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PostPosted: Wed Jun 14, 2017 4:50 am    Post subject: Breaking: Shooter at GOP baseball practice; Scalise & others shot, shooter dead

http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/14/politics/alexandria-virginia-shooting/index.html

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PostPosted: Wed Jun 14, 2017 5:20 am    Post subject:

horrible
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 14, 2017 7:07 am    Post subject:

I'm waiting for the alt-right to weigh-in:

9/11 Truthers: It was a false flag attack.

Sandy Hook Truthers: The attack didn't take place.

Trump Supporters: Obama. Muslims. Transgender bathroom access.


I'm not sure which theory the right wing nut jobs will espouse, I'll just wait for the Megyn Kelly interview.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 14, 2017 7:23 am    Post subject:

Man, this is bad. I mean it's bad enough on it's own, but now you have a President that instead of calling for peace and trying to calm the nation, will probably ignite this into a left vs. Trump war. His comments should certainly be interesting...
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 14, 2017 7:36 am    Post subject:

Waiting for the Trump tweet on this one.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 14, 2017 7:42 am    Post subject:

I only caught the last 10 seconds of Trump's statement, it sounded good. Surprisingly.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 14, 2017 7:51 am    Post subject:

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I only caught the last 10 seconds of Trump's statement, it sounded good. Surprisingly.


Give him time. He'll (bleep) this up.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 14, 2017 7:58 am    Post subject:

Wilt wrote:
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I only caught the last 10 seconds of Trump's statement, it sounded good. Surprisingly.


Give him time. He'll (bleep) this up.


True.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 14, 2017 8:16 am    Post subject:

http://www.tmz.com/2017/06/14/congress-baseball-shooter-trump-hater/

-66 year-old white male
-Bernout
-was part of social media group "Terminate the Republicans"
-hated Trump and Hillary

This was a true terrorist attack.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 14, 2017 8:22 am    Post subject:

The thing about nurturing an environment of hatred and paranoia and mistrust is that you really can't control where that goes or where it ends up.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 14, 2017 8:25 am    Post subject:

Not really shocked it has come to this. The political environment is pretty toxic on both sides.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 14, 2017 8:45 am    Post subject:

The Lebrons wrote:
I only caught the last 10 seconds of Trump's statement, it sounded good. Surprisingly.



Really? He read from a teleprompter. Ended with something like "God bless them, God bless you and God bless America".

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PostPosted: Wed Jun 14, 2017 9:05 am    Post subject:

Interesting. No one calls this terrorism.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 14, 2017 9:12 am    Post subject:

I understand if you don't like Trump, but geezer, why?
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 14, 2017 9:15 am    Post subject:

IceInMyVeins wrote:
Interesting. No one calls this terrorism.


i think it was terrorism.. not by muslims.. this was a white dude who was a bernie supporter.. even volunteered on his campaign.. He was a huge trump hater.. basically a militant alt-left liberal.

Bernie condemned the attack..



rand paul was actually there..
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 14, 2017 9:26 am    Post subject:

Own up to it Repubs.

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PostPosted: Wed Jun 14, 2017 9:42 am    Post subject:

Gatekeeper wrote:
Own up to it Repubs.

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. ( a t ) Judgenap: Why do we have a Second Amendment? It's not to shoot deer. It's to shoot at the government when it becomes tyrannical!


That was the original intent, geared to arm a militia. It's since been bastardized by gun enthusiast and the NRA.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 14, 2017 9:43 am    Post subject:

Oddly specific target.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 14, 2017 10:21 am    Post subject:

IceInMyVeins wrote:
Interesting. No one calls this terrorism.


Of course. Not in this Roger Ailes era. Same exact crime is labeled either terrorism, thug life, or lone wolf / mental health depending on the background of the preptraror.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 14, 2017 10:24 am    Post subject:

jodeke wrote:
Gatekeeper wrote:
Own up to it Repubs.

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. -at- Judgenap: Why do we have a Second Amendment? It's not to shoot deer. It's to shoot at the government when it becomes tyrannical!


That was the original intent, geared to arm a militia. It's since been bastardized by gun enthusiast and the NRA.


This. Is there a more bastardized amendment / law than #2?!

I know #13 had an enormous ulterior motive when it was written, but many have at least admitted to this.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 14, 2017 10:44 am    Post subject:

67ShelbyGT wrote:
IceInMyVeins wrote:
Interesting. No one calls this terrorism.


Of course. Not in this Roger Ailes era. Same exact crime is labeled either terrorism, thug life, or lone wolf / mental health depending on the background of the preptraror.


Man, I'm somewhat new to the states, lived in Puerto Rico my entire life and now I'm doing my grad studies here. I work with a couple of Muslim grad students as well. Just find it so odd that when it's an ISIS attack, it's terrorism. When it's a white guy, no one uses that word. When it's a Hispanic dude running people over in Times Square, no one uses that word.

Sorry for the rant. Such a tragic thing today. (bleep) like this shouldn't happen.
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Gatekeeper wrote:
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. AT Judgenap: Why do we have a Second Amendment? It's not to shoot deer. It's to shoot at the government when it becomes tyrannical!


lol dumb mother (bleep) was essentially asking for this to happen
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 14, 2017 10:56 am    Post subject:

One of these days, I'd like them to explain what "tyrannical" means. Who decides that a government is tyrannical? An individual? A group? If yes, how big should the group be? Are all governmental employees guilty at that point? Can one kill as many people as one would like? ... Rand Paul needs to explain.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 14, 2017 11:01 am    Post subject:

Allowing mentally ill to have firearms is a terroristic action in and of itself
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 14, 2017 11:04 am    Post subject:

Wilt wrote:
One of these days, I'd like them to explain what "tyrannical" means. Who decides that a government is tyrannical? An individual? A group? If yes, how big should the group be? Are all governmental employees guilty at that point? Can one kill as many people as one would like? ... Rand Paul needs to explain.


Rand Paul is a feaux Libertarian. Libertarians believe the Federal Government on its face is tyrannical. Of course, Mr. Paul is drawing the good gubmint check, that good gubmint healthcare, AND that good gubmint pension while simultaneously speaking on the evils of the gubmint. His daddy Ron Paul is a feaux Libertarian lifetime gubmint teet sucker too, but whatever...
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