Gabrielle Giffords & Rob Krentz

[WhiskeyGirl]

Barack Obama had a highly public moment of silence for the victims of the Tucson gunman Jared Loughner.


Does Obama even know Rob Krentz's name? Rob Krentz was an Arizona resident too.  No moment of silence for him, or the thousands of folks that get killed in violence along our southern border with Mexico.  Anyone in Washington shed a tear for Rob Krentz?  Offer his family condolences?

The death, which being investigated as a homicide, occurred in the San Bernardino Valley, part of the Malpais region. The event has rocked the towns of Douglas and Portal, and the ranches in between, both of which have been under siege by cross-border smugglers for years.

As the Weekly has reported, the situation in the so-called Chiricahua Corridor has deteriorated lately, leaving residents fearful that an episode of this kind was inevitable. The grief is great for the Krentz family and their many friends throughout Southeast Arizona; Krentzes have been ranching in Cochise County for more than a century.

The Weekly has received word that a representative for Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords has placed calls to Cochise County, trying to set up a community meeting, either Monday or Tuesday at 11 a.m., possibly at the Apache School. The Giffords' rep making the arrangements said it is possible she will ask the president to place military units in the besieged area

A source tells the Weekly the practical impact of Giffords' actions might be small, but at least she is paying attention. The source said, "Kolbe laughed at us when we complained, and McCain worries about getting his patent leather shoes dirty when he's down here."

read more here - http://www.tucsonweekly.com/TheRange/archives/2010/03/28/cochise-county-rancher-murdered

Any military units to protect families that live along the border?

Lots of calls for gun control, censorship, and the fairness doctrine...

Who in Washington sheds a tear for American families?  Families that lose loved ones every day?  Families that are victims of drug gangs, smugglers, and terror along the border?

Washington is too concerned with public moments of silence...

Who shed a tear for Rob Krentz's family?

[sweetie_pi]

Thank you for having the courage in these dark political times - resembling more the run-up to the cleansing that occurred in Communist China  - to post this very important comparison.

I think this sort of dialog needs to continue.