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Gabrielle Giffords Can Use Left Side Of Body Perfectly

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Arizona, Democrats

In March we reported that Gabrielle Giffords was talking in full sentences, although it wasn’t easy. Looks like that’s still the case, but now she can use the left side of her body as if nothing had happened. “Her left side is perfect,” (Giffords’ Chief of Staff Pia) Carusone says. “She can do whatever you [...]

April 24th, 2011 | Permalink| 3 Comments »

Gabrielle Giffords Is Talking In Full Sentences

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Arizona

Fantastic news from Arizona. From ABC: Doctors at TIRR Memorial Hermann Rehabilitation Hospital in Houston provided more information on the Arizona congresswoman who was critically injured during an alleged assassination attempt Jan. 8 at a news conference this morning. Giffords’ breathing tube will be removed next week and her ability to walk with assistance has [...]

March 12th, 2011 | Permalink| No Comments »

Gabrielle Giffords To Move To Facility Specializing In Rehab

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Arizona, Science

The Congresswoman’s miraculous recovery continues. The plan now is to move her to Houston. Politico has more: Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is expected to be released from a Tucson, Ariz., hospital Friday just less than two weeks after she suffered a gunshot wound to her head, her office said today. She will be moved from the [...]

January 19th, 2011 | Permalink| 2 Comments »

Tucson Shooting Victim Held For Death Threat Against Tea Party Leader

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Arizona, tea party

Yes, this man has the right to be furious with what happened, but directing that anger towards the worst possible scenario is irresponsible. From Politico: James Eric Fuller, 63, was detained on misdemeanor disorderly conduct and threat charges Saturday during the event taped for a special edition of ABC’s “This Week,” Pima County sheriff’s spokesman [...]

January 16th, 2011 | Permalink| 37 Comments »

GOOD NEWS: Giffords Doesn’t Need Ventilator; Can Move Both Sides Of Body

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Arizona

LA Times has the news: Surgeons at Tucson’s University Medical Center removed Rep. Gabrielle Giffords from a ventilator Saturday and inserted a tracheotomy tube into her neck to assist her breathing, according to the center. Removing her from the ventilator, which means she is now breathing on her own, allows the medical team to assess [...]

January 16th, 2011 | Permalink| No Comments »

VIDEO: Obama’s Speech In Tucson

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Arizona, Barack, Obama, Video

It’s poignant and exactly what we needed right now to help unify and overcome. Please watch. The quote that stood out to me the most? “I want us to live up to her expectations. I want our democracy to be as good as she imagined it. All of us — we should do everything we [...]

January 12th, 2011 | Permalink| 2 Comments »

Tea Party & Bernie Sanders Using Tucson Tragedy For Fundraising

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Arizona, Democrats, Money, tea party

I bet you never thought you’d see those two in the same headline. I’m a bit surprised myself. Bernie should know better. From The Weekly Standard comes the text of the email from Sanders… Given the recent tragedy in Arizona, as well as the start of the new Congress, I wanted to take this opportunity [...]

January 11th, 2011 | Permalink| 60 Comments »

Doctor: 100% Chance Of Giffords Surviving

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Arizona

When you consider the circumstances the following is truly amazing… And just in case you can’t watch the video, TPM has a partial transcript… “Well, I would say — you know, as a physician I am going to get in a lot of trouble for this — but her prognosis for survival is 100 percent, [...]

January 11th, 2011 | Permalink| 2 Comments »

Friend Reveals Insight Into Jared Lee Loughner & Possible Motives

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Arizona

Mother Jones got an exclusive with an acquaintance of Loughner’s, Bryce Tierney, who described him as sober, obsessed with lucid dreaming and not necessarily political. However, he did have problems with the government in general and was possibly motivated to kill Giffords because she didn’t answer a nonsensical question he asked her back in 2007. [...]

January 10th, 2011 | Permalink| 17 Comments »

Giffords’ Condition Stable; Brain Swelling Next Hurdle

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Arizona, Congress

With each passing day, Gabrielle Giffords’ chances for making a recovery get better and better. National Journal shares the details… Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has been “holding her own” as she fights to recover from being shot through the head on Saturday, said Michael Lemole, chief of neurosurgery at University Medical Center in Tucson, Ariz. Lemole [...]

January 10th, 2011 | Permalink| No Comments »

Jared Lee Loughner Possibly Linked To Racist, Anti-Government Group American Renaissance

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Arizona

I don’t think there’s any doubt that Loughner is mentally unhinged, but I maintain that politics of some sort is behind this. And an internal DHS memo obtained by Fox News sheds light on his motivations… According to a law enforcement memo based on information provided by DHS and obtained by Fox News, Jared Loughner, [...]

January 9th, 2011 | Permalink| 120 Comments »

Giffords Responsive, Following Commands

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Arizona

Looks like she’s able to communicate non-verbally, and that’s actually pretty incredible considering the circumstances. From NY Times: TUCSON — Representative Gabrielle Giffords, the Arizona Democrat who was gravely wounded in a shooting rampage, remained in critical condition on Sunday but has been able to respond to simple commands, and her doctors described themselves as [...]

January 9th, 2011 | Permalink| 1 Comment »

Surgeon Thinks Giffords Will Recover

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Arizona, Breaking News

Wash Post with the update… Tucson – The surgeon who operated on Arizona Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords said he was “optimistic” she would recover from being shot in the head by a man with a semi-automatic weapon outside a grocery store. Reports are that 6 people have died, including a 9 year old girl.

January 8th, 2011 | Permalink| 2 Comments »

Federal Judge John Roll Among Those Killed In Arizona Shooting

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Arizona

TPM has the details… WNBC reporter Jonathan Dienst confirmed Roll was killed. A statement from Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said in a statement that Roll had been attacked. And looks like he had received numerous death threats after allowing a civil rights case to move forward. When Roll ruled the case could go forward, [...]

January 8th, 2011 | Permalink| 1 Comment »

Jared Lee Loughner’s YouTube Videos Reveal Possible Shooting Motives

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Arizona, Breaking News, Guns and Ammo, Video

I think it’s pretty clear that the shooting of Dem Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords earlier today by Jared Lee Loughner was politically motivated. Watch the videos he made. The first deals with his twisted, nearly incomprehensible thoughts on currency and government control… The second reveals a lot more. Apparently he is (or was) a military recruit [...]

January 8th, 2011 | Permalink| 3 Comments »

Republicans, Please Stop Using Gun Metaphors In Your Campaign Literature

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2010 Election, Arizona, Congress, Democrats, Guns and Ammo, Palin, Republicans

The motives of the coward who shot a bunch of people (including Dem Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords) down in Arizona earlier today are not known, but I think we can all agree that campaign literature like this certainly doesn’t help… Yes, I’m talking about Sarah Palin. This was the tweet announcing the ridiculous image above… This [...]

January 8th, 2011 | Permalink| 66 Comments »

Jon Kyl On Earmarks: Do As I Say, Not As I Do

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Arizona, Legislation, Money, Republicans

Last week, Arizona Senator and Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl came together with other members of the GOP and passed a non-binding resolution that called a sweeping moratorium on earmarks. And this week…

November 24th, 2010 | Permalink| 14 Comments »

Jan Brewer’s Very Bad Debate Day

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Arizona, Video

The Arizona Governor is taking some heat for her strange performance in last night’s debate against the state’s Attorney General Terry Goddard. First, there’s this painful opening… Errrr…. Listen, being on air is tough and nerves can get to you, but did she really not prepare? Did she not have notes? Then, yeah, she’s called [...]

September 2nd, 2010 | Permalink| 8 Comments »

Arizona Bill Targets Ethnic Studies. No, I’m Not Kidding.

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Arizona, Conservatism, Conservatives, Legislation, Race, Republicans

Really Arizona legislature? Really Governor Jan Brewer? This is the time when you decide to make this switch? And, from Politico, the text of the bill reads like some of the craziest satire… “Public school pupils should be taught to treat and value each other as individuals and not be taught to resent or hate [...]

May 12th, 2010 | Permalink| 26 Comments »

Self-Respect Watch: Congressman admits feeling like a “freshman at the senior prom”

By Darren Garnick | Related entries in Arizona, Barack, Democrats, General Politics, Hillary, Maryland, Minnesota, News, Polls

Barack Obama is now turning Wednesdays into his own upscale version of Chamber of Commerce/Rotary Club mixers, serving up cocktails, Maryland crab, Wagyu beef, Nantucket scallops and citrus salad — according to a recent Associated Press review of 2009 White House parties. I confess to not knowing what Wagyu beef is, but I do know [...]

March 6th, 2009 | Permalink| 3 Comments »