Hear Gabby Giffords Speak in Tease for First TV Interview
- Posted on November 11, 2011 at 7:56am by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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PHOENIX (AP) — Rep. Gabrielle Giffords spoke with a clear voice in her first TV interview since she was shot 10 months ago.
The 41-year-old congresswoman was seated with her husband, astronaut Mark Kelly, as she talked with ABC’s Diane Sawyer for an interview that will air Monday. A preview was broadcast Thursday on “World News.”
Giffords was wearing a yellow top with gold buttons and dark eyeglasses. Her brown hair has grown out since it was shaved in May for surgery to repair her skull.
When Sawyer asked how she felt, Giffords said, “Pretty good.“ She also said her recovery was ”difficult.”
Giffords is recovering from a brain injury she suffered Jan. 8 when a gunman opened fire outside a Tucson, Ariz., supermarket. Six people were killed and 13 were wounded, including Giffords.
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Comments (60)
SFsuper49er
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 11:25amI’m gonna leave this one alone ……. Because there is no way i can be 100% nice without speaking my mind….
Report Post »LEGION
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 5:21pmStop censoring yourself- that is what the demonrats want you to do! They aren’t nice.
Report Post »The Noodle Fish
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 9:07pmQuite the contrary, I thank you for censoring yourself. Conservatives are going through a PR crisis. Thanks for making it a little better
:)
Report Post »Rodney
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 11:21amWould have liked to hear her voice more than Diane Sawyer. She’s looking great.
Report Post »avgconservative
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 11:04amAnyone who has gone through what she has gone through, deserves nothing but health and well-wishes.
It is only right for humanitarian reasons.
The rest of the political stuff… you guys need to get a grip.
Flipping idiot libs words, back in their face: http://FlipTheLib.com
Report Post »JRook
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 11:30amWell said. And the sites, blogs and commenters who constantly state or infer that individuals like her love the country any less than her republican counterparts or are purposely trying to drag it down or damage it really need to get a grip. @patbarker you are a great example of those who truly wish ill will on others but try and mask it through religion.
Report Post »MONICNE
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 10:56amGabrielle is an Angel, which is why she married an Astronaut.
Angels cannot be killed by head shots, only attacks to the Heart. Angels and democrats have more heart than brain.
TEA
Report Post »Iowa_man
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 11:39amFor once I will agree with you. Most Dem’s do have more heart than brain. Its why we are in the financial mess we are in. Republicans on the other hand, have both a big heart and the brain to go with it.
Report Post »LEGION
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 5:23pmNo they don’t. They are blackhearts if anything. They use people and then cast them aside when they get elected. Look what they do for the blacks- nothing- but then they lie and promise them stuff and get them to vote for them over and over. They are the evils psychos controlling the stupid.
Report Post »LEGION
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 5:27pmShe is not an Angel- she voted for Planned Parenthood funding so they can kill more babies- you fool! She is a demonrat devil.
Report Post »timola
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 10:44amLong before the Media got involved in Pastor Nadarkhani’s situation in Iran: “When the situation with the believers in Iran came to her attention, the congresswoman and her staff embraced the efforts to help free Brother Youcef Nadarkhani and Brother Behrouz Sadegh-Khandjani in Iran. She brought the case before the United States Department of State, where they began efforts to halt the extreme persecution of these believers. We have been in contact with both Mrs. Giffords’ office and the State Department since that time, and the efforts are continuing today. “
Report Post »Embrace Liberty
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 10:41amThis woman did not deserve to have a deranged maniac shoot her in the head, and her political affiliation does not matter. I am glad that she is getting better and trying to have a positive attitude in an incredibly difficult recovery.
Report Post »Rene
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 10:41amWell, I said it before and I’m saying it again: I respect this lovely, brave, intelligent Jewish woman but in light of Rev. 13:3 if she ends up running for president it is totally going to freak me out.
Report Post »Embrace Liberty
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 10:39amSimply put, you are disgusting.
Report Post »patbarker
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 10:37amI am glad Mrs. Giffords survived the shooting.
For a woman who has supported abortion in every way (the infanticide of the unborn) and the hellish org. planned parenthood, I pray she turns from her support of darkness and evil. I believe she narrowly missed eternity in hell if she would’ve been killed in the attack…most don’t get a redo..wake up gabby,in Jesus mighty name!! “You can’t serve two masters, you’ll love the one and hate the other”
“because of the terror (sudden judgments) of God, we persuade men”
Report Post »In detroit
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 10:33amJust moved from az , unreal the democrat destruction the place suffered went from totaly prosperous to total disaster , sorry ms. Giffords got shot but if support nazzi party planned parenthood well better not say it enough already said
Report Post »Ghandi was a Republican
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 10:30amThe problem here is psychological. She‘s still a Democrat and apparently that’s not going to heal.
Report Post »LEGION
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 5:28pmCorrect.
Report Post »BeckaBrwnEyes
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 10:04amOkay, this must be said. There has been only staff members representing her district in Arizona since the shooting. There should be a humane and decent way to replace someone in this situation without causing an uproar. The constituents are not being represented. Not Miss Giffords fault, of course, but it’s not all about her, either.
Report Post »Matt Marshall
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 10:02am@Americat…. Congratulations, you win the awards for both most ignorant and most insensitive comment of the day!
Report Post »AZ Prosecutor
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 9:41amNow that she is all better, wrote a book, granted an interview, used campaign funds for her home in Houston . . . it’s time to step aside and let someone REALLY represent CD8 in Arizona. Enough of the liberal symbolism!
Report Post »teddrunk
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 9:29amI guess I’m once again lost here. I can understand the Christian perspective of wishing someone well when they’ve been injured, but I’m at a total loss at the discussion of her injury making her potentially unfit for office at this point. Yet forgetting what this woman stood for and her victims when she was voting with her full faculties before her injury. We should hope she can hurry back to Congress to continue her war on the unborn?
Report Post »smithclar3nc3
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 1:54pmTed the issue is a mental one,She was shot in the head it’s understandable that people want to know if she regained all of her cognative ability. Especially since she represent people in Government. I hope and wish her all the best she’s been through alot.
Report Post »rightwinglefty
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 8:37amI am glad she is recovering however I do not believe it is possible not to have any negative effects from such a trauma. We are told that football players receive permanent brain damage from the hits they take. A 9mm to the brain has got to have greater impact than that.
Report Post »sta
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 8:32amI wish her all the best in her retirement.
Report Post »The dead vote for Ds and Ds stick around even after they get shot in the head or stroke out. Remember Tim Johnson?
Armed Patriot
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 8:58amRemember Robt Byrd??/ He couldnt even speak a coherent sentence, yet they would wheel his breathing corpse into vote on close votes.
Report Post »teddrunk
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 8:31amFrom baby killer & pedophile protector, Planned Parenthood: Rep. Gabrielle Giffords: Why Planned
“Parenthood Matters by Planned Parenthood on Monday, July 27, 2009 at 8:18am
On Friday, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) blogged about an anti-choice amendment introduced in the House by Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN), which would have denied funding to Planned Parenthood.
Pence’s amendment was soundly defeated 183–247. Let’s hear it for Rep. Giffords and her pro-Planned Parenthood colleagues in the House! ”
Yes, let’s hear it for killing the innocent and helping the predators of children.
Report Post »LEGION
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 5:26pmWow- thanks for telling us this. Word is she has a lot of Conservative tendencies- but this blows that out of the water. Frack her!
Report Post »rfraley
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 8:19amThe question that doesnt get ask. Is she competent to hold office? This question is being avoided by everyone in the media. Is she voting on legislation? Should a replacement be appointed? or a special election held for her seat?
Report Post »YoungBloodNews
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 8:30amI too feel they have handled this issue with ‘kiddy gloves’, Im glad shes doing well but wonder the same. Good point.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 8:40amShe has voted one time since she was shot…to raise the debt limit. The Dems would still be dragging Teddy Kennedy’s corpse in to vote if they thought they could get away with it. Heck, Massachusetts would still vote for him.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 8:16amI wish her well but, if she were my congresswoman I would want her to resign. Who’s representing her district? She can run again when she’s well enough, I’m sure the people of her district would re elect her.
Report Post »teddrunk
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 8:14amWith any luck Gabby can get back to work in Congress, where she can go back to earning a perfect 100 grade, and the political endorsement from the NARAL baby killing people. Isn’t that sweet.
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 8:11am.
Report Post »Oh I can’t wait for the made for TV movie. So I can watch something else. They are gonna pimp her all over the place, and then try to take our guns………
Gonzo
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 8:36amOh yes, it was the Tea Party that shot her…didn’t you hear? The left will never let a good tragedy go to waste.
Report Post »CONSERVATIVE1
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 12:00pmIt should be noted that, although she is a Democrat, she is one of a very few who is pro-gun and a card carrying NRA member. I seriously doubt that she would go along with anymore anti-gun legislation if it were introduced. That said, she did not deserve to be shot by some demented maniac and truely wish her a full recovery. I do not agree with her pro-abortion stance,
Report Post »Sicialian Eyeball
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 8:10amVery sad what happened,but have a little dignity and resign. The people in your district deserve better than a self centered politician.
Report Post »YoungBloodNews
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 8:08amGood for you Gabby, glad to see your feeling better and looking good!
Report Post »Secessionista
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 8:06amIf you are not a congressman, don’t expect to get her rehab treatment if you suffer a stroke or get shot in the head. The average Joe is pronounced DOA and they pull the plug before you even get a chance to live.
Report Post »teddrunk
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 8:08amYou’re correct of course. It’ll get worse with ObamaCare. Only the “Party” bigwigs will get decent care. Just Like the old USSR.
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