Trump Jokes about Congressman Assaulting Reporter

[Andy Capp]

Nah, he was joking around and playing to the crowd. Do you honestly think anyone takes that shit as seriously as say, Don Lemon pretends to? People need to lighten up. Not everything is a goddamn dog whistle.

I also think people are a little tired of the media playing the helpless innocent victim all the time. Here's Chris Cuomo, a member of the free press, all but endorsing ANTIFA:

They don't take it seriously. That's exactly my point. They can now excuse their support for both the guy who assaulted the reporter and for Trump. That is what I was talking about re:marching orders. His base needed to know what excuse to use to wash down their unpalatable choice (and not just in Montana, obviously).

 

[LMP]

I love how they make up 50 buzzwords, make up a mental illness to deflect from any criticism of their daddy, and it's everyone else who isn't mentally balanced and can't think for themselves.

Behold the insane liberal mind. This poor fellow obviously suffers from "TDS" . Snowflakes such as this are what us White Nationalist are told to call NPC. This poor liberal doesn't like Trump, so obviously he isn't a free thinker like myself. I dont care if Trump body slams my mom because it will bring me more liberal tears. What a complete cuck this poster is for being a liberal.

 

[Andy Capp]

im sure the same people outraged by this were equally outraged when rand paul was attacked by a neighbor

Do you think a public assault on the free press over questions a public figure didn't like is similar to a domestic dispute that just happens to involve a politician?
"The attack was fueled by irritation over a pile of debris." Not exactly the same thing, is it?
But LOL at this ironic statement: "“No one deserves to be violently assaulted,” Mr. Paul said. “I commend the F.B.I. and Department of Justice for treating this violent, premeditated assault with the seriousness it deserves.”" - https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/15/us/politics/rand-paul-attack.html

 

[SONNEN]

I give this thread 2/10 on the fake outrage scale.

HomerThompsoNPC is trying a little too hard.

Homer is outrages at the presidents meanie talk!! Throws a chair at a Starbucks! Damn the left cant meme

 

[JudoThrowFiasco]

Do you think a public assault on the free press over questions the guy didn't like is similar to a domestic dispute that just happens to involve a politician?
"The attack was fueled by irritation over a pile of debris." Not exactly the same thing, is it?
But LOL at this ironic statement: "“No one deserves to be violently assaulted,” Mr. Paul said. “I commend the F.B.I. and Department of Justice for treating this violent, premeditated assault with the seriousness it deserves.”" - https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/15/us/politics/rand-paul-attack.html

I think being flippant / gleeful on one and outrage on the other shows a partisan bias. One that i admit if the roles were reverse, conservatives on this board would also cheer. Whether its debris or questions, violence should be condemned would be the common denominator

 

[oleDirtyBast4rd]

The President of the United States is lauding assault on a reporter. In his eyes violence against your perceived enemies is perfectly fine, as long as you're on his side.

@Trotsky

What were you saying about banishing your political enemies?

I'm not a trashy person so I will condemn this and reiterate that praising violence of any kind not directly linked to self defense is wrong and should not be tolerated

 

[LMP]

Homer is outrages at the presidents meanie talk!! Throws a chair at a Starbucks! Damn the left cant meme

The right can't post using their words, so they use the same memes over and over. It's almost like they didnt cry when a certain poster used Rob Ford gifs to trigger them.

 

[SONNEN]

The right can't post using their words, so they use the same memes over and over. It's almost like they didnt cry when a certain poster used Rob Ford gifs to trigger them.

and wwe gifts; Well, i would say that the left hates “words” they are the ones trying to silence free speech on radio, promote “hate” speech laws on the internet and social media. Liberal governments actually block youtube videos in some countries, they treat rightwing political speech as child porn...

 

[HereticBD]

They don't take it seriously. That's exactly my point. They can now excuse their support for both the guy who assaulted the reporter and for Trump. That is what I was talking about re:marching orders. His base needed to know what excuse to use to wash down their unpalatable choice (and not just in Montana, obviously).

They didn't have to excuse anything. They don't give a shit, and I'd wager most people don't actually give a shit either. He got in scuffle with a reporter, got punished for it, and the way it was described was comical. He didn't beat the shit of him, or stab him, or anything. Its just a funny story to most. Not a traumatic, disturbing assault on the very foundation of the country, like Liberal reporters will try to sell it as. Few are treating it so seriously, and if they are, there is likely a hint of dishonesty to it, and trying to make it a bigger deal than it actually is for political reasons.

Seriously, be honest, you don't really care. I don't care. Nobody cares except the reporter who broke his glasses, and the politician who made an ass of himself. Some reporter got in the dude's face at a bad moment, and he got shoved to the ground. Nobody is losing sleep over it, or struggling over their vote about it.

 

[LMP]

and wwe gifts; Well, i would say that the left hates “words” they are the ones trying to silence free speech on radio, promote “hate” speech laws on the internet and social media. Liberal governments actually block youtube videos in some countries, they treat rightwing political speech as child porn...

and wwe gifts; Well, i would say that the left hates “words” they are the ones trying to silence free speech on radio, promote “hate” speech laws on the internet and social media. Liberal governments actually block youtube videos in some countries, they treat rightwing political speech as child porn...

Define who is the "left" that want that stuff. Is it some of the left, or all of the left in your mind? Describe your understanding of what free speech is for me. Also explain how, many on the right, can not want net neutrality, yet are upset when private companies ban people for violating the rules thet agreed to. I don't know that much about what other countries are doing, but i will agree that stuff like the dog and the nazi salute is pure craziness. No way should that be hate speech. The child porn part feels a stretch on your part...

 

[Ultra O’Dia]

Goddamnit you guys are funny!
I love this shit.

 

[rokzilla]

So how comfortable are we with politicians assaulting reporters, then?

100%? I'm getting a 100% vibe from the deplorables.

If you were a reporter I would definitely be over 100% <3

 

[Fawlty]

If you were a reporter I would definitely be over 100% <3

I am singular to you, but you are interchangeable to me. Ruminate on that.

And also it shouldn't be that hard to have a stance against the assault of reporters, and a stance against glorifying the assault of reporters. This doesn't require political concession, whataboutism or other equivocation, or anything but really basic civic responsibility and basic human decency.

 

[rokzilla]

I am singular to you, but you are interchangeable to me. Ruminate on that.

And also it shouldn't be that hard to have a stance against the assault of reporters, and a stance against glorifying the assault of reporters. This doesn't require political concession, whataboutism or other equivocation, or anything but really basic civic responsibility and basic human decency.

Sorry, I thought I was quoting Homer. My bad man.

 

[Fawlty]

Sorry, I thought I was quoting Homer. My bad man.

Maybe one day @RR will spill the beans about the staff-supported trolling infrastructure here. That would be interesting.

 

[rokzilla]

Maybe one day @RR will spill the beans about the staff-supported trolling infrastructure here. That would be interesting.

You know they sell testosterone booster at GNC right? You shouldn’t go through life with such low T bro.

 

[RR]

Maybe one day @RR will spill the beans about the staff-supported trolling infrastructure here. That would be interesting.

I'm not involved with this dude. I rarely visit the WR and honestly don't care enough to follow what happened here. We're cool but sorry.

 

[Pessimystic]

I love how they make up 50 buzzwords, make up a mental illness to deflect from any criticism of their daddy, and it's everyone else who isn't mentally balanced and can't think for themselves.

TDS isn't made up. I am replying to exhibit B.
And only bow-legged queers call another man "daddy", so there's that.
The fact is: the outrage being expressed ITT is fake and nobody is buying it. It's just more, wait for it, TDS.
You can call it being an oversensitive little baby, or you can simply call it mental illness, but it's clearly a real thing.
Aren't you one of those that, no matter what the thread subject, whimpers about Trump? Yeah, you are, I do believe I even told you to get help over it.
Before you start talking shit about thinking for yourself, take a good hard look in the mirror.

 

[Pessimystic]

The right can't post using their words, so they use the same memes over and over. It's almost like they didnt cry when a certain poster used Rob Ford gifs to trigger them.

mumbles about posting gifs, posts a gif.


Trump saying "any guy who can do a body slam ... he's my guy" and made a gesture mimicking a body slam...if that is what has got all you all upset, then you might as well sprout ovaries and start menstruating, because no red blooded male would be upset by something so trivial.

 

[Pessimystic]

I just want to point out the craziness of calling the media left favouring. The largest news network is fox news. We all know that they are right leaning. Talk radio is dominated by the right, there is absolutely no question about that. How can people sit there and pretend that the right doesn't have a solid footing in the media?

This is ridiculous.
Claiming the media (we all know what the media is a reference to, BTW, it's televised media, so stop trying to skew the numbers by invoking radio) isn't left leaning is one of the stupidest claims out there. You'd have to be blind and deaf to think that.

The right has Fox, and they're not even hard right, more globo-neo-con, really.The left has CNN, MSNBC, NBC, ABC, CBS, NYT, WaPO, and basically every single news org (there may be a few that are right leaning like the WSJ).
I can name like three or four radio personalities that are right, so, even that is a huge reach.
Get your head outta your ass.