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brooklynite

(94,489 posts)
Wed Feb 21, 2018, 08:48 PM Feb 2018

Congresswoman claims most mass shooters are Democrats

This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by DonViejo (a host of the Latest Breaking News forum).

Source: CNN

Rep. Claudia Tenney, an upstate New York Republican who is up for re-election in one of the most competitive congressional districts in America, told a radio host in Albany that Democrats are more prone to be mass shooters.

Speaking to host Fred Dicker on WGDJ radio, Tenney was discussing the shooting in Parkland, Florida that left 17 people dead when she made the remark.

"It's interesting that so many of these people that commit the mass murders end up being Democrats," Tenney said. "But the media doesn't talk about that."

Tenney, who is an ardent supporter of the Second Amendment, was responding to a point made by Dicker that the majority of gun victims come from the inner cities, not in mass shootings.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/21/politics/claudia-tenney-mass-shooter-democrats/index.html



This is a tossup district. A generous check will be heading for Anthony Brindisi
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CurtEastPoint

(18,638 posts)
1. The Hon. Ms. Tenney, soon to be on Fox News.
Wed Feb 21, 2018, 08:51 PM
Feb 2018

Cha

(297,123 posts)
7. she's so full of shite.. it's oozing out of
Wed Feb 21, 2018, 09:07 PM
Feb 2018

her pores.

ck4829

(35,042 posts)
2. We need a new Declaration of Independence -- Independence from these idiots
Wed Feb 21, 2018, 08:53 PM
Feb 2018

Claims like this are definitely part of that long train of abuses.

djacq

(1,633 posts)
3. Wow! NY has a seat to flip!
Wed Feb 21, 2018, 08:53 PM
Feb 2018

Last time I check, wasn't Cruz wearing that hat stupid MAGA hat on his Instagram profile?

[link:https://www.snopes.com/did-shooters-instagram-picture-maga-hat/|

Note the ,"A registered Democrat? No"

Equinox Moon

(6,344 posts)
4. Instantly, this made me angry
Wed Feb 21, 2018, 09:03 PM
Feb 2018


Unbelievable!

IronLionZion

(45,411 posts)
5. The media doesn't talk about that because
Wed Feb 21, 2018, 09:04 PM
Feb 2018

it's pure BS from the twisted fantasies of delusional gun nuts, many of whom are too mentally unstable to be trusted with guns.

The Wizard

(12,541 posts)
6. She's still on dope (NT)
Wed Feb 21, 2018, 09:06 PM
Feb 2018

iluvtennis

(19,844 posts)
8. Indeed. She needs to say that media doesn't talk enough about Australia where they banned assault
Wed Feb 21, 2018, 09:08 PM
Feb 2018

rifles in 1998 and they've had not one mass shooting in 20 years. That's what the media needs to talk about.

MurrayDelph

(5,293 posts)
9. Maybe the reason
Wed Feb 21, 2018, 09:11 PM
Feb 2018

"the media doesn't talk about that" is because it isn't true.

But I think her talent can best be described as anoloquism.

appalachiablue

(41,118 posts)
11. Correct, a whopper, lame lie.
Wed Feb 21, 2018, 09:14 PM
Feb 2018

appalachiablue

(41,118 posts)
10. Democrats? Adam Lanza, Dylann Roof, James Holmes, Cruz, other known mass killers.
Wed Feb 21, 2018, 09:12 PM
Feb 2018

Always 'the inner cities' booga, booga, with the Right. Woman shouldn't working be in a public service position at this level especially. Personal asst. and jr. pearl clutcher for Betsy DeVos, Barbara Bush types maybe.

noneof_theabove

(410 posts)
12. Send your rethugs thoughts and prayers...
Wed Feb 21, 2018, 09:14 PM
Feb 2018

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Beaverhausen

(24,470 posts)
13. That and the belief that they are all on Prozac are Right wing theories
Wed Feb 21, 2018, 09:15 PM
Feb 2018

See it all the time.

Baitball Blogger

(46,698 posts)
14. Anything or anybody that doesn't fit their tight mental narrative gets the Democrat treatment.
Wed Feb 21, 2018, 09:19 PM
Feb 2018

Ridiculous. She should be shamed for being so stupid.

DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
15. Locking....
Wed Feb 21, 2018, 09:21 PM
Feb 2018
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