarah Palin thought the time was ripe to turn them into political targets and press her advantage. Instead of assessing the situation appropriately and exercising restraint, she poured gasoline on the fire. She made the decision to further inflame and recklessly exhort her supporters to escalate, to “reload” rather than “retreat.” Did she not understand she was speaking to a lot of people who were already at the brick throwing-phase? Or did she just not care?

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