"On the Air, Nothing Has Changed" (Giffords Shooting) [View All]

[Clio the Leo]

So I guess we can say, they're not resting, they're reloading.

On the Air, Nothing Has Changed
By Christina Bellantoni and Steve Peoples
Roll Call Staff
Jan. 10, 2011, 7:36 p.m.

As the nation reflected on the tragedy in Tucson, Ariz., on Monday, everyday politics remained frozen for official Washington. But on the airwaves and among left- and right-leaning activists, there was no cease-fire.

Liberals who immediately condemned hate speech and harsh anti-government rhetoric as contributing factors in the shooting that killed six people and wounded 14, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.), came under heavy criticism from conservatives. Talk-show hosts charged Democrats with trying to exploit a national tragedy.

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The Tea Party Express began a fundraising effort Monday to ask supporters to help them fight against “liberals” who are attempting to link their movement to the events in Arizona. “Tea Party Won’t Be Silenced After Shooting,” read the fundraising e-mail issued Monday.

Other tea partyers were baffled when asked whether any of their political activity would be temporarily suspended, just as national campaign committees postponed ad campaigns and the official party structures took a breather from sending their usual barrage of e-mails.

“Everything continues on the course that it’s always been on,” Tea Party Patriots spokesman Randy Lewis told Roll Call.

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