&nbsp;Perspective: By Earl Ofari Hutchinson New America Media &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The instant Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 18 others were gunned down at a public meet-and-greet in Tucson, leaving six dead&mdash;including a federal judge, several retirees, and a 9-year-old student council representative&mdash;Tea Party grandmaster Sarah Palin and leaders of her movement swung into damage-control mode. Palin [...]