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"I hate violence." Those are the latest words from Sarah Palin on the tragic shooting in Tucson, Az., of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 19 others that has once again placed the former Alaska governor in the middle of the national political discussion.
The words were part of an e-mail exchange read by conservative commentator Glenn Beck on his syndicated radio show and first reported by Jonathan Martin on Politico.
Here is the full e-mail as read by Beck:
"I hate violence. I hate war. Our children will not have peace if politicos just capitalize on this to succeed in portraying anyone as inciting terror and violence. Thanks for all you do to send the message of truth and love. And God has the answer. -- Sarah"
Palin's comments come amid the swirl of rhetoric concerning the most discussed "crosshairs" in political memory. On her Facebook page last year, Palin posted a map of 20 Congressional districts being targeted by her political action committee, SarahPac, in the 2010 midterm election. Gifford's Arizona district was one of them.
At the time Giffords herself responded.
"When people do that, they've gotta realize there are consequences to that action," she told MSNBC.
Source: ABC News
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