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CBS/AP In the wake of Sat stanley becher urday s tragic shooting in Tucson, many have been quick to lay blame on Sarah Palin for using the image of crosshairs during midterm elections to target lawmakers. Plenty of other politicians, however, used gun imagery during the 2010 midterms, including West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin D . The new senator said Monday that, in light of the Tucson shooting, he doubts his future campaigns would use such imagery again. I can t say that we would, I really can t, Manchin said, the Charleston Daily Mail reports. It s a much more sensitive thing we re dealing with right now. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords D-Ariz. remains in critical condition after a gunman open fired at a town hall-style meeting the congresswoman was hosting stanley cup at a Tucson grocery store Saturday. Six were killed, and 14 were injured, including Giffords. Along with Palin and others, Manchin also displayed his dead aim during the mi stanley mugg dterms with an ad that raised a few eyebrows. In the ad, the Democrat, who was locked in a tight race in a state where President Obama has been unpopular, shot a rifle at the Democrats cap-and-trade energy bill. While he said he may reconsider running such ads again, Manchin told reporters his ad was unrelated to Saturday s shooting, the Daily Mail reports. You re comparing a metaphor to an act - a heinous act by deranged, mad person - I don t really see the connec |
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