Three Cheers and Three Boos -- 1/9/11

Welcome back to the Adirondack Howler. I will now give my Three Cheers and Three Boos of the week.

Three Cheers of the Week

1) To MSNBC's Keith Olberman for his Special Comment about the tragedy that resulted in the head injury to Congressmember Gabreille Giffords of Arizona. This nine-minute sobering soliloquy should be viewed by everyone and is found at the bottom of this blog.

2) To Congressmember Raul Grijalva for stating that Sarah Palin need to reflect on her own behavior. I hope that Mrs. Palin will keep her mouth shut when the situation warrants.

3) To Randall Amster for his continuing coverage of Arizona with the Giffords shooting. I believe that the Grand Canyon State is the new battleground in the recognition for Civil Rights for everyone in the 21st century following Montgomery, Little Rock, Greensboro, Selma, and Memphis.

Three Boos of the Week

1) To Fox News for cutting away from a vigil for Congressmember Gabrielle Gifford to prevent viewers from hearing criticisms leveled at Sarah Palin for her incendiary conduct. John Amato of Crooks and Liars has the video here .

2) To Arizona Senator Jon Kyl for calling the candid remarks of Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik inappropriate. I must ask myself if it is appropriate for Mr. Kyl to continue serving in the U.S Senate. The story about Kyl is found here .

3) To Sarah Palin for creating the situation that led to the shooting of Congressmember Gabrielle Giffords with the crosshairs on her Congressional District on her SarahPAC.com website. Adding to the irresponsibilty, she removed the crosshair map from her site. This act can lead me to believe that there is one word lacking in her vocabulary -- accountability.

That is all for now. I will continue to post stories from the Giffords shooting at least for the next week.
This is the Adirondack Howler signing off one day after the shooting of Congressmember Gabrielle Gifford. It is also the 354th day after the Citizens United decision in the Supreme Court which opened the spigots of corporate cash and poisoned the well of our democracy.

Until next time - Good night and good luck.