Political Assassination should be a major story

[Cyrano]

But it seems that it's a page one or two story that got covered for a day or two.

No, No one tried to assassinate the president.

But some nut was building up an arsenal to assassinate all of the presidenr's foes.

Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, AOC, and most of the people on MSNBC and CNN were on the list of this crazy.

I won't give you his name. He wanted fame, so let's deny it to him.

He built up an arsenal. He Had a list, He'd researched their protection on Google. And he wanted to be one of the greatest murderer in American history..

Is there any sane human being who doesn't believe that this man's insanity is tied to Donald Trump's words and hatred?

C'mon, people. Wake the fuck up. There are a lot of crazy people in this world. And Trump has inspired a lot of them to go after his enemies.

Can I prove it? No. But think about it and see where it leads you. And let me know what you decide.

[BigmanPigman]

1. Possible murder comes in second after sex stories

as far as ratings go. The fact that the story was 6 days old and still not commented on by the W House when the fake planned attack of a black man was shows you where this country is right now. It isn't a good place. Pathetic!

[dewsgirl]

2. But, but Jussie Smollett.

, obviously.

[Hekate]

3. Trump practices stochastic terrorism: it's a GOP thing, and it is very real. nt

[smirkymonkey]

16. +1000

It's only a matter of time before one of his deranged cultists actually succeeds at a mass murder of journalists or "liberals".

[Saviolo]

22. So glad to see this term gaining traction

The definition for those that are unaware: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2011/1/10/934890/-

[Cyrano]

4. Gotta' self kick this. Before someone is assassinated by a wingnut,

it's unfortunate that I have to say it, but there are many unhinged people who can be pushed over the edge by mindless/careless/hateful language.

[AncientGeezer]

5. I'd not kick this....this was a plot...not done...thank God caught before he could act.

We have that freak that DID shoot up the Republicans baseball practice.
Damn near killed the Whip....and could have been much worse.
An actual attack

This wouldn't be my go to...a failed attempt...or plot.

[Hekate]

31. Gabby Giffords was nearly killed, and was maimed for life with a bullet to the brain....

Several others were killed at the same time.

Synagogues have been shot up, with congregants killed. Zionists, you know.

Planned Parenthood clinics have been under continuous assault for decades now -- that is real, it is organized, it is not by any means a tinfoil hat conspiracy theory. The people opposing abortion don't confine their activities to praying outside clinics and harassing patients on the way in.

The conspirators post the photos of doctors, nurses, and clinic staff online, with big crosshairs over their faces, and Wanted for Murder underneath. They post the names and addresses of doctors, nurses, and staffers, and they post the names of their children and their children's schools. They stalk their kids.

They go further and kill doctors, nurses, and clinic staffers. One doctor was murdered in his own church. That murderer had a variety of lurid antichoice literature in the frontseat of his car, and abundant online connections.

All the murderers so far have been American, male, white, and Christian.

You don't know it but you are minimizing the awful reality of political assassination in this country. Please do inform yourself.

[CTAtheist]

6. The 1st Amendment should not protect this kind of speech

It is already illegal to:
- Lie while under oath
- Threaten someone's life
- Yell "Fire!" in a crowded theater when there is no actual fire.

What these things have in common is that they cause various kinds of harm: legal harm, mental harm and physical harm (in order).

I think we need a politician to propose expanding "inciting violence" (already a crime) to cover these kinds of cases, where someone (anyone, not just politicians) incite people into violence. I'm sure language can be crafted by some smart people to make sure it doesn't apply too broadly, or too narrowly.

[RussBLib]

7. did Fox even bother to cover the Coast Guard psycho?

have not had the fortitude lately to tune in.

[AncientGeezer]

23. Yes..

https://www.foxnews.com/us/coast-guard-officer-accused-of-being-domestic-terrorist-ordered-to-jail

[malaise]

8. A COn supporter sent pipe bombs to two former presidents

and several others last year. I am not aware of condemnation from a single ReTHUG or intense coverage from M$Greedia.

[Hong Kong Cavalier]

9. the MAGAbomber dropped off of the radar fast, too.

And that's two in less than a year that targeted major news outlets and Democratic politicians.

[AncientGeezer]

24. He's jailed...you know who fell off the radar really fast here..

The freak that actually carried out an attack.

[Thew]

10. The last guy was barely a blip...

The guy sending devices in the mail seems like a distant memory. I imagine it'll remain like that until one of these idiots shows a smidge more competence or luck.

[AncientGeezer]

25. "until one of these idiots shows a smidge more competence or luck"

Like James Hodgkinson right?

[brooklynite]

11. Do you know how long this story has been around? A day or two

And it's still being covered.

[brooklynite]

12. Do you know how long this story has been around? A day or two

And it's still being covered.

[Hulk]

13. But, but sarah horseface hucklebee says it ain't so.

That lying sack of rotten potatoes emphatically says it ain't so. Hell, the orange Jabba condemns each and every one of these terrible fruit cakes and their demented minds (that he eggs on).

[47of74]

17. That's insulting.

To horse faces comparing them to Sarah.

[Hulk]

33. It's pretty much insulting to anything you compare her to....

Guess I'll have to pick some inanimate object in the future.

[47of74]

34. And it's the same with fuck face too.

Pretty much anything you can compare said fuck face to is insulting to whatever he's being compared to.

Even calling him fuck face is insulting to other fuck faces.

[UTUSN]

14. Yip, the local radio wingnuts not a peep - all about Empire, holding breath about Mueller

[okaawhatever]

15. K & R NT

[Bernardo de La Paz]

18. tRump lawyer diGenova is advocating shooting people because Empire dude pushed off by Hasson

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211852389

excerpt:

DiGenova joined Laura Ingraham on her latest podcast, where she bemoaned how the news about arrested Coast Guard lieutenant Christopher Hasson takes oxygen away from Jussie Smollett and the troubles in Virginia’s state government. This became the basis for a segment from Ingraham’s Fox show later in the evening.

When Ingraham asked diGenova for his thoughts on whether there’s a connection between Hasson and President Donald Trump, he grumbled about Virginia’s leaders “getting a pass” because of the decreasing media focus on them. Soon enough, diGenova went all out and declared “We are in a civil war in this country.”

“There’s two standards of justice, one for Democrats one for Republicans. The press is all Democrat, all liberal, all progressive, all left – they hate Republicans, they hate Trump. So the suggestion that there’s ever going to be civil discourse in this country for the foreseeable future in this country is over. It’s not going to be. It’s going to be total war. And as I say to my friends, I do two things – I vote and I buy guns.”

Why does diGenova buy guns? Not for deer-hunting.

[kozar]

19. all the great points on this topic,

exactly where the bastards want our attention,, easy posts,,all agree with you,, MSM is on both siders now tonight,,, on very quiet posts on this site,, but this is a post that has action. Cmon Dems,,, we need to buck,,to fight and not just take easy way out. Those of you that posted on here, I will challenge you to post a link where you went against the posted "norm", a post where you fought against the "norm" OMG fellow Dems,,they are playing us so well....fight,,,NOW

[Honeycombe8]

20. Morning Joe covered this extensively. Joe was on the hit list.

And apparently just random innocent people?

This really is a YUGE story.

I want to see a rundown of his weapons arsenal. Heard on tv it was YUGE. He was planning an all-out warrior assault, sounds like.

[Fritz Walter]

21. He couldn't have done ALL his research on Google

He must have used DHS-Coast Guard information-streams to craft his foiled plot. That may not have been included in news releases, but I can't believe that this skin-head would completely disregard that treasure-trove of secure information on his targets. I might have been born at night, but it wasn't last night! I'm not as naive -- or stupid -- as cadet bone spurs or his MAGAt supporters at Fox and Sinclair.

Eleven or so years ago, DoD declared all thumb drives contraband and prohibited their use on all their machines, even after security was beefed up to prevent hacking (which was the trigger of the ban: someone had casually dropped a handful of malware-infected thumb drives in a parking lot used by feds).

What safeguards were in place to prevent this kind of malfeasance, and -- more importantly -- what is being done to prevent other skin-heads with a CAC (common access card, a countermeasure to the thumb-drive incident) from taking secure data and downloading into their files or the "Dark Web" (y'know: that thing Experian that keeps using to hawk their oh-so-wonderful credit monitoring product)? Can CAC users move data from secure systems to personal cloud platforms? Inquiring minds what to know.

C'mon: ProPublica, and other investigative journalists: do your job and dig!

[Blue_Tires]

26. Nobody ever wants to have that conversation

Because Trump, Fox News and the GOP always get triggered and emo when one of their own gets caught doing this...

Also we'd also have to discuss how many more just like him are out there undetected, which would lead to the conversation of what should be done about it...

[AncientGeezer]

28. Being caught planning is different than doing...

James Hodgkinson ring a bell??

[WhiteTara]

27. Scary part is that he is in the Coast Guard

Supposedly the good guys.

[underpants]

29. The Coast Guard initiated the investigation

from what I've read.

[WhiteTara]

37. That makes me feel better.

[underpants]

30. Weren't his targets the same as the MAGABomber?

Pretty much the same.

No?

[Amaryllis]

32. If he'd been Muslim, it would have been a differnt story.

[colsohlibgal]

35. Dangerous Crazy

They caught this Nazi Nut Job. But in this climate it is almost inevitable that some won’t be detected in time.

[aikoaiko]

36. Sure, but there was no assignation or attempted assassination.

He was in the planning stages and caught.