Merely Tweeted, “Civility Lessons From These Guys?…” Edition

Highlights, lowlights, links, and some early versions of this rambling post, from the Mere Rhetoric Twitter stream:

All details aside, I’m just not going to take civility lessons from http://is.gd/ksWTV and http://is.gd/ksX0n

Eagerly awaiting Andrew Sullivan’s explanation re how Palin had Giffords shot for knowing too much about Trig’s birth

I’m kind of in awe of those shrieking “murder” at Americans who they’re blaming for eroding… political civility.

Tonight on MSNBC: Connection between Gifford shooter Jared Loughner and Tea Party – fabricated but true

Tonight on MSNBC: lack of mental health care caused Gifford shooting | RT @justkarl: Modern Murrow will elighten us all http://is.gd/koDXT

Do Markos Moulitsas and his crowd REALLY want to blame Giffords shooting on partisans who demonize Blue Dog Jewish Dems?

Sully: “This is fundamentally not a partisan issue and should not be” except I’m about to shamelessly politicize it

Outrage from Markos Moulitsas and Matt Yglesias would be more touching if left hadn’t demonized Giffords over 2010 immigration stance http://is.gd/knUAQ

Jared Loughner: this is going to end up being a disaffected emo kid who had less than zero political knowledge.

But it takes someone very committed to use it for political smearing like Markos Moulitsas | RT @jaketapper: anyone can be first with wrong information.

Isn’t it kind of hypocritical for Markos Moulitsas to whine about aggressive language two years after advocating “aggressive language and action”

Hillary says “extremist” politically-motivated 9/11 terrorists same as “extremist” politically-incoherent Loughner. Seems… strained

There’s a good chance – obviously – that hateful atmosphere created by J Street non-endorsement of Giffords triggered shooting