Analysis: Trump Is Not Responsible For the Actions of a Mentally-Disturbed Supporter

[g5000]

Fox News spends every hour of every day dividing this country. And so does Trump.

And one big fucking crazy chicken just came home to roost.

 

[Vel]

Every single person on the bomber's list is someone Fox News and Donald Trump have regularly targeted with their vitriol.

What's it gonna take for you tards to wake up? Do more people have to die?

Every single person on the would be bomber's list is someone who has regularly targeted Trump with their vitriol. Fixed it for you.

 

[bripat9643]

HYPERBOLE.....LOOK IT UP, ABNORMAL!

This from a guy who think "abnormal" is a noun and types in all caps.

You ARE what I called you....ABNORMAL, and you continue to prove me right!

You are just another brainwashed tRumpkin.

And you are a brainwashed communist.....I win!

No you idiot, I'm a capitalist, just like most Democrats.

You're a fucking commie. You must believe we haven't read your posts.

 

[buttercup]

Face it. The pseudocon tards fucked up. They spent the week making asses of themselves, ejaculating in their own faces with no FACTS or EVIDENCE for their hilarious bullshit.

They went on and on and on blaming Democrats.

Turnabout is TOTALLY fair play.

You can't prematurely blame Democrats for this and then not accept blame for Republicans when the truth comes out.

Idiots.

In fact, you tards are so fucking stupid, you won't learn from this. Just as you have NEVER learned from your thousands of mistakes of the past.

Do you understand the concept of using a patsy? Do you also understand that it doesn’t ALWAYS come down to Democrat versus Republican? In other words, not everyone is stuck in that false dichotomy, and there are certain powers that want to keep both sides constantly fighting each other. Divide and conquer. Do you understand that?

Oh, I most certainly do understand that. I 've been saying it for a very long time on this forum.

Patsy, huh? Already drinking the piss.

Did I not just say you tards would NEVER learn from your stupidity? And here you are going on about a "patsy".

GEEZUS!

As I said to someone else earlier, if you don’t understand that false flags occur, then you’re ignorant of history and completely blind to what has been happening in recent years. But don’t feel bad, many people are still blind.

Here’s something for you to watch, and keep in mind that she’s not a conservative.

 

[bripat9643]

Fox News spends every hour of every day dividing this country. And so does Trump.

And one big fucking crazy chicken just came home to roost.

Liberal Dictionary:
=========================================
Dividing the country - disputing what leftwingers say

We know you imbeciles believe it should be against the law to criticize you, but some of us aren't stupid enough to agree to your demands.

 

[The Purge]

Trump's idea of "some nice people":


]

THE JEWS WILL NOT REPLACE US!

VROOOOOMMMMMMM!!!

You saying Trump hates Jews?

 

[ptbw forever]

Face it. The pseudocon tards fucked up. They spent the week making asses of themselves, ejaculating in their own faces with no FACTS or EVIDENCE for their hilarious bullshit.

They went on and on and on blaming Democrats.

Turnabout is TOTALLY fair play.

You can't prematurely blame Democrats for this and then not accept blame for Republicans when the truth comes out.

Idiots.

In fact, you tards are so fucking stupid, you won't learn from this. Just as you have NEVER learned from your thousands of mistakes of the past.

Nope, we were totally vindicated.

This idiot has made bomb threats since before Trump was even contemplating running for president.

Therefore Trump's rhetoric has nothing to do with it, and the timing of this indicates that he was likely paid off to hurt the Republican midterm chances and especially to hurt the walkaway march that is happening right now.

 

[rightwinger]

Just like Bernie Sanders was not responsible for the Steve Scalise shooter....or do you liberals have a problem with that?....Let's see who the first HYPOCRITE will be!

More at
Townhall.com ^ | October 26, 2018 | Guy Benson

The biggest story of the day is the arrest of a Florida man, in connection with the series of mail bombs sent to prominent critics of President Trump. In addition to reportedly having a criminal record for minor offenses and threats, the suspect appears to be a mentally unstable and cartoonishly-fanatical Trump supporter. This is unsurprising information. As I wrote yesterday, based on the identities of the bomb targets, Occam's Razor suggested that these acts of terrorism were politically-motivated. It now seems likelier than ever that they were. Allow me to make a handful of non-mutually-exclusive observations:

(1) Our country would be better off if our public officials and other prominent political figures debated issues with more substance, greater civility, and less hysteria. This very much applies to the president, who likes to claim -- among other things -- that his opponents "favor" or "love" ruthless gangs who murder Americans. It also very much applies to Democrats, who frequently frame Republican proposals as world-ending, or tantamount to mass killings.

(2) Overheated partisan rhetoric that falls well short of direct incitement to violence can be grotesque and counter-productive, but it should not be blamed for the actions of disturbed people. It's possible, if not likely, that this bomber heard Trump's words and decided to take it upon himself to punish or eliminate Trump's opponents. If so, that's a reflection on the bomber's evilness or mental illness, not Trump. Similarly, it's quite likely that the Congressional baseball shooter heard the words of numerous high-profile leftists and decided he needed to save the country by assassinating Republicans. That was a reflection on the shooter's evilness or mental illness, not the leftists he followed or favored.

(3) Demands that politicians and commentators calibrate their language in order to prevent depraved and insane people from engaging in depraved and insane conduct is more likely to harm free speech, or be exploited to disqualify legitimate political dissent as "dangerous," than it is to achieve that ostensible goal. Crazy people find reasons and imagine "cues" to do crazy things; the argument that non-incitement speech might push someone over the edge strikes me as slippery and specious. Couldn't something as simple as politician X alleging that politician Y is "hurting America" have this effect? The threshold for 'triggering' harmful impulses in the mind of a deranged person is unknowable, inconsistent and subjective. We therefore cannot shape our rules for discourse based upon that standard -- even if we agree that our broader discourse needs serious rehabilitation.


(4) Presidential tweets like this are unseemly and unhelpful:

Republicans are doing so well in early voting, and at the polls, and now this “Bomb” stuff happens and the momentum greatly slows - news not talking politics. Very unfortunate, what is going on. Republicans, go out and vote!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 26, 2018


Publicly lamenting that the arrival of pipe bombsat the homes and offices of your political opponents may slow your own party's momentum is a colossally terrible take. And it's not the news media's fault that it's devoting major coverage to this issue (the press frequently deserves plenty of criticism, but not for paying close attention to this story). Trump would be far better off expressing further solidarity with the targets of the explosive devices, and unleashing his famous fury against his apparent supporter who is allegedly responsible for this spate of terror. "If you think harming my opponents is somehow 'helping' me, you're dead wrong. You're dead to me. You're an animal who's hurting America -- and I always put America first." If Trump's overarching concern is putting the GOP in the best possible position ahead of the midterms, he should wield his megaphone to condemn these acts so vociferously and relentlessly that nobody -- from hostile journalists, to any members of MAGA Nation with a few screws loose -- could misinterpret his meaning. Prosecute this bomber to the fullest extent of the law, and pivot back to good news. For instance:

U.S. GDP grew at a 3.5 percent annual rate in the third quarter, putting the economy on track for its best year since before the recession.U.S. Economy Charged Ahead in the Third Quarter— Ben Casselman (@bencasselman) October 26, 2018


GDP growth beat expectations in the third quarter, keeping the US economy on pace to exceed three precent annual growth for the first time in 13 years. There's every reason in the world for the president to share these developments far and wide. But first, he must lead.

Trump lit the fuse

 

[ptbw forever]

Just like Bernie Sanders was not responsible for the Steve Scalise shooter....or do you liberals have a problem with that?....Let's see who the first HYPOCRITE will be!

More at
Townhall.com ^ | October 26, 2018 | Guy Benson

The biggest story of the day is the arrest of a Florida man, in connection with the series of mail bombs sent to prominent critics of President Trump. In addition to reportedly having a criminal record for minor offenses and threats, the suspect appears to be a mentally unstable and cartoonishly-fanatical Trump supporter. This is unsurprising information. As I wrote yesterday, based on the identities of the bomb targets, Occam's Razor suggested that these acts of terrorism were politically-motivated. It now seems likelier than ever that they were. Allow me to make a handful of non-mutually-exclusive observations:

(1) Our country would be better off if our public officials and other prominent political figures debated issues with more substance, greater civility, and less hysteria. This very much applies to the president, who likes to claim -- among other things -- that his opponents "favor" or "love" ruthless gangs who murder Americans. It also very much applies to Democrats, who frequently frame Republican proposals as world-ending, or tantamount to mass killings.

(2) Overheated partisan rhetoric that falls well short of direct incitement to violence can be grotesque and counter-productive, but it should not be blamed for the actions of disturbed people. It's possible, if not likely, that this bomber heard Trump's words and decided to take it upon himself to punish or eliminate Trump's opponents. If so, that's a reflection on the bomber's evilness or mental illness, not Trump. Similarly, it's quite likely that the Congressional baseball shooter heard the words of numerous high-profile leftists and decided he needed to save the country by assassinating Republicans. That was a reflection on the shooter's evilness or mental illness, not the leftists he followed or favored.

(3) Demands that politicians and commentators calibrate their language in order to prevent depraved and insane people from engaging in depraved and insane conduct is more likely to harm free speech, or be exploited to disqualify legitimate political dissent as "dangerous," than it is to achieve that ostensible goal. Crazy people find reasons and imagine "cues" to do crazy things; the argument that non-incitement speech might push someone over the edge strikes me as slippery and specious. Couldn't something as simple as politician X alleging that politician Y is "hurting America" have this effect? The threshold for 'triggering' harmful impulses in the mind of a deranged person is unknowable, inconsistent and subjective. We therefore cannot shape our rules for discourse based upon that standard -- even if we agree that our broader discourse needs serious rehabilitation.


(4) Presidential tweets like this are unseemly and unhelpful:

Republicans are doing so well in early voting, and at the polls, and now this “Bomb” stuff happens and the momentum greatly slows - news not talking politics. Very unfortunate, what is going on. Republicans, go out and vote!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 26, 2018


Publicly lamenting that the arrival of pipe bombsat the homes and offices of your political opponents may slow your own party's momentum is a colossally terrible take. And it's not the news media's fault that it's devoting major coverage to this issue (the press frequently deserves plenty of criticism, but not for paying close attention to this story). Trump would be far better off expressing further solidarity with the targets of the explosive devices, and unleashing his famous fury against his apparent supporter who is allegedly responsible for this spate of terror. "If you think harming my opponents is somehow 'helping' me, you're dead wrong. You're dead to me. You're an animal who's hurting America -- and I always put America first." If Trump's overarching concern is putting the GOP in the best possible position ahead of the midterms, he should wield his megaphone to condemn these acts so vociferously and relentlessly that nobody -- from hostile journalists, to any members of MAGA Nation with a few screws loose -- could misinterpret his meaning. Prosecute this bomber to the fullest extent of the law, and pivot back to good news. For instance:

U.S. GDP grew at a 3.5 percent annual rate in the third quarter, putting the economy on track for its best year since before the recession.U.S. Economy Charged Ahead in the Third Quarter— Ben Casselman (@bencasselman) October 26, 2018


GDP growth beat expectations in the third quarter, keeping the US economy on pace to exceed three precent annual growth for the first time in 13 years. There's every reason in the world for the president to share these developments far and wide. But first, he must lead.

(1) Steve Scalise is a REPUBLICAN
(2) Steve Scalise is a REPUBLICAN in the era of TRUMP
(3) NOT A GOOD PLACE TO BE IN, IMO
(4) Steve, make better choices!!!
(5) BE CAREFUL of those you connect yourself to, STEVE
(6) Steve, you have made some shitty choices, IMO

^literally defending attempted murder

 

[bripat9643]

Just like Bernie Sanders was not responsible for the Steve Scalise shooter....or do you liberals have a problem with that?....Let's see who the first HYPOCRITE will be!

More at
Townhall.com ^ | October 26, 2018 | Guy Benson

The biggest story of the day is the arrest of a Florida man, in connection with the series of mail bombs sent to prominent critics of President Trump. In addition to reportedly having a criminal record for minor offenses and threats, the suspect appears to be a mentally unstable and cartoonishly-fanatical Trump supporter. This is unsurprising information. As I wrote yesterday, based on the identities of the bomb targets, Occam's Razor suggested that these acts of terrorism were politically-motivated. It now seems likelier than ever that they were. Allow me to make a handful of non-mutually-exclusive observations:

(1) Our country would be better off if our public officials and other prominent political figures debated issues with more substance, greater civility, and less hysteria. This very much applies to the president, who likes to claim -- among other things -- that his opponents "favor" or "love" ruthless gangs who murder Americans. It also very much applies to Democrats, who frequently frame Republican proposals as world-ending, or tantamount to mass killings.

(2) Overheated partisan rhetoric that falls well short of direct incitement to violence can be grotesque and counter-productive, but it should not be blamed for the actions of disturbed people. It's possible, if not likely, that this bomber heard Trump's words and decided to take it upon himself to punish or eliminate Trump's opponents. If so, that's a reflection on the bomber's evilness or mental illness, not Trump. Similarly, it's quite likely that the Congressional baseball shooter heard the words of numerous high-profile leftists and decided he needed to save the country by assassinating Republicans. That was a reflection on the shooter's evilness or mental illness, not the leftists he followed or favored.

(3) Demands that politicians and commentators calibrate their language in order to prevent depraved and insane people from engaging in depraved and insane conduct is more likely to harm free speech, or be exploited to disqualify legitimate political dissent as "dangerous," than it is to achieve that ostensible goal. Crazy people find reasons and imagine "cues" to do crazy things; the argument that non-incitement speech might push someone over the edge strikes me as slippery and specious. Couldn't something as simple as politician X alleging that politician Y is "hurting America" have this effect? The threshold for 'triggering' harmful impulses in the mind of a deranged person is unknowable, inconsistent and subjective. We therefore cannot shape our rules for discourse based upon that standard -- even if we agree that our broader discourse needs serious rehabilitation.


(4) Presidential tweets like this are unseemly and unhelpful:

Republicans are doing so well in early voting, and at the polls, and now this “Bomb” stuff happens and the momentum greatly slows - news not talking politics. Very unfortunate, what is going on. Republicans, go out and vote!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 26, 2018


Publicly lamenting that the arrival of pipe bombsat the homes and offices of your political opponents may slow your own party's momentum is a colossally terrible take. And it's not the news media's fault that it's devoting major coverage to this issue (the press frequently deserves plenty of criticism, but not for paying close attention to this story). Trump would be far better off expressing further solidarity with the targets of the explosive devices, and unleashing his famous fury against his apparent supporter who is allegedly responsible for this spate of terror. "If you think harming my opponents is somehow 'helping' me, you're dead wrong. You're dead to me. You're an animal who's hurting America -- and I always put America first." If Trump's overarching concern is putting the GOP in the best possible position ahead of the midterms, he should wield his megaphone to condemn these acts so vociferously and relentlessly that nobody -- from hostile journalists, to any members of MAGA Nation with a few screws loose -- could misinterpret his meaning. Prosecute this bomber to the fullest extent of the law, and pivot back to good news. For instance:

U.S. GDP grew at a 3.5 percent annual rate in the third quarter, putting the economy on track for its best year since before the recession.U.S. Economy Charged Ahead in the Third Quarter— Ben Casselman (@bencasselman) October 26, 2018


GDP growth beat expectations in the third quarter, keeping the US economy on pace to exceed three precent annual growth for the first time in 13 years. There's every reason in the world for the president to share these developments far and wide. But first, he must lead.

(1) Steve Scalise is a REPUBLICAN
(2) Steve Scalise is a REPUBLICAN in the era of TRUMP
(3) NOT A GOOD PLACE TO BE IN, IMO
(4) Steve, make better choices!!!
(5) BE CAREFUL of those you connect yourself to, STEVE
(6) Steve, you have made some shitty choices, IMO

So Dims are going to assassinate anyone on the same side as Trump? Is that really what you wanted to say?

 

[bripat9643]

Just like Bernie Sanders was not responsible for the Steve Scalise shooter....or do you liberals have a problem with that?....Let's see who the first HYPOCRITE will be!

More at
Townhall.com ^ | October 26, 2018 | Guy Benson

The biggest story of the day is the arrest of a Florida man, in connection with the series of mail bombs sent to prominent critics of President Trump. In addition to reportedly having a criminal record for minor offenses and threats, the suspect appears to be a mentally unstable and cartoonishly-fanatical Trump supporter. This is unsurprising information. As I wrote yesterday, based on the identities of the bomb targets, Occam's Razor suggested that these acts of terrorism were politically-motivated. It now seems likelier than ever that they were. Allow me to make a handful of non-mutually-exclusive observations:

(1) Our country would be better off if our public officials and other prominent political figures debated issues with more substance, greater civility, and less hysteria. This very much applies to the president, who likes to claim -- among other things -- that his opponents "favor" or "love" ruthless gangs who murder Americans. It also very much applies to Democrats, who frequently frame Republican proposals as world-ending, or tantamount to mass killings.

(2) Overheated partisan rhetoric that falls well short of direct incitement to violence can be grotesque and counter-productive, but it should not be blamed for the actions of disturbed people. It's possible, if not likely, that this bomber heard Trump's words and decided to take it upon himself to punish or eliminate Trump's opponents. If so, that's a reflection on the bomber's evilness or mental illness, not Trump. Similarly, it's quite likely that the Congressional baseball shooter heard the words of numerous high-profile leftists and decided he needed to save the country by assassinating Republicans. That was a reflection on the shooter's evilness or mental illness, not the leftists he followed or favored.

(3) Demands that politicians and commentators calibrate their language in order to prevent depraved and insane people from engaging in depraved and insane conduct is more likely to harm free speech, or be exploited to disqualify legitimate political dissent as "dangerous," than it is to achieve that ostensible goal. Crazy people find reasons and imagine "cues" to do crazy things; the argument that non-incitement speech might push someone over the edge strikes me as slippery and specious. Couldn't something as simple as politician X alleging that politician Y is "hurting America" have this effect? The threshold for 'triggering' harmful impulses in the mind of a deranged person is unknowable, inconsistent and subjective. We therefore cannot shape our rules for discourse based upon that standard -- even if we agree that our broader discourse needs serious rehabilitation.


(4) Presidential tweets like this are unseemly and unhelpful:

Republicans are doing so well in early voting, and at the polls, and now this “Bomb” stuff happens and the momentum greatly slows - news not talking politics. Very unfortunate, what is going on. Republicans, go out and vote!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 26, 2018


Publicly lamenting that the arrival of pipe bombsat the homes and offices of your political opponents may slow your own party's momentum is a colossally terrible take. And it's not the news media's fault that it's devoting major coverage to this issue (the press frequently deserves plenty of criticism, but not for paying close attention to this story). Trump would be far better off expressing further solidarity with the targets of the explosive devices, and unleashing his famous fury against his apparent supporter who is allegedly responsible for this spate of terror. "If you think harming my opponents is somehow 'helping' me, you're dead wrong. You're dead to me. You're an animal who's hurting America -- and I always put America first." If Trump's overarching concern is putting the GOP in the best possible position ahead of the midterms, he should wield his megaphone to condemn these acts so vociferously and relentlessly that nobody -- from hostile journalists, to any members of MAGA Nation with a few screws loose -- could misinterpret his meaning. Prosecute this bomber to the fullest extent of the law, and pivot back to good news. For instance:

U.S. GDP grew at a 3.5 percent annual rate in the third quarter, putting the economy on track for its best year since before the recession.U.S. Economy Charged Ahead in the Third Quarter— Ben Casselman (@bencasselman) October 26, 2018


GDP growth beat expectations in the third quarter, keeping the US economy on pace to exceed three precent annual growth for the first time in 13 years. There's every reason in the world for the president to share these developments far and wide. But first, he must lead.

Trump lit the fuse

Yeah, he "lit the fuse" by winning the election. That's all it takes to trigger snowflakes like you.

 

[g5000]

Face it. The pseudocon tards fucked up. They spent the week making asses of themselves, ejaculating in their own faces with no FACTS or EVIDENCE for their hilarious bullshit.

They went on and on and on blaming Democrats.

Turnabout is TOTALLY fair play.

You can't prematurely blame Democrats for this and then not accept blame for Republicans when the truth comes out.

Idiots.

In fact, you tards are so fucking stupid, you won't learn from this. Just as you have NEVER learned from your thousands of mistakes of the past.

Nope, we were totally vindicated.

This idiot has made bomb threats since before Trump was even contemplating running for president.

Therefore Trump's rhetoric has nothing to do with it, and the timing of this indicates that he was likely paid off to hurt the Republican midterm chances and especially to hurt the walkaway march that is happening right now.

Paid off?

WOW!

You tards just never give up! BWA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA!

You just proved the point I made in post 26.

The RWNJ has been posting right wing idiot memes on his Twitter page since before Trump was elected.

He is the very kind of nutjob Trump's rhetoric was inevitably going to trigger.

 

[ptbw forever]

Fox News spends every hour of every day dividing this country. And so does Trump.

And one big fucking crazy chicken just came home to roost.

You are officially exposed as a Democrat.

 

[rightwinger]

Bernie Sanders does not keep an enemies list
He does not incite violence against those who disagree with him
He has not declared the media an enemy of the people
He does not offer to pay legal fees of those who beat protesters.

Trump does.......it makes him culpable

 

[ptbw forever]

Face it. The pseudocon tards fucked up. They spent the week making asses of themselves, ejaculating in their own faces with no FACTS or EVIDENCE for their hilarious bullshit.

They went on and on and on blaming Democrats.

Turnabout is TOTALLY fair play.

You can't prematurely blame Democrats for this and then not accept blame for Republicans when the truth comes out.

Idiots.

In fact, you tards are so fucking stupid, you won't learn from this. Just as you have NEVER learned from your thousands of mistakes of the past.

Nope, we were totally vindicated.

This idiot has made bomb threats since before Trump was even contemplating running for president.

Therefore Trump's rhetoric has nothing to do with it, and the timing of this indicates that he was likely paid off to hurt the Republican midterm chances and especially to hurt the walkaway march that is happening right now.

Paid off?

WOW!

You tards just never give up! BWA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA!

The RWNJ has been posting right wing idiot memes on his Twitter page since before Trump was elected.

He is the very kind of nutjob Trump's rhetoric was inevitably going to trigger.

Since 2002?

Twitter didn't exist back then.

 

[caddo kid]

Just like Bernie Sanders was not responsible for the Steve Scalise shooter....or do you liberals have a problem with that?....Let's see who the first HYPOCRITE will be!

More at
Townhall.com ^ | October 26, 2018 | Guy Benson

The biggest story of the day is the arrest of a Florida man, in connection with the series of mail bombs sent to prominent critics of President Trump. In addition to reportedly having a criminal record for minor offenses and threats, the suspect appears to be a mentally unstable and cartoonishly-fanatical Trump supporter. This is unsurprising information. As I wrote yesterday, based on the identities of the bomb targets, Occam's Razor suggested that these acts of terrorism were politically-motivated. It now seems likelier than ever that they were. Allow me to make a handful of non-mutually-exclusive observations:

(1) Our country would be better off if our public officials and other prominent political figures debated issues with more substance, greater civility, and less hysteria. This very much applies to the president, who likes to claim -- among other things -- that his opponents "favor" or "love" ruthless gangs who murder Americans. It also very much applies to Democrats, who frequently frame Republican proposals as world-ending, or tantamount to mass killings.

(2) Overheated partisan rhetoric that falls well short of direct incitement to violence can be grotesque and counter-productive, but it should not be blamed for the actions of disturbed people. It's possible, if not likely, that this bomber heard Trump's words and decided to take it upon himself to punish or eliminate Trump's opponents. If so, that's a reflection on the bomber's evilness or mental illness, not Trump. Similarly, it's quite likely that the Congressional baseball shooter heard the words of numerous high-profile leftists and decided he needed to save the country by assassinating Republicans. That was a reflection on the shooter's evilness or mental illness, not the leftists he followed or favored.

(3) Demands that politicians and commentators calibrate their language in order to prevent depraved and insane people from engaging in depraved and insane conduct is more likely to harm free speech, or be exploited to disqualify legitimate political dissent as "dangerous," than it is to achieve that ostensible goal. Crazy people find reasons and imagine "cues" to do crazy things; the argument that non-incitement speech might push someone over the edge strikes me as slippery and specious. Couldn't something as simple as politician X alleging that politician Y is "hurting America" have this effect? The threshold for 'triggering' harmful impulses in the mind of a deranged person is unknowable, inconsistent and subjective. We therefore cannot shape our rules for discourse based upon that standard -- even if we agree that our broader discourse needs serious rehabilitation.


(4) Presidential tweets like this are unseemly and unhelpful:

Republicans are doing so well in early voting, and at the polls, and now this “Bomb” stuff happens and the momentum greatly slows - news not talking politics. Very unfortunate, what is going on. Republicans, go out and vote!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 26, 2018


Publicly lamenting that the arrival of pipe bombsat the homes and offices of your political opponents may slow your own party's momentum is a colossally terrible take. And it's not the news media's fault that it's devoting major coverage to this issue (the press frequently deserves plenty of criticism, but not for paying close attention to this story). Trump would be far better off expressing further solidarity with the targets of the explosive devices, and unleashing his famous fury against his apparent supporter who is allegedly responsible for this spate of terror. "If you think harming my opponents is somehow 'helping' me, you're dead wrong. You're dead to me. You're an animal who's hurting America -- and I always put America first." If Trump's overarching concern is putting the GOP in the best possible position ahead of the midterms, he should wield his megaphone to condemn these acts so vociferously and relentlessly that nobody -- from hostile journalists, to any members of MAGA Nation with a few screws loose -- could misinterpret his meaning. Prosecute this bomber to the fullest extent of the law, and pivot back to good news. For instance:

U.S. GDP grew at a 3.5 percent annual rate in the third quarter, putting the economy on track for its best year since before the recession.U.S. Economy Charged Ahead in the Third Quarter— Ben Casselman (@bencasselman) October 26, 2018


GDP growth beat expectations in the third quarter, keeping the US economy on pace to exceed three precent annual growth for the first time in 13 years. There's every reason in the world for the president to share these developments far and wide. But first, he must lead.

(1) Steve Scalise is a REPUBLICAN
(2) Steve Scalise is a REPUBLICAN in the era of TRUMP
(3) NOT A GOOD PLACE TO BE IN, IMO
(4) Steve, make better choices!!!
(5) BE CAREFUL of those you connect yourself to, STEVE
(6) Steve, you have made some shitty choices, IMO

^literally defending attempted murder

LOL, your interpretation is priceless.

What's in your wallet?

Condoms?

 

[bripat9643]

Bernie Sanders does not keep an enemies list
He does not incite violence against those who disagree with him
He has not declared the media an enemy of the people
He does not offer to pay legal fees of those who beat protesters.

Trump does.......it makes him culpable

Of course he does

Bernie Sanders enemies list

1. Trump
2. The police
3. Rich people
4. White people
5. Anyone who opposes open borders

 

[caddo kid]

Just like Bernie Sanders was not responsible for the Steve Scalise shooter....or do you liberals have a problem with that?....Let's see who the first HYPOCRITE will be!

More at
Townhall.com ^ | October 26, 2018 | Guy Benson

The biggest story of the day is the arrest of a Florida man, in connection with the series of mail bombs sent to prominent critics of President Trump. In addition to reportedly having a criminal record for minor offenses and threats, the suspect appears to be a mentally unstable and cartoonishly-fanatical Trump supporter. This is unsurprising information. As I wrote yesterday, based on the identities of the bomb targets, Occam's Razor suggested that these acts of terrorism were politically-motivated. It now seems likelier than ever that they were. Allow me to make a handful of non-mutually-exclusive observations:

(1) Our country would be better off if our public officials and other prominent political figures debated issues with more substance, greater civility, and less hysteria. This very much applies to the president, who likes to claim -- among other things -- that his opponents "favor" or "love" ruthless gangs who murder Americans. It also very much applies to Democrats, who frequently frame Republican proposals as world-ending, or tantamount to mass killings.

(2) Overheated partisan rhetoric that falls well short of direct incitement to violence can be grotesque and counter-productive, but it should not be blamed for the actions of disturbed people. It's possible, if not likely, that this bomber heard Trump's words and decided to take it upon himself to punish or eliminate Trump's opponents. If so, that's a reflection on the bomber's evilness or mental illness, not Trump. Similarly, it's quite likely that the Congressional baseball shooter heard the words of numerous high-profile leftists and decided he needed to save the country by assassinating Republicans. That was a reflection on the shooter's evilness or mental illness, not the leftists he followed or favored.

(3) Demands that politicians and commentators calibrate their language in order to prevent depraved and insane people from engaging in depraved and insane conduct is more likely to harm free speech, or be exploited to disqualify legitimate political dissent as "dangerous," than it is to achieve that ostensible goal. Crazy people find reasons and imagine "cues" to do crazy things; the argument that non-incitement speech might push someone over the edge strikes me as slippery and specious. Couldn't something as simple as politician X alleging that politician Y is "hurting America" have this effect? The threshold for 'triggering' harmful impulses in the mind of a deranged person is unknowable, inconsistent and subjective. We therefore cannot shape our rules for discourse based upon that standard -- even if we agree that our broader discourse needs serious rehabilitation.


(4) Presidential tweets like this are unseemly and unhelpful:

Republicans are doing so well in early voting, and at the polls, and now this “Bomb” stuff happens and the momentum greatly slows - news not talking politics. Very unfortunate, what is going on. Republicans, go out and vote!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 26, 2018


Publicly lamenting that the arrival of pipe bombsat the homes and offices of your political opponents may slow your own party's momentum is a colossally terrible take. And it's not the news media's fault that it's devoting major coverage to this issue (the press frequently deserves plenty of criticism, but not for paying close attention to this story). Trump would be far better off expressing further solidarity with the targets of the explosive devices, and unleashing his famous fury against his apparent supporter who is allegedly responsible for this spate of terror. "If you think harming my opponents is somehow 'helping' me, you're dead wrong. You're dead to me. You're an animal who's hurting America -- and I always put America first." If Trump's overarching concern is putting the GOP in the best possible position ahead of the midterms, he should wield his megaphone to condemn these acts so vociferously and relentlessly that nobody -- from hostile journalists, to any members of MAGA Nation with a few screws loose -- could misinterpret his meaning. Prosecute this bomber to the fullest extent of the law, and pivot back to good news. For instance:

U.S. GDP grew at a 3.5 percent annual rate in the third quarter, putting the economy on track for its best year since before the recession.U.S. Economy Charged Ahead in the Third Quarter— Ben Casselman (@bencasselman) October 26, 2018


GDP growth beat expectations in the third quarter, keeping the US economy on pace to exceed three precent annual growth for the first time in 13 years. There's every reason in the world for the president to share these developments far and wide. But first, he must lead.

(1) Steve Scalise is a REPUBLICAN
(2) Steve Scalise is a REPUBLICAN in the era of TRUMP
(3) NOT A GOOD PLACE TO BE IN, IMO
(4) Steve, make better choices!!!
(5) BE CAREFUL of those you connect yourself to, STEVE
(6) Steve, you have made some shitty choices, IMO

So Dims are going to assassinate anyone on the same side as Trump? Is that really what you wanted to say?

LOL, your interpretation is priceless.

What's in your wallet?

Condoms?

 

[ptbw forever]

Just like Bernie Sanders was not responsible for the Steve Scalise shooter....or do you liberals have a problem with that?....Let's see who the first HYPOCRITE will be!

More at
Townhall.com ^ | October 26, 2018 | Guy Benson

The biggest story of the day is the arrest of a Florida man, in connection with the series of mail bombs sent to prominent critics of President Trump. In addition to reportedly having a criminal record for minor offenses and threats, the suspect appears to be a mentally unstable and cartoonishly-fanatical Trump supporter. This is unsurprising information. As I wrote yesterday, based on the identities of the bomb targets, Occam's Razor suggested that these acts of terrorism were politically-motivated. It now seems likelier than ever that they were. Allow me to make a handful of non-mutually-exclusive observations:

(1) Our country would be better off if our public officials and other prominent political figures debated issues with more substance, greater civility, and less hysteria. This very much applies to the president, who likes to claim -- among other things -- that his opponents "favor" or "love" ruthless gangs who murder Americans. It also very much applies to Democrats, who frequently frame Republican proposals as world-ending, or tantamount to mass killings.

(2) Overheated partisan rhetoric that falls well short of direct incitement to violence can be grotesque and counter-productive, but it should not be blamed for the actions of disturbed people. It's possible, if not likely, that this bomber heard Trump's words and decided to take it upon himself to punish or eliminate Trump's opponents. If so, that's a reflection on the bomber's evilness or mental illness, not Trump. Similarly, it's quite likely that the Congressional baseball shooter heard the words of numerous high-profile leftists and decided he needed to save the country by assassinating Republicans. That was a reflection on the shooter's evilness or mental illness, not the leftists he followed or favored.

(3) Demands that politicians and commentators calibrate their language in order to prevent depraved and insane people from engaging in depraved and insane conduct is more likely to harm free speech, or be exploited to disqualify legitimate political dissent as "dangerous," than it is to achieve that ostensible goal. Crazy people find reasons and imagine "cues" to do crazy things; the argument that non-incitement speech might push someone over the edge strikes me as slippery and specious. Couldn't something as simple as politician X alleging that politician Y is "hurting America" have this effect? The threshold for 'triggering' harmful impulses in the mind of a deranged person is unknowable, inconsistent and subjective. We therefore cannot shape our rules for discourse based upon that standard -- even if we agree that our broader discourse needs serious rehabilitation.


(4) Presidential tweets like this are unseemly and unhelpful:

Republicans are doing so well in early voting, and at the polls, and now this “Bomb” stuff happens and the momentum greatly slows - news not talking politics. Very unfortunate, what is going on. Republicans, go out and vote!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 26, 2018


Publicly lamenting that the arrival of pipe bombsat the homes and offices of your political opponents may slow your own party's momentum is a colossally terrible take. And it's not the news media's fault that it's devoting major coverage to this issue (the press frequently deserves plenty of criticism, but not for paying close attention to this story). Trump would be far better off expressing further solidarity with the targets of the explosive devices, and unleashing his famous fury against his apparent supporter who is allegedly responsible for this spate of terror. "If you think harming my opponents is somehow 'helping' me, you're dead wrong. You're dead to me. You're an animal who's hurting America -- and I always put America first." If Trump's overarching concern is putting the GOP in the best possible position ahead of the midterms, he should wield his megaphone to condemn these acts so vociferously and relentlessly that nobody -- from hostile journalists, to any members of MAGA Nation with a few screws loose -- could misinterpret his meaning. Prosecute this bomber to the fullest extent of the law, and pivot back to good news. For instance:

U.S. GDP grew at a 3.5 percent annual rate in the third quarter, putting the economy on track for its best year since before the recession.U.S. Economy Charged Ahead in the Third Quarter— Ben Casselman (@bencasselman) October 26, 2018


GDP growth beat expectations in the third quarter, keeping the US economy on pace to exceed three precent annual growth for the first time in 13 years. There's every reason in the world for the president to share these developments far and wide. But first, he must lead.

(1) Steve Scalise is a REPUBLICAN
(2) Steve Scalise is a REPUBLICAN in the era of TRUMP
(3) NOT A GOOD PLACE TO BE IN, IMO
(4) Steve, make better choices!!!
(5) BE CAREFUL of those you connect yourself to, STEVE
(6) Steve, you have made some shitty choices, IMO

^literally defending attempted murder

LOL, your interpretation is priceless.

What's in your wallet?

Condoms?

My interpretation is 100% correct.

 

[Vel]

Bernie Sanders does not keep an enemies list
He does not incite violence against those who disagree with him
He has not declared the media an enemy of the people
He does not offer to pay legal fees of those who beat protesters.

Trump does.......it makes him culpable

What nonsense. You don't have a clue as to Bernie keeping a list. Trump called the fake media the enemy of the people. IMO they are. His offering to pay legal fees was specific as well. "If you see somebody getting ready to throw a tomato, knock the crap out of them." Get it right if you're going to pass stories please.
Trump is not culpable because a crazy guy who likes him seems to have sprung to his defense against the constant and steady vitriolic attacks by democrats.