Tucson Tea Party Leader: We Won't Change Our Rhetoric After Giffords Shooting

[Ian David]

A leader of a Tucson-area tea party group condemned the mass shooting in Arizona that included Rep. Gabriel Giffords (D-AZ), but told TPM that this doesn't mean her group is going to tone down their rhetoric: "I think anytime you start suppressing freedom of speech, I think it's wrong. I live here and I didn't hear anything that concerned me in terms of inciting violence."

Allyson Miller, a founder of the 500-member Pima County Tea Party Patriots, told TPM in an interview today that the members of her group, as well as the entire city of Tucson, were "deeply saddened" by the events of today and said "there is no place for violence" in political debate.

"This is outrageous," she said.

Miller was quick to distance her group from the shooting and said that she felt she had to go on the defensive after news of the tragedy began to spread. "I did feel, you know, very like 'why are they jumping to this conclusion before they even knew the person's name?' They're jumping to this conclusion that it has to do with the hotly contested Congressional race," she said. "Well, apparently, from what I've seen so far...it's looking like that's not the case."

More:
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/01/tucson-tea-party-leader-we-wont-change-our-rhetoric-after-gifford-shooting.php

See also:

Rand Paul Stomper Makes 18
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=9405084&mesg_id=9405084

Let's List the violent attacks by the Right Wingers
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x9389907

And:

Vet, 77, Busted For Obama Death Threat
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=4627587&mesg_id=4627587

Fla. Tea Bagger Woman Accused In School Threats Arrested
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=9624718&mesg_id=9624718

Tea Party terrorists
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=9691320&mesg_id=9691320

Washington Man Arrested For Allegedly Assaulting Anti-Rossi Protester
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4591758

Flashback: Giffords Opponent Had M16 Shooting Event, 'Help Remove Gabrielle Giffords From Office'
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/01/flashback-giffords-opponent-had-m16-shooting-event-help-remove-gabrielle-giffords-from-office.php


Why did Congresswoman Gifford's opponent campaign against her with an M-16?
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110108182112AAiFX25

Sharron Angle Floated '2nd Amendment Remedies' As 'Cure' For 'The Harry Reid Problems'
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/16/sharron-angle-floated-2nd_n_614003.html

Second Amendment Remedies Come To Life
He is That Guy
http://www.marconews.com/blogs/he-is-that-guy/2011/jan/08/palinangle/



More at http://tinyurl.com/TeaTerror

[stray cat]

1. Then they should be alienated from those in the mainstrwam who uniformly condemn it

[JustAnotherGen]

2. Well there you go

Another bitch face on par with Palin.

[TxVietVet]

3. Obviously, the idiot has a very short memory.

she doesn't remember the issues that her and her gang have been riled up about for months. she can't remember supporting Giffords' opponent's shooting party for supporters of his campaign.

What a bunch of f*cking idiots.

[bushisanidiot]

4. The Tea Party is a TERRORIST ORGANIZATION

THEY ARE KNOWINGLY INCITING VIOLENCE AND STRIKING FEAR TOWARD AMERICANS ON AMERICAN SOIL.

Homeland Security should place them on the terrorist watch list IMMEDIATELY!!