tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post4730021447197069585..comments2023-08-19T07:41:24.973-07:00Comments on Darlene's Hodgepodge: Gabrielle GiffordsDarlenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18373134676852496647noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-20989272164652029922011-01-13T09:52:00.974-07:002011-01-13T09:52:00.974-07:00*Katiekono - I am so sorry that your friend, Pam S...*Katiekono - I am so sorry that your friend, Pam Simon was one of the victims. I hope she is recovering nicely.<br /><br />Thank you for visiting my blog. I hope you will return. We need all the sane people in Arizona to speak out (There are some of us who can still think for ourselves.)<br /><br />Is your representative related to Dan Quayle? <br /><br />*Tom Degan - Thank you.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18373134676852496647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-43574936907546028972011-01-11T09:38:39.413-07:002011-01-11T09:38:39.413-07:00Thanks for that, Darlene. I immediately thought of...Thanks for that, Darlene. I immediately thought of you when I heard the news.<br /><br />Love and Peace,<br /><br />Tom DeganTom Deganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17911175264811957550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-31503094462967076252011-01-11T09:28:26.926-07:002011-01-11T09:28:26.926-07:00Darlene, Yay, I am not alone in Arizona! I clicked...Darlene, Yay, I am not alone in Arizona! I clicked on a link to send a message to my representative in Congress, wrote out my message, and then submitted it, only to realize (I had been blocking it out!) that MY representative in Congress is Ben Quayle! Maybe i should move to Tucson.My good friend, Pam Simon, also was shot on Saturday. She has worked for Gabby since 2007...katiekonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828662584321512745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-89709262731799689362011-01-11T09:13:19.480-07:002011-01-11T09:13:19.480-07:00*Freda - Hatred is such an ugly emotion. I cannot...*Freda - Hatred is such an ugly emotion. I cannot fathom why some think it's a useful tool to use politically.<br /><br />*Beverly - We must start better funding for mental illness. And those who recognize a mentally disturbed person need to act on that knowledge and get help for them.<br /><br />*Looking to the Stars - I think we all grow weary from evil deeds, but it is soon forgotten with no changes being made. Too sad and too unforgivable.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18373134676852496647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-55162778332679463052011-01-10T17:39:28.333-07:002011-01-10T17:39:28.333-07:00Good post, my heart goes out to all that have been...Good post, my heart goes out to all that have been unjustly hurt. Its a terrible shame & useless act of hatred. I grow weary from the hatred of others and their terrible deeds.<br /><br />take careLooking to the Starshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13211255507065858940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-90227580612348212472011-01-10T15:51:02.832-07:002011-01-10T15:51:02.832-07:00It has bothered me so...it has to stop. I know we ...It has bothered me so...it has to stop. I know we can not stop mentally disturbed people from senseless acts, but, the rest of us need to be mindful of how these unstable feed on the commentators hatred. The next thing we are reading how they killed innocent people.<br />I am sorry this happened to such a wonderful person and all the others whose lives have been affected. <br />I am sorry Darlene....Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07691830042960318152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-71125732326499564172011-01-10T11:02:59.824-07:002011-01-10T11:02:59.824-07:00It is a terrible tragedy that such hatred exists a...It is a terrible tragedy that such hatred exists and spawns acts that are so violent. Education has got to be the answer. Until then it is a case of keeping praying.Fredahttp://www.freda.org.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-76550105080469385052011-01-10T10:17:50.346-07:002011-01-10T10:17:50.346-07:00*Jack Jodell - Oops! I didn't look far enoug...*Jack Jodell - Oops! I didn't look far enough on the comments and missed yours. I pasted it from my gmail notice so you have been published twice. See my answer below.<br /><br />*Hattie - It is such a senseless crime. I, too, lose sleep over it.<br /><br />*20th Century Woman - Gabby will indeed be a beacon of courage.<br /><br />The ones who know Gabby personally say she is a fighter. She is now fighting for her life. The doctors say that swelling of the brain peaks at day 3 so today is critical. I feel confident that she will survive as she has the best doctors and she is not a quitter.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18373134676852496647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-75237252133233573922011-01-10T10:07:38.626-07:002011-01-10T10:07:38.626-07:00*Jack Jodell - For some reason your comment was no...*Jack Jodell - For some reason your comment was not published so I just pasted it in for you.<br /><br />I am sick at heart that Gabby will probably be unable to serve for years. Her doctors said that the recovery from brain damage is very slow and can take years. She is still in a medially induced coma.<br /><br />The idiots you mentioned will keep on spewing their hate as long as people will listen. Their shock style is what keeps them on the air and they are paid outrageous salaries to say inflammatory things. I blame the public for falling for their lies and distortions.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18373134676852496647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-53233904807115019002011-01-10T10:00:48.412-07:002011-01-10T10:00:48.412-07:00Jack Jodell
Darlene,
I too am absolutely sick o...Jack Jodell<br /> <br />Darlene,<br />I too am absolutely sick over what has happened to this fine Congresswoman. If she dies or is unable to function from now on, it will be a horrendous tragedy for the whole country! I sincerely hope that Sarah Palin, Rush Limbaugh, Michele Bachmann, Sharron Angle, Fox "News" (including Sean Hannity and Glenn Beck), will all FINALLY learn to quit spewing forth hatred and inciteful words and learn to BITE THEIR TONGUE before speaking in such a way...but I'm not too optimistic they ever will...Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18373134676852496647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-7377178209728985032011-01-10T09:45:03.574-07:002011-01-10T09:45:03.574-07:00I came to your blog this morning knowing that I wo...I came to your blog this morning knowing that I would find rationality, truth and compassion. The reason I keep hoping that my country will recover its sanity is because people like you keep bravely telling the truth. I thank you from the bottom of my heart. <br /><br />If Gabrielle Giffords survives and recovers she will be a beacon of hope for all of us that we can emerge from this orgy of hate and vituperation that so many of our politicians and public figures have have created.20th Century Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11432147267959308192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-28379663110679100252011-01-10T08:39:13.310-07:002011-01-10T08:39:13.310-07:00I am so sorry. I kept away from the news this week...I am so sorry. I kept away from the news this weekend and tried to ignore it but can't sleep now for thinking about this tragedy. But how awful.Hattiehttp://hattie.typepad.com/hatties_web/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-50667183245134255922011-01-09T18:33:24.232-07:002011-01-09T18:33:24.232-07:00Darlene,
I too am absolutely sick over what has ha...Darlene,<br />I too am absolutely sick over what has happened to this fine Congresswoman. If she dies or is unable to function from now on, it will be a horrendous tragedy for the whole country! I sincerely hope that Sarah Palin, Rush Limbaugh, Michele Bachmann, Sharron Angle, Fox "News" (including Sean Hannity and Glenn Beck), will all FINALLY learn to quit spewing forth hatred and inciteful words and learn to BITE THEIR TONGUE before speaking in such a way...but I'm not too optimistic they ever will...Jack Jodellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02165430903903838990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-30495190346484912902011-01-09T17:34:24.255-07:002011-01-09T17:34:24.255-07:00*Naomi Dagen Bloom - Arizona needs to increase fun...*Naomi Dagen Bloom - Arizona needs to increase funding for education and for health care too, but it is cutting funds for those vital items. I am fed up with our current governor and legislators. They are part of the rabid right.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18373134676852496647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-78951939633541827972011-01-09T10:44:06.175-07:002011-01-09T10:44:06.175-07:00Darlene, Thank you for posting about this senseles...Darlene, Thank you for posting about this senseless tragedy. Hope it's a wake-up call to unthinking media who feed on and conflate the dark side of current events. Arizona is similar to Oregon, where I live,in its need to increase funding mental health services.naomi dagen bloomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16636592739857173279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-47556774160510851302011-01-09T07:52:35.134-07:002011-01-09T07:52:35.134-07:00*Vagabonde - I think Sarah Palin is as responsible...*Vagabonde - I think Sarah Palin is as responsible for this tragedy as anyone. To have anyone in her gun sight is to incite violence. It doesn't take much to cause a deranged person to carry out her suggestion.<br /><br />*Kay Dennison - I find it scary and interesting Democrats are the ones who get death threats, while the majority of Republicans remain safe. Is there some mentality of those who lean far right that makes them prone to violence? Just wondering.<br /><br />*Xtreme English - Thanks for excluding me. The state is wonderful; it's the nuts in it that are the problem. And most of them are in our government.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18373134676852496647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-3457730081243152472011-01-09T07:13:00.580-07:002011-01-09T07:13:00.580-07:00Thanks for posting Alan Grayson's email, Darle...Thanks for posting Alan Grayson's email, Darlene. Horrifying day. Except for half a dozen people (including you) in AZ, I think the US should just give it all back to Mexico (Texas, too)--IF Mexico wants the trouble.Xtreme Englishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07536661018563937509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-82243357832996228192011-01-09T00:29:46.825-07:002011-01-09T00:29:46.825-07:00I am so sorry, Darlene. I have been mortified sin...I am so sorry, Darlene. I have been mortified since the news came.<br /><br />Frankly, I want the heads of those who incited the killer on a plate. I have feared that this would happen since last summer when my former (replaced by a Teabagger) Congressman and his family and staff received death threats if he voted for the health care bill. <br /><br />I know that isn't the answer but it's how I feel. The back peddling that the right will be doing would be laughable if it so very, very sad.Kay Dennisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02646717192332313215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-12908782666678058672011-01-08T19:41:57.182-07:002011-01-08T19:41:57.182-07:00I am so sorry Darlene. I was out all day and just...I am so sorry Darlene. I was out all day and just heard the news about the shooting. Senseless violence. I know this country is very violent but it seems that it’s getting worse. I saw the map from Sarah Palin’s sarapac site. She has the end of a scope, like the end of a gun, in several places on the map. If you click on the scope you see the name of the person. For Arizona she has a scope on Gabrielle Gifford, another one on Ann Kirpatrick and one on Harry E. Mitchell. <br />No one knows now I guess what were the reasons for the shooting but in any case, why have a map with gun scope on people?Vagabondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774109692564954568noreply@blogger.com