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Assassination attempt on Donald Trump - threadbans in OP

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  • #962
    omega man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,176 ✭✭✭omega man


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122379746#Comment_122379746

    get your coat



  • #963
    NSAman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,485 ✭✭✭NSAman


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122379734#Comment_122379734

    literally no one knows yet, there are so many unknowns in this. It’s easy to register here, who knows what was in this guys mind. Some saying he was antifa also.

    No point in saying he was this, he was that. We don’t know, yet.

    All I know is that a man is dead, two people are seriously injured by someone trying to make a political point.

    Nothing in this life is worth that. Sorry!



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  • #965
    Hande hoche!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,949 ✭✭✭Hande hoche!


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122379741#Comment_122379741

    There's about three and a half months to go, so a lot can happen in that time.

    That being said, he has a very strong chance.



  • #966
    tohaltuwi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,492 ✭✭✭tohaltuwi


    he sure did respond faster than anybody defending him, well you would if a bullet or associated debris had taken out a tiny piece of your ear. The first thing we see is his hand go up in automatic response.



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  • #967
    odyssey06
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,067 ✭✭✭✭odyssey06


    More from the BBC on the shooter:

    According to US media reports, Crooks was wearing a T-shirt from Demolition Ranch, a YouTube channel known for its guns and demolition content. The channel has millions of subscribers featuring videos on different guns and explosive devices…
    Having established Crooks's identity, police and agencies are investigating his motive.
    "We do not currently have an identified motive," said Kevin Rojek, FBI Pittsburgh special agent in charge, at a briefing on Saturday night.

    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3gw58wv4e9o

    "To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)



  • #968
    tohaltuwi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,492 ✭✭✭tohaltuwi


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122379757#Comment_122379757

    He’ll turn it into a million sound bites.

    “I’m Donald Trump, not Donald Duck, though I ducked a bullet it will not stop me ducking the things we need to do to make America great again!”



  • #969
    irishgeo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,732 ✭✭✭irishgeo


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122379415#Comment_122379415

    Noone inside the gates of a Trump rally has gun. Are you that navie. The NRA does allow guns at its conferences either.



  • #970
    Leroy42
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,088 ✭✭✭✭Leroy42


    Serious questions for the secret service to answer.

    How was the roof the shooter was on not secured. It's a fairly obvious point.

    Why didn't the service sniper guys on the roof not see the shooter getting on the roof?

    From the video, the sniper is looking directly at the far roof but far from action seems to be completely surprised and spooked when the shots started.

    Why did the agents let Trump up and signal to the crowd? A second shooter is always as possibility and surely they need to protect him. In one photo the agent is bent down lower than Trump.



  • #971
    omega man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,176 ✭✭✭omega man


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122379795#Comment_122379795

    perhaps they recognised his right to bear arms…



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  • #972
    Abril9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32 ✭Abril9


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122379387#Comment_122379387

    I'm inclined to agree with the original poster but I respect the points you made also but just regarding being a political actor, they all are and that is not specific to the US. Like c'mon isnt that what most governments are? A great big bunch of chancers in suits pretending to be the working man's friend. I think the OP on people's derangement towards Trump is referencing those who compare him to the likes of Pol Pot…

    And as for what constitutes acceptable behavior in the "presidential office". I think for the most part people are sick of what has been considered normal and the status quo for so many years.

    Most people have **** lives and want to lash out, clinging to politics for many is a way of venting I guess. It's the biggest soap opera in town.

    Anyway I vote Mcgregor for Supreme Leader



  • #973
    Strazdas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,509 ✭✭✭✭Strazdas


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122379757#Comment_122379757

    I don't think it changes the narrative all that much. Those who hate him will continue to hate him (he's an extremely divisive figure). Those who worship the guy will continue to worship him. Floating voters will probably be influenced by other issues between now and November - the shooting may not be as much a factor as people imagine.



  • #974
    duploelabs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,036 ✭✭✭✭duploelabs


    Screenshot_20240714-171910.png

    My how the turntables…



  • #975
    highpitcheric
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 668 ✭✭✭highpitcheric


    I wonder if this Crooks guy was a reddit or boards mod.

    Bailey had a borderline personality" based on "narcissism, psycho-rigidity, violence, impulsiveness, egocentricity with an intolerance to frustration and a great need for recognition".

    • Psychiatrist Jean Michel Masson and psychologist Katy Lorenzo-Regreny


  • #976
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,725 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    "I was at the Trump rally"

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-fSDCb_JEc


  • #977
    Augme
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,628 ✭✭✭Augme


    Trump's take on it. I'm not sure the family of the person killed thinks the unthinkable was avoided but we all know Trump doesn't care about them.

    Thank you to everyone for your thoughts and prayers yesterday, as it was God alone who prevented the unthinkable from happening



  • #978
    Hande hoche!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,949 ✭✭✭Hande hoche!


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122379782#Comment_122379782

    Think Chris Christie will be disgusted.



  • #979
    Abril9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32 ✭Abril9


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122379837#Comment_122379837

    On the Quidditch thread



  • #980
    MEGA BRO WOLF 5000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,784 ✭✭✭✭MEGA BRO WOLF 5000


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122379741#Comment_122379741

    Was basically confirmed after the first debate really..he didn't need to get his ear shot off to get those swing votes.



  • #981
    Hande hoche!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,949 ✭✭✭Hande hoche!


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122379846#Comment_122379846

    You might as well post the full thing:

    Thank you to everyone for your thoughts and prayers yesterday, as it was God alone who prevented the unthinkable from happening.

    "We will fear not, but instead remain resilient in our faith and defiant in the face of wickedness.

    "Our love goes out to the other victims and their families. We pray for the recovery of those who were wounded, and hold in our hearts the memory of the citizen who was so horribly killed.

    "In this moment, it is more important than ever that we stand united, and show our true character as Americans, remaining strong and determined, and not allowing evil to win.

    "I truly love our country, and love you all, and look forward to speaking to our great nation this week from Wisconsin.



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  • #982
    Abril9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32 ✭Abril9


    With all the report watching and references to previous assassination attempts in the US, it really is mad to see how many attempts were made on folks throughout history



  • #983
    Oxo Moran
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 301 ✭✭Oxo Moran


    All we know is a registered Republican, used a rifle the Republicans wouldn't ban, to shoot at Trump.

    Thoughts and prayers 😉



  • #984
    dairyedge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 106 ✭✭dairyedge


    Wonder what sort of merchandise trump will be flogging next week after this. They may as well swear him in after all this and get it over with. His a shoe in now. That man should never have gotten any shots off. Secret service has gotten complacent. The nuts will call it a conspiracy.



  • #985
    Maxface
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 230 ✭✭Maxface


    Turns out it was glass that cut him. That protected glass that surrounds him, deflected the bullet and some shards of glass cut him. I guess that is part of the plan the Secret Service would have, reduces the areas they need to protect.



  • #986
    Manic Moran
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 16,958 Mod ✭✭✭✭Manic Moran


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122379830#Comment_122379830

    Why? The area he was in was a "gun free" zone, and one enforced by metal detectors.

    Problem in this case is that bullets tend to travel further than the outer boundary. Fortunately, return fire from guns in the gun free zone also passed through the outer boundary.

    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122378787#Comment_122378787

    A stupid, politically expedient so-called "safeguard", and the removal of which was universally supported by mental health advocacy groups and civil liberties groups. When the NRA is supported by the ACLU, National Alliance on Mental Illness, National Council on Disability, American Association for Persons with Disabilities and a score of other such organisations, one may ask whether or not there is a fundamental issue being addressed. Basically nobody with an interest in the matter supported the rule. But it made a great talking point.



  • #987
    MrMusician18
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,139 ✭✭✭MrMusician18


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122379846#Comment_122379846

    Selective quoting. He goes on to acknowledge the loss of life and injury to others



  • #988
    odyssey06
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,067 ✭✭✭✭odyssey06


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122379915#Comment_122379915

    I wonder if that could that have deflected it towards the bystanders that were hit.

    "To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)



  • #989
    MEGA BRO WOLF 5000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,784 ✭✭✭✭MEGA BRO WOLF 5000


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122379885#Comment_122379885

    And the good guys shot the bad guy so what's your point exactly?

    Winky face.



  • #990
    Itssoeasy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,197 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122379795#Comment_122379795

    And Rory Stewart was saying on his podcast that the area is very rural so they aren’t many roofs in the area around the venue where the rally was. As you say serious questions need to be asked @Leroy42 as that shouldn’t happen.



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  • #991
    JeffKenna
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,659 ✭✭✭JeffKenna


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122379885#Comment_122379885

    You forget that he also donated money to the democratic party.



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