When the 'right' are always wrong

The shooting of Gabrielle Gifford has once again brought the double standards of the left-wing press and politicians into focus. The denunciations of the 'right's violent imagery' has been a theme of the past few days, whether it be the San Francisco Chronicle in the US or the BBC in the UK.

The San Francisco Chronicle lists many examples of violent imagery relating to Democrat politicians as expressed by right-wing politicians, broadcasters and businessmen. The BBC have been publishing similar examples as used by American politicians. What the left-wing media will not admit is that the left have been as, if not more, guilty than the right in recent years. Neither have reproduced any examples Barack Obama's hateful comments as reported by The American Patriots Commission:

'** Obama: “They Bring a Knife…We Bring a Gun”
** Obama to His Followers: “Get in Their Faces!”
** Obama on ACORN Mobs: “I don’t want to quell anger. I think people are right to be angry! I’m angry!”
** Obama to His Mercenary Army: “Hit Back Twice As Hard”
** Obama on the private sector: “We talk to these folks… so I know whose ass to kick.“
** Obama to voters: Republican victory would mean “hand to hand combat”
** Obama to lib supporters: “It’s time to Fight for it.”
** Obama to Latino supporters: “Punish your enemies.”
** Obama to democrats: “I’m itching for a fight.”'

Nor have the left-wing media drawn any comparisons with the hatred expressed by so many of the left in recent years as they wished Dick Cheney would have more heart attacks, and some expressed the desire that Karl Rove be shot.

The way that the left-wing media jumped on this shooting as being something that the right were to blame for was quite disgusting and the eagerness worrying for anyone that believes in an impartial news service. So far as I can see there is nothing to link Jared Lee Loughner to the Tea Party, let alone the Republicans, he seems to have been a registered political independent who did not even vote in the recent elections that the Tea Party/Republicans so dominated.

The left-wing media have used this shooting as a way of attacking Sarah Palin, something that the left seem unable to tire of. However I don't see the connection, beyond Sarah Palin being a keen hunter and being fond of her guns. Jared Lee Loughner was not an evangelical Christian but a very outspoken atheist. So far as I am aware none of his online rants have ever mentioned Sarah Palin.

In fact there are many more links between Jared Lee Loughner and Gabrielle Gifford. It seems that his grudge against her dates back to a public meeting in 2007 when he posed a question regarding his grammar as mind-control theories only for Gabrielle Gifford to treat the theory as a joke. The other link is even more fascinating; I have read in various places including A Tangled Web that:

'“On YouTube Gabrielle Gifford has a channel called “Gifford2″ . If you scroll down to the two people, of the channels that Gifford herself “subscribes” to, you’ll see that they number only two. One is a fellow congressman, and the other is named “Classitup10′s Channel” and is owned by non other than “Jared Lee Loughner”, the bloke who allegedly shot her.'

 Now that  would seem to be an interesting connection, if true but I have yet to see the BBC report it, preferring instead to throw mud at Sarah Palin and the Republicans. Likewise I have read claims that Loughner campaigned FOR Gifford in 2007, but why would that interest the BBC who have a 'narrative' to spread?