I guess it's a done deal: it was a liberal targeting Republicans

[Wednesdays]

That's the unrefuted story that's circulating on all the news channels.


No one's asking about the ball players' uniforms. Nor about inconsistencies about the gunman's description.

[Thrill]

1. Suppose the shooter is a Trump Supporter?

[Wednesdays]

3. Exactly. But that's not how it's being spun. n/t

[Aviation Pro]

2. Framing the narrative....

....ahead of the truth. It's the Republicant way.

[Neema]

4. They got someone to say the guy was asking if the players were Dem or Rep.

It's now being widely reported. Straight out of their playbook.

[maryellen99]

10. Because they know their base is gullible and they'll fall for it hook line and sinker nt

[Neema]

14. Of course. Repeating a lie or having someone make an unfounded claim and they quoting them as proof

is what they've done for years and it works like magic on their base.

[maryellen99]

16. Sure does nt

[leftstreet]

8. Hmm, that's fast thinking on their part

strange days

[asiliveandbreathe]

9. Bazinga! - even before all the facts are known..but they don't care about facts..

their SOP - the smoke hasn't even cleared and they are playing politics..is this the reason for legislation removing regulations on silencers?? - or marshall law?..pathetic...

[Chasstev365]

5. I said that same on another thread and was asked to prove it.

When all the news channels are all saying, I feel that I am right!

[asiliveandbreathe]

11. I saw that Chassteve365 - shaking head...some here, rather than move the

conversation forward, choose to attack - I got one too, on another subject - not sure if BOTS..

Be well...

[Neema]

15. No need to prove anything. Truth or proof is not what's important to the GOP or their base or their

media shills. Repetition makes truth.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

6. Nobody on the left supports violence

even against Republicans and, even as frustrated and angry as many of us are about what Trump/GOP has/is/expected to be doing, no responsible people on the left/Democrats have advocated for nor ever would advocate for violence against Republicans. That's the truth that will, unfortunately, doubtless get lost in the shuffle of right-wing blame-making if the gunman's motives were political in nature. I'm glad that none of the injuries appear to be life-threatening and that the suspect is in custody.

[asiliveandbreathe]

13. Exactly - We are advocating gun control..

when will the madness stop - when reps. remove regulations on silencers....many more would be hurt...

[SDJay]

7. I Hate That This Happened Of Course...

But I am going to absolutely hammer the fuck away at any RWNJ in my life - online or off - with the 'THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO POLITICIZE SUCH A TRAGEDY bullcrap to anyone who whines about how repukes are victims. You know, the same way they treat everyone else when some right-wing loon shoots up a mall or movie theater.

Perhaps some good will come of that in that at least a few of those dimwits will realize how it feels and perhaps think about that in the future. Most won't, but we're in baby steps territory anyway.

[Txbluedog]

12. I am strangely OK with that...

It will be fun to see the gun loving loons try and say that party affiliation should now be a requirement to purchase a firearm

[Squinch]

17. I guess that it's not. That story is being refuted now, and the guy who asked if it

was R or D was not the shooter.

So at least on DU, can we please not be so quick to let the Republicans frame the narrative?

[Neema]

18. But it doesn't matter if it's being refuted. It's already been widely reported and that is all the

GOP needs. It's not letting the Republicans frame the narrative to talk about the fact that they will absolutely milk this bullshit story for all its worth. I really think people are underestimating how much they will use this to bury every other news story and paint the picture of liberals being crazy traitors.

[Neema]

19. He's been identified. A Bernie-or-Bust dude and the RW trolls are crawling all over his Facebook

page right now.