Despicable Journalism

This entry is going to be my opportunity to vent a little steam over the absolutely shameless journalism that gets released these days. The recent tragedy in Tuscon has sparked an absolute torrent of political vitriol from both sides of the political spectrum, all for something that does NOT appear to be a political act.


Here's a news flash, maybe Jared Loughner was a freaking psychopath!!! But no, we are bombarded with stories about how he is either "a right-wing, anti-gov't, tea partier" or he was sent by Obama because "she didn't vote the party line." Seriously, that constitutes journalism today? It just makes me want to vomit. Take a look at some of these headlines in the snapshots below of how the so-called media are trying attach this guy to the tea-party:

Here are a few links to what the articles above are talking about:

• Keith Olbermann Compares Glenn To Shooter - TheBlaze
• CNN Reporter: Palin Part of Rhetoric That ‘Allowed This Kind of Thing to Happen’ - CNN
• AZ Sheriff Again Blames ‘Free Speech’ for ‘Angry Country’ Benefiting ‘Some Party - GMA
• AZ Sheriff Blames Rush Limbaugh - ABC News
• PA Rep. Brady Suggests Gunman Motivated by Sarah Palin’s Website - TheBlaze
• WaPost’s Eugene Robinson: Violent Rhetoric Comes Exclusively From The Right - MSNBC
• NY Times’ Krugman Blames Shooting on GOP - TheBlaze