Pawlenty Wouldn’t Have Used Crosshairs
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on January 11th, 2011 5:42 am by HL
Pawlenty Wouldn’t Have Used Crosshairs
As he kicks off his book tour, Tim Pawlenty was barely willing to defend Sarah Palin to the New York Times over criticisms for her incendiary language that some claim provoked the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (R-AZ) over the weekend.
Said Pawlenty: “There’s no indication at present that those cross hairs, Fox News, any particular commentator or show or set of remarks or person was a motivating factor in his thoughts.”
However, when asked if he would have produced a similar map, Pawlenty said, “I wouldn’t have done it.”