Giffords shooting leads to national civility institute

[IDemo]

Source: USA TODAY

The University of Arizona will announce today that it is establishing a civility institute, inspired by the Tucson shooting rampage that left Rep. Gabrielle Giffords severely wounded and six people dead.

Former presidents Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush will serve as honorary chairmen for the National Institute for Civil Discourse, director Brint Milward told The New York Times.

The non-partisan center will focus on research, education and policy about civility in public discourse.

Former Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who is from Arizona, and ex-Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle will serve as c0-chairs.

Read more: http://content.usatoday.com/communities/onpolitics/post/2011/02/gabrielle-giffords-civility-/1

[soupkitchen]

1. No automatic weapons will be sold to anyone in Arizona

who doesn't use the words please and thank you

[onehandle]

2. I trust that people on Fox News' payroll and teabaggers will be far, far away.

Since they are our current clearinghouses for lack of 'civil discourse.'

[Angry Dragon]

3. Waste of time and effort

[Codeine]

4. That's breathtakingly lame. nt

[woo me with science]

5. That is just pathetically absurd. nt

[Malikshah]

6. This doesn't even warrant the descriptor "lip service"

What a waste of time and money.

[DainBramaged]

7. Fuck

that's all I have to say.

[lanlady]

8. Uncivil discourse doesn't kill people

GUNS do, for pete's sake. Duh.