“Though hardly the worst offender in Congress when it comes to gun control, she does believe that restrictions should be placed on gun ownership and right-to-carry–“… Via: Flickr Title: Target: Gabrielle Giffords By: GinnyRED57 Originally uploaded: 8 Jan ’11, 3.17pm CST PST

Now listening to report on BBC, Giffords is alive, critical, and in surgery. webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?oe=UTF-8&hl=en&… Via: Flickr Title: Target: Gabrielle Giffords By: GinnyRED57 Originally uploaded: 8 Jan ’11, 3.03pm CST PST

webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?oe=UTF-8&hl=en&… Via: Flickr Title: Target ID: Gabrielle Giffords tags #gabriellegiffords By: GinnyRED57 Originally uploaded: 8 Jan ’11, 3.00pm CST PST

"Gaby Giffords is also on my personal political hit list…" webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?oe=UTF-8&hl=en&… Via: Flickr Title: Sarah Palin Target ID: Gabrielle Giffords By: GinnyRED57 Originally uploaded: 8 Jan ’11, 2.58pm CST PST

Need to rotate this later, sorry. webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?oe=UTF-8&hl=en&… Via: Flickr Title: Target: Gabrielle Giffords page author By: GinnyRED57 Originally uploaded: 8 Jan ’11, 2.56pm CST PST

This page from last August by a Palin supporter in Arizona was just taken down within the last hour after the horrific shooting in Tucson of Rep Giffords and others. The page uses violent rhetoric inspired by Sarah Palin’s "target" website which included Giffords in a list of 20 "targeted" Democrats. As a commenter noted after the news broke but before the takedown, "words matter." The pageholder defended himself and expressed sympathy, but also claimed that a political hit list is somehow different from a Mafia hit list. No, it’s exactly the same to any literal-minded right-wing nutjob who thinks…

webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?oe=UTF-8&hl=en&… Via: Flickr Title: Webcache of hubpage Target: Gabrielle Giffords By: GinnyRED57 Originally uploaded: 8 Jan ’11, 2.43pm CST PST

Again with the waiting room. I’m not sick, feel fine, new doctor wants to figure out the mystery of me and suspects a sneaky low-grade infection. Via: Flickr Title: One More Time By: GinnyRED57 Originally uploaded: 8 Jan ’11, 9.19am CST PST