CONFIRMED by officials: Rep. Giffords WAS the target in the crosshairs.

[Bluebear]

If there was any doubt.

TUCSON, Ariz. – A gunman nearly unloaded a semiautomatic weapon at a busy supermarket Saturday during a public gathering for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, wounding the Democrat and killing Arizona's chief federal judge and five others in an attempted assassination that left Americans questioning whether divisive politics had pushed the suspect over the edge.

The shooting targeted Giffords and left the three-term congresswoman in critical condition after a bullet passed through her head. A shaken President Barack Obama called the attack "a tragedy for our entire country."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_congresswoman_shot

[Kievan Rus]

1. The FBI needs to pay Sarah Palin a visit

[valerief]

2. She's the modern day Charles Manson. nt

[Bozita]

4. +1 ... Bullseye!

[DCKit]

5. Screw that. They should move in.

If the Republic Congress wants to invalidate a few amendments, let 'em take out the third.

At least we could hope for some genetic diversity in the Palin household.

[Gman]

8. I believe they already did

I read somewhere that she screamed freedom of speech and that was the end of it.

[MrsBrady]

3. yep

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x146080

[walldude]

6. Something else I thought about...

The "hit list" was posted before the election. Those were the "seats" Palin "targeted". 18 of those 20 seats were taken by the Tea Party. Giffords is 19.

[sabrina 1]

7. And who is # 20? I hope s/he has protection.

[Staph]

9. Number 20 is Nick Rahall of West Virginia's 3rd CD.

He won his race in 2010 56% to 44%, over former state Supreme Court justice Spike Maynard, who was tainted by association with former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship.

Nicky Joe is well thought of in the state, but I hope he gets some protection. There are crazies out there.

[sabrina 1]

10. Thank you. I am familiar with him and glad he won again.

But these people are crazy, as you said, and he should be very careful.