In the Media's Cross hairs

Bryan Williams stands in the dark plaza in Tucson interviewing anybody who knows anything about the tragic shooting which killed U.S. District Judge John Roll, 9 year old Christina Taylor-Green, Dorwan Stoddard, Dorothy Morris, Phyllis Scheck and Gabe Zimmerman. Unfortunately for those victims, most of the conversation on NBC and the other news networks is about critically injured Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and speculation of the motive of the shooter, who doesn't deserve recognition. The suspected gunman is in custody and the media (along with some prominent Democrats) has already blamed Sarah Palin, Rush Limbaugh and the Tea Party. Even while former friends of the gunman are saying he was a "Left-wing pothead".

I'm not going to argue for or against what is determined to be "hateful rhetoric". Especially after the past election and the mud slung from both sides. It's politics. I am going to condemn those who are quick to use the words of those who oppose their ideas to level blame. Not Surprising that Sarah Palin was the first to be blamed for her "cross hairs" post. And Tucson sheriff Clarence Dupnic was quick to blame the Tea Party activists. Ironically, the intended target, Representative Giffords, is a conservative Democrat, well respected by fellow members of the house on both sides of the aisle except for the far left. Remember the left of the Democratic Party? They're the ones who control the Democrat minority. Like the attempted bombing of the Discovery Channel headquarters, this points to another leftist wacko. But make your own assertion. My point here is that in the media saturation, an accused gunman is getting more than 15 minutes of fame. And the usual mouthpieces are weighing in with their attacks. The media just chooses who they point the cameras at.

While the people who are portrayed as being fair and balanced news reporters by their bosses play pick and choose with the facts they deliver, we, their audience, need to be aware that while they may point out who the target in Sarah Palin's proverbial "cross hairs" is, she has a permanent bulls eye on her back, compliments of the media. If they are going to take aim at those using "hateful rhetoric", perhaps they need to listen to their own words.