Authorities haven’t yet released the name of the alleged gunman responsible for today’s shooting spree in Santa Monica, Calif., that killed six people, nor have they identified a second person of interest who is currently in custody. That hasn’t stopped the usual speculation that the NRA, or the Tea Party, or Republicans in general were responsible.
http://twitter.com/#!/downwithtyranny/status/343084585715916801Because President Obama was just three miles away at the time (and not three blocks, as some mistakenly reported), quite a few reported the shooting as a botched assassination attempt.
http://twitter.com/#!/07lovechild/status/343106442603155456 http://twitter.com/#!/MsJackie_Oh/status/343101683808747520 http://twitter.com/#!/AmbiguousJWalk/status/343089085436530689 http://twitter.com/#!/ShopSassyGirls/status/343095578965721088 http://twitter.com/#!/GreatFatsby/status/343150755496218624 http://twitter.com/#!/OhSchrammIt/status/343095937180262400Of course, not everyone jumped to the conclusion that this was an assassination attempt. Still, it was in poor taste to have a mass shooting on the same day the president was in town speaking.
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