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The tragic shooting

Memetic prophylactic warning

in Tucson, Arizona over the weekend, which left Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in a coma and six others dead, has been universally condemned both by Democrats and Republicans, as you would expect in any civilized society where violence and assassination with semi-automatic weaponry are considered inappropriate responses to political differences. But while even Sarah Palin -- a forceful opponent of Giffords who once published an infographic targeting Giffords through gun sights -- was publicly calling for "peace and justice," at least one member of the retail comics community had a different message: "1 down, 534 to go."

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[tamahori]

One reason that they like doing movies here is that you can apparently find every bit of scenery you might need here, with the exception of Sahara style desert.

Though that's probably an exaggeration. Though I have walked on some of the places that keep getting used in films and TV series (it's public land when they aren't filming on it) and I have to say, it's fairly damn pretty.

-- Brett