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To me, the issue here isn't whether the shooter was inspired by conservative rhetoric. The issue is the fact that his decision to open fire on a politician so closely resembles certain hallmarks of conservative rhetoric. If I had been using language like Sarah Palin or Sharon Angle, something like this happening would cause me to seriously consider using different language because I'd be hard pressed to not see my words in the shooter's actions, regardless of whether he was driven by my words or not.
The shooting just sheds new light on the tastelessness of overly militant language with regards to political rhetoric.
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