Local GOP official shares video claiming Fla. high school shooting was faked
Source: 11Alive.com
When contacted by 11Alive News, the Cobb County Republican Party's chairman chose not to answer the question of whether this was the viewpoint of the party.
Author: Michael King
Published: 1:25 PM EST March 5, 2018
Updated: 1:25 PM EST March 5, 2018
Michael Davis, a vice chairman of the Cobb County Republican Party has shared a Facebook video which insists that last month's deadly high school shooting in Parkland, Fla., was somehow faked.
The video, which was uploaded to Facebook by Mike Nikolaou of Athens, Greece, and shared by Davis, includes a portion of the breaking news coverage from West Palm Beach NBC station WPTV during the Parkland shooting. The coverage takes a closer look at the active shooter training undertaken by the Broward County school system as well as other schools around the nation before an announcer goes on to denounce the training. The post then goes onto claim that the video depicts students in Parkland, Fla., "rehearsing" before "the fake shooting aired by NBC," with hashtags including "#CrisisActors" and "#FalseFlag" -- claiming that the shooting and deaths were faked and staged for some purpose.
When contacted by 11Alive News and asked if this was the viewpoint of the Cobb County Republican Party and of its leadership, the chairman, Jason Shepherd, responded with a statement:
Maybe 11Alive should focus on the fact these so-called student lead protests are anything but with left winged organizations from the ACLU to the SCLC just in Cobb County when it opens the door legally for outside political organizations using students to disrupt the school day when the US is already ranked near the bottom in education among industrialized nations. If a school district opens the door to one, then under Equal Protection they must allow any group of students to stage walkouts. What will this do to education in America?
Read more: http://www.11alive.com/article/news/politics/local-gop-official-shares-video-claiming-fla-high-school-shooting-was-faked/525983475
chuckstevens
(1,201 posts)bitterross
(4,066 posts)I think he should have to listen to the screams of the kids over and over again too.
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)Frustratedlady
(16,254 posts)He should be allowed to enter as the first patient. STAT
PaulX2
(2,032 posts)Anyone see a problem here?
SummerSnow
(12,608 posts)Javaman
(62,532 posts)what a despicable piece of shit.
world wide wally
(21,751 posts)Leghorn21
(13,526 posts)Website not working well for me, but
http://cobbgop.org/leadership/
Mosby
(16,334 posts)At some point this OTT highly offensive CTs are going to start costing them votes.
slumcamper
(1,606 posts)Don't be distracted by the weak word salads of these extreme conservatives.
Somewhere along the way in their post-fact-based existences (perhaps adopting the model of RW conspiracy-based media) they've adopted this tactic.
They. Speak. NONSENSE.
lkinwi
(1,477 posts)beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)that simply says "How out of touch is the republican party, that many believe parkland to be a hoax..???"
time to hit hard is NOW
yurbud
(39,405 posts)they were spectacular failures at the supposed goal of grabbing our guns.
poboy2
(2,078 posts)8 years of Bush, then 8 for Obama. Nada follow through if that was the 'plan'.
The idiots still fall for it. Dangerously stupid element will kill us all.
yurbud
(39,405 posts)the next day.
Grins
(7,226 posts)As Charles Pierce put it, Republicans are suffering from a prion disease.
Grins
(7,226 posts)Asked if this was the viewpoint of the Cobb County GOP, Jason Shepherd responded with: Not answering the damn question.
CurtEastPoint
(18,656 posts)And it's 'student LED' Mr. John Marshall Law school lawyer asshole.
BlueIdaho
(13,582 posts)He was a shift supervisor at a call center before opening a lawn mowing business.
Yavin4
(35,445 posts)else entirely. It's difficult to work with the former. It's impossible to work with the latter. You cannot reach across the aisle with people who live in an entirely different reality.
Ilsa
(61,696 posts)Maybe they need to set him straight.
SunSeeker
(51,646 posts)Causes of actipn should include intentional & negligent infliction of emotional distress and slander, for starters.