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And I hope the republican never again resort to violent poltical imagery
No. Better, she said in response to a question about whether she wanted to return to Congress. As she gestured as if to help her form the words, her husband, former astronaut Mark Kelly, completed the thought: She wants to get better. At that point, interviewer Diane Sawyer also tried to get Giffords to summarize her mind-set, asking whether she was thinking she would go back to Congress if she got better. And thats where youre at right now? Sawyer asked. Yes, yes, yes, Giffords replied. Since the Arizona Democrat made a surprise appearance on the House floor this summer to cast a vote on the debt ceiling increase, there has been wide speculation about her career plans, including whether she would run for the states open Senate seat.
The ABC interview showed a woman who appeared confident and determined, but still far from able to carry on a detailed conversation. She spoke in a clear voice, but in halting phrases: Pretty good . . . Difficult . . . Strong, strong, strong, she replied to questions about how she was feeling and how shed fared over the 10 months since the shooting. The Giffords interview was accompanied by video Kelly shot documenting Giffords recovery. The initial days and weeks showed her struggling to understand what had happened and to communicate in the most basic forms. She struggled just to learn how to nod, to raise two fingers. When her therapist asked what one sits in, she replied Spoon, before later settling on chair. Kelly said she used the word cheeseburger to describe several items. Eventually, she learned to speak again and smile.
Kelly said he documented her recovery because he knew she would astonish her skeptics. Gabby Giffords is too tough to let this beat her, Kelly said. Giffords has undergone intensive therapy. At times, despair set in. One clip shows her sobbing in her therapists arms at Houstons TIRR Memorial Hermann hospitals. Can I tell you something? It is going to get better, her therapist said at one point. Youve come a long way in five weeks. Giffords is shown becoming more upbeat and smiling more frequently in the ensuing months. She now walks with a limp and can talk, though she generally speaks in halting phrases, or repeats a word to get her point across. At one point, Kelly used the work brave to describe the word on his mind when he thinks of her brave and tough, he said. Then Giffords, looking directly at Kelly, responds almost in a whisper: Tough, tough, tough and she kissed his bald head.
Sawyer asked Giffords if she was ever angry about what happened to her. Giffords replied, No, no, no. Life, life. The interview comes as fellow victims of the shooting came to Washington to testify in favor of a gun-control bill. They said that Giffords appearance represents a major milestone for them. The man arrested at the shooting, Jared Loughner has pleaded not guilty to 49 charges stemming from the Jan. 8 attack. Hes being forcibly medicated with psychotropic drugs at a Missouri prison in an effort to make him mentally competent to stand trial. In Mondays broadcast, Giffords and Kelly both expressed their concern that Loughner did not get the help he needed. If he had received some treatment, this probably never would have happened, Kelly said.
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And I hope the republican never again resort to violent poltical imagery
And I hope the republican never again resort to violent poltical imagery
And I hope the republican never again resort to violent poltical imagery
fuck you you stupid bitch
And I hope the republican never again resort to violent poltical imagery
fuck you you stupid bitch
Not sure why you folks can't see that she does that on purpose.
And I hope the republican never again resort to violent poltical imagery
Really amazing stuff.
Gabrielle Giffords Records Message To Her Southern Arizona Constituents
That's one strong lady and a great medical crew.
From your current signature line,And I hope the republican never again resort to violent poltical imagery
I speak on a daily basis.
Im fairly certain she does too.
From your current signature line,And I hope the republican never again resort to violent poltical imagery
"The essence of the Liberal outlook lies not in what opinions are held, but in how they are held: instead of being held dogmatically, they are held tentatively, and with a consciousness that new evidence may at any moment lead to their abandonment." -Bertrand Russell
One tough woman!
Glad to see recovering well. And that she'll only return to DC when she's fully ready to. Probably wont seek re-election for the next cycle, but hopefully she gets the chance to do so in the future.
Really amazing stuff.
Gabrielle Giffords Records Message To Her Southern Arizona Constituents
That's one strong lady and a great medical crew.
