Pic Of The Moment: GOP Politician Explains How He Feels About Seeing 600 People Getting Shot

[EarlG]

Scalise: Shooting 'fortified' my view on gun rights

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[Gothmog]

1. K&R

[bucolic_frolic]

2. Speaking of health insurance

the medical costs for this week in Las Vegas ... anyone attempt a tally?

Plus all the law enforcement personnel, the lost business ... not that a price tag can be placed on the tragic losses of life,
and lifelong emotional trauma for victims, their families, even the medical personnel and others present. These tragedies are
expensive to society in a tangible monetary way

[turbinetree]

13. Average cost if you survive and the severity is upwards to $175,000

It has cost this country in health care over 229 billion in gun related BS

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/04/true-cost-of-gun-violence-in-america/


So thoughts and prayers solves the problem................

[Scarsdale]

14. He should have refused

medical care, and asked the clowns in the gop to "pray for him" Lucky he has the Cadillac healthcare plan like the rest of the politicians. After all the surgeries and aftercare he would have been bankrupt by now, unless the NRA picked up the tab for him.

[turbinetree]

20. And whats really classic is that "all" of congressiona people at that field had

capital officers there, while at venues other than airports, or train stations there no cops to protect the masses.
So the tax payers picked up the tab, and then he comes out with thoughts and prayers, while over on the other side of hypocritical fence the illustrious ( ) John Thune, from South Dakota says for us to "survive:" is to "get small" and this dolt makes $223,000 a year as the third in line of right wing BS republican party.

I just wonder if that idiot thinks that country citizens should walk around with Kevlar helmets and body armor 24/7, and if I can charge that to my Medicare plan, I think I will ask, the Social Security Administration that administers my Medicare if they will pay for the armor, as part of my deductible........I am pissed off that he would offer that, and the other one says to have thoughts and prayers...................nothing about protecting the population, no f*cking empathy what so ever, except "small" and" thoughts and prayers"...............

In fact think I will call Thune and ask him about the body armor if that will make small enough from wack jobs, he really should get an ear full from the public on those comments, until he retracts that BS statement

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029672636

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[keithbvadu2]

37. According to Thune, Scalise is responsible because he did not 'get small'.

According to Thune, Scalise is responsible because he did not 'get small'.

We need to get back to the republican meme of personal responsibility for your own health for Scalise.

[lunasun]

45. I hadn't read about Thunes suggestion to get small

Does he mean crouch down in place when there is 22K people running in panic mode to escape because that is a good way to get trampled to death.
Of course then it wouldn't be the gunz that killed you ....

Or is he just an old Steve Martin fan?

[Moostache]

28. Not to put too fine a point on it...

As long as society continues to grant undue deference and respect to the practice of silently praising an invisible friend and asking for blessing and favors in the process, this is not going to ever end.

Thoughts? OK, though I doubt the veracity of these politicians thinking about ANYTHING beyond the next fundraiser and donor ass to kiss...

Prayers? Stop the pandering...99% of politicians are as amoral as they come on many levels and their overt "Christianity" is nothing more than red meat for the sheeple who think that this delusional "belief" somehow makes one qualified for office whereas someone honestly espousing the inverse is ostracized and cast asunder.

There is no room or need for the god hypothesis in public life or public service. Period.
Allowing jag off pols to wrap themselves in comfort of the idiotic support of the non-thinkers is never going away...

[Merlot]

24. People who were there and have lifelong emotiona trauma

unless they have REALLY good insurance, will not be able to get treatment.

[pamela]

3. We should just replace 911 operators with "thoughts and prayers" teams

"911, what's your emergency?"

"I've been shot!"

"Ok, we're sending out our thoughts and prayers."

"But, I'm dying..."

"Ok, we'll put it on our 911 Facebook page, too."

[flygal]

4. OMG!

That is perfect!!

[geardaddy]

7. You win the thread!

[trof]

30. BAM!

[LakeArenal]

34. Yes. Great thought.

[yuiyoshida]

43. In the age of the GOP and Trump , it wouldn't surprise me if

That actually become true.

[Rhiannon12866]

5. Good Grief!

So after the hell he went through - it's okay with him that the same thing happens to countless other Americans??

[OldHippieChick]

6. Because hey, he had his own security and they took out the

shooter. Everyone should have their own security. More guns!!!

[Roland99]

8. Ron White says....

[Johonny]

9. Thoughts and prayers, what you offer when you lack genuine human emotions.

[Initech]

10. Jimmy Kimmel is right - the NRA has the GOP's balls in a vice!

[PatSeg]

11. WTF

I can't even write what I'm thinking.

[George II]

12. Was his brain damaged in the shooting?

[Marthe48]

15. Well, he was shot in the hip

so, maybe.

[LittleGirl]

19. LOL snicker. OMG. eom

[George II]

21. Pretty close!

[Scarsdale]

16. Every news outlet

should publish a list of how much each of these clowns gets from the NRA, to allow the senseless killing of constituents.

[keithbvadu2]

38. Here's your check

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029664355
..

[keithbvadu2]

39. "..."allow the senseless killing of constituents. "

"..."allow the senseless killing of constituents. "

When Trump accepted the GOP nomination:

"I have a message for all of you: the crime and violence that today afflicts our nation will soon come to an end," he said. "Beginning on January 20th, 2017, safety will be restored."

http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/21/politics/republican-convention-highlights-day-four/index.html

[Martin Eden]

17. We should "pray" this doesn't happen again. And again. And again. And again. And again. And again.

The good news is those prayers can be answered -- if we actually take action to ensure this doesn't keep happening again. And again. And again. And again. And again. And again. And again. And again. And again. And again. And again. And again. And again. And again. And again. And again.

Without action you might as well flush those prayers down the toilet -- or send them to the NRA which likely helped bankroll your political career in the first place.

[usaf-vet]

18. One of two things is apparent

1. The we'll pray for them crowd has no connection to God. God must see them like the little boy who cried wolf.
or

2. God sent a message directly to Scalise and he has chosen to ignore it.

Praying is a nice thought or jester if you personally know the victim.... but in this situation it's a cowards way to avoid their responsibility.

Congress members have a responsibility and the power to protect the American people from terrorist attacks. 58 dead and 500+ injured. IS A TERRORIST ATTACK.

[gademocrat7]

22. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

He learned nothing from his traumatic injury. Still a heartless rethug.

[C Moon]

23. Whenever these horrible events occur

all we hear about are the number that died. The media then says x-number were injured. They don't go into how many of those who survived will never walk again, who lost an arm; a hand; a foot; a leg; will eat through a tube the rest of their life; plus those who will have lifelong mental problems.

Guns are fucked up.

[Merlot]

25. Exactly. And for those that don't have good insurance

won't get lifetime follow up treatment.

That's why there will be a big class action lawsuit...against the hotel. Not against the guns manufacturers.

Las Vegas hotels are known for their security standards, but staying in a hotel also implies a sense of privacy for the guest. Is there a way the hotel could have prevented this? doubtful but now millions of vacationers will be treated like the real criinals by waiting in long lines to go through metal detectors and have their luggage surveyed.

[MontanaMama]

26. I am guessing that bullet wounds

are pre-existing conditions.

[mikeyDE]

27. There ought to be

A tax on every gratuitous utterance of the word pray.

[aggiesal]

29. The 3rd thing we should be thinking about ...

is how to cash that NRA contribution check.

[Bob Loblaw]

36. Ding ding ding

We have a winner. I have to say I was scrolling through to see if anyone else had this thought.

[geretogo]

31. We need to pray that the Rethugs are thrown out in Nov 2018 .

[Fritz Walter]

32. Clearly suffering from brain damage

While his condition may have been exacerbated as he received top-notch care during his Golden Hour* and beyond, it’s now abundantly clear that his cognitive impairment was a pre-existing condition.

Fortunately for him, many Congress members have found one Cadillac-like health care plan or another that covers these so-called public servants extensively (and expensively). Yes, I know: they’re supposed to enroll in ACA plans like us poor slobs, but that’s a cruel delusion.

The rest of us — thanks to him and his ilk — are not so fortunate. Many of us are trying to get by on a Ford Pinto plan, one which explodes on impact.

Me? I dread shopping for health insurance during the upcoming enrollment period, where it’s open season on my financial well-being. (Currently paying $700/month, much more than my mortgage).

So glad he’s recovering from his wounds!


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* Not to be confused with the pee-Resident’s penchant for Golden Showers.

[SergeStorms]

33. If I wrote.....

what I'm thinking at this very moment, people would be alerting the Mods in record numbers. It has to do with my opinion of "prayer", and "religion".

Suffice to say, I think Scalise is a colossal ass-clown without a trace of intelligence.

[LakeArenal]

35. Its called multi- tasking, Steve

You can pray for families you don’t give a rat’s ass about AND ( I know it’s complex for you man) you can do something about stemming this horror. They are not mutually exclusive.

Scratch the do, just try something. Try ?

[czarjak]

40. Admitting that you're wrong is still mission impossible for some....

[Maraya1969]

41. It's that kind of prayer that makes you feel stronger about supporting the 2nd amendment by

praying for all its victims.


Not one fucking bit of sense!

[Swede]

42. Hospital costs for those with gun injuries approach $100,000 per patient

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/hospital-costs-for-those-with-gun-injuries-approach-100000-per-patient-2017-10-03?link=sfmw_tw

[Glimmer of Hope]

44. He has no soul.