Boomers today are more commonly grandparents than parents.

#720 | POSTED BY RCADE

lol

Lucky me. I get to be both!

And it turns out that he stole his dad's gun.

Whether he was grazed by a bullet, hit by a teleprompter fragment or hit his ear in the scrum to save his life, it doesn't become any less serious. Bullets were fired at him.

#677 | POSTED BY RCADE

There are photos available that actually capture the bullet as it flies by Trump's head. Either that or a UFO.

That's how they took him out so quickly.

#552 | POSTED BY RCADE

Were they "quick"? This does not pass the smell test with me. And the secrecy of the Secret Service regarding how this could happen does not help assure me.

The shooter was not prevented from shooting. He was just not a good shot. I don't think luck is a very good security measure.

And Trumpy was just lucky. Very very lucky.

And I bet the families of the victim(s) thought they were not quick enough.

So much for a "bloodless revolution".

Last Monday Biden said it's time to "put Trump in a bullseye".

Magatonians are stretching themselves into pretzels trying to blame Biden for years of Trumpy's (and Fixed News) violent rhetoric.

In context :

"I have one job and that's to beat Donald Trump," Biden said. "We're done talking about the (June 27) debate. It's time to put Trump in the bullseye. He's gotten away with doing nothing for the last 10 days except ride around in his golf cart, bragging about scores he didn't score ... The fact is, he's not answering questions."

"That's just a euphemism."

Euphemism? It was clearly spelled out in article 1 section 8 of the constitution.

Article I

Section 8 Enumerated Powers

Clause 12 Army

To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years;

"When my wife and I heard the news last night, we shrugged our shoulders. We've been expecting something like. "

I told my family after the debate fiasco that we still have 4 months to go and anything could still happen and something bad most definitely will.

Its inevitable.

Trump has been agitating for violence new since day one.m and January 6th was one reply and now this event was another. It was inevitable that Trumpy's violent rhetoric would come home to roost. We always reap what we sow.

And I expect that we are not done reaping yet being as there are still 4 months left and we haven't even had our October Surprise yet.

Like it just did for Trump.

#494 | POSTED BY SITZKRIEG

It did NOT work. Many shots were fired and people were killed or injured.

Trumpy was just lucky he was not seriously injured.

It "worked" if luck is a major part of your strategy.

Definitely not a militia lol. "State defense force". Naval militias are a thing, check title 10.

#492 | POSTED BY SITZKRIEG

When the constitution was written they did not believe in standing armies.

A "well-regulated" militia simply meant that the process for activating, training citizen soldiers and making them capable of executing battlefield operations. With their own weapons. The meaning has evolved over time. Now it means whatever you want it to. Apparently.

"looks like he was wearing some type of body armor"

Likely soft armor if you had to do that to see it.

After reviewing it again I don't see any body armor under his shirt.

Tho there was something on his waist. But I couldn't ID it.

I'm willing to bet it involved carbines.

#481 | POSTED BY SITZKRIEG

While I was in guard duty (every Marine does guard duty) guarding the nuclear ammo dump at the time I was issued a shot gun. From the armory. Where we kept our weapons as a well regulated militia.

When we were done we put those weapons back into the armory. We definitely didn't take them to shopping at Walmart. Nor did we feel the need to.

Re 484

Brave clean and reverent. Can't forget staying clean!

Rr 475.

Interesting. Thanks for the answer. I can see how the Vietnam War might have motivated you.

In grade school I was in the Boy Scouts learning survival techniques and tracking and stalking wild animals. I was more interested in being trustworthy loyal helpful courteous kind obedient cheerful thrifty brave and reverent. When I went door to door it was to sell popcorn or greeting cards.

I didn't even try to understand politics until towards the end of my tour in the Marine Corps.

At 17 I thought it was my duty to join up and go defend America. Until I realized we weren't actually defending America. That took a while to sink in.

His name should be Lee Harvey Ozwald 11.

#470 | POSTED BY PHESTEROBOYLE

Lee Harvey Oswald was a 24 year old Marine vet who had literally contacted Russia just before he assassinated JFK.

If a Marine vet had taken the shot the odds are the results would have been very different.

Shooting back continues to be the undisputed champion of rapid endings to active shooters.

#468 | POSTED BY SITZKRIEG

Only because preventing active shooters from becoming active shooters is completely out of the question. For Republicans.

I was politically active in grade school. In Florida. Go figure.

#463 | POSTED BY YAV

What does "politically active" even mean for a grade schooler? Were you active in a campaign? Giving them money? Going door to door? Manning a phone bank? Writing articles for the school paper? Giving speeches?

Did some teacher radicalize you? How could you possibly have enough knowledge of the world to have a clue what you were even talking about? Seems to me it's only possibly to be used by an adult for whatever purposes THEY had in mind for you at that age.

You say it was Florida? Were you being "groomed"?

Assasination and anarchy is in their DNA just as it was with Lincoln.

#13 | POSTED BY ROBSON

Lincoln's assassination was the result of a conspiracy to decapitate the U.S. government by Jefferson Davis and his confederates from southern states who had just lost the war with the north and were seeking revenge and retribution. Much like magatonians are seeking revenge and retribution today.

It had nothing to do with the type of politics or the "DNA" of the left wing today.

Yes!

But who will investigate the investigators?

We cannot investigate potential crimes without investigating the motives of the investigators, too!

And, of course, someone with have to investigate the investigators of the investigators ... etc. etc. etc.

Correction for 461 which was a correction for 460.

lol. Time for coffee.

Re 450

Former CIC.

Crooks did make a $15 donation to a Democratic organization, though. Or so it's being reported this morning.

#449 | POSTED BY YAV

What's weird to me is he was only 20. I remember when I was 20. I was in the Marines busy learning my job. I wouldn't have even dreamed of giving money to either party much less take up arms against my government or my CIC.

My how the Worm Turns.

It was 85 F on my back patio.

It hardly ever gets above 70 here on the Lost Coast.

It was 110 just a few minutes over the hill (east). The breeze from the ocean stopped completely for a few days. Our air quality went to crap for a whole day! (Air quality is never bad here unless there are wildfires near) Now all that heat is finally moving east.

I wish you all good luck with it.

I hear Trump has a new favorite food. DUCK a la orange.

#400 | POSTED BY MODER8

Whew. He really dodged that bullet.

If those reports are true ...

Initial reports are rarely accurate.

All we know atm he was a young man. Apparently 20.

They are not yet releasing his name officially. Maybe to get the parents and relatives into protective custody.