Tuesday Roundup. Toning Down The Rhetoric?

In the aftermath of the Arizona shooting, many politicians and commentators are calling for a toning down of the rhetoric in the country.

Giffords herself spoke in the above video about how violent metaphors created a dangerous atmosphere in her state. She assured, though,  that she was "not afraid."


Giffords in quoted in the video as stating, "I think its important for all leaders to say..look we can't stand for this."

The Washington Post recently published a story about how politicians are suggesting that making less heated comments about certain issues may slow down the frequency of violent shootings linked to politics in the country.


Through the left leaning media, there was much to do about comments made by politicians like Sharon Angle, who has suggested "second amendment remedies" to political problems. 


The rhetoric curbing story seems to be affecting both sides of the political spectrum, as Politico.com reports politicians like Pat Buchanan are calling for a movement "away from the military or the armed metaphors"


Comments from Democrat John Kerry also suggest that the real issue is what "violence, divisive, overly simplistic dialogue does to our democracy every day."


From MSNBC we have seen commentators like Chris Matthews discussing the impact of radical conservative radio in the shooting. Keith Olbermann continued to make Sarah Palin's lack of comment about her "cross-hairs" map or on the shooting in general. Throughout the day there have been numerous debates on what part politics played in the Arizona shooting.

In the above video, Olbermann's special comment calls for an end to the gun rhetoric in politics.


Poltico confirms Palin's slip by not commenting on her "gun rhetoric" in a recent post. The reactions of many 2012 presidential candidates have been connected to this event. 


Even the United Kingdom's press is weighing in on the poltical climate of the United States.


We have seen responses from right-wing commentators, and Fox News continues to deny any link from any right-wing rhetoric to the shooting.

The finger-pointing continued as Tea party activist Sal Russo claimed that Jared Loughner was "obviously a leftist."


Interestingly enough, there has been no link from any political radio or television that has shown to have influenced Loughner in his actions.


A recent CBS news poll shows that 57 percent of Americans think that the American political tone had nothing to do with the shooting.