The Tragedy in Arizona

Like everyone else in this nation, I was shocked and appalled at the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and the federal judge John Roll and some of Giffords aides as well as a nine year old girl born sept.11, 2001, six people murdered and 15 wounded. The shooter is a 22 year old disturbed young man named Jared Loughner. He was obsessed with books like the Communist Manifesto, Brave New World, The Republic and Mein kamph among others as well as mind control. His You Tube video and rants and facebook rants are bizarre to say the leaset. I couldn't make heads or tales out of them other than this is an extremely mentally ill person. His friends referred to him as a left winger and pothead and he was pretty much a loner and weird in college. He tried to enlist in the army, but was rejected. Army officials haven't said why he was rejected. Gunman ID'ed as Jared Loughner, 22... YOUTUBE...PHOTOS...Obsessed With Mind Control... Radio talk show host, John Batchelor compared him to a Lee Harvery Oswald type and said on most days Tucson is a beautiful city, but today it was Dallas, 1963.

Gabrielle Gibbons was a centrist democrat known as a blue dog democrat who got along with everyone on both sides. She was in favor of stronger border control, voted against Nancy Pelosi and was in favor o f the healthcare bill and was scheduled to vote for it in the repeal coming up this week which has since been postponed. She was also in favor of Congress taking a pay cut since everyone else was suffering in this economy. Bill Hemmer on FOX News interviewed her the day before and said she sounded like a conservative to which she replied she used to be a republican, but switched over. So far she is still alive and fighting for her life. Her husband is an astronaut and his twin brother is one too currently serving on the space station.

Already the finger pointing is starting like in any tragedy. Ms. Gibbons father is blaming the Tea Party because they had her on a list of enemies and Sarah Palin had a map on her facebook page with crosshairs like a gunsight over places where dem congress people were from. She had since taken it off before this happened. The right wing is blaming the left saying this guy read books like Mein Kamph and the Communist Manifesto and his friends called him a left winger and a pothead. I just happen to think this guy is a demented soul and only he is responsible for this horrendous act not anyone else. Police say they are looking for an accomplice, a man in his 50's. In any event this is not the time for finger pointing and our prayers should be with the family of the victims.

I am including a link here to a song by the Rivoli Revue recorded live showing their suppport for Arizona.

"Stand With Arizona" Anthem by Ron and Kay Rivoli, The Rivoli Revue