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[echo_fish]

A huge thank you to all of you for your kind comments and for keeping Tucson in your thoughts these past few days.  When I posted, we didn't know what was going on; we were waiting for the hospital press conference.  The local news just kept repeating that their sources were telling them that Giffords had died and I was so scared.  It wasn't until

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[echo_fish]

Thank you so much. The outpouring from all quarters has really been incredible and very much appreciated, by everyone. I think it's wonderful you're going to try to have that conversation at your school. Perspective is important on things like this; I don't have any, obviously. It's funny, but just last week Giffords recited the 1st Amendment at the Congressional reading of the Constitution. You disagree with something someone said? "Combat" it with more speech. The marketplace of ideas is so important, and it is to Giffords as well (in our first conversation, we even started talking about Madison and probably could have rehashed the Federalist Papers if there had been the time :)) Thank you again.

[yunioshi]

energy and positive thoughts of course going her way.
this was a wonderful post.
what else can i say, my thoughts are with the people who need it most right now.

[echo_fish]

thank you so much. really. thank you.

[dr_anitacoffee]

Jon Steward gave a great, albeit clearly shaken, monologue on the shooting on last night's Daily Show. I also heard Colbert gave a rare not-in-character monologue that I've yet to watch as Stewart's made me tear up at work (these things need to happen during one of the three weeks a month I can hold myself together...or, well, not at all, but if they do, I mean

[echo_fish]

I was actually able to catch both Jon Stewart and Colbert and I was so glad I did. They were both comforting, albeit surreal (*everyone* knows where Tucson is now). I really appreciated Colbert's breaking character and I missed when the Congresswoman's husband, an astronaut, was on Colbert's show, so I like that he referenced that

[echo_fish]

oh, and I forgot to add: lol for your icon, really. (laughing is a good response, for me, since I swear that woman pushes so many buttons for me. and someone said she might be buying a house in Scottsdale, and it's like, come on, don't we have enough problems?)

[dr_anitacoffee]

Oh yeah, just what Arizona needs, the one-woman example of how intelligent design can't possibly be real. Although, that at least means she's in a more reasonable location for when I launch my national "fuck the ballot box and fuck bullets, let's solve this shit with toilet paper" campaign.

[flippet]

Absolutely sending vibes, as we call them in my circle

[echo_fish]

Thank you so much for the vibes. They are so greatly appreciated.

*hugs* for this comment. and this: What matters is that when you allow that kind of vitriol to permeate the public scene, it soaks into every corner. It says that it's okay to solve problems, any problems, with violence. And everyone picks up on it. Exactly. I just posted in a comment above -- all this talk about 2nd Amendment remedies, and "if ballots don't resolve this, bullets will" -- what the hell did they think was going to happen? Even just bringing guns to political events (which is absurd on its face), I can only see the sole purpose is just to "persuade" people by intimidating them with the threat of violence? This wasn't done in a vacuum, we have such a long history of political violence in this country. They created the monster but are backpedaling so hard to avoid any responsibility. "No one could have anticipated" that our constant drumming up of fear of "government" and advocating the use of guns metaphorically...could lead to a (thankfully

[avidreadergirl]

I will continue to send good thoughts her way and the way of all the victims. I'm glad she's doing so (guardedly) well.

I saw you're sheriffs report not long after I saw your post (which was the first I'd heard of the shooting) and I can't remember being more impressed with someone from law enforcement dealing with a situation that was politically hot. He acted sane, Which is really, really rare.

I'm really glad you weren't there. (((Hugs))

[echo_fish]

Thank you so, so much. I'm also thrilled that she seems to be making such a good recovery for someone in her condition. Incredible.

Yay, for the Sheriff. He has been here a very long time. Thank you so much for saying this; I'm so glad that came across. He was the voice of reason from the beginning. It's even more incredible when you realize that he's good friends with Giffords and with Judge Roll. He was driving back from California when he heard and he's been very honest about his feelings from the beginning. We're so lucky to have him.

Thank you so much. Me, too. (((((hugs!)))))