GOP floats condemning Charlottesville violence

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill




BY MIKE LILLIS - 08/25/17 12:10 PM EDT

Republicans are floating a resolution to condemn the recent white supremacist protests in Virginia — a measure quickly hammered by Democrats who say the language echoes the equivocal response from President Trump.

The draft resolution strongly denounces the groups that organized the Charlottesville, Va., rallies, singling out the “white supremacists and neo-Nazis” at the center of the marches, which led to the death of a counterprotester and two law enforcement officers responding to the violence. But Democrats are pouncing on language that condemns, in equal terms, both the racist groups “and counterprotestors engaged in acts of violence.”

“This resolution is a nonstarter for Democrats,” said a Democratic aide. “It equates neo-Nazis and white supremacists with counterprotestors, and reeks of the same moral equivalence as Trump's statements.”

It’s unclear who penned the document or how close the Republicans are to finalizing it.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/347966-gop-floats-condemning-charlottesville-violence

[AllyCat]

1. They've had to think about this for awhile.

In the meantime, Democrats with spines have been speaking out since the first day. The KGOP could have come out against this too. But now they have to put up a resolution that is completely too little too late.

[Chasstev365]

2. Whoa: Don't go out on a limb, there GOP!

[byronius]

3. This is utterly, darkly hilarious.

"If the Jews had simply moved faster into the cattle cars and worked harder at their assigned tasks, the violence would never have happened..."

I swear, it's like they know for a fact that Hell is a myth.

Because if there is, it's full of conservatives.

[BigmanPigman]

4. TOO LATE! You had your chance.

Voters will remember this and repealing the ACA....Maybe. After all they did elect the fake prez so "stupid is as stupid does" (I got that from Forrest Gump).