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Trump safe after gunshots in his vicinity at golf course; FBI investigating assassination attempt

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by okeechobee, Sep 15, 2024.

  1. VAg8r1

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    Already mentioned it. The guy essentially evolved from a pro-Trumper to a never Trumper almost certainly based on the single issue of support for Ukraine. He also had a long rap shot and reputation as somewhat of a nut case for years.
     
  2. ajoseph

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    Cause and effect? Both are saying it. But to me, the fear porn “is la raison de son existence.” Without the fear porn, there is no platform. And I also believe the Left’s rhetoric is not as “violent” as Trump’s. Again, Trump is saying in literal terms that if you don’t vote for him, you will die in a War, the Jews will cease to exist, and the global map will be redrawn in a Dark Age for all mankind. I just don’t hear that type of extremism coming from the Left.

    That said, I am a Never-Trumper and therefore admittedly lack complete objectivity here. It’s how I see it, but I agree I might see it through polarized lens.
     
  3. gator95

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    Never trumper has a biden/harris bumper sticker? A simple yes, he's a far left nut job would suffice. Thanks.
     
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  4. tilly

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    And the hate that he spews doesnt help.
     
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  5. CHFG8R

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    Obviously, there is one person and one person in particular who is mostly responsible for the decided tone change in American politics. I used to try, but there's no point with MAGA. So, 8th-grade insult contest it is then!
     
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  6. gator95

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    Only one sides candidate has been shot at or had an attempted assassination. I get it that you are on the left but BOTH sides are culpable in this rhetoric. The Hitler comparisons that are almost weekly on MSNBC sure don't help. And Harris/Biden started the Democracy is at stake crap
     
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  7. gator_jo

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    Except that Democracy IS at stake, when one side nominates a convicted criminal who also enacted a criminal conspiracy to overturn an election. And Hitler comparisons are completely valid.....when someone uses almost the exact same rhetoric as Hitler.

    Jesus, will you righties toughen up and quit trying to be such victims? Take responsibility for your crummy words and actions for once, instead of seeking out a new boogeyman to blame du jour.
     
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  8. mrhansduck

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    According to this article, he was charged with being a felon in possession and with "possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number." I am curious about where it says "t's unclear where Routh obtained the rifle, especially since it is not a firearm that is available for purchase in Florida."

    Is it true that his gun wouldn't be available for purchase in Florida, and what is the story with that?

    Bodycam video shows moment Trump assassination attempt suspect Ryan Wesley Routh is arrested | Daily Mail Online
     
  9. gator95

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    See everyone? This is what I'm talking about. Here is a lemming just saying Trump is Hitler. Thanks for proving my point for me. Appreciate it.
     
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  10. GatorBen

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    The DailyMail is reading something in the charging affidavit and not understanding what it means and why it’s there.

    Affidavit confirms that it’s an SKS rifle.

    One of the elements of the charge for possessing a firearm with an obliterated serial number is that the firearm have previously traveled in interstate or foreign commerce.

    To satisfy that requirement, the guy signing the affidavit says that, based on his experience, SKS rifles are not manufactured in Florida, meaning that it must have previously traveled in interstate or foreign commerce. All of that is true - they were manufactured in China, former Soviet republics, Yugoslavia, East Germany, and I think a few in Vietnam and North Korea.

    But none of that means it’s not available for sale in Florida. While you’re not gonna find a new one on gun store shelves because it hasn’t been manufactured in like 70 years and the surplus imports mostly dried up about 30 years ago, tons and tons of them were imported and sold like crazy because they were cheap. There’s a decent chance any pawnshop you go to that sells guns may have one on the wall for sale. Heck, I personally own one I bought in Florida.
     
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  11. AzCatFan

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    Maybe if you want the Hitler comparisons to stop, you should tell Trump to stop quoting directly from Mein Kamph and taking pages directly out of the Goebbel Playbook? If it talks like a Fascist and walks like a Fascist, why shouldn't the MSM and others call it out for what it is?
     
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  12. demosthenes

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    How has it been proven false? He’s a self-described never-Trumper that voted for Trump the first time, became dillusioned with him and has been voting for Vivek, Nikki and Gabi. Now that it’s past the primary the only option for him is to vote for Harris.
     
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  13. GatorRade

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    As someone from the middle, I would think you could conceive of an individual who is somewhere between a far right and far left nut job.
     
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  14. okeechobee

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    You can stop talking out of your ass any time now. How could he possibly vote for Vivek and Nikki in the same primary? Last I checked, you can only vote for one. Gabbard wasn't running. There are a lot of Democrats who voted for Nikki Haley in the primary who would never vote for her in the general. These were Democrats who were stupid enough to think they could overcome Trump's enormous advantage in support and affect the outcome of the GOP primary. Vivek and Tulsi's views on Ukraine run exact opposite of this nut bag, so stop attempting to bury what this is. He's a Trump hater who tried to kill Trump. You can spin it any way you like, but he was clearly voting for Harris and he clearly hated Trump. Typical anti-Trump progressive nut case.
     
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  15. gator95

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    So trump was a Dem many years ago. This nut job has a Biden/Harris bumper sticker on his car. That says it all. The rest is bs to make one side not look bad...
     
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  16. gator95

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    Don't understand what you mean? Someone who puts a biden/harris bumper sticker on their car is indeed a left leaning Dem. The fact this person was on a golf course with a gun waiting on Trump to come close means he's a nut job. So, simple conclusion.
     
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  17. VAg8r1

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    If I recall Vivek dropped out long before Nikki so maybe he was supporting Ramaswamy and decided to support Haley after Vivek dropped out. He also voted for Trump in 2016. I know of no real Democrats that ever voted Donald Trump. Once again the guy was a Trumper who evolved into a never Trumper. He was never a "lib".
     
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  18. dangolegators

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    Yes, in your limited mind that's the only possibility. All those never Trumpers associated with the Lincoln Project are left-leaning Dems too, right?
     
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  19. dangolegators

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    Lynn Cheney, who has endorsed Harris, is also a left-leaning Dem.
     
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  20. demosthenes

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    It’s not BS. You think Vivek and Nikki were years ago? That was just earlier this year.
    Neither side needs to own, nor should they own, a lunatic, just like with the first shooter. The only reason I bring up his past is because people like you want to blame an individual’s actions on a party so showing his history is an important counter to that narrative.
     
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