These Republicans Aren't Sure What Motivated A White Guy To Kill 9 Black Churchgoers

[deltex1]

A barbaric act like Wednesday's massacre of nine strangers by a white gunman at the historic black Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, shocks the conscience and makes it uncomfortable to face the painful truth about what happened.

This may help explain why some Republicans steered clear of the issue of race on Thursday in remarks about the killings. The politicians, including some 2016 presidential candidates, offered condolences to the victims, but resisted ascribing racial motivations to the gunman, even as information about suspected killer Dylann Roof mounts.

A Facebook photo surfaced on Thursday showing Roof wearing a jacket adorned with two patches that have long been linked to white supremacy. Another photo showed him in front of a car with a "Confederate States of America" license plate. Former friends, acquaintancesand a roommate have described Roof's racist sentiments and desires tocommit racial violence. Most damningly, a survivor of the church massacre said Roof told his victims he had come "to shoot black people."

More about Roof's beliefs and motives is likely to emerge later. But that's no reason to dance around what's already obvious, especially if you're doing so because reality doesn't fit your political agenda.

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), a GOP presidential candidate, tied the shooting to a lack of faith among Americans during a speech Thursday at a Faith and Freedom Coalition conference in Washington.

"What kind of person goes into church and shoots nine people? There’s a sickness in our country, there’s something terribly wrong, but it isn’t going to be fixed by your government. It’s people straying away, it’s people not understanding where salvation comes from."

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), another 2016 presidential candidate, told CNNthat he saw the killings as an isolated act by a deranged individual.

"I just think he was one of these whacked out kids. I don't think it's anything broader than that. It's about a young man who is obviously twisted."

Jeb Bush, who recently threw his hat in the 2016 ring, fielded a question from The Huffington Post's Laura Bassett at the Faith and Freedom Coalition conference and wasn't willing to state with certainty what has now already been confirmed about the shooter's motive.

"It was a horrific act and I don't know what the background of it is, but it was an act of hatred. ... Looks like to me it was [racially motivated], but we'll find out all the information. It's clear it was an act of raw hatred, for sure. Nine people lost their lives, and they were African-American. You can judge what it is."

Rick Santorum, also running for the White House, said hatred spurred the killings, and went on to suggest the motive may have been hatred of religion.

“You just can’t think that things like this can happen in America. It’s obviously a crime of hate. Again, we don’t know the rationale, but what other rationale could there be? ... This is one of those situations where you just have to take a step back and say we -- you know, you talk about the importance of prayer in this time and we’re now seeing assaults on our religious liberty we’ve never seen before. It’s a time for deeper reflection beyond this horrible situation.”

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R), who is expected to announce plans for the 2016 presidential race soon, seemed uninterested in commenting on the shooter's possible motive during an interview with Fox News.

"Let's be honest, there's evil in the world. What you're seeing today, what we saw last night, that was evil. ... Law enforcement will figure out what his so-called motivations were. We shouldn't try to pretend we're going to understand his mind."

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R), who is expected to run for president in 2016,addressed the situation in Charleston Thursday following a public event. He also chose not to speak about a motive for the crime.

"It's an awful tragedy anytime that somebody would walk in and participate in a prayer service for an hour and then get up and shoot the people you have been praying with? That's obviously a pretty depraved person. ... I understand that they believe they have the guy in custody and so let's let the criminal justice system work."

Rep. Mark Sanford (R-S.C.) told CNN that he didn't "have a clue" about Roof's potential connections to white supremacists or racist groups. Instead, he pointed to the supernatural.

"I don't know what was going through the kid's mind, but [it's] certainly the act of a deranged human being, and this level of malice I think is unfathomable in this community, in this nation. It is ... clearly the work of the devil."

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) released a statement late Wednesday, saying, "we'll never understand what motivates" people to commit such crimes. It was early, so perhaps she can be forgiven for not being willing to state the obvious. At a prayer vigil on Thursday, Haley focused on the community's efforts to heal, avoiding all mention of the shooter's motive.

These Republicans Aren t Sure What Motivated A White Guy To Kill 9 Black Churchgoers But It Wasn t Racism

Racism isn't a mental illness - it's an ignorant mindset. If the Charleston church massacre wasn't a racist hate crime - I don't know what is.

Never let a crisis go to waste.

 

[TyroneSlothrop]

No it was not racism "he hates those oil cans "

 

[TyroneSlothrop]

I think what he did was wrong but you think nothing of black on white violence.

you poor piteous victim..LOL

 

[Lakhota]

No it was not racism "he hates those oil cans "

It's called NaziCon rationalization.

 

[reconmark]

What motives BLACKS to blow away 400+ whites per year?? This is twice as many interracial murders then white on black. Think about it!!! Maybe the guy was just a nut or maybe he was motived by the slaughter of whites in Africa that you bastards praise so much.

Of course, you're happy that whites are dying and will swim in our blood as you post threads like this one.

Let's illustrate the usual stupidity of your posts shall we???

OVER 80% OF WHITES ARE KILLED BY OTHER WHITES!!!!!!!
Why didn't he choose to kill the people blowing away white...other white people????
Why wasn't he motivated by the wholesale slaughter of whites in AMERICA by other whites???

Please just STFU and post the "Mantra"...it's the best attempt at a rebuttal you could muster.

LOL, This must be a joke!!! We're talking about interracial murders here and blacks clearly kill twice as many whites every year. Yet, they're not painted as a bunch of monsters on the media and they sure as fuck can destroy peoples property! And as you bitch about whites,,,,Blacks are slaughtering there own brothers on the street at unbelievable numbers.

You have no case and are just a fool.

First, if you are going to claim some racial superiority, don't be so fucking stupid that you can't select the proper homonym...smh.

It's "their",not "there".

Second, not to laugh at your usual stupidity; Blacks kill Blacks and no one tries to deny that simple fact.
Whites OVERWHELMINGLY kill other whites, however that's no issue...lol.

Third, you state in this post that "We're talking about interracial murders here," and at the same time you spouted some idiocy about the "slaughter of whites in Africa."
Do you usually contradict yourself or is it simply your continued attempts at intelligent debate???


Again, just STFU and post the "mantra."

 

[ScienceRocks]

No it was not racism "he hates those oil cans "

Ever wonder what brings that hatred on??? Maybe it has to do with all the murders, violence and rapes of white people and the destruction of entire white communities. Of course, we whites are a bunch of vale animals that need to die, right? We can't be racist or hateful for our treatment as we must pay for being successful and living in a peaceful neighborhood.

 

[ScienceRocks]

The kid was a loon. As much as you all want to make it political the bottom line is he was mentally ill and if anything you're using him to promote your gun grabbing agenda

if mentally ill = racist then I agree w/ you

Lol, well, he might of gotten tired of seeing whites being attacked and snapped...Well, I blame people like you for setting him off. You see when wrongs are done to people and they're constantly attacked for speaking out...What do you expect? I don't condone what he did but facts are facts.

You must have the iq of a dog.

says the resident racist mouth-breather

Can you deny with facts that blacks don't kill twice as many whites every year??? 10 times per capita. If you can't then you're in fact the stupid mouth breaher without a ounce of data to back your lies up.

 

[Lakhota]

Dylann Roof Reportedly Confesses To Shooting... Charged With 9 Counts Of Murder... NBC: Almost Didn't Go Through With Plan Because 'People Were So Nice To Him'... Roommate: 'Wanted To Start A Civil War'...Childhood Friend: Complained Black People Were 'Taking Over The World'... Report: Purposely Left 1 Person Alive To Share His Motivations... South Carolina Governor Calls For Death Penalty...

And yet NaziCons can't squeak out the words "hate crime"...

 

[Claudette]

He's a fucking nut. You don't need to say he's racist, white, black or yellow. He's fucking nut.

Oh and its not only the Reps who you should be bitching at, load of Dems are in the same boat. Of course they are all dumber than dirt. The guys a nut and that all anyone needs to say about him.

Is that how you excuse a racist hate crime? You're sick!

Jesus your an idiot.

Murder is murder no matter why it was committed and you can stick your racist hate bullshit right up your ass.

Murder is murder

 

[ScienceRocks]

Dylann Roof Reportedly Confesses To Shooting... Charged With 9 Counts Of Murder... NBC: Almost Didn't Go Through With Plan Because 'People Were So Nice To Him'... Roommate: 'Wanted To Start A Civil War'...Childhood Friend: Complained Black People Were 'Taking Over The World'... Report: Purposely Left 1 Person Alive To Share His Motivations... South Carolina Governor Calls For Death Penalty...

And yet NaziCons can't squeak out the words "hate crime"...

Maybe he did the attack because he was angry about the genocide of whites in Zimbabwe?? Think about that. I still don't condone his actions but I know you will always side with the blacks on everything. You just hate white people and there's no denying that.

 

[SassyIrishLass]

He's a fucking nut. You don't need to say he's racist, white, black or yellow. He's fucking nut.

Oh and its not only the Reps who you should be bitching at, load of Dems are in the same boat. Of course they are all dumber than dirt. The guys a nut and that all anyone needs to say about him.

Is that how you excuse a racist hate crime? You're sick!

Jesus your an idiot.

Murder is murder no matter why it was committed and you can stick your racist hate bullshit right up your ass.

Murder is murder

But also a tool for loony leftists with a clear agenda

 

[ClosedCaption]

No it was not racism "he hates those oil cans "

It's called NaziCon rationalization.

"HE HATES THESE CANS!!" You get a gold star for that much funny

 

[blackhawk]

What is equally sad though not on the same level as this mans racist fueled attack yes it was racist is the lefts almost instant impulse to use the tragedy for their on political agenda. Most notable President Obama and Democratic front runner Hillary Clinton who could not even wait till the families had the chance to bury their dead before launching into their gun control talking points.

 

[ScienceRocks]

He's a fucking nut. You don't need to say he's racist, white, black or yellow. He's fucking nut.

Oh and its not only the Reps who you should be bitching at, load of Dems are in the same boat. Of course they are all dumber than dirt. The guys a nut and that all anyone needs to say about him.

Is that how you excuse a racist hate crime? You're sick!

Jesus your an idiot.

Murder is murder no matter why it was committed and you can stick your racist hate bullshit right up your ass.

Murder is murder

Yep, but he/she wants to attack white people because he is a bigot. He is no better then wolf storm as he'd/she'd love to blow away some innocent whites.

 

[ClosedCaption]

Dylann Roof Reportedly Confesses To Shooting... Charged With 9 Counts Of Murder... NBC: Almost Didn't Go Through With Plan Because 'People Were So Nice To Him'... Roommate: 'Wanted To Start A Civil War'...Childhood Friend: Complained Black People Were 'Taking Over The World'... Report: Purposely Left 1 Person Alive To Share His Motivations... South Carolina Governor Calls For Death Penalty...

And yet NaziCons can't squeak out the words "hate crime"...

Maybe he did the attack because he was angry about the genocide of whites in Zimbabwe?? Think about that. I still don't condone his actions but I know you will always side with the blacks on everything. You just hate white people and there's no denying that.

Maybe he did the attack because he hates wing tip shoes. Shut your cock pocket dummy

 

[LoneLaugher]

Well if he said that then he's not a nut. He's a guy with an agenda and fruitcakes don't usually have an agenda.

Guess his mental illness plea is shot to shit.

He never issued any such plea. Where did the idea that he is mentally I'll come from?

 

[ScienceRocks]

Dylann Roof Reportedly Confesses To Shooting... Charged With 9 Counts Of Murder... NBC: Almost Didn't Go Through With Plan Because 'People Were So Nice To Him'... Roommate: 'Wanted To Start A Civil War'...Childhood Friend: Complained Black People Were 'Taking Over The World'... Report: Purposely Left 1 Person Alive To Share His Motivations... South Carolina Governor Calls For Death Penalty...

And yet NaziCons can't squeak out the words "hate crime"...

Maybe he did the attack because he was angry about the genocide of whites in Zimbabwe?? Think about that. I still don't condone his actions but I know you will always side with the blacks on everything. You just hate white people and there's no denying that.

Maybe he did the attack because he hates wing tip shoes. Shut your cock pocket dummy

There's no question the guy hated BLACKS. Of course, you or the media will never admit that blacks slaughter whites in unbelievable numbers and hold racism.

You have to paint all whites as evil and somehow the only ones that hate other people.

 

[reconmark]

Dylann Roof Reportedly Confesses To Shooting... Charged With 9 Counts Of Murder... NBC: Almost Didn't Go Through With Plan Because 'People Were So Nice To Him'... Roommate: 'Wanted To Start A Civil War'...Childhood Friend: Complained Black People Were 'Taking Over The World'... Report: Purposely Left 1 Person Alive To Share His Motivations... South Carolina Governor Calls For Death Penalty...

And yet NaziCons can't squeak out the words "hate crime"...

Maybe he did the attack because he was angry about the genocide of whites in Zimbabwe?? Think about that. I still don't condone his actions but I know you will always side with the blacks on everything. You just hate white people and there's no denying that.

You're just a sick racist asshole. Just admit it.

I am a pissed off human being that see's the truth.

So he did it for Zimbabwe???...what an idiot you are.

 

[ScienceRocks]

But somehow you leftist fucks and blacks honestly believe you're NOT racist. You people are the sick ones!

 

[ScienceRocks]

Dylann Roof Reportedly Confesses To Shooting... Charged With 9 Counts Of Murder... NBC: Almost Didn't Go Through With Plan Because 'People Were So Nice To Him'... Roommate: 'Wanted To Start A Civil War'...Childhood Friend: Complained Black People Were 'Taking Over The World'... Report: Purposely Left 1 Person Alive To Share His Motivations... South Carolina Governor Calls For Death Penalty...

And yet NaziCons can't squeak out the words "hate crime"...

Maybe he did the attack because he was angry about the genocide of whites in Zimbabwe?? Think about that. I still don't condone his actions but I know you will always side with the blacks on everything. You just hate white people and there's no denying that.

You're just a sick racist asshole. Just admit it.

I am a pissed off human being that see's the truth.

So he did it for Zimbabwe???...what an idiot you are.

You do know about the flags on his coat, right?