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riversedge

(70,355 posts)
Tue Aug 9, 2016, 06:29 PM Aug 2016

@GabbyGiffords says all Americans should "unambiguously condemn" Trump's remarks and "the violence t

Spot on Gabby

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@GabbyGiffords says all Americans should "unambiguously condemn" Trump's remarks and "the violence t (Original Post) riversedge Aug 2016 OP
Have any Republicans condemned it yet? 6chars Aug 2016 #1
Of course not. They haven't been released from the hospital for their collective stroke just yet. kestrel91316 Aug 2016 #4
Neither have any of the Ted DUgents SwankyXomb Aug 2016 #9
Excellent. Just let him push back on that. nolabear Aug 2016 #2
I would argue that condemnation is not enough GusBob Aug 2016 #3
The Republicans rode in on their Clown Car and now they have their clown, they need to Thinkingabout Aug 2016 #5
Don't overlook what Gabby is saying DFW Aug 2016 #6
yes, it is so scary. I fear for Hillary at this moment. riversedge Aug 2016 #7
I would worry more about Warren Bob Buttons Aug 2016 #10
Gabby knows what she's talking about. I've been watching as the Kill Hillary movement grows. NBachers Aug 2016 #8
Arrest him!! Delmette Aug 2016 #11
Damn Straight!! st17011864200074656 Aug 2016 #12
 

kestrel91316

(51,666 posts)
4. Of course not. They haven't been released from the hospital for their collective stroke just yet.
Tue Aug 9, 2016, 06:44 PM
Aug 2016

GusBob

(7,286 posts)
3. I would argue that condemnation is not enough
Tue Aug 9, 2016, 06:43 PM
Aug 2016

You don't counter a bully's threat with mere words.

It no longer matters what he says or said, what matters now is what people do about it

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
5. The Republicans rode in on their Clown Car and now they have their clown, they need to
Tue Aug 9, 2016, 06:47 PM
Aug 2016

wear the selection on their foreheads.

DFW

(54,448 posts)
6. Don't overlook what Gabby is saying
Tue Aug 9, 2016, 07:12 PM
Aug 2016

"What political leaders say matters to their followers."

She's right.

George Tiller was not killed by someone who read a newspaper. He was killed after being egged on by a major commentator of Fox "News," which is a political organization if ever there was one.

If someone takes a pot shot at Hillary, it will be because he got it into his head that Trump blessed the action. If Trump later says, "I had no idea," then this should be taken as more of a very truthful generalization that was, in this case, not true as a specific.

Bob Buttons

(51 posts)
10. I would worry more about Warren
Tue Aug 9, 2016, 08:38 PM
Aug 2016

At least Hillary's surrounded by secret service. Warren, meanwhile, pokes the bear on a regular basis and is off in her corner of the world relatively isolated from the mainstream swarm of media.

Nope. Not even gonna entertain that thought. Much better: https://twitter.com/emrgencykittens

NBachers

(17,149 posts)
8. Gabby knows what she's talking about. I've been watching as the Kill Hillary movement grows.
Tue Aug 9, 2016, 08:19 PM
Aug 2016

My life would be shattered if she were assassinated. Trump and his violent, disturbed, and barbaric cult will stop at nothing to nullify her. They've painted a target on her, just as they painted a target on Gabby.

It damn well better not happen.

Delmette

(522 posts)
11. Arrest him!!
Tue Aug 9, 2016, 09:03 PM
Aug 2016

Let Trump spend few nights and days in the scummiest jail cell in NYC worrying about about what charges wI'll be brought against him.

Every time he has to "act oresidential" for a few hours he blows his top and spews even more horrible crap.

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