Post #259 Consequences, Arizona

"Sarah Palin has the crosshairs of a gun sight over our district and when people do that, they've gotta realize there are consequences to that action."
- Currently serving Congresswoman from Arizona Gabrielle Giffords and assassination target

"Does Sarah Palin get any of the blame for the recent shootings in Arizona?"

Legally? No. She was exercising her First Amendment rights to say anything and thusly will suffer no legal consequences.

Morally? Yes. She broke The Golden Rule -- "do unto others..." Sarah Palin undeniably has contributed to the coarseness of public debate -- as has many others. But God and God only will judge. I suspect that the 'First Amendment' defense will not fly when she stands before God -- but I do not know that.

So, there will be no consequences in this life -- unless you count failed Presidential ambitions. I think that Palin's videotaped message in which she cast herself as the victim has effectively ended her support -- except among the "Reloaders For Palin." You know, there is a woman in the hospital with bullet fragments in her brain....

My Dad is a stereotypical Reagan Democrat and a military/history buff, and Palin's comment "We must stand with our allies in North Korea" offended him. My Mom has been offended by Palin's 'unladylike' TV show. The jokes have flowed. Palin is a punch line in my family.

Goodbye, Sarah Palin. Leave us alone please.