We have the gov't we deserve.
Can't rely on decency. Maybe it was never really there.

Trump will let Ukraine fall to Putin.
He wants to tariff the economy into a nasty recession.
Sociopaths don't have a conscious. Its all about him.

TheGame wrote:Let me first say that I am glad Trump is okay, as I would not want either him or Biden to killed. However, I cannot help but wonder why did the secret service allow Trump to stand up and pump his fist for 10 seconds after the shooting. He literally was standing as a sitting target for 10-15 seconds while he fist pumped the crowd. It would seem like that would not have been protocol and that they should have been rushing him off the stage or keeping him on the ground. While not likely, I would not be surprised if it is discovered one day that this was staged.

For me the right wing echo chambers of POX, One America Fake News, the Blazes, and now the symbiotic religious networks like EWTN ( Latin Mass Catholic only now ) and CBN ( mainline Protestants not welcome ), all provide a drumbeat of complete of demonization of liberals, progressives, democrats. If the shooter turns out to be a Dem of any stripe that will be used to further demonize and stereotype opponents of Trump. That media will be on it 24/7 for the next year, " See what evil liberals are " that's why I am so sad at the Trump shooting. More division on tap. To me this was staged to push this narrative to sway millions on the fence to vote in favor of Trump. I would never have thought this with any other Republican but this guy is different animal and he knows media and how it affects people. I'm so sad I have come to think so cynically about the state of our nations mental and political illnesses

Staged? I don't go there. Im sure Adam Silver had nothing to do with it.

GustavBahler wrote:

TheGame wrote:I say it was staged. Why did the secret service allow Trump to stand up and pump his fist for 10 seconds after the shooting. He literally was standing as a sitting target for 10-15 seconds while he fist pumped the crowd. That was staged. Otherwise, how does that happen?

Gross incompetence

Its not adding up with the info we have right now. One person planned this attack? How did he know the layout and where secret service would be lax? Why would secret service be lax toward a rooftop location with clear straight line sight for a sniper? There is no way he was a pro. This random guy had the balls to and was able to pull off getting shots at Trump? By randomly deciding to go for it, lugging around a rifle? While simultaneously secret service was being lax towards one of the best possible locations for a sniper to get a shot off at given the area?