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[–] [email protected] 199 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

So important that the memes get on top of this story and double down on this specific hypocrisy. Optically, this tragedy is perfect for the RNC to the point it could almost be staged except for the glaring weak spot that Republicans believe that the person who did this had every right to own a firearm. The memes need to absolutely rail at that chink in the armor and pretty much nothing else, otherwise this is nothing more than gained footing for MAGA.

[–] [email protected] 50 points 3 months ago (1 children)

This is a great point. Commence the meme-off!

[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

But haven't you heard? It was a group of illegal Mexicans. They shot then planned to rape Melina however unfortunately those dirty illegals missed and Melina remains un-raped, well by illegals anyways. /s obviously

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 months ago (4 children)

They don't care about hypocrisy.

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[–] [email protected] 85 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Well, this event will definitely be exploited by Trump’s team and he will be strengthened. Just like happened with Bolsonaro and the stab.

Unfortunately I think Trump will be reelected.

[–] [email protected] 51 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Or we get a bunch of copycats.

Biden gets shot. Trump gets shot.

Future debate, Trump brags about how he got assassination attempts and Biden goes "No way Jose, I got assassination attempts too, bucko."

What a timeline.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That would certainly be the quickest route to nationwide gun control

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago (2 children)

We really should ignore all the election politics and make this all about gun control. Paint Trump as a victim of the Second Amendment. Make it a whole sob story about how our democracy is under attack by guns.

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[–] [email protected] 72 points 3 months ago (1 children)

He'll claim to be over it (he seems to be fine), but still implicitly prod his more eccentric followers to exact retribution.

[–] [email protected] 43 points 3 months ago

Implicitly? I got a bridge in brooklyn to sell you if you think he isn't going to instantly spin this into "we need to go to war"

[–] [email protected] 48 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Well now we know a three letter agency doesn’t want him dead. They at least hit their shots.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Malcolm X: Dead Martin Luther King: Dead John Kennedy: Dead Bob Kennedy: Dead Ronald Reagan: Lived Donald Trump: Lived

I see a pattern.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Teddy Roosevelt: Shot. Told the crowd not to kill his assassin. Delivered his entire 50 minute speech, from start to finish.

Schrank's bullet lodged in Roosevelt's chest after penetrating Roosevelt's steel eyeglass case and passing through a 50 page thick (single-folded) copy of his speech titled "Progressive Cause Greater Than Any Individual", which he was carrying in his jacket pocket.

Roosevelt, as an experienced hunter and anatomist, correctly concluded that since he was not coughing blood, the bullet had not reached his lung, and he declined suggestions to go to the hospital immediately. Instead, he delivered his scheduled speech with blood seeping into his shirt. He spoke for 50 minutes before completing his speech and accepting medical attention. His opening comments to the gathered crowd were, "Ladies and gentlemen, I don't know whether you fully understand that I have just been shot, but it takes more than that to kill a Bull Moose."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempted_assassination_of_Theodore_Roosevelt

Trump: Injured by teleprompter. Claimed victory. Carried off stage.

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[–] [email protected] 40 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Remember: vote this fucker out

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

“Fake news.”

I wonder if he saved any of that ketchup for his post performance hamberder.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago

Anyone got the video of when he said this???

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Wasn't there something about Trump bringing in more gun control measures than Obama? Something something bump stocks idk

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago

Obama passed a lot of smaller things. Trump just kinda saw that people were angry after the las vegas shooting and banned bump stops using an executive order (which was later overturned)

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

Still slower than the queen Elizabeth memes

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