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To: Land Shark who wrote (637337)	11/27/2011 10:52:12 PM
From: joseffy	Respond to of 1583965

Is that what Daily Kos told you?

To: Land Shark who wrote (637337)	11/28/2011 8:01:00 AM
From: Brumar89	3 Recommendations Respond to of 1583965

She 'exploited' her child by not killing him and by letting the world know she loves him. That makes liberals angry. Meanwhile, Gabby Giffords will be the star of the coming Democratic convention ... she'll appear for brief intervals and wave to a cheering crowd ans with each appearance a media person will tell America that Sarah Palin and the GOP still hasn't apologized for shooting her. I doubt she'll deliver a speech in person though. It'll probably be done by tape, where they can coach her through one short sentence of mostly monosyllable words at a time, then splice in another sentence when she gets it out. They're working on it now: TUCSON - Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords released an audio recording to her constituents Tuesday morning. In it, Giffords tells members of Disrict 8 that she misses Tucson, the mountains, even the heat, and that she wants to return soon. The congresswoman speaks very slowly during the recording saying, "So many people hurt. There is a lot to say. I will speak better. I want to get back to work." Giffords has Aphasia, a communications disorder. Fabi Hirsch, PhD, from the Carondelet Aphasia Program listened to the recording and was impressed with Giffords, saying "You can hear a few little speech sound errors but her fluency and her ability to articulate the words clearly is tremendous." Hirsch said the recording was likely written and rehearsed. Hirsch said she has more than 20 years of experience working with patients like Gabby. "They all know exactly what they want to say and they simply can't get the words out to express it," she says, "and it is like being trapped." Last week, Giffords was featured in People Magazine. This week, she and her husband Mark Kelly released a book describing these last ten months. On Monday night, Americans watched as the couple appeared on national television. The whirlwind of media attention is raising a lot of questions about Gabby's future in Congress. David Vega said, "Well, if she's able to, I wish she would. If she can do it. I don't know if her health is going to let her." Anita Fonte, a Democrat, said she was inspired and motivated by seeing Gabby on television, but was not completely convinced, "People haven't been represented this year in voting, except in the one that she showed up. That concerns me. I'm sure her staff is doing a great constituency." During the one-minute audio recording, Gabby signed off by saying, "I want to get back to work. Representing Arizona is my honor. My staff is there to help you. They keep me informed on your behalf. I miss you, I miss home. I will see you real soon. Thank you." kvoa.com