From The Hill ~ An inter-party feud erupted Wednesday evening over whether the head of the Democratic Party blamed the Tea Party movement for the shooting one year ago in Tucson, Ariz. that killed six and injured Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.).
The left claimed that Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Fla.) was referring to the rancor of public discourse — a hot topic in the days after the shooting.
Republicans called it a pathetic attempt to score political points, and demanded an apology.
The dispute quickly gathered speed on social media, cable television and the blogosphere, exposing the volatility and bitterness of the political climate at a time when Democrats are incensed by GOP obstructionism, and Republicans are tenaciously working to remove President Obama.
At issue was an answer the chairwoman gave to a question about restoring faith in the civility of Congress during a breakfast forum in Bedford, N.H. on Wednesday, the morning after New Hampshire held its first-in-the-nation primary.
“We need to make sure that we tone things down, particularly in light of the Tucson tragedy from a year ago,” Wasserman Schultz said. After pausing to tell the audience that Giffords, a close personal friend, had been making progress, the chairwoman said that discourse in Congress and in the nation had changed. “I hesitate to place blame, but I have noticed it take a very precipitous turn towards edginess and a lack of civility with the growth of the Tea Party movement.”
It seems like the Demoncratic National Chairwomen does not recognize the Tea Party developed out of frustration with Washington DC (both parties and in particular with their leadership).
By the way the shooter was not pushed into violence by intense discourse, but by a lack of morals encouraged by personal frustration and lack of respect for authority.
WHAT!?!? Do you mean we finally have something that wasn’t Bush’s fault???
Frankly i am at a loss. How is the tea party to blame for everything bad when they only advocate less spending, and a reduced government, objectinging to government oppression as our Founding Fathers did, and our consitution demands. yet, the Liberals remain uncriticized and unvillified for their blatant drive towards a nation more dependent on government. Europe is showing the ill effects of Socialism yet those who seek to take us that route are treated as being open and those who oppose it are “wacky” nuts who seek to destroy this country.