It is time to cut back on the hate mongering, boys, even if you can't stand Trump.
What a historical week! First Biden self-destructs by revealing the true state of his dementia in the debate and then this assassination attempt on President Trump. It is over boys and girls. Trump is going to be the next President. Get used to it.
But, let's cut to the core of the problem: Every single rational and HONEST American citizen know Trump is not the "devil", he is not a "racist", he is not a "Nazi", and his re-election will not end our democracy. It is all BS. So, right now a message is being sent to Comcast, Disney, CNN, NY Times, Washington Post, ect, ect, ect, and all the demagogue, race baiting, Democrat party politicians: cut this shit out, now. HAHAHA. So, we will see just how long MSNBC, for example, the # 1 hate "propaganda" network in the USA, owned by Comcast, tones down the rhetoric of hate. But money talks and MSNBC / Comcast makes money off hate.
This from the WSJ:
The assassination attempt against Donald Trump on Saturday evening is a horrific moment for America that could have been much worse. But we can't say it comes as a complete surprise. Political hostility and hateful rhetoric have been rising to a decibel level that far too often in the American past has led to violence and attempted murder. Some of us still remember 1968 all too well.
It's nothing short of miraculous that Mr. Trump avoided death by a literal inch. The former President can't help but think that Providence played some role in sparing him, as Ronald Reagan is said to have thought after he was shot and survived in 1981. The country was spared, too, from what could have been a furious cycle of retribution.
Yet a man was killed and two others seriously wounded at a rally that was supposed to celebrate their political allegiance and democratic participation. The Secret Service killed the alleged assassin, but the obvious question is how he could have gained the high ground atop a building near enough to be able to take those shots at the former President. Mr. Trump's rallies are severe security tests, but the Secret Service has had years to know how to protect him at these events.
It isn't enough to say the shooter was outside the security perimeter of metal detectors and bag searches. The motivations of the alleged shooteridentified by law enforcement early Sunday as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks of Bethel Park, Pa. And whether he had accomplices may tell us more about how he was able to get in close shooting range.
But the leaders of the Secret Service have some explaining to do. Transparency in the investigation will be critical to avoid the spread of conspiracy theories on the right and left. On Saturday night social media was full of anti-Trump posters saying the shooting was staged to help his campaign.
President Biden spoke to the country from his weekend home in Delaware, as he should have done, and he properly denounced "political violence. " So did leaders of both political parties. But the statements will amount to little if they aren't followed with a change in behavior and rhetoric.
The shooter alone is responsible for his actions. But leaders on both sides need to stop describing the stakes of the election in apocalyptic terms. Democracy won't end if one or the other candidate is elected. Fascism is not aborning if Mr. Trump wins, unless you have little faith in American institutions.
We agree with former Attorney General Bill Barr's statement Saturday night: "The Democrats have to stop their grossly irresponsible talk about Trump being an existential threat to democracyhe is not. ".
One great risk is that the shooting in Butler, Pa. , will cause some on the right to seek violent revenge. This is where Mr. Trump and the Republicans have an obligationand a political opportunityat their convention in Milwaukee and through November.
If they weren't already, Americans after Saturday will be looking for stable, reassuring leadership. The photo of Mr. Trump raising his fist as he was led off stage by the Secret Service with a bloody face was a show of personal fortitude that will echo through the campaign. No one doubts his willingness to fight, and his initial statement Saturday night was a notable and encouraging show of restraint and gratitude.
His opportunity now is to present himself as someone who can rise above the attack on his life and unite the country. He will make a mistake if he blames Democrats for the assassination attempt.
He will win over more Americans if he tells his followers that they need to fight peacefully and within the system. If the Trump campaign is smart, and thinking about the country as well as the election, it will make the theme of Milwaukee a call to political unity and the better angels of American nature.
That leaves plenty of room for criticizing Democrats and their failed policies. But the country wants civil disagreement and discourse, not civil war.
The near assassination of Donald Trump could be a moment that catalyzes more hatred and an even worse cycle of violence. If that is how it goes, God help us.
Or it could be a redemptive moment that leads to introspection and political debate that is fierce but not cast as Armageddon. The country was spared the worst on Saturday and this is a chance to pull out of a partisan death spiral. That is the leadership Americans are desperate to see.
ISG Repubs, show no sympathy...but instead, RELISHED the Trump shooting?
Yeah, to the victims in any shooting, it goes without saying (but should always be said), that just like the unfortunate murders of children, at Sandy Hook and Uvalde schools, by right-wing gunman with AR-15 rifles, thoughts and prayers, go out to the victim(s) and their families in the shooting.
[U]Repub depravity at its best:[/U]
But it's soooo funny, how many Repubs crawl out from under a rock, to suddenly show-up to post, just to pontificate, bombast and boast about, how the Trump shooting [i](in all likelihood, a shooter that is a known registered Republican)[/i], should somehow magically, give Trump the win in Nov 2024.
And YET, none of YOU Repub cockroaches, have written anything resembling sympathy, condolences, thoughtfulness or commiseration for the victim(s) or families, in the shooting. [i][b]In fact, y'all Repubs, seem to [u]relish[/u] the fact he was shoot at!!![/b][/i]
And how the devil mysteriously, moved Trump's head in the nick of time. And yet still, no concerns for the death of one of your own supporters, by a rogue AR-15 gunman.
EihTooms, has been the only one (prior to my post), that even looked to commiserate the victim(s) and condone the level of vitriol and violence, we find ourselves facing, once again.
Meanwhile you Repub cockroaches, are simply looking, at how this shooting will immensely benefit the Trump campaign. 'Tis a sad time indeed!
[u]Passing Thought:[/u]
However, I was surprised and somewhat perplexed, at how quickly he and SS got up and yet had the time to raise up and pump a [b]"Black Power"[/b] fist in the air, for a photo opt, rather than ducking and scrambling for cover to be whisked away, under the security of the SS, in the dire case, there was perhaps [b]multiple shooters?[/b] Hmmmm...
Let's not forget, [i][b]this is the same man, [u]who staged[/u] an attempted coup[/b][/i] on J6!
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Would pathological liar Trump even lie about this?
Yes, pathological liar Trump could and most certainly would lie even about this.
A bullet? Or glass shards, as was hinted at soon after the incident?
He brought this upon himself!
[QUOTE=TheCane;2930257] He brought this upon himself! [/QUOTE]Ok Cane. I get it. If this is what you truly want to believe, that's the end of our discussion. But before I put you on my ignore list, surely, you must realize that in your post you are clearly blaming the victim (President Trump) for being shot. Which is insane. It is inexcusable.
And what about Corey Comperatore? A logical deduction from your post is that Corey is to blame for his own assassination because he dared to go to a Trump Rally. Think about.
A. H.
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This does not look like Biden is getting his ass kicked. Just sayin'
This week's 538 Consensus of Polls update.
The No Toss-Up States Electoral College Map remains the same with Biden's best chance to win still being to add WI, MI and PA to his tally in order to capture the 270 EVs needed to win re-election.
At this writing, Biden has improved his lead over Trump vs last week regarding the consensus on his Chances of Winning (52 times out of 100 vs Trump's 47), his Electoral College Vote win (now at 274 vs Trump's 264) along with an expansion of his Consensus Popular Vote advantage to 2.5 points:
[URL]https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2024-election-forecast/[/URL]
What Now? Condolences...is your conscience relieved?
[QUOTE=Elvis 2008;2930215]Yeah, this is the response I expected from a douche like you. Tooms actually showed class and you did not. [/QUOTE] YES, the Dems posting here, did show class! Being only ones that showed thoughtfulness to the victims (incl. Trump), is very much an indictment on you, Repubs and how you care nothing for fellow Americans of any stripe.
[QUOTE=Elvis 2008;2930215] Of course, [b]our thoughts and prayers[/b] are with the victims,[/QUOTE] (...kkkk!) Yeah, after I called you deprived thoughtless Repubs OUT!
You provided it, like an after thought. As if the lives of the victims, are something trivial and cannon fodder for the "cause". [b]If you REALLY meant it[/b], you would have written it and said so in your first post. YOU DIDN'T!!!! Because you weren't thinking of your fellow Americans in their time of grief!
[QUOTE=Elvis 2008;2930215] but there is anger too directed at the SS and to Democratic douches like yourself that honestly want this to happen.[/QUOTE] (...kkkk!) Yeah, right! Nice narrative your trying to push! May I, again remind you of the staged, J6 insurrection and coup?
[u][b]In this episode of "Paycheck Superhero":[/b][/u]
[QUOTE=Elvis 2008;2930215] Just admit it you fucking low life douche, you would be happy if Trump were killed in this accident. And what does that say about you and Democracy?[/QUOTE]
It seems "Paycheck Superhero", grief stricken [i][b]backpedaling[/b][/i] has him feeling a tad bit embarrassed, as the supervillains, not only are first to pay their respects to the victims of crime, but have shamed him, for NOT doing his job as the superhero, he claims to be.
[u]Stay tuned to find out:[/u]
• If "Paycheck Superhero"', really does "sympathy" at all, or is it does a brave front?
• If "Paycheck Superhero"'s very late, but welcomed condolences to the victims of crime, will save his tarnished superhero crime fighting status?
Stay Tuned...
