May 22, 2013

Veronica’s View: The Business of Hate Pays Dividends, Kills, Steals and Destroys

*The mass shooting in Tucson, Arizona has really set it off – that is a critical analysis of the climate of hate we live in.  Many of us were quick to rush to judgment about what motivated Jared Loughner to go on a murderous rampage. And rightfully so; the politically charged climate we live in [...]




All Eyes are On President Obama in Tucson: What Will He Say?

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*Today President Obama delivers eulogies for the six people killed by the Arizona shooter, Jared Lee Loughner. But his speech could well prove that his perceived weakness of being too cool and aloof is his greatest strength. The Daily Beast’s Samuel P. Jacobs spoke to past presidential speechwriters about the political minefield taking shape around [...]




Jasmyne A. Cannick: The Unintended Consequences of the Loughner Rampage

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*Very few will argue that the Arizona shooting rampage that left six dead and 14 injured, including the critically wounded U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was indeed a tragedy of epic proportions. However tragic the shooting was, this is America and so let the Monday morning quarterbacking commence. “Crazy” and “unstable” are just a few of [...]