Tragic events last weekend
Monday, January 10, 2011
How tragic was the loss this weekend of the victims of the horrible shooting rampage in Arizona!
This evil act is not about gun control, or the left or the right. It is irresponsible to play the blame game over this shooting rampage by one very sick-minded individual! People should careful injecting opinions about the political discourse of this country. Stop the blame game of the right OR the left. This is one sick young man who did a horrible thing. It is not the gun’s fault! It is not the right’s fault. It is not the left’s fault. It is not talk radio or the fault of Fox News. It is not Keith Olbermann’s fault, although his commentary of the event was over the top and of course he predictably blamed conservatives for the shooting. It is not Sarah Palin’s fault (if Sarah Palin had been the one who was shot, what words would be flying across your screen today?). It is not the Tea Party's fault. And it is not Obama’s fault. It is the fault of the sick-minded man who planned it out and went on a rampage! It is dangerous to play this blame game, unfairly pointing fingers of blame at innocent people.
And, please, the man who did this is not a believer. He is anti-God. He is spiritually lost. As hard as it is, those of us who believe in God, in addition to praying for the victims and their families/friends, should also be praying for Laughner’s soul. He will be punished for this horrific crime against humanity. In the meantime, let cooler heads prevail.
This article on the Weekly Standard website adds some sanity and perspective to this whole thing.
This evil act is not about gun control, or the left or the right. It is irresponsible to play the blame game over this shooting rampage by one very sick-minded individual! People should careful injecting opinions about the political discourse of this country. Stop the blame game of the right OR the left. This is one sick young man who did a horrible thing. It is not the gun’s fault! It is not the right’s fault. It is not the left’s fault. It is not talk radio or the fault of Fox News. It is not Keith Olbermann’s fault, although his commentary of the event was over the top and of course he predictably blamed conservatives for the shooting. It is not Sarah Palin’s fault (if Sarah Palin had been the one who was shot, what words would be flying across your screen today?). It is not the Tea Party's fault. And it is not Obama’s fault. It is the fault of the sick-minded man who planned it out and went on a rampage! It is dangerous to play this blame game, unfairly pointing fingers of blame at innocent people.
And, please, the man who did this is not a believer. He is anti-God. He is spiritually lost. As hard as it is, those of us who believe in God, in addition to praying for the victims and their families/friends, should also be praying for Laughner’s soul. He will be punished for this horrific crime against humanity. In the meantime, let cooler heads prevail.
This article on the Weekly Standard website adds some sanity and perspective to this whole thing.
