Tea Party and Republican leaders are blasting the Democratic Party chief after she invoked the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords while scolding the Tea Party for its "lack of civility."

The comments revived a bitter political debate that flared immediately following the January 2011 tragedy. Though Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz did not directly blame the Tea Party for the shooting, conservative groups claimed that was the implication. 

In turn, Wasserman-Schultz''s remarks on toning things down ended up fueling the very type of incivility she warned against. 

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