Reporter Matt Bai: "...the problem would seem to rest with the political leaders who pander to the margins of the margins....Consider the comments of Sharron Angle, the Tea Party favorite who ...
The Times twice cites Arizona's "fierce" devotion to guns and questions the "passionate gun culture in Arizona, which crosses political lines and is notable for its fierceness, even in the West." ...
The Times finds motivations for an insane person's murderous rampage in the Arizona air: "Still, the shootings came after a disconcerting run of episodes in this district of mountains and desert, ...
The Times avoids labeling the irresponsible left-wing critics of Sarah Palin: "Under criticism that her political rhetoric had helped create a climate for political violence, Sarah Palin addressed ...
According to reporter Jennifer Steinhauer, Arizona "found itself increasingly on the defensive against notions that it is a hothouse of hateful language and violent proclivities." She went on to ...
An unbiased fount of facts? "Some people who study right-wing militia groups and those who align themselves with the so-called Patriot movement said Mr. Loughner's comments on subjects like the ...
Krugman on Monday: "When you heard the terrible news from Arizona, were you completely surprised? Or were you, at some level, expecting something like this atrocity to happen? Put me in the latter ...
The Times plays up comments by the local sheriff in Tucson blaming conservative political rhetoric for the shooting of Gabrielle Giffords, and Sarah Palin's 2010 campaign map shares blame: "Ms. ...
A bombing "prompted concerns that national cohesion was being threatened by the spread of religious extremism among Muslims and Christians," according to a front-page story by Michael Slackman, ...
Could Times "conservative" columnist David Brooks become Obama's press secretary? Politico speculates: "David Brooks is one of the few columnists Obama is known to read with respect..."
