in 2001 Gabby Gifford was shot. Another shooting of a politician 14 June 2017, six years later. What do these shootings mean?
What does it mean when the Republican from AZ blames Obama for dividing the nation. There is no accountability in this King guy whatsoever. Like Tweety, when anything bad happens, it is someone else's fault.
"Steve King Partly Blames Obama For Divisive Politics That Led To Shooting"
By Esme Cribb Published June 15, 2017 12:25 pm
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/steve-king-blames-obama-baseball-shooting
"Rep. Steve King (R-IA), a longtime proponent of the “birther” conspiracy theory aimed at undermining Barack Obama’s presidency, on Wednesday partly blamed the former President for political divisions King claimed led to a shooting at congressional Republicans’ baseball practice that left six people injured."
Well, coming together went away fast didn't it! It didn't even take 24 hours for a Republicans to blame Obama for the sh*t storm THEY created with body slamming skinny little, glasses wearing reporters, then people like Rush Limbaugh defining that bullying as "manly," and perhaps Jack Jones jumpng in somewhere with a new or old conspiracy!
This King guy cannot even stop his harassing ideological partisan crap during the worst of times.
"“I do want to put some of this at the feet of Barack Obama,” King said on Iowa radio station WHO, as flagged by CNN’s KFILE. “He contributed mightily to dividing us. He focused on our differences rather than our things that unify us. And this is some of the fruits of that labor.”"
Admittedly this guy King is one of the least intelligent, and least mature of all elected person in the US Government, so let's hope he is the only stupid Republican to try to blame Obama for the 14 June shooting. But don't hold your breath.
"In 2014, King claimed Obama “was not raised with an American experience.”
During the contentious 2016 election, King challenged fellow MSNBC panelists to name a “subgroup of people” that contributed “more to civilization” than white people.
In 2017, King once again made headlines by tweeting praise for an anti-Muslim politician with the claim: “We can’t restore our civilization with somebody else’s babies.”"
Of course there are others stupid enough to blame Democrats in general for the shooting. And which hypocrite speaks first? Gingrich, a man of few useful words . . .
"After Shooting, Some in GOP Blame Incitement by Democrats"
by Alex Seitz-Wald
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/after-shooting-some-gop-blame-incitement-democrats-n772586
"WASHINGTON — The political accusations started flying just hours after the bullets did.Some on the right wasted no time blaming their political opponents for the shooting Wednesday morning at a practice of congressional Republicans’ baseball team, saying Democrats’ harsh anti-Donald Trump rhetoric had created a political culture of violence that inspired alleged shooter James Hodgkinson.
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich blamed a "pattern" of "increasing hostility on the left" in an appearance on Fox News, prompting the host to press him on whether it was appropriate to be making such charges at such a time.
“You’ve had a series of things, which sends signals that tell people that it’s OK to hate Trump. It’s OK think of Trump in violent terms. It’s OK to consider assassinating Trump and then ... suddenly we’re supposed to rise above it — until the next time?” Gingrich responded."
Here is another fool dong damage to the country he says he serves.
"GOP lawmaker links shooting to 'outrageous' Dem rhetoric"
By John Bowden - 06/14/17 10:42 AM EDT
http://thehill.com/homenews/news/337738-gop-lawmaker-links-alexandria-shooting-to-dem-rhetoric
"Rep. Chris Collins (R-N.Y.) on Wednesday linked the political rhetoric of Democrats to the shooting of Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) and others at a baseball field in Alexandria, Va."
""I can only hope that the Democrats do tone down the rhetoric," Collins told WBEN. "The rhetoric has been outrageous ... the finger-pointing, just the tone and the angst and the anger directed at Donald Trump, his supporters.""
Chris needs to look at what has been said, just read a few Tweety tweets. Chris needs to look at the turmoil of the White House created by Tweety. The chaos in Tweety's world is self-inflicted and you know it, Chris. Chris needs to quit playing politics with reality and the facts. The chaos is not from anything the Dems have done, Chris. Tweety and his gang have made their own messy, e.g., did Obama wire tap him or not? Chris, you know you are blowing smoke. Facts are facts my friend, not "alt-facts" or straight up lies, so get back to reality Chris.
What will Tweety say about the shooting? He was silent about the Montana Republican body slammed a "nasty" reporter.
"Greg Gianforte [I will call him "G." I hope he doesn't come after me to hurt me. lol]: Fox News team witnesses GOP House candidate 'body slam' reporter"
By Alicia Acuna Published May 24, 2017 Fox News
Rush Limbaugh said millionaire Republican G.was manly, a real stud, for beating a reporter. The Guardian reporter is a smallish man wearing glasses, who makes a living writing. G. is a rich elite who apparently thinks he can do anything since he is rich. And G. got away with it with a $350 fine and 40 hours community service AFTER WINNING the election.
The reporter, according to Rush, manly Rush, was a "pajama boy." Rush, G. outweighed the "boy" by 60 pounds and it doesn't make G. a man to beat up a "boy."
"GOP Rep. Steve Scalise is in critical condition after shooting; assailant has died"
Gunman opens fire at congressional baseball practice in Virginia
House Majority Whip Rep. Steve Scalise is shot and in critical condition
Two Capitol Police officers, a congressional staffer and a lobbyist were also shot
Jacob Pramuk | @jacobpramuk
14 June 2017
So with the apparent praise for G.'s aggressive body slam, now we have a shooting seemingly for political, ideological purposes.
But this has happened before. Too many guns on the street? Yes! Abslute proof is the latest shoorting.
"In Attack’s Wake, Political Repercussions"
By MARC LACEY and DAVID M. HERSZENHORNJAN. 8, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/09/us/politics/09giffords.html
"TUCSON — Representative Gabrielle Giffords, an Arizona Democrat, and at least 17 others were shot Saturday morning when a gunman opened fire outside a supermarket where Ms. Giffords was meeting with constituents.
Six of the victims died, among them John M. Roll, the chief judge for the United States District Court for Arizona, and a 9-year-old girl, the Pima County sheriff, Clarence W. Dupnik, said."
The blame game going back shows Republicans wanted Obama to be the culprit all along, no matter who gets shot by whom.
"GOP candidates blame Obama for police shootings, cite no evidence"
09/03/15 08:45 AM, By Steve Benen
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/gop-candidates-blame-obama-police-shootings-cite-no-evidence
"U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch yesterday “strongly condemned shootings of law enforcement officers in Texas and Illinois and issued an unequivocal message of support for police.” The comments came on the heels of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) arguing that “the entire Obama administration” has shown “hostility [towards] law enforcement.”
Cruz, of course, backed up his argument by pointing to … nothing. Soon after, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) appeared on Fox News and said the White House’s support for law enforcement has been “ambiguous,” which contributes to violence and lawlessness. To support the contention, the scandal-plagued Republican also pointed to … nothing.
Taking an even less subtle approach, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) published a piece on a far-right blog yesterday, reflecting on “a serious problem.”
In the last six years under President Obama, we’ve seen a rise in anti-police rhetoric. Instead of hope and change, we’ve seen racial tensions worsen and a tendency to use law enforcement as a scapegoat."
