Never Forget and Never Again

bigdog wrote:Good God. You want to make an argument out of anything. 

bigdog wrote:he hates the Republicans too, because they are corporatists and therefore are in favor of immigration too.

Say what?

bigdog wrote:In his manifesto the guy says he doesn't want immigration into Texas because he's afraid that Texas would become a strong Democratic stronghold if enough people come in from Mexico.  He also says he had these ideas long before Trump

RealLindaL wrote:

bigdog wrote:In his manifesto the guy says he doesn't want immigration into Texas because he's afraid that Texas would become a strong Democratic stronghold if enough people come in from Mexico.  He also says he had these ideas long before Trump

Maybe, but Trump and company made it OK for these creatures to come out from the dark places where they'd been hiding.

trump-apologist wrote:He also says he had these ideas long before Trump, and that he hates the Republicans too, because they are corporatists and therefore are in favor of immigration too.

Floridatexan wrote:
Another mass shooting in Dayton:

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/8/3/1876538/-Mass-Shooting-in-Dayton-OH-Tonight

Floridatexan wrote:
Another mass shooting in Dayton:

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/8/3/1876538/-Mass-Shooting-in-Dayton-OH-Tonight

PkrBum wrote:

Floridatexan wrote:
Another mass shooting in Dayton:

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/8/3/1876538/-Mass-Shooting-in-Dayton-OH-Tonight

Of course his political beliefs get no main stream media attention.

https://heavy.com/news/2019/08/connor-betts-twitter-politics-social-media/

zsomething wrote:When "leftist" leaders start trying to stir their base into xenophobia and violence -- instead of doing the exact opposite -- then people can try to turn the political beliefs of criminals into something relevant.

Until that happens, they can shut their simpering pill-holes and keep praising themselves for being able to sit up for two hours power-lifting cards while they try to start fist-fights on the internet.

Meanwhile, Trump dodges his own culpability and shows he truly doesn't give a fuck about the shootings by not even bothering to get the name of the town where the killing happened correct.   "Toledo."  Sheesh.

PkrBum wrote:"In one voice, our nation must condemn racism, bigotry and white supremacy."

PkrBum wrote:"In one voice, our nation must condemn racism, bigotry and white supremacy."

Sal wrote:

PkrBum wrote:"In one voice, our nation must condemn racism, bigotry and white supremacy."

"Hatred warps the mind, ravages the heart and devours the soul."

Sal wrote:

PkrBum wrote:"In one voice, our nation must condemn racism, bigotry and white supremacy."

"Hatred warps the mind, ravages the heart and devours the soul."

PkrBum wrote:

Sal wrote:

PkrBum wrote:"In one voice, our nation must condemn racism, bigotry and white supremacy."

"Hatred warps the mind, ravages the heart and devours the soul."

It's impressive how much you can ignore to parrot the leftist narrative.

I never thght that useful idiot would be a virtue signal... but there you are.

PkrBum wrote:

Sal wrote:

PkrBum wrote:"In one voice, our nation must condemn racism, bigotry and white supremacy."

"Hatred warps the mind, ravages the heart and devours the soul."

It's impressive how much you can ignore to parrot the leftist narrative.

I never thght that useful idiot would be a virtue signal... but there you are.

The National Rifle Association acted as a "foreign asset" for Russia in the period leading up to the 2016 election, according to a new investigation unveiled Friday by Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon.

Drawing on contemporaneous emails and private interviews, an 18-month probe by the Senate Finance Committee's Democratic staff found that the NRA underwrote political access for Russian nationals Maria Butina and Alexander Torshin more than previously known — even though the two had declared their ties to the Kremlin.

The report, available here, also describes how closely the gun rights group was involved with organizing a 2015 visit by some of its leaders to Moscow.

Then-NRA vice president Pete Brownell, who would later become NRA president, was enticed to visit Russia with the promise of personal business opportunities — and the NRA covered a portion of the trip's costs.

The conclusions of the Senate investigation could have legal implications for the NRA, Wyden says.

Tax-exempt organizations are barred from using funds for the personal benefit of its officials, or for actions significantly outside their stated missions. The revelations in the Senate report raise questions about whether the NRA could face civil penalties or the loss of its tax-exempt status.

Attorneys general in the state of New York and the District of Columbia are also conducting separate probes into alleged wrongdoing at the gun rights organization. These probes have a broader scope than the Senate report, which focuses on Russia.

Kremlin links were clear

The 77-page Senate report centers on Butina — a convicted Russian agent now in federal prison — and Torshin, a former Russian government official who is now sanctioned by the United States.

The report indicates that top NRA officials were aware of Butina and Torshin's links with the Kremlin even as they sought to work more closely together under the banner of gun rights.

In an email later circulated to two senior NRA staff members, Butina wrote that a purpose of the 2015 Moscow trip was that "many powerful figures in the Kremlin are counting on Torshin to prove his American connections" by showing he could bring prominent NRA officials to Russia.

At another point, Butina suggested to participants on the 2015 NRA trip to Russia that she might be able to set up a meeting between them and President Vladimir Putin, referring to him as "Russia's highest leader."

NRA facilitated political access

Despite these declarations about their ties to the Russian government, NRA officials paid for and facilitated Torshin and Butina's introduction into American political organizations.

Butina and Torshin received access to Republican party officials at NRA events.

It was a explicit interest expressed by Butina: in one 2015 email to an NRA employee, Butina wrote, "is there a list of U.S. governors or members of Congress that might be present at some time during the [NRA] annual meeting?"

The employee responded with a list.

The NRA also helped them forge connections with other groups such as the Council for National Policy, the National Prayer Breakfast, the National Sporting Goods Wholesalers Association and Safari Club International.