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To: goldworldnet who wrote (402964)	1/9/2011 2:48:51 PM
From: gamesmistress	3 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793955

several reasons for her survival, including good luck and the fact that paramedics got her to surgeons quickly Good luck is right. This remarkable young man also played an important role. Intern's actions may have saved Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' life By Jaimee Rose and Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic usatoday.com TUCSON — Daniel Hernandez had been U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' intern for five days when she was shot Saturday outside Tucson. The junior at the University of Arizona was helping check people in at the "Congress on Your Corner" event when he heard gunfire. He was about 30 feet from the congresswoman. When the shots began, he ran toward them. "I don't even know if the gunfire had stopped," he said Saturday night as he kept a vigil at the University Medical Center cafeteria, gathered near a TV watching tributes and getting updates. When the shots began that morning, he saw many people lying on the ground, including a young girl. Some were bleeding. Hernandez said he moved from person to person checking pulses. "First the neck, then the wrist," he said. One man was already dead. Then he saw Giffords. She had fallen and was lying contorted on the sidewalk. She was bleeding. Using his hand, Hernandez applied pressure to the entry wound on her forehead. He pulled her into his lap, holding her upright against him so she wouldn't choke on her own blood. Giffords was conscious, but quiet. Ron Barber, Giffords' district director, was next to her. Hernandez told a bystander how to apply pressure to one of Barber's wounds. Barber told Hernandez, "Make sure you stay with Gabby. Make sure you help Gabby." Hernandez used his hand to apply pressure until someone from inside Safeway brought him clean smocks from the meat department. He used them to apply pressure on the entrance wound, unaware there was an exit wound. He never let go of her. He stayed with Giffords until paramedics arrived. They strapped her to a board and loaded her into an ambulance. Hernandez climbed in with her. On the ride to the hospital, he held her hand. She squeezed his back. When they arrived at the hospital, Hernandez was soaked in blood. His family brought him clean clothes because the FBI took his for evidence. He waited at the hospital while she went into surgery. He needed to tell police what had happened. He overheard people walking by talking about how Giffords had died. He also heard this on NPR. Later, he learned she had lived. "I was ecstatic," he said. "She was one of the people I've looked up to. Knowing she was alive and still fighting was good news. She's definitely a fighter, whether for her own life, or standing up for people in southern Arizona." The fact that Hernandez was nearby and able to react quickly probably saved Giffords' life, said state Rep. Matt Heinz, D-Tucson, and a hospital physician. He talked to Hernandez at the hospital after the shooting. Eight hours after the shooting, Hernandez stood with Giffords' friends and staff and told them what had happened. The tall, strong 20-year-old said, "Of course you're afraid, you just kind of have to do what you can." They hugged and thanked him. Later, he sat with his mom and sisters and told them about his friends and the staffers who had died that day. "You just have to be calm and collected," he said. "You do no good to anyone if you have a breakdown.. .. It was probably not the best idea to run toward the gunshots, but people needed help."

To: goldworldnet who wrote (402964)	1/9/2011 4:30:41 PM
From: mph	14 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793955

The loony left [for example, Daily Kos, HuffPo, Olbermann, etc.] were quick to attempt to cast blame on Sarah Palin and/or the tea party for the actions of the deranged gunman in Arizona. My question is why they don't blame their own inept Messiah, Barack Obama, who is the most divisive president in recent memory and given to truly overheated language. Examples: “If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun,” Obama said in Philadelphia last night. “Because from what I understand, folks in Philly like a good brawl. I’ve seen Eagles fans.” politico.com politifact.com "If Latinos sit out the election instead of saying, 'We're gonna punish our enemies, and we're gonna reward our friends who stand with us on issues that are important to us' -- if they don't see that kind of upsurge in voting in this election -- then I think it's going to be harder. And that's why I think it's so important that people focus on voting on November 2nd." cbsnews.com And those are just the tip of the iceberg where Obama's inappropriate rhetoric is concerned. Not only does Obama fail the presidential "gravitas" test, but he has little regard for the potential effect of his hot rhetoric on stupid/crazy constituents. Ergo, the looney left better look in their own backyard before making accusations. [They should also change the page in their playbook requiring instant commentary in order to get there first, regardless of topic, command of facts, or accuracy.] Here is an article regarding shooter, indicating prior interaction with Giffords in 2007 as well as prior threats: cbsnews.com There will always be crazy people who commit violence. The public is best served by commentary based on real facts and not political posturing.