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[JetBlackPanda]

Good to hear Trump speech wasn't a pointing finger rhetoric.

Yes. I'm not giving props to anyone for just doing what is right but I am thankful they took the high ground.

 

[The Sum of Zero]

Guess he got his distraction.

 

[gcubed]

It's still crazy that the bar is so low for Trump that not shitting and vomiting on himself while hurling racial epitaphs is considered a good speech

 

[OriginofHysteria]

Stop excusing Trump. He's not presidential and never has been. It's normalization.

This. This is the same guy who wanted 2nd Amendment people to do something with Clinton.

 

[BobTheFork]

If not acting like a piece of shit for 10 minutes is all it takes to be Presidential, the bar is lower than we thought.

 

[McBryBry]

Just heard that the shooter is from Belleville, IL? That's fucking nuts. My girlfriend works there.

 

[Mahonay]

Murdering People and creating an atmosphere and polices that would help speed up peoples deaths arent really as far apart as you want to think. Just as some people kill others with poison vs ones who go for the most violent route.

Now deserving of it? I dont even know anymore with this atmosphere where they have embolden hatred, shoveled peoples concerns into the mud and a refusal to acknowledge a large swath of people in this country people will go further and further to be heard and yes this can be the result regardless of how righteous you want to be its reality and many of these things could be prevented if GOPers actually acted when children were murdered and cut out these loose gun laws in other states and had a way better baseline to ownership.

It doesnt have to be a total ban, but what we have now is wholly a mess when you can cross state lines and get a gun from a stranger without issue.

In my heart I believe the GOP are absolute scumbags for their role in blocking gun laws, openly suppressing minorities, devaluing women, and demonizing gay people. They don't deserve any good words.

I still don't believe they deserve violence upon them. Even if I hate them.

 

[Chozoman]

Shootings, even of children, the elderly, celebrities, police, and politicians, never have legislative sway in America. We've become completely numb to them.

You're overreacting. If Sandy Hook and San Bernardino didn't move the needle, this won't either. The second amendment is too strong.

I should have been clearer, I don't think there will be any changes to gun laws. I think there will be renewed interest in handicapping the media under the guise of stopping provocation, and an even tighter clamping down of the internet and free-press.

America will never give up it's precious, precious guns.

 

[Bakercat]

Imagine if trump had made the speech himself, ugh. Glad someone wrote on for him and he followed it completely. Made for a good statement to the American people. Sadly, we won't see much happening to keep these kind of incidents from happening again. In trumps speech he talks about all Americans coming together and that we are strongest when we are united. The only thing wrong with this is that the country is so divided on these issues. It's like if one party has an opinion on the subject, the other party has the exact opposite. Nothing ever gets done because no one will agree to do anything because each side is so far left or right to come in the middle to do anything. The longer this goes on the more the country divides, and I worry it will get to a point where bad things can happen in the country such as war.

 

[MogCakes]

How easy it is for a single public appearance to change minds despite his history of scummery. Really GAF? Really.

 

[Jack The Nipper]

Just heard that the shooter is from Belleville, IL? That's fucking nuts. My girlfriend works there.

What is nuts, like what city and area isn't or is nuts

 

[Ekai]

This will happen more often as more people are sentenced to death by republicans. As people become desperate they will look for acute solutions to chronic problems.

That's more or less my take on it. Republicans are waging a war on millions of minorities/people's healthcare/the very safety of the planet itself. And they've been waging this war for years. Seems some people are finally tired of it.

 

[ZeoVGM]

Just heard that the shooter is from Belleville, IL? That's fucking nuts. My girlfriend works there.

That isn't "nuts."

 

[Dubbedinenglish]

How easy it is for a single public appearance to change minds despite his history of scummery. Really GAF? Really.

Only for people looking for an excuse to praise

 

[Impeccable]

And that was the day ... he became President.

(Wipes tear away.)

 

[Jarrod38]

Just heard that the shooter is from Belleville, IL? That's fucking nuts. My girlfriend works there.

And?

 

[Fine Ham Abounds]

He became President today.

lol

 

[cromofo]

How easy it is for a single public appearance to change minds despite his history of scummery. Really GAF? Really.

Change minds, what the fuck you on about?

 

[Wall]

I'm speaking about a man who felt the need to use martial force against elected officials. That type of far left.

As far as I know, this is the first instance of someone tied with any part of what can be characterized as "the left" in the United States carrying out an armed attack on the government in the modern era. There isn't some organized element out there that wants to assasinate elected officials - thankfully.

This is not the way. I'm it looks like everyone but the shooter is going to be okay.

 

[FunkyMunkey]

love this cycle of "wait trump didn't insult anyone, shit himself, or literally cram his own head up his ass in a speech? looking presidential" that we keep getting caught in in this alternate universe.

wait, no i don't. it's pathetic

van jones where you at bruh

 

[Mahonay]

.nvm.

 

[Got]

How easy it is for a single public appearance to change minds despite his history of scummery. Really GAF? Really.

fairweather liberals are a putrid bunch.

 

[smokeymicpot]

Game is still on for tomorrow.

 

[McBryBry]

Sure the incident is in a different state, but him living 30 minutes out makes it a little more 'real' I guess. Its a big wtf moment.

 

[Ganhyun]

Did the poster who claimed to know the shooter ever respond to the questions about what the guy was like?

edit:

Also, ABC news saying that 6 people injured, including the shooter. Shooter is dead and two of the victims are in critical condition.

 

[ZeoVGM]

How easy it is for a single public appearance to change minds despite his history of scummery. Really GAF? Really.

Who are you even talking about?

 

[Fenderputty]

And?

wat?

 

[gregor7777]

That isn't "nuts."

Don't be a dbag

 

[Sho_Nuff82]

I should have been clearer, I don't think there will be any changes to gun laws. I think there will be renewed interest in handicapping the media under the guise of stopping provocation, and an even tighter clamping down of the internet and free-press.

America will never give up it's precious, precious guns.

I'm still not seeing how "the media" is to blame is we find out this man was politically motivated by (what everyone is guessing is) health care.

Even the most right-wing of supreme court justices is going to laugh at legislation that presumes to protect the president or congress from criticism.

Don't be a dbag

Having something tangentially in common with a murderer or victim isn't in and of itself, an amazing coincidence.

 

[MUnited83]

I told you guys he wouldn't pin this on democrats. I hate the man, but that would be a seriously dumb move.

LMAO. Just wait for the tweets man, dude has no guts to say it in a speech. He'll slip very soon on Twitter.

 

[Bigboss242]

Come on now....

No remorse from me either they are trying to kill people.

 

[cromofo]

How easy it is for a single public appearance to change minds despite his history of scummery. Really GAF? Really.

fairweather liberals are a putrid bunch.

Took long enough.

How do you even connect this from someone stating it was a good speech to changing their minds about him I don't even know.

Re-think who you're calling putrid. Talk about knee-jerking. My god.

 

[Duffman]

He became President today.

by reading a pre-written speech from a prompter and not saying anything completely idiotic?

 

[JoeBoy101]

How easy it is for a single public appearance to change minds despite his history of scummery. Really GAF? Really.

I think your dramatically overreacting to posts that are surprised he didn't shit the lecturn bed. I sincerely doubt it changed people's overall opinion of the man. At least here anyways.

fairweather liberals are a putrid bunch.

So are liberals demanding purity tests and rabid to tear into their own allies.

 

[Shake Appeal]

by reading a pre-written speech from a prompter and not saying anything completely idiotic?

It's a reference.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/01/polit...the-president-in-that-moment-cnntv/index.html

 

[Baraka in the White House]

I really don't know what to say about this situation.

Sorry the policies your party supports to the bitter end finally came back to bite you in the ass?

I'll pray for you?

I don't condone shootings but American conservatism is why these shootings happen so often and usually rack up higher body counts to boot. Because it's too goddamned easy to arm up and commit mass murder in this country.

 

[Velcro Fly]

by reading a pre-written speech from a prompter and not saying anything completely idiotic?

the bar is incredibly low for donald trump

it has been for 18 months

 

[Mammoth Jones]

Not cosigning this violence or acting like it's OK. Fuck that.

Hope those injured fully recover.

 

[ZeoVGM]

Don't be a dbag

I'm not.

It's annoying when people try to make a tragedy about themselves despite there being absolutely zero link.

"I know someone who works in the town that the shooter who tried to kill someone in another town was from!" is silly.

 

[Kud Dukan]

How easy it is for a single public appearance to change minds despite his history of scummery. Really GAF? Really.

Where does anyone do anything remotely like what you are suggesting? You can say that a statement was decent, or better than expected, without suddenly normalizing Trump or suddenly thinking he's an alright guy.

 

[OriginofHysteria]

Well geez.

https://mobile.twitter.com/RandPaul/status/746022114042478592

From 2016 obv.

 

[Sho_Nuff82]

Saying Trump's speech wasn't shit isn't the same as saying he's a good president, FFS. You are allowed to commend Republicans when they do something human once in a while.

 

[tedtropy]

So now that Trump gave a shockingly cogent, but still robotic teleprompter reading, what's the countdown until he changes tone completely and goes on a tweet storm about the violent left?

I'm glad nobody apart from the shooter was apparently fatally wounded. I can't imagine how, in his mind, he thought this would aide any cause. Another day, another unhinged person with a gun in America.

 

[vatstep]

"I am truly saddened that this senseless violence took place on my birthday, of all days"

A small part of me was expecting him to say something like that

 

[Chozoman]

I'm still not seeing how "the media" is to blame is we find out this man was politically motivated by (what everyone is guessing is) health care.

I've been hearing reports that government officials are blaming news outlets for riling up people with the constant "attacks" on the president and his cabinet/administration/legislation.

 

[commedieu]

So, he died in custody then?

Is he the guy with the reganomics pic a few pages back?

 

[MrToughPants]

Eloquent speech, maybe President Trump is turning a new leaf. 🇺🇸

 

[Autodidact]

I've been hearing reports that government officials are blaming news outlets for riling up people with the constant "attacks" on the president and his cabinet/administration/legislation.

"Government officials" meaning people in the administration? Those paragons of honesty? They'd have said shit no matter the outcome.

 

[DontBeThatGuy]

I'm not.

It's annoying when people try to make tragedy about themselves despite there being absolutely zero link.

Yeah, they're the ones being annoying right now...

 

[Lowmelody]

Eloquent speech, maybe President Trump is turning a new leaf. 🇺🇸

*eye twitches*