https://pjmedia.com/tatler/2012/07/20/left-blaming-colorado-shooting-on-gun-rights-tea-party-rush-limbaugh/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 06:42:57 -0400<![CDATA[Some people on the left cannot resist politicizing every single tragedy. Many on the left including leaders in the Democratic Party blamed the Tuscon shooting on Sarah Palin, and did not let the fact that the shooter was a deranged man with no coherent political philosophy deter them. Many on the left blamed the Austin airplane suicide crash on the Tea Party, when it turned out that the suicidal pilot was a man who had had longstanding issues with the IRS, which had an office in the building he crashed into. His incoherent manifesto mostly pointed toward the political left. This morning, some on the left are blaming the Aurora shootings, which have left 12 dead and 50 wounded, on radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh. President Bill Clinton served as the template for casting such blame, when he used the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing to demonize the radio host. His response to that national tragedy was widely credited at the time for resurrecting his faltering presidency.]]>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 06:51:22 -0400<![CDATA[Bryan Preston]]>https://pjmedia.com/bryan-preston-1/2012/07/20/left-blaming-colorado-shooting-on-gun-rights-tea-party-rush-limbaugh-n168601