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HooptieWagon

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2. I went ahead and recc'ed.

Fri Jul 20, 2012, 02:47 PM

Jul 2012

Article is spot on. Even a few DUers have set up their soapboxes at the scene of the tragedy.
Look, we don't even know the whole story, or much of the facts yet. Lets wait a few days, let the cops figure out what happened, let the families bury their loved ones, and after the smoke clears (no sick humor intended) we can discuss the causes of what happened and how it can be prevented.

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The top five most painfully self-serving reactions to the Aurora shooting [View all] cleanhippie Jul 2012 OP

Yeah, I just posted a comment on my FB... Wait Wut Jul 2012 #1

+10000 nt Mojorabbit Jul 2012 #4

I went ahead and recc'ed. HooptieWagon Jul 2012 #2

"Hand-wringing." calimary Jul 2012 #3

I think you just proved the authors point. cleanhippie Jul 2012 #5

+1 HooptieWagon Jul 2012 #13

+1 ThoughtCriminal Jul 2012 #7

Sadly Aslan is correct though nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #6

Agreed. cleanhippie Jul 2012 #10

How about this headline and lead sentence from Reuters: woo me with science Jul 2012 #8

Tragedies as a result of failed policies are the perfect time for political points. nt Comrade_McKenzie Jul 2012 #9

What failed policies? cleanhippie Jul 2012 #11

Aslan's comment, while certainly painful, isn't self-serving LadyHawkAZ Jul 2012 #12

On that point, I agree. cleanhippie Jul 2012 #14

Agreed! He made an important point CrawlingChaos Jul 2012 #15