FMJRA 2.0: EDC 2017 – All EDM, All The Time

Really? Fusion.com exploits the fact that a black lesbian is a member of the Capitol Police force to label a wounded Republican congressman a “bigoted homophobe.” Has Steve Scalise, or any other GOP member of Congress, advocated a policy that would prohibit hiring of black people, women, or homosexuals as Capitol Police? No, that never happened, and so labeling Scalise a “bigoted homophobe” is merely a continuation of the anti-Republican rhetoric that inspired “passionate progressive” James Hodgkinson to open fire Wednesday morning.

In April, I called attention to how the Left has developed the habit of using “hate” as a synonym for Republican. This rhetorical tactic explains the mood of irrational fear and rage that has gripped so many on the Left since Donald Trump was elected President. There is nothing that separates the shooter Hodgkinson from the typical “progressive” blogger. Hodgkinson was part of the “Occupy” protests and denounced the “one percent” — the same kind of sentiment commonly espoused by Democrat politicians and their liberal media allies. Demonizing their opponents in this way has become standard operating procedure for the Left — “Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it,” to quote Saul Alinsky — and we should not be surprised when such tactics inspire criminal violence. As Rep. Rodney Davis said, this is “rhetorical terrorism.”

Category: Crime, Democrats, Media Bias, Terrorism

In The Mailbox: 06.15.17

Posted on | June 15, 2017 | Comments Off on In The Mailbox: 06.15.17

— compiled by Wombat-socho

OVER THE TRANSOM
EBL: Robert Mueller Is Conflicted And His Investigation Corrupt
Twitchy: WaPo Editorial Writer To NYT Editorial Board – Hold My Beer!
Louder With Crowder: Terry McAuliffe Goes Full Retard, Says Guns Kill 93 Million Americans A DAY

RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES
Adam Piggott: Taxi Drivers Rejoice! Uber Goes Up In Flames
American Power: Camille Paglia, Free Women, Free Men, also, SPLC Demonized Scalise, But Distances Itself From Shooter Who Liked Them On Facebook
American Thinker: Alexandria And The Right To Shoot Back
Animal Magnetism: Animal’s Daily Stupid Tourist News
BattleSwarm: James T. Hodgkinson, Mr. Walking Time Bomb
Da Tech Guy: Tech Knight – Through The Looking Glass In Boston
Don Surber: I Blame Tim Kaine’s Rhetoric
Dustbury: You Were Told There Would Be No Math
Fred On Everything: Oncoming Racial Doom – The Clash Of Cultures
The Geller Report: “I’m Not Afraid Of The Police, I’m A Muslim”
Hogewash: Team Kimberlin Post of The Day
Jammie Wearing Fools: “Terminate The Republican party” Page Still Exists On Facebook
Joe For America: Billy Joel Tells Hollywood “It’s Not My Job To Tell People How To Think!”
JustOneMinute: Fake News Watch, or, Live From The Liberal Cocoon
Power Line: An Investigation Of Nothing, Graphic Version, also, Hodgkinson Was Occupy Protester, Attacked The “One Percent”
Shark Tank: Democrats, Republicans Unite (For Now) After Alexandria Shooting
Shot In The Dark: Why I’m A Second Amendment Voter
The Jawa Report: Ship Boarded In Charleston SC (False Alarm)
The Political Hat: Privileging Queerness – No Straight Chicks/Pedophiles/Secrets With Kids
This Ain’t Hell: Congress Passes VA Accountability & Whistleblower Protection Act, also, WaPo Second-Guesses Mattis
Weasel Zippers: HuffPo Writer Calls For More “Organized” Violent “Resistance”, also, ICE Arrests Nearly 200 Iraqi Criminals In Deportation Sweep
Megan McArdle: Both The Left And The Right Wink At Political Violence
Mark Steyn: The Seduction of Violence, also, The Cultural Appropriation Of Resistance

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In The Mailbox: 06.14.17

Posted on | June 14, 2017 | 1 Comment

— compiled by Wombat-socho

OVER THE TRANSOM
EBL: Flag Day
Michelle Malkin: Climate of Hate – Shooting At House GOP Baseball Practice
Twitchy: CNN Journo Tries To Stomp Trump Tweet, Steps On #FakeNews Rake Instead
Louder With Crowder: Idiot Actor Mark Ruffalo Threatens MSNBC To Stop Hiring White Conservatives

RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES
Adam Piggott: The Crucial Importance of A Group Code Word
American Power: HuffPo Scrubs Jason Fuller Article Calling For President Trump’s “Execution”, also, Noam Maggor, Brahmin Capitalism
American Thinker: Is This Treason In Time Of War?
Animal Magnetism: Animal’s Hump Day News
BattleSwarm: Congressional Republicans Shot By Bernie Bro
Bring The HEAT: World Of Warships – Grump’s First Bismarck Kraken
Da Tech Guy: Baldilocks – The Bad Not-So-Old Days
Don Surber: NBC Stuck With Megyn Kelly
Dustbury: Still More Microfinance
The Geller Report: Shooter At Congressional Baseball Practice Is Hard-Left Bernie Supporter
Hogewash: Team Kimberlin Post of The Day, also, I’m Not Making This Up, You Know
Jammie Wearing Fools: Scalise Shooter – “One Of My Favorite Shows Is Rachel Maddow”
Joe For America: Judge Kicks Gloria Allred Out Of Courtroom Twice For Bad Behavior
JustOneMinute: Too Much News, As Usual
Power Line: An Investigation of Nothing, also, Jennifer Rubin Swings And Misses At Jeff Sessions
Shark Tank: Rubio Supports Arms Deal With Saudi Arabia
Shot In The Dark: Ghouls With ELCA Hair, also, Hate Crime
STUMP: Pennsylvania Pensions – Nibbling At The Edges
The Jawa Report: Tragic Fire In West London
This Ain’t Hell: French Historian Loots National Archives, also, Happy 242nd Birthday U.S. Army
Weasel Zippers: Bernie Sanders Condemns Shooting By Former Campaign Worker, also, Senator Cotton Cets To The Heart Of The Matter, Destroys Comey Innuendos
Megan McArdle: “Born This Way”? The Answer Shouldn’t Affect Gay Rights
Mark Steyn: The Advantage Of Knowing What People Really Think, also, The New Ball Game

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Republican Congressman Shot; UPDATE: Suspect Is Illinois ‘Democrat Socialist’

Posted on | June 14, 2017 | 1 Comment

UPDATE 11:32 a.m. EDT: The suspect reportedly has been identified:

James T. Hodgkinson has been identified as the shooter who opened fire on Republican members of Congress Wednesday morning at a baseball field in Alexandria, Virginia, the Washington Post reports.
Hodgkinson, 66, is from Belleville, Illinois, the newspaper reports. A motive for the shooting is not yet known, but Hodgkinson’s Facebook page shows someone who had a high interest in politics, who supported Bernie Sanders during the presidential election and expressed anger with President Donald Trump and Republican Congressmen. . . .
Hodgkinson’s Facebook page features a banner image of Senator Bernie Sanders and a profile picture about Democratic Socialism. His profile picture says, “Democratic Socialism explained in 3 words: ‘We the People’ Since 1776.” . . .
On March 22 he wrote, “Trump is a Traitor. Trump Has Destroyed Our Democracy. It’s Time to Destroy Trump & Co.”

We expect remarks from President Trump soon.

* * * PREVIOUSLY (8:31 a.m. EDT) * * *

Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana, the House Majority Whip, was wounded this morning when a gunman opened fire at an Alexandria, Virginia, park where Republican congressmen were practicing for the annual congressional baseball game. Scalise is expected to recover, according to reports, and at least two other people were wounded by the gunman, who was reportedly shot by a member of the congressman’s security detail.

(Via Memorandum. More at Instapundit.)

UPDATE: As with all fast-breaking stories like this, there is a lot of confusion and contradicting reports, and I must caution readers not to believe everything you’re hearing on TV or seeing online. Especially, avoid speculating about the gunman’s motive. We don’t know who the shooter is, and until he is identified, it is impossible to know why he did this. The obvious guess is that this is some sort of terrorism, and it is being reported that congressional aides encountered a man in the parking lot who asked whether the players on the baseball field were Republican or Democrats. If this man was the shooter, and opened fire knowing that his targets were Republican members of Congress, this obviously suggests a political motive. However, it has not been confirmed that this man was indeed the shooter, and we have no idea of what the gunman’s actual motive was. Therefore, don’t let speculation run wild.

We will have the facts soon enough. Be patient.

Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana, a true friend and patriot, was badly injured but will fully recover. Our thoughts and prayers are with him.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 14, 2017

UPDATE II: Paula Bolyard at PJ Media:

Rep. Mo Brooks credits the Capitol Police officers for their incredible bravery and shooting skills, noting that they took out the shooter at a distance of 90-100 [feet] using pistols versus a heavily armed shooter with a rifle. “But for them, we would not have had a chance,” he told Wolf Blitzer. . . ..
Brooks estimates that there may have been as many as 25-30 members at the practice this morning. In other words, a target-rich environment with very little security.
“The field was basically a killing field,” says Sen. Rand Paul. He tells CNN it would have been a massacre if not for the Capitol Police officers preventing the advance of the gunman.
Chief Michael Brown from the Alexandria Police Department told reporters that five people were transported from the scene for medical treatment. That presumably includes the gunman, the two police officers, and reportedly two congressional staffers.

We still don’t have the identity of the gunman, although some witnesses described him as a white male in his 40s or 50s.

New video shows Steve Scalise on a stretcher moments after being shot during baseball practice in Alexandria, Va. https://t.co/IWK3lMJ8r5 pic.twitter.com/3XZdnnyXvS

— Fox News (@FoxNews) June 14, 2017

Category: Crime

Too Many Republicans on MSNBC?

Posted on | June 14, 2017 | Comments Off on Too Many Republicans on MSNBC?

Liberals are upset about seeing Republicans on TV:

Actor and activist Mark Ruffalo is urging fans to sign a petition demanding NBC News stop hiring white conservatives for on-air positions.
“Sign the petition: Tell @MSNBC @NBCNews to stop the white conservative hiring spree,” Mr. Ruffalo tweeted to his more 3.19 million followers over the weekend.
Ruffalo . . . specifically targets NBC News President Andy Lack in the petition.
“Lack has pushed out Black and Brown talent including Melissa Harris-Perry, Alex Wagner, Touré Neblett, Dorian Warren, Michael Eric Dyson, Adam Howard, Jamil Smith, Jose Diaz-Balart and Tamron Hall,” Ruffalo’s petition reads.
“In fact, Lack has a history of replacing Black on-air personalities wherever he goes. America needs voices like these now more than ever, and we need to make it clear to Lack that we are paying attention and there will be consequences.
“Tell NBC executives: Stop the white conservative hiring spree at MSNBC.”
The petition also notes the relatively recent hires of Megyn Kelly, Greta Van Susteren, George Will and Hugh Hewitt, who will, or already do, host their own programs. Kelly’s two programs are on and slated for NBC.

Democrats believe they have a right to all-Democrat media.

Category: MSNBC