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BigmanPigman

(51,630 posts)
Mon Oct 29, 2018, 03:16 PM Oct 2018

Ali Velshi is crying on MSNBC and now I am too.

He read the names of those killed this weekend. He showed their photos and read what friends remember about each of them.

We can not let this be forgotten. We must hold people accountable...from Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell for not denouncing the GOP enablers and collaborators to Rush Limbaugh and his hate speech to social media who isn't taking serious actions against allowing this to spread.

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Ali Velshi is crying on MSNBC and now I am too. (Original Post) BigmanPigman Oct 2018 OP
I heard that, too. Very moving. Vinca Oct 2018 #1
I've been numb since Saturday leftynyc Oct 2018 #2
keep on Grasswire2 Oct 2018 #4
I honestly don't know what to tell them leftynyc Oct 2018 #5
Me too...heartbreaking but important Satch59 Oct 2018 #3
I watched Whatever Happened To Baby Jane during the presser. BigmanPigman Oct 2018 #6
I watched The Man in the High Castle MurrayDelph Oct 2018 #26
Never forget: George II Oct 2018 #7
Why? crazytown Oct 2018 #10
did stephanie ruhle do her whataboutism ? stonecutter357 Oct 2018 #8
Nope also cried. Agschmid Oct 2018 #13
Always remember. Always resist. catbyte Oct 2018 #9
attention du ers , this crap has been going on behind the scenes for decades. AllaN01Bear Oct 2018 #37
those who didnt vote in 2016 should understand the gravity AlexSFCA Oct 2018 #11
Totally agree! dhol82 Oct 2018 #29
... Honeycombe8 Oct 2018 #12
Remember also those murdered lsewpershad Oct 2018 #14
Remember all those murdered in mass shootings. n/t whathehell Oct 2018 #27
Got into an argument with a Trumper about it sunday gay texan Oct 2018 #15
Sounds like my brother with whom I was once close. No more. hostalover Oct 2018 #17
At least he didnt claim it to be a "setup". Thats the going thing now anytime ANYTHING happens. 7962 Oct 2018 #23
This person tried that gay texan Oct 2018 #25
Frustrating. nt 7962 Oct 2018 #30
I was doing alright until they talked about the two slain brothers. Paladin Oct 2018 #16
Me as well. bronxiteforever Oct 2018 #18
The 800 lb gorilla in the living room disndat Oct 2018 #19
An Assault Weapons Ban is Long Overdue dlk Oct 2018 #20
The Dems and media need to be covering this a lot. BigmanPigman Oct 2018 #21
The AR-14 weapons seem to be disndat Oct 2018 #24
We can use the series of tragedies... TwistOneUp Oct 2018 #22
the character of our country is on the ballot. mopinko Oct 2018 #28
HOW MUCH MORE CAN WE TAKE IN THIS COUNTRY? HOW MANY MORE INNOCENT LIVES MUST WE LOSE? YOHABLO Oct 2018 #31
I was in central Texas driving yesterday and listening to people talking about efhmc Oct 2018 #32
Many of his advisors, Scarsdale Oct 2018 #36
The Dems.... Catch2.2 Oct 2018 #33
Aren't they back home in their districts now BigmanPigman Oct 2018 #34
It's odd. Hopefully they know what they are doing.. eom Cetacea Oct 2018 #35
 

leftynyc

(26,060 posts)
2. I've been numb since Saturday
Mon Oct 29, 2018, 03:18 PM
Oct 2018

I know a lot of people who attend Saturday services - what are they supposed to do?

 

leftynyc

(26,060 posts)
5. I honestly don't know what to tell them
Mon Oct 29, 2018, 03:23 PM
Oct 2018

Of course my instinct as a NYer is to say "fuck them, don't let them control you". But if something happened, I'm not sure I could live with it.

Satch59

(1,353 posts)
3. Me too...heartbreaking but important
Mon Oct 29, 2018, 03:20 PM
Oct 2018

To focus on these everyday kind people. After hearing the press briefing and the vile SHS turning Trump and herself into victims, it just makes my blood boil... let’s get Dems taking over congress so we can finally hold this disgrace accountable...

BigmanPigman

(51,630 posts)
6. I watched Whatever Happened To Baby Jane during the presser.
Mon Oct 29, 2018, 03:28 PM
Oct 2018

I'd rather watch Bette Davis playing an evil, hate filled woman than a real one (Sarah Fuckubee Sanders).

AllaN01Bear

(18,423 posts)
37. attention du ers , this crap has been going on behind the scenes for decades.
Tue Oct 30, 2018, 10:13 AM
Oct 2018

now in open because of donald dipshit. its time to say enough is too much.

AlexSFCA

(6,139 posts)
11. those who didnt vote in 2016 should understand the gravity
Mon Oct 29, 2018, 04:09 PM
Oct 2018

of their inaction. I know we keep saying 2018 is the most important election. But I beleive it was the one in 2016.

dhol82

(9,353 posts)
29. Totally agree!
Mon Oct 29, 2018, 09:17 PM
Oct 2018

It was about the Supreme Court.
We have fucked future generations with this crazy ass shit that is now happening.

gay texan

(2,476 posts)
15. Got into an argument with a Trumper about it sunday
Mon Oct 29, 2018, 04:25 PM
Oct 2018

on social media. I know the guy.

Since last Friday this person has been trying to minimize the bombing attempts and late Saturday, he started pushing the meme of how the Synagogue shooter hated Trump and how Trump is not responsible.

I lost it.

I mean I-fucking-lost-it on this SOB.

I pointed out every single instance of RW hate and how no one on the right spoke up. I told him to take his comparisons and shove it up his ass.

 

7962

(11,841 posts)
23. At least he didnt claim it to be a "setup". Thats the going thing now anytime ANYTHING happens.
Mon Oct 29, 2018, 05:29 PM
Oct 2018

Its a "false flag". The offender is a plant. The other side set it up. Etc Etc.
Arrrrggghhhhh

gay texan

(2,476 posts)
25. This person tried that
Mon Oct 29, 2018, 05:52 PM
Oct 2018

He started implying that the bombing attempts were a "false flag" operation.

It was partially what sent me into a rage.

He half assed apologized for it....

Paladin

(28,273 posts)
16. I was doing alright until they talked about the two slain brothers.
Mon Oct 29, 2018, 04:34 PM
Oct 2018

And a member of the synagogue said something to the effect that "If they were here now, they would say: 'That was where we were supposed to be.'"

That's where I lost it.

God bless all who perished, their families and friends. And if trump chooses to befoul that sacred place with his presence tomorrow, I hope he gets the reception he deserves.

disndat

(1,887 posts)
19. The 800 lb gorilla in the living room
Mon Oct 29, 2018, 04:52 PM
Oct 2018

Trump blames the media, distracting the secondary issue, his support of the NRA against gun control.

dlk

(11,578 posts)
20. An Assault Weapons Ban is Long Overdue
Mon Oct 29, 2018, 04:58 PM
Oct 2018

This is latest massacre is beyond heartbreaking and so unnecessary. Too much innocent blood has been shed on the altar of selfishness of gun rights advocates. It’s time to step up and do better

BigmanPigman

(51,630 posts)
21. The Dems and media need to be covering this a lot.
Mon Oct 29, 2018, 05:05 PM
Oct 2018

I haven't heard much about it in the MSM. I am really surprised. Can't they focus on more than one subject at a time? Geez, they are even related! All I hear is about "hate crimes" and how tRump is inciting violence, which is true and needs to be covered, but another assault weapon is responsible for a mass murder and this needs to be discussed, especially leading up to the midterms. Hate and violence along with available assault weapons must be addressed since it gets worse and worse with this moron and the GOP.

TwistOneUp

(1,020 posts)
22. We can use the series of tragedies...
Mon Oct 29, 2018, 05:21 PM
Oct 2018

As a "clarion call" to unite the minorities behind the Dems.

Talk to your peers and ask them, "how can anybody in our community vote rethuglican after this?"

mopinko

(70,228 posts)
28. the character of our country is on the ballot.
Mon Oct 29, 2018, 08:36 PM
Oct 2018

repudiate these asshole to where they are afraid to show their faces.

efhmc

(14,732 posts)
32. I was in central Texas driving yesterday and listening to people talking about
Mon Oct 29, 2018, 10:14 PM
Oct 2018

their parents/gparents coming to our country to get away from antisemitism. But here we are in 2018 with a president who does not verbally condone hatred for Jews but most assuredly does not condemn it. I cried.

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)
36. Many of his advisors,
Tue Oct 30, 2018, 07:00 AM
Oct 2018

and former aides are Jewish. Why are they not speaking up? We have a low class, un-intelligent person in the WH and people allow him to rile up the crazy gun nuts. I fail to understand why people keep their feelings bottled up, while tRump incites hatred.

Catch2.2

(629 posts)
33. The Dems....
Tue Oct 30, 2018, 01:23 AM
Oct 2018

need to put pressure on the repugs! Call them out for not denouncing the hate rhetoric. I am so frustrated that I don't hear a word from the Dems. If they continue to do nothing, we will have four more years of Traitor Trump! Come on Dems!!!

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