Marco Rubio ignores Charleston tragedy in big speech — but makes sure to praise the Second Amendment

[RandySF]

Republican presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida ignored yesterday’s heinous shooting at a historical African-American church in Charleston, South Carolina when he addressed a crowd of conservatives today, choosing instead to reaffirm his commitment to the 2nd amendment.

1-year-old Dylann Roof was apprehended today after he allegedly opened fire on a Bible study group at the historic predominantly black Emanuel AME Church last night. The shooting left nine people dead.

Today, Rubio spoke before the Faith & Freedom Coalition’s Road To Majority 2015 summit in Washington. Billed as “the premier event for people of faith and conservative activists,” the summit is expected to host every announced and potential 2016 GOP candidate except Donald Trump. Today’s schedule featured Senators Ted Cruz and Rand Paul, in addition to Rubio.

During the speech, which was interrupted by immigration reform activists, the freshman senator completely ignored the Charleston attack.

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[Faux pas]

1. Because 'they'

don't care.

[yeoman6987]

7. Well the article says Dylann is 1 years old.

I sure miss the days when articles were edited properly.

[Scuba]

2. "I'm a proud whore for any sleezeball corporation that'll pay me a dime." ~ Marco Rubio

[Jefferson23]

9. +1. n/t

[BeyondGeography]

3. He was hoping nobody would notice

[lpbk2713]

4. "Mass murder?? What mass murder??"

"Oh ... It was just some colored folks."

[hatrack]

5. They were just Blah People, right Marco?

There was probably some mysterious link between yesterday's shootings and absent fathers, or gangsta rap, or sagging pants, right Marco?

They were just another set of nine-pins in the Big Ballistic Bowling Alley that is these Yewwww-Nited States of 'Murca, 'cuz who else enjoys the fabulously fabulous super-free Freedumb that we enjoy thanks to guns, right Marco?

And they weren't going to vote for you anyway, right Marco?

[SheilaT]

6. Wow. What a complete idiot.

If he had advisors with any sense at all they'd have made sure the second amendment stuff was left out this time, even if there was no mention of the Charleston shooting.

Of course, a lot of NRA types are total idiots. I seem to recall that a big gun show was held in the Denver area not long after the Columbine shooting, and they were totally unapologetic about it.

[olddots]

8. what do you expect ????????

he is a turd maggot cheer leader for the dumbest fuckwads that exist in nature .sorry just my opinion .