Adam Smith, Harasser of Chick-Fil-A Employee, Apologizes: VIDEO

Yesterday, Andy reported on the firing of Adam Smith -- the avowedly, loudly heterosexual Tucson man whose video of himself berating a Chick-fil-A employee went viral this week. It seems Mr. Smith reported to work the day after posting his video and learned that his employer, the medical supply company Vante, had been pelted with hate mail and angry phone messages in the night. Smith was first instructed not to post any further videos, and then he was canned. Having been canned, he was able to post more videos, and did.

AFTER THE JUMP, check out Smith's apparently very heartfelt, post-canning apology to the young minimum-wage employee whom he nearly brought to tears ...

Jared Loughner Unfit to Stand Trial for Shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords

Jared Loughner, the man who shot Gabrielle Giffords, killed six others, and injured 13 more in Tucson on January 8 is not competent to stand trial according to a federal judge.

The Arizona Daily Star reports:

A psychologist and psychiatrist both found Loughner unable to help in his own defense or understand the proceedings.

Doctors say he is schizophrenic.

U.S. District Judge Larry A. Burns said doctors report Loughner is unable to help with his defense because of his irrational distrust of lawyers.

Loughner was ordered out of the courtroom earlier in the day following an outburst:

U.S. District Judge Larry Burns had Jared Lee Loughner escorted from the courtroom after Loughner lowered his head and said what sounded like: "Thank you for the freak show. She died in front of me." His head was inches from the table in front of him.

Loughner is to be hospitalized for up to four months to see if he can be restored to competency.

Gay Tucson Hero Daniel Hernandez to Sit with Michelle Obama at Tuesday's State of the Union Address

Daniel Hernandez (seen here embracing Mark Kelly, the husband of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords), the intern credited with helping save Giffords life after the Tucson shooting, will be seated with First Lady Michelle Obama at Tuesday's State of the Union address, ABC News reports.

Said Hernandez: "I'm both honored and excited to have the opportunity to travel to our nation's Capitol for a once in a lifetime event. Also the chance to bring my father along for his first trip to Washington, D.C. The State of the Union is a pivotal moment because it is our opportunity to find where we are and where we will be going as a nation in this upcoming year."

Tuesday is also Hernandez's 21st birthday.

Watch: Sarah Palin Attacks the Left in Unrepentant Hannity Interview

In her first interview since the Tucson shooting, Sarah Palin tells Sean Hannity that her 'target' map had nothing to do with it. She also scolds those who tied her and other Tea Party pundits and politicians to the shooting. 

Palin refuses to condemn the use of targets and other symbols of violence in campaign propaganda, calling such censorship "futile".

"I think it's going to be very tough, even futile really to start censoring everyone's speech and everyone's icons that they have used traditionally for decades... We hear now of this demand for civility in discussion when it comes to political debate and certainly I agree with the idea of being civil. By definition, civil means being well mannered. We should be respectful, be civil. We should not use an event like that in Arizona to stifle debate and that time-honored and cherished  tradition that we have in America being able to respectfully petition our government and protest peacefully and respectfully in order to affect the change we see in our government."

Quoting Martin Luther King, Jr, Palin says she cannot let the lie that she and her language are an accessory to murder, to live.

Palin calls Obama's speech in Tucson a campaign stop and accuses the left of hypocrisy because of the attacks against her: "I think the hypocrisy there is so glaring and the double standards I mean, reminds me that those on the left, if it weren't for their double standards, they'd have no standards."

It's apparent she hasn't learned a thing from this whole tragedy, and Hannity does his very best to paint her as the victim.

Palin won't say she's running for President, but she does say: "I'm not gonna sit down. I'm not gonna shut up."

Watch, AFTER THE JUMP...

Clear Channel Removes Rush Limbaugh 'Straight Shooter' Billboard

In a statement to Talking Points Memo, Clear Channel wrote:

"Starting several weeks before the recent tragic incident in Tucson, Clear Channel Outdoor had been displaying an ad campaign created by a local Tucson talk radio station to promote its broadcasts of Rush Limbaugh's nationally syndicated radio program. This particular ad - which used the common expression 'straight shooter' to describe Mr. Limbaugh's candid and direct style -- was designed and contracted for by the local station's promotion department - not by Mr. Limbaugh's program. In the wake of the tragedy, Clear Channel Outdoor management in Tucson quickly elected to take down this ad - believing that discussion of its interpretation would not contribute to the desire for healing in the Tucson community."

Previously...
Photo: Rush Limbaugh 'Straight Shooter' Billboard [tr]

Watch: Jon Stewart Mocks Right-Wing Nitpicking of Tucson Memorial Service

"You have to question the timing of it."

No. You don't. Have to...

Watch, AFTER THE JUMP...