Giffords warned heated rhetoric could have 'consequences'

[babylonsister]

Giffords warned heated rhetoric could have 'consequences'
By Peter Schroeder - 01/08/11 07:23 PM ET


Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.), who was shot in the head at a public event in Tucson, Ariz., Saturday, said in a March interview the heated political rhetoric surrounding the healthcare reform debate could have "consequences."

Giffords, whose Tucson office was vandalized after she voted in favor of healthcare reform last March, discussed the matter in an appearance on MSNBC. She is currently in critical condition, but doctors are optimistic.

Some Democrats have responded to the shooting, in which five people were killed including a federal judge, by targeting inflammatory rhetoric that they said could encourage violent behavior.

Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) said, "America must not tolerate violence or inflammatory rhetoric that incites political violence."

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http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/136815-giffords-warned-heated-rhetoric-could-have-qconsequencesq-in-march

[mtnsnake]

1. Let's hope that more than a handful speaks out just like Lautenberg

Hopefully, speaking out against inflammatory rhetoric will become a movement.

K&R

[applegrove]

2. Let's hope Boehner steps in it during his press conference tomorrow.