Trump probably shot at a rally -- Still a jerk

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Indus

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Definitely a white guy!

I wonder if it was due to him wanting to soften his stance on abortion..
 

Muse

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Allow me to be an asshole for a moment…but I wonder if the right-wing networks are in a bidding war to get the first post-shooting interview. Don Junior taking bids?

Also, this happens just as “Project 2025” started to trend on social media. Watch how quickly the right reclaims that phrase as way to paint it as violent leftist rhetoric rather than an actual threat to the country. They always win the messaging wars.

/snark off
J.D. Vance (one of the small handful of Republicans on Trump's list of possible running mates) tweets blaming the Biden campaign for this because of them saying that Trump must be stopped at all costs, or similar. No Chance, Vance that something Trump & Company did had anything to do with his being targeted? Just Democratic rhetoric, huh?
 

Moonbeam

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His world has just been shook, he’s lashing out and possibly fighting the realization that his support of someone who spreads hateful rhetoric has caused a hateful response. Reality is too much for him right now, he could barely handle it before.
It's very confusing for conservatives when they look at liberals. Liberals have many fewer moral concerns than liberals do when makes it easy for them to feel morally superior. What they don't see is that having many more moral concerns means they can get fucked up morally in more ways. Conservatives know there is a moral good and the more ones moral concerns line up with the truth the more moral you are. What they don't see is that while believing there is a good and being correct about that, they have many more ways to be wrong about what the real good actually is and because to be morally wrong is a big sin for them, they will not self examine their moral beliefs, assuming on an unconscious level that they already know what the real good is. This, of course, is a tragedy. But try to be kind because while they are out to lunch of what real morality is they still believe there is a real good. That is a plus and I love them for it, but their opinions about what is moral, not so much/
 

Indus

Lifer
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Available info says MCX in 5.56

It is quite powerful at close range.

Then it's been altered.. I remember 7.62 when I researched for it and I haven't done that kind of research ever other than for that 1 event.
 

Indus

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His email to supporters before rally..

And then one of his guys takes a pot shot at him?

SUS.....PI........CIOUS!!!
 

SteveGrabowski

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Let’s pretend it’s proven to be a foreign plot. What’s the response?
It's not. If it was a foreign assassination attempt they would have sent a competent sniper. 140 yards on a stationary target is a tough shot for a casual who goes to the range every month or two and I imagine once we learn the identity of the shooter that's what it'll be.
 

Jaskalas

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Anyway, I'm very happy to have EU citizenship about now.
Wait until you hear the history of Europe before NATO.
If you think they are immune to this crap. I wish them luck, but they are still only human and Russia is working REAL hard to keep them divided. And at least some of them seem to fall pretty hard for it.
 

Zorba

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Why wasn't there police or Secret Service on that Roof? Something doesn't smell right there for sure.
I saw W in person when he was president and Obama when he was a candidate, the difference in security is night and day. Even still, I'd think they'd clear an obvious sniper's nest.
 

Paratus

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Does this still apply?
 
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Political violence is bad, and the naked partisanship running through some Republicans to capitalize on this is sickening, as if they give 2 fucks about gun violence.

On another note, remember when Mr. Pelosi was attacked by a lunatic with a hammer and Trump repeatedly made jokes about the incident?
 
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