BREAKING! Congressman Steve Scalise, Aides shot at baseball practice

[Silver Pines]

@CatherineofAragon

Not just the guns in Virginia. One was already speaking when I turned on my tv,and the teebee talking head babe were agreeing that "somthing needs to be done about getting the 3 million guns in this country under control!"

@sneakypete

Something needs to be done to get their raging stupidity under control.

[ABX]

Remember, group damnation and group salvation are concepts of social justice philosophy. An individual is responsible for his own actions. Not alll gun owners aee blamed for the action of one nor should any other group.

[Night Hides Not]

A little levity is needed.



So not only are the officers expected to survive the shooting, they're also expected to survive Pete Williams reports.

 

Oh hell, I survived the Baader Meinhof gang in Germany, I can survive Pete Williams' reports.

[Silver Pines]

The Washington Post is saying two of the victims are in critical condition...

[sneakypete]

I've been seeing bits and pieces of it from various sites.   The shooting apparently took place on a baseball field where members of congress were practicing as some sort of team.   On one site it is claimed that the shooter asked if these congressmen were "Democrats or Republicans",   and when he was told they were Republicans he started shooting.


I blame the eliminationist rhetoric that has been continuously pumped out of the Democrat/Media complex since Trump's election.

@DiogenesLamp

I blame the eliminationist rhetoric that has been continuously pumped out of the Democrat/Media complex since Trump's election.

And there you have it. Anybody that claims anything else is just trying to tap dance away from an uncomfortable truth.

[Frank Cannon]

I'm gonna guess this is some garden variety nutjob like the bald freak who shot giffords.

Not the result of any partisan vitriol.

And you base that on what exactly?

[catfish1957]

I've been hearing this from assorted nutjobs on the internet since I started posting about politics on the net. Never happens.

Normies don't get as pissed as the internet screamers do about this crap.

Well...  extreme political discourse + $20T Fedzilla defecit (blank check starts bouncing) + economic crash?   I guess the sum is happiness, unicorns, and skittles.

Not saying with 100% certainty obviously, but this is the most anger and polarization I have seen in my lifetime since 1968.  I just hope the it doesn't end up with an 1860 feel.

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

And you base that on what exactly?

Hunch.

[rodamala]

@rodamala

You don't need to fix it.  I'll stick with my point.

@CatherineofAragon

You wait and see just how many Republicans will cosign into that "prayer group".

[TomSea]

2 witnesses talk about the political climate in this country; but odd, some find fault with others doing it.

[Sanguine]

Shut up and wait for facts, Ms. Burlingame.


@Sanguine

Those ARE facts.

Nope, we know very little right now, and the speculation is at best premature.

[sneakypete]

If that is true then liberals/Democrats are on par with terrorist groups.

@LottieDah

That is news to you? The USSR infiltrated the Dim Party in the 30's,and by the 1960's were in control. What has them so pissed now is that when they FINALLY got a pro-Soviet fellow-traveler (Bubba Bill) elected as President of the US,the USSR collapsed as the Russian people overthrew communism. That was what caused the
'murikan left to first start losing what little minds they had.

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

Well...  extreme political discourse + $20T Fedzilla defecit (blank check starts bouncing) + economic crash?   I guess the sum is happiness, unicorns, and skittles.

Not saying with 100% certainty obviously, but this is the most anger and polarization I have seen in my lifetime since 1968.  I just hope the it doesn't end up with an 1860 feel.

It's extremes at both ends battling each other. "Normies" don't have the level of angry that internet screamers do. They like Disney, local sports, hanging out, having fun. Facebook memes. Forwards. Etc.

[mountaineer]

So not only are the officers expected to survive the shooting, they're also expected to survive Pete Williams reports.

Had it been a Brian Williams or Dan Rather report, however ...

[sneakypete]

While it is always wise not to jump to conclusions, I am going to guess that the shooter's motivation had nothing to do with the designated hitter rule.

@andy58-in-nh

What makes you so sure the shooter wasn't the "designated hitter"?

[sneakypete]

I think it was last week that I posted a comment which pointed out that stereotyping and bias are in fact survival techniques.   


You don't have time to ponder whether a snake that you are about to step on is poisonous or not.   You will likely live longer if you simply assume that it is.   I.E. "Stereotyping."   


Using the short hand of stereotyping to classify potential threats that you encounter will help you avoid dangerous situations. 


That being said,  i'm going to leap to the conclusion that this shooter was another psycho Democrat,  and possibly a Homosexual or Muslim.

@DiogenesLamp

Or possibly the parent of a homo or Muslim.

[Silver Pines]

The Republicans and Dems have a Congressional Baseball team that playseach other for charity IIRC.

@txradioguy

You're right.  John Podhoretz says they raise $600K every year for charity.

[Restored]

No matter the motive, we probably won't get to hear it. The MSM will revert to narratives about guns. This will be a "Ha ha ha. You got what you deserved for opposing gun control" moment for them.
The motive of the gunman is just an inconvenient optic.

[catfish1957]

It's extremes at both ends battling each other. "Normies" don't have the level of angry that internet screamers do. They like Disney, local sports, hanging out, having fun. Facebook memes. Forwards. Etc.

Yeah, but that middle is shrinking rapidly.  And its not just what you call internet screamers.  Think about it, this country elected Donald Trump.  How rational is that?  A crash or a few more high profile events like today could blow the lid on this steam cooker.

[Silver Pines]

You wait and see just how many Republicans will cosign into that "prayer group".

@rodamala

My comment was for that single moment/incident.

[sneakypete]

Either a Freeper, DUmmy Bernie bro type, or a random nutjob like the guy who shot giffords.

@Weird Tolkienish Figure

I ain't a betting man,but I will be willing to bet the house on it being a nutjob.

[mystery-ak]

 Liz Wheeler‏Verified account @Liz_Wheeler 3m3 minutes ago

Rep. Rodney Davis tears up on air talking about informing his family he was safe.




Fox just interviewed him.....he's my Congressman.....

[austingirl]

Presser now-FBI taking over investigation- they are calling it an investigation and not a matter- Terry McAuliffe is there front and center for the cameras.

[Wingnut]

Should we hold a moment of silence?

And set up a makeshift memorial with flowers and teddy bears and rainbow flags with unicorns and such....

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

Yeah, but that middle is shrinking rapidly.  And its not just what you call internet screamers.  Think about it, this country elected Donald Trump.  How rational is that?  A crash or a few more high profile events like today could blow the lid on this steam cooker.

I have 70 Facebook friends. I have unfollowed a few friends for constant political stuff, but most friends don't care. They just want to raise a family, post pictures etc.

The biggest idiots on the internet tend to scream the loudest, and therefor you get the mistaken impression that the whole country is willing to do battle of this. It's not.