[Free Beacon] NBC News justice correspondent Pete Williams said Monday that the motivations behind the June shooting at a Republican congressional baseball practice are still unknown, and will never be known, despite widespread agreement that the targeting of the attack was political.
Williams was discussing Sunday's shooting in Las Vegas, and how the gunman's motivation for the attack may never be completely known. Williams then tried to tie the Las Vegas shooting investigation to the shooting of Rep. Steve Scalise (R., La.).
"It would not be unheard of if at the end of all this it remains a puzzle," Williams said. "For example, just the recent shooting at the congressional baseball game here outside Washington, D.C. that wounded Steve Scalise and you know, was a devastating attack on that institution; the authorities can never say for sure what drove the gunman in that case."
"His life was falling apart, he was experiencing financial problems, he was depressed. He came here, he said, hoping to talk to federal authorities in Washington about taxes, but why he targeted Republicans, what specifically he had in mind here, they have never answered that question," Williams said.
James T. Hodgkinson, who shot and wounded two U.S. Capitol Police officers in addition to Scalise, had been a vocal Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) supporter. He had previously ranted on social media against President Donald Trump and Republicans, including Scalise specifically.
[DAILYWIRE] San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz, a Democrat, went on a tirade on Saturday, accusing President Trump of allowing Puerto Ricans to die because he just doesn't care.
But now it turns out Cruz is not in the loop and hasn't even bothered to participate in meetings with officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) or other federal agencies.
In a Sunday morning interview with George Stephanopoulos for ABC's This Week, the former Clinton press secretary grilled Cruz on what she's been up to since Hurricane Maria hit:
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The Unraveling begins. Keep pulling the thread and see what else comes unxone.
[DAILYCALLER] The mayor claimed, "There are people at all municipalities literally starving, dehydrating. We have had our hospital try to go back to speed but then the electricity goes off and we have to do all the bacteria testing, which takes three to four days."
Rivera said, "But are people dying? I’ve been traveling around, I don’t see people dying. I spoke to the doctors, they say they saw 53 patients and they had a person who was septic, but nobody dying."
Cruz responded, "Dying is a continuum. If you don’t get fed for seven, eight days and you’re a child, you are dying. If you have 11 people like we took out of a nursing home, severely dehydrated, you are dying."
The Fox News news hound followed up after the video interview, stating, "More houses destroyed, not people killed‐the Mayor’s wrong about that."
"The death count was 16 a week ago. It remains 16 today. People are not dying. That does not mean that they have all the supplies they need. That does not mean that this power company, this corrupt inept power company should not be hounded," he added.
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[MACON] Georgia's highest court has reversed the conviction of a man who was tossed in the slammer Keep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please! on a disorderly conduct charge after he held up his middle finger and shouted at his pastor during a service.
The unanimous opinion issued Monday says David Justin Freeman's behavior amounts to speech protected by the First Amendment. But heaving him off the front steps isn't?
Pastor Jason Berry of 12Stone Church in Flowery Branch, 45 miles (72.42 kilometers) northeast of metro Atlanta, asked teachers to stand for recognition during a service in August 2014. The court's opinion says Freeman, a homeschooling father, stood and raised his middle finger in the air and then began yelling after the pastor finished his prayer.
A sheriff's deputy arrived and Freeman was charged with misdemeanor disorderly conduct. Berry testified at trial that Freeman's actions made him scared for his and his congregation's safety.
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They should have given him his beat down inside 'because those sitting near him feared for their safety'.
[FreeBeacon] Women's March co-organizer Linda Sarsour encouraged those at a social justice rally in New York City Sunday to be ready to "put their lives on the line" for "the movement," according to footage of her speech seen by the Washington Free Beacon.
"I am willing to die for black people, for indigenous people. I am willing to die for Muslim people, I am willing to die for the most marginalized people in this country. I am not afraid. Prove it please.
The question is, are you ready to do that?" chanted Sarsour at the March for Racial Justice.
Sarsour also once again chanted her oft-repeated cry that "we will not be intimidated by right-wing Zionists,
Of course. You and your fellow travelers have been intimidating the still more numerous left wing Zionists into silence, a situation you don't find even slightly hypocritical or "racist".
by white supremacists, by racists."
In remarks that Zionist attendees said they believed were directed toward them, Sarsour said she "didn't feel safe" by elements in the crowd.
"If your approach is to shove your issue down our throats and center you then this not the movement for you. If your approach is to tell me there you have conditions to your participation, we don't want you in the movement," continued Sarsour. Say what?
Sarsour also made pointed remarks toward Zionist activists who participated in the march across the Brooklyn Bridge, which was organized to include those unable to attend a similar march in D.C. on Saturday, due to it being the Jewish high holiday fast of Yom Kippur. Continues.
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So, Johnny, keep your barrel bright,
And go where you are told to go,
And when you meet, by day or night,
Our friend the enemy, lay him low;
And you must neither boast nor quake,
Though big guns roar and whizz-bangs whizz—
Don’t die for your dear country’s sake,
But let the other chap die for his.
Thomas William Hodgson Crosland(1917)
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."
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"I am willing to die for black people, for indigenous people. I am willing to die for Muslim people, I am willing to die for the most marginalized people in this country. I am not afraid. "
Well Linda, good luck with that. If God is willing maybe we'll both get our wish
A new report claims twice failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton did not return donations given to her campaign by the former co-owner of a website linked to underage prostitution.
The report ‐ published by the Washington Free Beacon ‐ states the ex-official from backpage.com donated $5,400 to the Hillary Victory Fund in 2016.
A number of Democrats have been linked to donations from the website’s former co-owner as reports suggest he has donated more than $160,000 over the last few years.
Backpage has come into the spotlight recently for allowing sex trafficking ads to appear on its site.
A group named Call to Action on Puerto Rico, which is a union of Puerto Ricans living in the mainland United States, organized the demonstration and ordered its participants to adopt "rebellious and militant" behavior for the event, according to Caribbean Business. The protests descended on San Juan’s iconic Roberto Clemente Coliseum and demanded the US government halt its plan to create a federal financial control board for Puerto Rico.
Predictably, the protest quickly turned into a riot: local media reports at the time indicated it was marked by "aggressive" behavior and ended in fights.
In September of 2016, Cruz admitted that she and the San Juan People’s Assembly had financed the violent protest to the tune of $20,000, according to Tu Noticia Puerto Rico. Puerto Rican public officials and media alike were furious at the revelation.
Senator Itzamar Pena Ramirez denounced Mayor Cruz for misusing public funds and demanded she started respecting taxpayer money. Moreover, local San Juan television could hardly believe the city’s chief elected official had the audacity to spend her constituents’ money on violent protests:
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Now you know why Trump beat your milquetoast @$$.
Trump? How about everyone else? The key difference between Kasich and all the other losers is that he was clearly a no-hoper early in the race, whose delusions of grandeur kept him in it. Like Rubio, he was a sore loser who did not have the grace to bow out when it became clear that all he could do was act as a spoiler, which he did for Ted Cruz. The only thing nice I can say about him, despite the fact that he only won one state, is that unlike Rubio, he did win his home state.
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Was he ever really in the GOP? I know he had an R next to his name but really, so do a number of other GOP members who seem to have joined the GOP because their district wasn't going to vote for a D.
[NEWSBUSTERS.ORG] Wasting no time, ABC on Monday jumped to gun control and finding possible villains for the mass slaughter in Las Vegas. Reporter Cecilia Vega cited a Hillary Clinton ... former first lady, former secretary of state, former presidential candidate, sometimes described by her supporters as the smartest woman in the world, usually described by the rest of us as a crook... tweet bashing the NRA and worried about GOP gun legislation in the House. With the facts still unclear, Good Morning America co-host George Stephanopoulos lectured, "This is going to re-open the debate over guns in this country."
During later live coverage, Vega alerted, "The House could decide soon on a measure that would make it easier to buy silencers. This is a very controversial measure proposed by a Republican member from South Carolina." She added, "Hillary Clinton is weighing in this morning, blaming and calling out the NRA for a measure like this."
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According to one conservative woman who was in lockdown and not knowing what was going on during the massacre, everyone in the room she was in was wishing they had a gun.
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You know I am getting tired of being informed concerning these idiots. I need news showing what is being accomplished. Giving these people airtime keeps them alive. Then possibly Oprah PALEEASE.
Any sites suggested would be appreciated.
[THEGATEWAYPUNDIT] Democratic lawmaker Rep. Seth Moulton from Massachusetts said he would not be participating in the moment of silence on the House floor for the innocent Americans killed in the mass shooting in Las Vegas Monday.
As previously reported, a crazed shooter slaughtered over 50 people Sunday night at a Las Vegas country western concert in a mass shooting. Another 400 people were injured. The Las Vegas shooter was identified as 64-year-old Stephen Paddock from Mesquite, Nevada.
Instead of saying a prayer for the victims with the leaders of our country, the Dem lawmaker argued that Congress should instead be taking action on more gun control.
Moulton tweeted, “As after #Orlando, I will NOT be joining my colleagues in a moment of silence on the House Floor that just becomes an excuse for inaction.”
“Now is not a moment for silence; it’s a time for action.”
Moulton isn’t the only Democrat screaming about the NRA and more gun control.
Democrat Hillary Clinton wasted no time politicizing the terrorist attack and immediately went after the NRA in response to the mass shooting. Hillary tweeted, “The crowd fled at the sound of gunshots. Imagine the deaths if the shooter had a silencer, which the NRA wants to make easier to get.”
“Our grief isn’t enough. We can and must put politics aside, stand up to the NRA, and work together to try to stop this from happening again.”
FOX News analyst Chris Stirewalt called Hillary Clinton a “blight on her party” who “won’t go away… Nothing will stop her.”
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Idiot. One minute of silence vs. weeks of PR recovery efforts to re-build your public image. When the enemy is shooting themselves in the foot, it's best to let them continue.
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The guy is a true Mass-hole. I found some errors on his wiki page, and wrote him so that he could correct them. I got a sarcastic response, topped off by the observation that I wasn't in his district and he didn't care.
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A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
[Free Beacon] NBC News justice correspondent Pete Williams said Monday that the motivations behind the June shooting at a Republican congressional baseball practice are still unknown, and will never be known, despite widespread agreement that the targeting of the attack was political.
A number of Democrats have been linked to donations from the website’s former co-owner as reports suggest he has donated more than $160,000 over the last few years.
Predictably, the protest quickly turned into a riot: local media reports at the time indicated it was marked by "aggressive" behavior and ended in fights.
Hillary Clinton
