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The tragedy in Arizona when Jared Laughner gunned down multiple people, including the attempted assassination of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords , left more than just blood stains in the parking lot of a grocery store. He left not just physical scars, but also emotional and psychological ones too. He also opened old wounds in the American political spectrum. Not even a day went by with people attempted to politicize the event. Many blamed former Alaska governor and Tea Party star Sarah Palin for her map using alleged crosshairs over Congressional districts. Others blamed the books Laughner read, or the powerful, violent political rhetoric our politicians have been using lately. I'm no Palin defender, but even I'll come to her defense saying I don't think she would want someone to shoot and kill someone. The map at the time was a powerful message at the time, but in hindsight, it was probably in poor taste to be targets on districts. Others wanted to blame the Tea Party, th...

Whew. I'm back ladies and gents. After a long, hard semester of school and a holiday season, I finally have time and energy to get back. So, with the cordiality out of the way, let's get down to season wrap ups for football. Clemson The Tigers had a rough year, but are you really surprised? A year after making it to the ACC title game, Clemson followed it up with a 6-7 record, and going .500 in conference. The losses of RB C.J. Spiller and WR Jacoby Ford really hurt the offense. RB Andre Ellington looked to be heading to an All ACC selection, until an injury sidelined him for the rest of the season, leaving Jaimie Harper to carry the load. The lack of the big-play WR also hurt. WR DeAndre Hopkins showed potential, but he couldn't carry a passing attack led by the subpar QB Kyle Parker. Defensively, the Tigers were strong. Led by DE DaQuan Bowers and DB DeAndre McDaniel, the defense kept Clemson in every game. Clemson had strong line play on both sides of the ball, but Cle...