Rep Adam Schiff: "They. Tried. To. Kill. You. Mister. Vice. President."

[kpete]

The Washington Post

Pence says media focus on Jan. 6 insurrection is to “demean” Trump supporters https://wapo.st/3DhjR4C

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[kentuck]

1. Fort Sumter was that one little incident...

Why did they make such a big deal out of it?

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

4. The Japanese were just taking an aerial tour of Hawaii on December 7th.

They were typical tourists who wanted to take a look at Pearl Harbor. They didn't even land.

[bullwinkle428]

5. 9/11 was just a bunch of guys from Saudi Arabia learning to fly jumbo jets!

[Evolve Dammit]

13. Right. Just another day.....

[uponit7771]

19. +1,

[raccoon]

2. I love Adam Schiff. Nt

[Champp]

3. This demostrates just how messed up Republican-think really is

The poor, sick bastards are just putty in the hands of tyrants,
feeble and meek to the Fascist Boots of their own degenerate QOP,
built on a mountain of lies and deception.

The Republicans' darkside anti-American Russian cronies are
laughing their babushkas off at Republican obedience and stupidity.

[HUAJIAO]

9. Well said and very quotable.

[bucolic_frolic]

6. Pence is Orwellian on this

Republicans will destroy anything to promote their power and self-interest. It's all about spin for them now. Question your eyes, and especially your ears when they speak.

[NoMoreRepugs]

7. We are literally at War with these people.

Much blood is about to be spilled IMO.

[KS Toronado]

14. I hope not but believe you are correct

With so many reQublicOns relying on Qanonsense's BS as being the truth, whenever Qrump starts
to feel cornered, he'll give them orders to kill Democrats to "SAVE" our country. Hope I'm wrong.

[hadEnuf]

22. We need to anticipate that happening and be prepared to defend and fight back, in earnest.

I put nothing past these bastards. They have openly shown that they will use any and all means to achieve their cult leader's goals.

It's time to stop trying to figure out these animals. It's pretty clear what they want and they need to be stopped using whatever means are necessary. Hopefully it can be done peacefully but we must be prepared for their escalation which is almost sure to come.

[KS Toronado]

30. I agree 100%

[RVN VET71]

28. Fat Man will never give a direct order.

Fat Man will speak indirectly to his devotees through one of his broadcast apparatchiks, maybe Carlson, saying “The people are with
their backs to the wall and, I really hate to have to tell you, but there’s enough frustration with all the socialism and loss of freedom that somebody’s liable to start shooting. I’m not saying I’d want to see it, but I’m telling you, the violence is coming.”

Fat Man may not even have to say anything. The currents are already flowing in that direction. But Fat Man will definitely want to position himself so he can either deny he sought violence or take credit it for it, however it suits him.

[KS Toronado]

32. You're correct, fat man will give his marching orders

in such a way as to deny what he said, "I was only joking". Plus with the Grand Juries & the Jan 6th
Committee closing in on him, he's going to feel like a cornered rat sooner than later. That's when he'll
strike.

[Evolve Dammit]

15. and they will celebrate it. A blood lust in these groups, that's for sure. 1/6 was a "rally" call.

A "meet and greet" to feel the comradery and do a little net-working. We were lucky and I don't think they thought it would be so easy to storm the capitol. Proudest day of their lives said many.

[dflprincess]

8. Trump supporters, including Pence, demean themselves

They don't need any help to do that.

[czarjak]

10. Oh, the feelings of 74 million bullshit believers though?

[ProudMNDemocrat]

17. Want to bet 10% or more of that 74 million...

Will be rethinking their votes for Trump and stay home in 2024 if he even thinks about running again. With all the crap yet to come down, perhaps people have had enough. They may not like living in a country where they are RULED with NO rights whatsoever.

[OrangeJoe]

40. Not so confident

Remember after 4 years of Trump in office his support among white women actually increased in the 2020 election.

[czarjak]

43. I only bet on sure things, but fingers crossed.

[PatSeg]

11. If the timing had been a bit different,

Pence easily could be dead right now. Surely, that must enter his mind frequently. There are no do-overs once you are dead.

[Evolve Dammit]

16. I wonder if he really gets it. Those eyes are pretty dim. Just another day...

[PatSeg]

21. I don't know

Maybe once you've sold your sold, there are no take backs.

It is like some of these people are a very different species. It is truly unsettling.

[Evolve Dammit]

31. They don't care about anything beneficial but rather want to destroy "liberalism" and install their

own brand or Rule. Pence does it with the demeanor of an undertaker/ mortician but the evil and intent to destroy all but christo fascism rules his life. Never forget he and Nazi salute Laura Ingraham are buds, and he filled in on her radio show. These people are fucking dangerous. Pence was Manafort's pick. They knew who would be best suited to work for the new US oligarchs.

[PatSeg]

34. Yes, they truly are a scary bunch

and they are more focused on "winning" rather than "doing". Power at any cost.

[Evolve Dammit]

41. Agreed. If it had any elements of anything except a violent overthrow/ take-over or radical racism

and attacking the rule of law? As a nation, we can't allow this if it becomes violent. They may need to be dealt with harshly if it continues. It feels like a civil war already.

[PatSeg]

42. Yes, I think we've been in various stages of civil war

for the last four years. It is just hard to see it sometimes when you are right in the middle of it.

[Evolve Dammit]

44. True. I see it in public every day; there is a lot of anger out there. Wonder how many incited by

media AM hate radio, "social apps", Faux News? Probably most of it. Few have actual conversation anymore.

[PatSeg]

45. Yes and it didn't happen overnight

It took years to cultivate and feed all that anger. AM talk radio and Fox News laid the groundwork and social media fueled the fire. I remember the turbulent sixties, but it was nothing like this. There was anger and rebellion, but never this level of blind hatred. Throw in right-wing media and the Internet and you have a civil war.

[Evolve Dammit]

48. I remember the 60's too and at the end and early 70's, race relations were improving. There was no

radio hate, no internet hate and no Fox hate and propoganda. There were 3 networks and PBS (the fuzzy channel with the auction). I'd go back to my rabbit ears and my black rotary phone in a heartbeat.

[PatSeg]

50. Some believe that today's right-wing extremists

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are payback for the left-wing protestors of the sixties, but today's right-wingers are violent primarily for the sake of being violent. Most of the protestors in the sixties were peaceful and were trying to make the world a better place. There were a few exceptions, but they didn't represent the movement as a whole.

[Evolve Dammit]

51. You are spot on. "violent primarily for the sake of being violent" They just want to burn it down

and hurt/kill Dems and libs anyway they can. Alarming actually.

[PatSeg]

52. Reminds me of children in the schoolyard,

looking for an excuse to get into a fight, any reason will do. Some of them grow up and start fights in bars, because they like the adrenal rush - "What are you looking at?" Obviously, some people never outgrow it.

[Evolve Dammit]

53. I swear the US is like a school playground in terms of intellect and behaviors now.

[PatSeg]

54. Sadly, that appears to be the truth

[AllaN01Bear]

18. pelsi and a whole bunch of others if that cop hadnt distratced and angered the crowd.

[PatSeg]

23. Yes, we are talking mere minutes

Yet so many republicans are prepared to just put it behind them, as if it was of little significance, but we've seen the videos and they were very frightened at the time.

[AllaN01Bear]

24. my rally cry, never forget jan 6.

[PatSeg]

33. Absolutely

That is what republicans crammed down our throats about 9/11 for twenty years, but January 6 was a far greater threat to our democracy than the attacks on 9/11.

[Baitball Blogger]

12. The Republicans are in warrior mode. Let's face it. They want to sink the country

in order to destroy the Democrat's agenda. And they will if we don't find a way around Sinema and Manchin.

God, I would love to see those two become irrelevant.

[uponit7771]

20. Proof the M$M isn't focusing enough on J6 terrorist

[marble falls]

25. Mr Vice President, duck!!!

[jaxexpat]

26. Well, they deserve demeaning.

That was the most piss-poor design and build I've ever seen for a scaffold! It would have collapsed with the first execution. The media should be ashamed for even calling it a scaffold.

[GoodRaisin]

29. Looks like it was constructed just well enough to hold Pence.

The 2x4 on the top is turned in the correct position. The 4x4 columns look a little shakey. It might have held.

[Hekate]

37. I noticed its construction seemed more symbolic than otherwise, but the hangman's noose would serve

Ropes can be slung over any tree limb or balcony. Pence is delusional.

[ananda]

27. Trump is just a fuckin mean bastard. But Pence is batshit crazy.

I mean totally insane.

[Silent3]

35. Yeah, sure, they threatened to hang him, but...

...is life even worth living if you can't be working the system from a position of power, trying to turn the country into a theocracy?

[Hekate]

36. Pence is a deluded little man who still thinks he can ride this RWNJ monster to glory

The GOP — McConnell, Lindsay Graham, and their ilk — have lost control of the monster.

[hadEnuf]

38. Pence is done.

His "base" of rebel animals will never trust him again for not subverting democracy and sane people see him as a spineless collaborator who is trying to kiss the asses of people who wanted to murder him.

[Grasswire2]

39. exactly

Still thinks he's in the game.

[Cha]

46. Rt TY

[Patton French]

47. I guess the noose and scaffold were just a funny joke!

Ha ha ..ha…..

[LiberalFighter]

49. I wonder what Mother was saying while it was happening?