I appreciate what you're trying to say, Knotted. The shoot-everyone-you-don't-agree-with metaphors aren't funny. We all love a little good slapstick comedy but this is just too much. And I don't have any use for all of this hateful talk radio, etc, either - not from either political side.

But blaming that for what this guy did isn't realistic. He has 22 years worth of potential bad influence on him, and who knows what it was, not to mention he might just be mentally ill and can't be helped.

Azfiddle, this whole tragedy has put some of Ms. Giffords' kindhearted wisdom on the national scene as everyone wants to know more about her. In that sense, at least something good has come out of this.