US congresswoman shot

[George Maige Nhigula Jr.]

hizi ni hatrate politics za tea party members kama wanavyofanya CCM, CCM wanakuwa na hatrate politics kwa chama kinachotoa upinzani mkali na kuungwa mkono na jamii, badala ya kutafuta sera mbadala na suluhisho la rage ya wana wa nchi wao wana ua wananchi, this is outrageous

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U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona was shot in the head and an aide was killed Saturday when an assailant opened fire in an area where the lawmaker was meeting with constituents, officials said.
There were varying accounts on Giffords' condition, but a hospital spokesman said the Democratic lawmaker was in critical condition. An aide to Giffords was killed. An unknown number of others were injured, officials said, including additional aides to the lawmaker.
Congressional officials said one of the victims died soon after the attack, and others were taken to a nearby hospital.

Gabrielle Giffords

One official added the attack was carried out with an automatic weapon. The officials who described the events did so on condition of anonymity, saying they were not permitted to comment publicly.
"I am horrified by the senseless attack on Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and members of her staff," the newly elected House Speaker John Boehner said. "An attack on one who serves is an attack on all who serve. Acts and threats of violence against public officials have no place in our society. Our prayers are with Congresswoman Giffords, her staff, all who were injured, and their families. This is a sad day for our country."
The officials said the FBI and local law enforcement were investigating the attack, which took place while Giffords was greeting constituents outside a Tucson grocery store.
Giffords, 40, was re-elected to her third term last November. She was a member of the Arizona House and Senate before coming to Washington.
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Giffords was elected to Congress amid a wave of Democratic victories in the 2006 election. The former state lawmaker won a narrow victory against a tea party favorite in the 2010 election.
Video: Rep. Giffords target of harassment, threats (on this page) The shooting comes amid a highly charged political environment that has seen several dangerous threats against lawmakers but nothing that reached the point of actual violence.
A San Francisco man upset with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's support of health care reform pleaded guilty to threatening the Democratic congresswoman and her family, calling her directly on March 25 and threatening to destroy her Northern California home if she voted for health care reform.
In July, a California man known for his anger over left-leaning politics engaged in a shootout with highway patrol officers after planning an attack on the American Civil Liberties Union and another nonprofit group. The man said he wanted to "start a revolution" by killing people at the ACLU and the Tides Foundation.
Giffords, a moderate Democrat, herself has drawn the ire of the right, especially for her support of the health care bill.
Her Tucson office was vandalized a few hours after the House vote to approve the health care law in March, with someone either kicking or shooting out a glass door and window.
This is a breaking news story, check back for details

 

[Cynic]

So sad jamani,Rest in peace Gabrielle,so insipring.loosing a Democrat member at this point is not good.Arizona will miss you.:disapointed:

Umejuaje atakufa?!

 

[Jethro]

Ha ha ha ha ha,hivi Jethro unauliza nini..............nimemzidi sana tu,natumia hiyo avatar kwa kuwa sitaki usumbufu,kuna siku niliweka picha yangu sikuweza kusoma thread the whole day najibu PM tu,mara tuonane wapi,mara unapenda kinywaji gani,mara he he he,nikaona tu niweke ya meagan....................LOL😛layball:

Te teh teh pole weee shosti kumbe yalikuwa hayo tena mmmmh haya, huyo Meagan usipaime mt wangu ingawa nawe ni chombo khaaa ninge kuattachia pics zake ninazo kwa laptop yangu ila hapa kwa jamii inataka uweke link yake nilizi download alikuwa akitoa style na pause za pics zake.

shwali lakini teh teh umenichekesha ati walikuuliza kinywaji gani unatumi unge waambia rubisi au chang'aaaaaa maana hiyi kinywaji wasinge ipata kabisa

 

[Tangawizi]

Well,we all know that! political wise the democrats are not in good shape,so losing a human being who is democrat is tough for democrats,but otherwise we feel for what happened.:disapointed:

Democrats ya Obama ina kazi ya ziada kuendelea na madaraka baada ya kipindi hiki. Naona kufufua uchumi ulioharibika imekuwa kazi ngumu sana kwake. Angekuja kumuuliza JK ni namna gani anafanya kuiongoza nchi bila watu kulalamikia mfumuko wa bei wala kupanda kwa gharama za maisha.

 

[RealMan]

ndio najua hilo ila the first new ilisema amekufa its conflicting report kutoka kwa media kwa kuwa ni pont blank range at the head ni kumwombea mungu apone

So far not confirmed dead but hiyo condition yake sijui kama ata-fight back.

18 other have been shot too, of which 6 confirmed dead. Shooter's motives not known as of now

 

[Taso]

mama kapigwa risasi at point blank range kichwani ... ni muhimu kuwa na ulizi ukizingatia ni nchi za wenzetu huko.

Kennedy was long range bro

ukiwa na walinzi ndo huwezi kupigwa risasi at point blank range? Reagan alifanywaje?

 

[mbongopopo]

what? at 40 she was still young, may she R.I.P

 

[Saint Ivuga]

Congresswoman Giffords Shot in Tucson

Joshua Lott for The New York Times
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords at an event in Tucson in October.

By MARC LACEY and J. DAVID GOODMAN

Published: January 8, 2011

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TUCSON — Gabrielle Giffords, a congresswoman from Arizona, was shot in the head on Saturday at a public event held at a grocery store in Tucson. President Obama, in a statement, said that she had been “gravely wounded” and said that others had died.

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At least 12 people had been reported injured, with some media outlets including a federal judge among the wounded. The Capitol police in Washington reported that a gunman was being held.
Ms. Giffords, 40, was taken to University Medical Center in Tucson, the trauma center for the area, about 10 miles away. Darci Slaten, a hospital spokeswoman, said earlier in the afternoon that Ms. Giffords was in surgery.
In his statement, Mr. Obama called the shooting “an unspeakable tragedy.”
He said that “a number of Americans were shot in Tuscon, Arizona, at a constituent meeting with Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. And while we are continuing to receive information, we know that some have passed away, and that Representative Giffords is gravely wounded.”
“We do not yet have all the answers,” Mr. Obama continued. “What we do know is that such a senseless and terrible act of violence has no place in a free society. I ask all Americans to join me and Michelle in keeping Representative Giffords, the victims of this tragedy, and their families in our prayers.”
CNN quoted a public information officer for the sheriff’s office as saying that the shooting had occurred around 10 a.m. local time.
Dr. Steven Rayle, a former emergency room doctor who now works in a hospice, said that he had witnessed the shootings. He said the congresswoman was standing behind a table outside the Safeway greeting passersby when the gunman approached her from behind, held a gun about a foot from her head and began firing.
“He must have got off 20 rounds,” he said. Ms. Giffords slumped to the ground and staff members immediately rushed to her aid, Dr. Rayle said.
Dr. Rayle said he performed CPR on some of the victims. He said one of the victims was a young child and appeared to be in critical condition with a gunshot wound.
He said that one of the staffers tackled the gunman and that he and others helped detain the suspect. The doctor described the gunman as a white male in his mid-20s with short hair and “dressed in a shabby manner.”
An employee at a nearby store told CNN that he heard a steady stream of gun fire that appeared sustained and “random.” Shortly after, emergency vehicles filled the parking lot around the grocery story and cordoned off the area.
The shooting occurred at a Safeway supermarket in northwest Tucson as Ms. Giffords hosted an event, called “Congress on Your Corner, to allow members of the 8th Congressional District to meet her individually. She has held several events since first taking office in January 2007. At one such event in 2009, a protester was removed by police when his pistol fell on the supermarket floor.
Last March, her Tucson office was vandalized a few hours after the House vote overhauling the nation’s health care system, the authorities said. Earlier events in Tucson, Oro Valley, Green Valley, Sierra Vista, and Douglas had attracted between 75 and 150 people, according to a statement announcing the event. This was her first event since her re-election to a third term in November.
Ms. Giffords, 40, was interviewed on Fox news on Friday to talk about a bill to cut to congressional salaries by 5 percent.
She married Cmdr. Mark E. Kelly, 46, a NASA astronaut and Navy pilot from New Jersey, in December 2007 at a wedding attended by Robert B. Reich, the former Labor secretary.
“Acts and threats of violence against public officials have no place in our society,” John A. Boehner, the new House speaker, said in a statement. “Our prayers are with Congresswoman Giffords, her staff, all who were injured, and their families. This is a sad day for our country.”

 

[Michelle]

Umejuaje atakufa?!

Nimeambiwa na malaika mtoa roho..............LOL, na hata kwenye baadhi ya vyombo wametangaza hivyo.watch the news! au hata google tu utapata majibu.

 

[Jethro]

ukiwa na walinzi ndo huwezi kupigwa risasi at point blank range? Reagan alifanywaje?

Taso,
Sio kwamba haiwezakaniki ila ukisha kuwa na ulinzi at least kuna kuwa na mazingira magumu ya ku pull the trigger at point blank range, labda ukitaka league ya kubishana sawa

 

[Michelle]

Te teh teh pole weee shosti kumbe yalikuwa hayo tena mmmmh haya, huyo Meagan usipaime mt wangu ingawa nawe ni chombo khaaa ninge kuattachia pics zake ninazo kwa laptop yangu ila hapa kwa jamii inataka uweke link yake nilizi download alikuwa akitoa style na pause za pics zake.

shwali lakini teh teh umenichekesha ati walikuuliza kinywaji gani unatumi unge waambia rubisi au chang'aaaaaa maana hiyi kinywaji wasinge ipata kabisa

Ntaweka tena pic yangu wakiniambia hilo la kinywaji ntawajibu hivyo,ila si unajua mwanaume akidhamiria bwana wasije leta bure nkakosa majibu???????

 

[Jethro]

watu 5 wako kwenye Critical condition na wengine 5 wanaendelea kwa matibabu ya kwaida na mtoto 1 ndogo ndio kafia hospital

Update news
Tucson Hospital " We are very optimistic" REP: Giffords will recover from shooting

 

[Taso]

Sielewi huyo mama si anastahili kuwa na security body guard wake au Congress wa U.S wako huru kujiendea popote bila ulinzi

...ukisha kuwa na ulinzi at least kuna kuwa na mazingira magumu ya ku pull the trigger at point blank range

unajuaje kulikuwa na mazingira rahisi ya ku pull the trigger kwa sababu hakukuwa na walinzi, na umejuaje hakukuwa na walinzi

 

[Jethro]

Ntaweka tena pic yangu wakiniambia hilo la kinywaji ntawajibu hivyo,ila si unajua mwanaume akidhamiria bwana wasije leta bure nkakosa majibu???????

teh teh teh najua kuna midume inataka kuonyesha kuwa wame graduate ktk hilo sasa anagalia isije kula kwako ukaingia kingi alafu ukabakia kusema "what 've i done ooh Jesus Christ"

 

[Jethro]

unajuaje kulikuwa na mazingira rahisi ya ku pull the trigger kwa sababu hakukuwa na walinzi, na umejuaje hakukuwa na walinzi

Watch TV broooo you can gather your own CSI Document, kwani the gunman ali approach mpaka kwa mama na aka mshoot in head at point blank range through and through.

don't interrogate me to gather information and i am not at the crime scene right now, watch TV brooo au huna DSTv???

 

[Taso]

Watch TV broooo you can gather your own CSI Document

ni watch TV vipi tena, we si umekuja na michongo? hahahahahah

ooh, "congress" wa US hawana walinzi, oooh angekuwa na walinzi ingekuwa mazingira magumu kum shoot, ooh kwa nini kajiendea popote, duuu, umejuaje mazingira ya kum shuti yalikuwa rahisi, hahahahha....

 

[Jethro]

ni watch TV vipi tena, we si umekuja na michongo? hahahahahah

ooh, "congress" wa US hawana walinzi, oooh angekuwa na walinzi ingekuwa mazingira magumu kum shoot, ooh kwa nini kajiendea popote, duuu, umejuaje mazingira ya kum shuti yalikuwa rahisi, hahahahha....

Nadhani hujasoma vizuri nilicho kiandika kwa first page mkuu isome tena plz.

na kama uko kwa tv ungejua kinachoongelewa ni nini mkuu nadhani unahitaji kuchanganua mambo usipende ubishi au wewe ni wale wa kutaka kupewa chakula na kumeza tuuu.


na point inayo ongelewa sasa ni security now go and watch tv CBC, Skynews,CNN,BBC etc

 

[Jethro]

Obama statement live kuhusu Shooting iliyotokea huko Tucson - Arizona

 

[Saint Ivuga]

[video]http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/40978762#40979274[/video]

 

[MaxShimba]

U.S Congress woman Gabrielle Giffords (40yrs) has died after being shot in the head at point blank range during an event at Tucson,Arizona

U.S Media report 6 other people have also killed during the shooting

The Gunman was shot and is alive and is now in police custody

She is still alive, but the Federal Judge is dead