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Giffords Shooting

John Green--True American Hero: R&R
The Left Puts a Bullseye on the Right: RedState
Did Sheriff Dupnik Dismiss the Loughner Threat?: Moe Lane

While we're raising questions--I have a few about Dupnik: Patterico
Dupnik Jeopardizing Prosecution; Must Resign Now: RWN
Details Emerge About AZ Shooter, None Involve Palin: Bruce

Nation

Free Speech in the Crosshairs: AT
Shaping the Message: Progressives Living in the Past: Bookworm
Hillary Hauls Out Old 'Extremist' Rap: IBD

Economy

Jerry Brown skips biggest budget problem: pensions: SFgate
The $17M Foreclosure (in Beverly Hills): DHB
VA looking at alternative currency in case of Fed 'breakdown': ZH

Climate & Energy

Met Office Spins Itself Deeper Into The Hole: GWPF
Ecotards: Eat bugs, not meat, to “save the planet”: WUWT
Global Warming Panic explained: HyScience

Media

Motivations for Murder and Manipulation: Wolf Howling
When Your Best Hope is a Blood Libel: Hindenblog
Socialist Party Lays Blame for Arizona Murders: NoisyRoom

Yes, We’re Putting Liberals In The Crosshairs: RWN
Naturally: Rush Limbaugh Added to Sheriff’s Blame List: Malkin
Taranto: Dupnik Distracting Public from Examining His Contacts With the Killer: GWP

The Heroes In Our Midst: IBD
A Bizarro World NYT Editorial : CFB
Tragedy In Tucson: On Palin's Hands?: IBD

World

The Israeli Way of War: Totten
Mexican drug cartels strike again: 25 killed, 15 decapitated in Acapulco: Cubachi
Iran bans 'tight jeans', tattoos at some universities: Maktoob

SciTech

LinkedIn scam - the fraudulent survey which wasn't: Sophos
AT&T Should Shut Up About Verizon iPhone: Insider
Google lets apps tap into goo.gl URL shortner: CNet

Cornucopia

Rest in Peace, Dick Winters: Leadership: P&F
iPhone case? Bottle opener? Both.: AllTop
The History Of What Things Cost In America: 1776 to Today: 247 Wall St.

Image: Blog Prof
Today's Larwyn's Linx sponsored by: Fire Andrea Mitchell

QOTD: "Even before the dead were buried, the left was attempting to use this tragedy for political purposes, even while the high-minded leftist punditry called for a discussion of the state of our "political discourse" (thinking that conservatives would be hurt by that discussion).

Turns out that the left and the punditry were far, far off-base factually in trying to blame Palin, Beck, Limbaugh, Fox News, George Bush, etc. for the shooting. We now learn that this guy is a nutcase who is, if anything, a lefty. (Professes admiration for the Communist Manifesto and disdains the U.S. Constitution, plus he has been obsessed with Rep. Giffords since 2007, well before Palin even arrive on the national scene.)

The left made a gamble here -- that the facts that would come out would support their anti-conservative speculation. That gamble failed . . . badly.

Soon, folks, after we've paid our proper respects to the dead and considered the facts that have emerged, let's consider what the shameless and distracting conduct of the left indicates about who is to be entrusted with the levers of power in this country, going forward." -- Commenter on E.J. Dionne's disgusting column