GOP Congressman Blames Democrats' Anti-Trump Rhetoric for Shooting...

[babylonsister]

That didn't take long...


GOP Congressman Blames Democrats' Anti-Trump Rhetoric for Shooting of Republican Whip Steve Scalise (Audio)
by David Badash
June 14, 2017 10:23 AM
'I Can Only Hope the Democrats Tone Down the Rhetoric'


Republican U.S. Congressman Chris Collins of New York is blaming rhetoric from Democrats against President Donald Trump for Wednesday morning's shooting of GOP Majority Whip Steve Scalise, the third most-powerful House Republican.

Falsely calling himself "the most-visible Trump supporter in Washington" – Collins was the first congressional Republican to announce support for Trump, and likes to appear on cable news shows to defend the President, regardless of the veracity of his remarks – the Western New York Rep. went on the attack Democrats.

"I can only hope the Democrats tone down the rhetoric," Collins told radio station WBEN. "The rhetoric has been outrageous, of the finger-pointing, just the tone, and the angsts, and the anger directed at Donald Trump, his supporters," Collins insisted.

He said that rhetoric "fuels the fires," adding, "I can only hope maybe there's something here that would say, 'tone down the rhetoric.'"

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http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/davidbadash/gop_congressman_says_democrats_rhetoric_to_blame_for_shooting_of_republican_whip_steve_scalise

[DetlefK]

1. Oh, but the multiple death-threats against democratic candidates are just bogus?

[babylonsister]

3. And the gun laws they constantly vote against...karma can be a bitch. nt

[Orrex]

2. Republicans using tragedy to score cheap political points? Say it ain't so!

#predictable
#obvious
#shameless
#pandering
#cowardly

[BannonsLiver]

4. As predicted here....

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=9201390

[Siwsan]

5. Maybe the GOP needs to stop their plans to cull the population via their vile 'healthcare' plan

And their removal of social safety nets. And their robbing us of our social security. You poke a dragon often and hard enough, and it WILL strike back!!

And I still haven't quite erased a 'Reichstag' type scenario, from my mind.

[Neema]

6. This was my absolute first thought this morning when I read the news. They will milk this for all

it's worth. I think people are underestimating how bad this is going to get.

[3_Limes]

7. That sure didn't take long!! n/m

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[kairos12]

8. That's a despicable comment considering Drumpt said this:

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/10/us/politics/donald-trump-hillary-clinton.html?_r=0

snip:

Donald Trump Suggests ‘Second Amendment People’ Could Act Against Hillary Clinton

I doubt this comment will be brought up.

[All-In]

9. All Them Folks Didn't Need No Health Insurance

Now did they scumbag?

[Maeve]

10. And who keeps touting "2nd Amendment solutions"?

Don't think that was our side....

[leftstreet]

14. Yep, it was their Dear Leader

[LSFL]

11. Projection is a helluva drug. nt

[MagickMuffin]

12. Rep. Collins, if anyone needs to "tone down the rhetoric"

It is the republicons in congress and specifically their Dear Leader, who said on the campaign trail "I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn't lose voters,"

So, leadership and responsibility begins with YOUR PARTY!

[asiliveandbreathe]

13. So to Collins, seems to me rhetoric is the dog that bites you in the arse....

according to the latest polls....it ain't just Dems who are anti-trump....60% disapproval comin' from Dems alone??? - I think NOT! - pathetic creatures are they.....

[Baitball Blogger]

15. Whose rhetoric is responsible for the knife slashing in Portland?

[Satch59]

29. Yes, and all the hate crimes Trump inspired before & after election...

Collins has some nerve...

[FlightRN]

16. FBI

is saying it wasn't politically motivated. But the GOP will ignore that because it doesn't fit their narrative.

[titaniumsalute]

17. Has this mother fucker ever listened to Alex Jones' rhetoric??

[alarimer]

18. Wouldn't they have shot Trump, then? Or tried to?

I mean, the logic doesn't really hold.

It would make more sense if this was in response to losing (or potentially losing) health insurance. Then Congressional Republicans are definitely to blame.

Your Breaking News Consumer's Handbook:

http://www.wnyc.org/story/breaking-news-consumers-handbook-pdf/

1. In the immediate aftermath, news outlets will get it wrong.
Everyone we talked to made this point. Details on the ground will be sketchy, a shooter may still be active, all the dead may not be accounted for. "whatever you might hear in the first couple of hours after a major news event, you should probably take it all with a grain of salt," says Andy Carvin, senior strategist on NPR's Digital Desk. "It’s quite possible that what you hear as the news stories the next morning – what they focus on might be quite different than the day before."

2. Don't trust anonymous sources.
Often, news outlets will cite "sources," or a "law enforcement official." "I think you need to be very careful," says Ian Fisher, assistant managing editor for digital operations at the New York Times. "[law enforcement official] could be anything from the FBI to a cop in a car. So you just don’t know and you shouldn’t really trust that."

3. Don't trust stories that cite another news outlet as the source of the information.
"Also be wary of organizations that blindly quote other organizations without solid sourcing," says Fisher. "They aren’t taking a very big chance in doing that. They can always say 'oh, that was them, not us.' So I think that they are a lot less choosy and careful than they would be if their own reporting was attached to it."

4. There's almost never a second shooter.
In the case of the DC Navy Yard shooting, the Sandy Hook shooting, and many others, initial reports included possible second and third shooters. “There’s pretty much never another one,” says Fisher. “So if you hear that, you can almost always discount."

[Thrill]

19. How about not stealing people's health insurance in secret

.

[Tatiana]

20. You mean Collins isn't defending this man's right to "2nd amendment solutions?"

Color me shocked.

This is a tragedy, but I still hold out a thread of hope that maybe it will serve as a wake-up call to some Republicans. The NRA's cash won't protect them from a bullet.

[TNLib]

21. Unless they move forward on sensible gun control laws and addressing mental health issues

mass shootings will continue to happen. If they want to blame political rhetoric they aren't addressing the issue.

[All-In]

22. Get Back To Work GOP Millions Still Have Health Insurance And Billionaires

Still have to pay taxes.

[SHRED]

23. How about that Timothy McVeigh?

Oh how they forget.

[Tom Rinaldo]

24. Trump himself was out way in front of the curve on this one

And a Republican now Congressman could easily have broken the neck of a reporter just a short time ago acting out the spirit of Trumps attack on the media as "enemies of the people". Personally I avoid derisive language. Never use negative nicknames to describe the President. - Due to his actions I find that "Trump" says it all. But Trump has always been the first one out there with mean spirited attacks on anyone who opposes him.

[All-In]

25. Shut Up Trump Ya Still Gotta Cut A Trillion From Medicaid

And give it to the filthy rich.

[Chasstev365]

26. CALL HIS OFFICE AND COMPLAIN!

That's how Republicans pressure Dems to always apologize even though they never do!

[ck4829]

27. Not even a week ago, his supporters were marching and calling American Muslims a cancer

Address that, please.

[still_one]

28. and unfortunately, the asshole shooter probably has just given a boost to Handel. I hope not though

[MFM008]

30. Collins

Is a puddle of maggot puke.
A real buttkiss.

[Oden]

31. Trumpsters

Welcome to Trumpistan where gun rights are good killings are frequent, unless our side gets hit.

[ananda]

32. Pure projection!

and so sick

[WePurrsevere]

33. "Tone down the rhetoric"... 'You' first since YOU friggin started it...

They're school yard bullies who pick up and beat up those they can but then cry foul when a 'victim' finally snaps and fights back.

[Motley13]

34. guess they don't remember dolt 45

saying he could shoot someone on 5th ave & not lose his base

or encouraging his supporters to exercise their 2nd amend rights against HRC