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NYC-Girlbrat's avatar

Why is Amy Klobuchar putting herself in the position of having to ASK these fcking Republicans to condemn violence? That's their creed; violence.

Why do the Democrats set themselves up for the rebuke, the blame, the finger pointing, the vulnerable "woe is me" position!? The shooter is a fcking Trumper. Enough said. Just go ahead and lay the blame on THEM! Stop begging for the apologies from these monsters. It's not coming!

I've been saying this for the longest time:

1. People are going to die.

2. No one is coming.

3. We are saving our own lives.

They. Don't. Care. Not one fcking bit! 🤬

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Sarah Jones & Jason Easley's avatar

Because demanding will only harden their stance. Republicans want this to be made political. In this case, it is smarter not to make it political and therefore expose the extreme position of Republicans who refuse to condemn political violence.---Jason

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Lux's avatar

100% correct, I keep saying this, and I will say it again, the only way to get ahead of this, is to take a few pages out of their own book. They are going to play victim, while Democrats ARE the victim, stop taking it on the chin and expecting an apology.

It's been slowly building since Gingrich et al turned it into a zero sum game, but in 2016, with the election of syphilis don, it fully shifted. They are ALL bad, "ARAB", ALL REPUBLICANS ARE BAD, period, he convinced the worst of the worst to run, and his supporters voted for them, there is no longer any such thing as a "good Republican", stop expecting them to find their better angels, they don't have any.

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ErrantReader's avatar

I agree. Look at his cabinet. Any Republican looking at those brazen, virulent clowns (I’m not using the word as a colloquialism) will see which path to take, so the few who are not bad have left or been ejected and we are now left with riff-raff, mostly lemmings whose names we mostly don’t remember and who will not step out of line.

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Monica Francisco-DeKam's avatar

Exactly.

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KJB's avatar

Your correct, it's time for a more direct approach and take it straight to the repub MAGAt.

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Kit's avatar

When you have an elected official from SC flipping the bird in public towards peaceful protesters. Well, maybe it’s time for all the politicians to go back to basic manners and better behaviors. No matter the party!

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Bruce Allen Oatway's avatar

Bravo! I said the same

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RHenry's avatar

The GOP is a domestic hate group. Why isn’t it acknowledged. They promote lies and violence regularly. Why can’t we all talk about the GOP and their similarities to a domestic hate group. Nazi symbols and hand signals, misinformation designed to stoke hate and violence. The GOP must be investigated by a legitimate power not Kash Patel and Trumps minion.

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Malcolm J McKinney's avatar

Media loves click bait, not the truth.

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Michael's avatar

General Strike yes.

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Laura_Solidarity✊🏻's avatar

I think it’s time to start flooding the phones again! Shame them some more! If there is any humanity left in any of them, we can ignite it! Especially after yesterday which they can’t deny with pics being flooded on social media everywhere, they must be concerned about their angry constituents. ✊🏻💪🏻🌹

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Deedie Beidler's avatar

Never happen.. reTHUGlican’ts love this shit.🤯

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Grumpy Liberal's avatar

When asked about reaching out on the tragedy in MN, Trump said he might call Walz or he might call some other people. Just this week, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson said CA Governor Gavin Newsom should be tar and feathered. Let’s not forget that Kristi Noem’s security detail consisting of FBI agents tackled and handcuffed Sen Padilla of CA when he rose to object to Noem’s assertion that DHS was in CA to stay until they rid it of the “socialists” in charge. She then lied about Padilla “charging” toward her and not identifying himself. So Republican attitudes can be characterized as no empathy, no decency, and no regrets. Well, no thanks.

Sorry, Amy, you have a good heart that often gets in the way of your brains. I know you seek to reach across the aisle, and you remember the good old days of the Senate, but the other side is now populated by monsters. For too many years, they have tolerated — nay, encouraged — Bible-waving anti-abortionists and their violent tactics that endanger women and those who support them. We don’t parade the street brandishing our guns and then shoot innocent protestors because we feel threatened. We do stand amidst their chaos and rage and sue for peace, but we should not be reduced to begging them to make some empty gesture that will fade as soon as they make it.

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Michael's avatar

Brilliant comment G.P.

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leann's avatar

Just words. Do your job. Filibuster. Stand with your constituents. NO MIDDLE GROUND

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Thomas B. Lane's avatar

Great comments by Amy.

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Soy yo's avatar

TO REPUBLICAN VOTERS: You have no “party” anymore. What used to be the GOP has been reconfigured into more of a cult-like body and, if you are paying attention, you should see that the ones leading the reshaping of the GOP are leaving you behind. They only need you to keep them in power. You have been and are being USED for their means to an end. They have turned their backs on you. To save your party, join the cry for DEMOCRACY.

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phelpsmediation's avatar

What most, if not all, news folks will not see or won’t mention is that the Minnesota assassin is a Christian Nationalists and will kill with reckless abandon since he thinks his God wants him to do it. Religious dogma is grossly irrational as Voltaire famously said “Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities “.

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phelpsmediation's avatar

I think he called someone to come and drive him out of the area.

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phelpsmediation's avatar

I don’t think so. He didn’t expect the cops to show up when they did. I am sure his plan was to drive away after the 2nd shooting.

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Martha Kenne's avatar

Amy Klobuchar is one of our most decent lawmakers (and my senator!). She works across the aisle for everyone.

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Brenda Doherty's avatar

It’s time to make the elected Republican officials aware that their jobs are in jeopardy! Trump needs to be muzzled.

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Kathleen Andrews's avatar

When a non-MAGA is attacked by a Dickler voter then the MAGA party starts with the calls for the Dems to lower the ''noise'' because they are the ones that are inciting this violence. Geez, everyone knows the dystopian playbook by heart MAGA idiots - there is nothing new about your tactics. Blame the side you trying to overtake and oppress for not ''getting with the program''. Keep peacefully marching. It works.

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Eric Perro's avatar

Why would Republicans condemn violence that they themselves are instigating daily, thereby confirming their guilt?

To Tyrant Trump and his cabal of Treasonous Terrorists, requests like this one from Klobuchar have no more effect than an annoying chihuahua barking incessantly.

Dems have to stop bringing a plastic spoon to a gunfight.

They must, in clear language, directly blame Trump, the Republican Party and their operatives for these murders, among others being performed by Trump's sycophants, including our soulless Supreme Court, so that at least they won't be surprised when We The People physically remove them from office and banish them from our soil for life.

And for those who believe that could never happen, you are sadly clueless about what is currently happening in America.

Those rubber bullets being used by Trump's Brainwashed Goons will soon turn into real ones.

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Grumpy Liberal's avatar

Perhaps they could start by not calling for violence.

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Grumpy Liberal's avatar

Cruelty is the name of their game.

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Thurberta Mingus's avatar

Amy needs to pick a fucking position or STFU

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Jim Fitzgerald's avatar

Two parties: The 'why can't we just cooperate and get along for the good of all' party, and the 'let's dominate and control those weaklings so we can control everything because we're afraid of everything' party.

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Pia Paints's avatar

We have to answer back. This was murder and attempted murder by a brainwashed psycho trump loyalist. Ok flood the phones. There has to be a next level, a resistance. The attack on California and Governor Gavin Newsom hitting back and calling this orange arse wipe a “ stone cold liar” live on tv was truth and that momentum must keep going. Senator Padilla’s violent treatment at the incompetent Nitwit Noem press conference, was disgusting, insulting, despicable, and completely trash behavior, and now you have murder. This rfucklican party of losers don’t care. The architects of project 2025 want to destroy the constitution. Their incompetence is replaced by their demented loyalty to a diabolical narcissist.

And then we have the Drunk Secretary Of Defense Kegstand Hegseth running the Pentagon WTF! The military took an oath to protect the constitution and the people of the United States not this rejected flag tosser.

When is this shameful shit storm going to end? And do you think that Orange Stained Diaper is going to be diplomatic at this years G7 Summit in Kananaskis Alberta this week. He has already pissed off the globally respected and highly praised PM Mike Carney of Canada 🇨🇦

So here’s the question after political murder. Where do we go from here? A RESISTANCE must be formed.

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Michael's avatar

Love your comments

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Pia Paints's avatar

Thank you Michael. I have a typo: PM of Canada 🇨🇦 is Mark Carney not Mike Carney. I’m just a taxpayer citizen who voted for democracy and feels the railroad tracks on top of my head.

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