Conservative author threatens Trump protesters: “Our side has guns. Behave yourselves”

[kpete]

Matthew Vadum ?@vadum
Note to MoveOn anti-free speech thugs: Our side has guns, tens of millions of them. Behave yourselves. #tcot
2:34 PM - 16 Mar 2016
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Conservative writer Matthew Vadum threatened protesters at Trump rallies, warning "MoveOn anti-free speech thugs: Our side has guns, tens of millions of them. Behave yourselves."

Following the decision to cancel a campaign rally in Chicago on March 11, GOP front-runner Donald Trump received condemnation from media outlets for "encouraging, even condoning violence" at his events. Trump faced sharp criticism from media for creating the "hostile atmosphere" which led to violence against protesters at his events.

Right wing media have argued that anti-Trump protesters should expect "to get beat up" at his rallies, and others have labeled him the "victim", claiming the protesters infringe on Trump's First Amendment rights and are "totalitarian" and "fascist." Right wing media figures have blamed MoveOn.org for "orchestrat[ing] violence" and hijacking "what was to be a peaceful campaign rally," despite the fact that the group was there to protest previous incidents of violence at Trump rallies. Trump apologist and CNN contributor Jeffrey Lord described MoveOn.org as "the new Ku Klux Klan."

On March 16, conservative author Mathew Vadum took to Twitter, and threatened MoveOn.org saying, "Note to MoveOn anti-free speech thugs: Our side has guns, tens of millions of them. Behave yourselves. #tcot."

http://mediamatters.org/blog/2016/03/16/conservative-author-threatens-anti-trump-protes/209330

[In_The_Wind]

1. Nice tweet, Asshat!

[Human101948]

2. That's why the wing nuts stockpile guns...they want to use them to intimidate others,,,

The self-defense argument is a fig leaf for dreams of domination. Which is why they fantasize about the apocalypse when they can freely brandish their weapons and fire away at the "others."

[L. Coyote]

11. A lot of them want to protect themselves and their families when their paranoia comes true.

Selling fear for political purposes does that to your base.

[spanone]

3. hey matthew, shove them directly up your ass.

[n2doc]

8. +1 n/t

[SwankyXomb]

14. Assuming he can get them past his head.

[phantom power]

4. These assholes just... deserve each other.

[NutmegYankee]

5. Meh, large number of Democrats and Liberals ALSO own guns.

Me thinks they don't want to go there...

[randr]

6. The real reason behind the insane gun ownership

Asswipes feel powerful with a gun in their hands and need one to make a point as they have no ideas of their own.

[Skittles]

16. biggest cowards on the planet

f*** them

[hobbit709]

7. Lots of liberals also have guns, they just don't advertise the fact.

[Archae]

9. Same asshole who doesn't want the poor to vote.

Columnist: Registering Poor To Vote 'Like Handing Out Burglary Tools To Criminals'

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/columnist-registering-poor-to-vote-like-handing-out-burglary-tools-to-criminals

[tavernier]

10. I don't own a gun. I own a brain.

I don't vote republican.

[dembotoz]

12. he has his brown shirt and is proud of it

[Initech]

13. This is getting really, really scary.

[Skittles]

15. cowards and their guns

they are a dime a dozen in America

[SammyWinstonJack]

17. Trump protesters are totalitarian and fascist.......

who should expect to get beaten up.....for what exactly....exercising THEIR freedom of speech against trump who IS a totalitarian and a fascist.

AMERICA...FUCK YEAH!

[Vinca]

18. I hope the Secret Service has seen this tweet.

He's threatening guns at Trump events.

[Lone_Wolf]

19. Scary... wait until their convention

I bet there's a good chance of violence if Trump is denied at a brokered convention. Ohio is open carry so it could get ugly.

So glad I live far away from there.

[Odin2005]

20. Plenty of us progressives are packing heat, too.