Monday, July 15

Trump Dodges a Bullet

 The man is unstoppable!

A bullet narrowly missed taking Former (and future?) President Trump's head off. He was speaking at a rally in Pennsylvania. He turned his head to look at a graphic on the big screen, and the millisecond he turned back, a bullet that otherwise would have taken off the back of his head instead took a small chunk out of his right ear. It was almost miraculous.

Unfortunately three crowd members were shot. One, Corey Comperatore, died while shielding his wife and daughter.

The shooter was taken out quickly by snipers, and Secret Service pushed Trump to the ground, knocking his shoes off and bruising his arm. As they tried to shield him from potential shooters and hurry him away, Trump resisted and raised his fist defiantly, shouting "Fight! Fight! Fight!", whereupon the panicked crowd calmed and began chanting "USA! USA! USA!".

Trump defined courage and leadership in this moment, which was very badass! Anyone on the fence has been endorsing Trump as a result, and many Dems even are waking up.

The shooter is some 20 year old kid who took one of his Dad's rifles. We don't yet know much about him. We know he donated to a Democrat Org (but that could have been he lost a bet or something), and we know he registered as a Republican (but that could have been he registered to vote against Trump in the primaries, as many Dems did).

It's a huge failure of Secret Service to let a shooter get into position on a rooftop 150 yards away and setup long enough to take a shot. Either that or some kind of inside job where someone at the Secret Service knew that something like this was bound to happen eventually and let it play out. Personally, I chock it up to incompetent leadership at the Secret Service who are now finger pointing at local law enforcement, taking zero accountability. The Secret Service has recently been on a DEI kick trying to hire 50% women, which is their main focus. Of course you'll bring in unqualified agents and leadership when likely 95% of qualified applicants for recruitment and promotion are male. Simple math.

A lot of responsibility falls to Democrat politicians and the left leaning mainstream media whose rhetoric has been over the top — Biden himself being one of the worst offenders — painting Trump as some sort of Hitler figure. It created a dangerous situation where some unbalanced person was bound to do something like that. Regardless of what the shooter's motive was, the truth of this point is plain as day.

Trump was golfing next morning and was reputed to have sunk a 20' putt with a 2' break and declared "unlike the shooter, I don't miss". 😆

He went off to the Republican National Convention as planned, and became the official nominee, picking JD Vance, Senator from Ohio, as his running mate. JD came from an impoverished background, is a marine veteran, graduated Yale Law, and was a successful high tech business man. He's 39 years old. He's also assasination protection for Trump, as JD would go harder against the deep state even than Trump.

The Republican Party with Trump as its leader has published their platform. I'll reproduce the main points here with my commentary. The full text with a lot of additional detail can be found here: 2024 GOP Platform



To make clear our commitment, we offer to the American people the 2024 GOP Platform to Make America Great Again! It is a forward-looking Agenda that begins with the following twenty promises that we will accomplish very quickly when we win the White House and Republican Majorities in the House and Senate.

1. SEAL THE BORDER, AND STOP THE MIGRANT INVASION
Nothing controversial here. Both sides want the border sealed and to stop the flow of illegal migrants. The policy speaks to legal migration as well, and wants a merit based system.

2. CARRY OUT THE LARGEST DEPORTATION OPERATION IN AMERICAN HISTORY
Red meat for the base. I expect they'll focus on the criminals and gangs and there won't be the broad support to deport anybody else.

3. END INFLATION, AND MAKE AMERICA AFFORDABLE AGAIN
Easier said than done with a $30T debt. They claim they will do it by growing the economy through tax cuts, energy independence, eliminating useless regulations, pursuing high tech (crypto, AI, space), while reducing wasteful govt spending. I approve of all those things, though.

4. MAKE AMERICA THE DOMINANT ENERGY PRODUCER IN THE WORLD, BY FAR!
Absolutely. 100%. Will be very anti-inflationary and make the US less dependent. Catastrophic Climate change due to FF is not real, and even if it were, less developed countries will continue accelerating their use, swamping any first world reductions.

5. STOP OUTSOURCING, AND TURN THE UNITED STATES INTO A MANUFACTURING SUPERPOWER
Yes. Over-dependence on China and Taiwan, US enemies. Makes the US vulnerable.

6. LARGE TAX CUTS FOR WORKERS, AND NO TAX ON TIPS!
No tax on tips is to try and win Nevada. Sure. They largely don't pay tax on tips anyways. All in favour of tax cuts to stimulate the economy and reduce the size of govt.

7. DEFEND OUR CONSTITUTION, OUR BILL OF RIGHTS, AND OUR FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS, INCLUDING FREEDOM OF SPEECH, FREEDOM OF RELIGION, AND THE RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS
100% needed to be said.

8. PREVENT WORLD WAR THREE, RESTORE PEACE IN EUROPE AND IN THE MIDDLE EAST, AND BUILD A GREAT IRON DOME MISSILE DEFENSE SHIELD OVER OUR ENTIRE COUNTRY -- ALL MADE IN AMERICA
Yes, please! Remember how peaceful the world was last time Trump was in, and how unsafe it's become under Biden? The missile shield I disagree with. I think that's a sop to the military industrial complex.

9. END THE WEAPONIZATION OF GOVERNMENT AGAINST THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
Yes, please! Biden DOJ has gone nuts in this regard. Nice to see this commitment in writing rather than a tit-for-tat revenge play.

10. STOP THE MIGRANT CRIME EPIDEMIC, DEMOLISH THE FOREIGN DRUG CARTELS, CRUSH GANG VIOLENCE, AND LOCK UP VIOLENT OFFENDERS
Yes to all. A priority.

11. REBUILD OUR CITIES, INCLUDING WASHINGTON DC, MAKING THEM SAFE, CLEAN, AND BEAUTIFUL AGAIN.
Hard to see how as most are Dem led. Would be better to see a focus on building new cities from the ground up as Trump spoke about earlier.

12. STRENGTHEN AND MODERNIZE OUR MILITARY, MAKING IT, WITHOUT QUESTION, THE STRONGEST AND MOST POWERFUL IN THE WORLD
Yes, I grudgingly agree. Peace through strength.

13. KEEP THE U.S. DOLLAR AS THE WORLD'S RESERVE CURRENCY
Would be great if possible, but no details given. If pursued through diplomacy and commitments to not weaponize the U.S. currency against adversaries, then great. 

14. FIGHT FOR AND PROTECT SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE WITH NO CUTS, INCLUDING NO CHANGES TO THE RETIREMENT AGE
Red meat, and great, but maybe unrealistic for any party to promise this.

15. CANCEL THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE MANDATE AND CUT COSTLY AND BURDENSOME REGULATIONS
That mandate is stupid. Let the free market have at it. Lessening regulations is great. Trump eliminated many duplicates his first term. Keep going.

16. CUT FEDERAL FUNDING FOR ANY SCHOOL PUSHING CRITICAL RACE THEORY, RADICAL GENDER IDEOLOGY, AND OTHER INAPPROPRIATE RACIAL, SEXUAL, OR POLITICAL CONTENT ON OUR CHILDREN
The detailed policy points cover a more positive approach to improving education and making it more accessible. But yes, this too!

17. KEEP MEN OUT OF WOMEN'S SPORTS
Obvi

18. DEPORT PRO-HAMAS RADICALS AND MAKE OUR COLLEGE CAMPUSES SAFE AND PATRIOTIC AGAIN
I too dislike these "protesters of convenience", but this is silly. You can't deport American citizens, and you can't criminalize legal protest. No mention of this in the rest of the doc. Red meat for the base.

19. SECURE OUR ELECTIONS, INCLUDING SAME DAY VOTING, VOTER IDENTIFICATION, PAPER BALLOTS, AND PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP
Obvi. Democrats oppose this, leading me to believe they benefit most from insecure elections.

20. UNITE OUR COUNTRY BY BRINGING IT TO NEW AND RECORD LEVELS OF SUCCESS
Sure. 😊 

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P.S. Some shitty leftist mainstream media headlines immediately after the fact. It was apparent immediately it was an assasination attempt, but they were in denial 🤡 




52 comments:

  1. Trump won the election seconds after he was shot by shaking off the secret service agents, getting to his feet and pumping his fist in defiance. Courage and strength. Attributes sorely lacking in the current administration and leadership our country is hungry for. I do love how the leftists that lit this fire are now whimpering we must tone down the rhetoric. Really. You called our candidate an existential threat who would end democracy. And Hitler. We called yours senile. Now a bunch of them are worried the club they carved might be used on them. I think they should cry more. - david

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    1. In the same sentence they talk about the need to tone down the rhetoric, they insist Trump is a threat to democracy. No self-awareness.

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  2. Jules is poking a bear here but I actually don’t mind, I adore her. When I saw the picture of the kid who fired, he looks like the type of person who would miss. Probably had a difficult time as a huge nerd throughout school. I pity him a bit for this.

    I only hope, that when Trump gets up to stay something about being shot in the head, he acknowledges the fact that someone died, unnecessarily. The old Trump would say he took the greatest rifle round in human history, that “all the people are talking about it”. This was and is the language he used when he usually sounded like a complete boob!

    Speaking of rifle rounds, civil war hero, Joe Biden, can barely form a complete sentence lately…

    I just hope that these two boobs can apologize and acknowledge the fact that someone was killed, because of their polarizing horseshit.

    Watch the greasy news and the coverage of all this, but take a moment to reflect on the two little girls who don’t have a Daddy anymore.

    Mistress Andrea

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    1. Trump's first and second Truth Tweet after the incident referenced the other victims. I don't know why you and others continue to carry this false, media-crafted impression about Trump..

      First one: 2024-07-13 8:42 pm (right after the shooting)
      I want to thank The United States Secret Service, and all of Law Enforcement, for their rapid response on the shooting that just took place in Butler, Pennsylvania. Most importantly, I want to extend my condolences to the family of the person at the Rally who was killed, and also to the family of another person that was badly injured. It is incredible that such an act can take place in our Country. Nothing is known at this time about the shooter, who is now dead. I was shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear. I knew immediately that something was wrong in that I heard a whizzing sound, shots, and immediately felt the bullet ripping through the skin. Much bleeding took place, so I realized then what was happening. GOD BLESS AMERICA!

      Second one 7:37am next morning
      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.
      🙏 DJT

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  3. I think MSDNC ran a headline "Clumsy Trump stumbles, hits head on bullet"

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    1. The mainstream media's coverage was knee-jerk retarded. Anybody watching knew exactly what happened the moment it happened.

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  4. I’m so glad he wasn’t killed. Not just for him but for all of us left and right.

    Maybe some media has downplayed it (I haven’t seen it that way). The NYT Daily podcast certainly did not - describing the event as historic and including an interview with their photographer who was only feet away. Fiona and others who make such a claim might look around more broadly.

    Rosco

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    1. I added an image collage at the bottom of my post showing a half-dozen shitty headlines where the editors initially refused to write that it was a presidential assasination attempt. Major news sites including WaPo, ABC, NBC, Newsweek, USA Today, CNN. Disgraceful.

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  5. Julie, the Dems always hide behind incompetence. They been pushing something like this since Trump first announced he was running. They’ve tried to take away his SS protection. They refused to increase his detail. It’s a no brainer to secure every rooftop around, especially one that is close for a deer Hunter to take a shot. This was enemy action. The OIC (Officer In Charge) and the head of the SS set this up.
    Jon

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    1. I personally think this is a case of Harlan's Razor: "never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity". But I certainly can respect your view as well!

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    2. We are living in a time when we can’t tell if our government was in on an assassination attempt or they are so fucking awful at their jobs, they cannot perform the most basic tasks. - david

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    3. I’m familiar with Harlan’s razor. BUT I don’t think stupidity adequately explains the Democrats. A moron flipping a coin should get half his decisions right. Democrats don’t nearly do that well. Many would say they get their decisions 100% wrong. That’s not stupidity, it’s enemy action.

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  6. It's perfect that Trump survived. I hope that we in Europe will soon see our Trump. For now, we only have the Bidens and the Obamas on the horizon. Unfortunately.

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    1. Isn't the head of the EU Orban? He's a Trump.

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    2. Unfortunately it's not. Orbán is being trampled into the ground. It is only a matter of time before Orbán leads Europe.

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    3. You’re delusional if you think Orban will ever lead Europe.

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    4. "Viktor Orban takes over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union on July 1"

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  7. I wish you would stay away from politics. There is another side.

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    1. Don't read posts with Trump in the title and his pic first up if you feel that triggered.

      I think the discomfort you're feeling is the subconscious realization that you've been lied to for 8 years and ate it all up.

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  8. It's very sad that some attendees were hurt/killed. I don't favor political violence. The attack doesn't change the fact that Trump is a danager to democracy and is toxic to the American political system. His violence-provoking speeches had more to do with the attack than anything else. The man how shot at him was a Republican. I doubt this will be the last time someone tries to get him.

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    1. Whether the kid was registered this way or that, he sure must have hated Trump. And where was all the over-the-top anti-Trump rhetoric coming from? People like you who have zero self awareness. What do you with "dangers to democracy" and "toxic" things if you're a mental case? You take it out thinking people like you will cheer and celebrate him as a hero. Tone it down, already.

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    2. A danger to democracy? Give me a break. Trump is the very fruit of democracy. Everyone seems to hate him - except for the voters. He won in 2016 with the active opposition of much of the Republican Party. Every entrenched special interest has opposed him every step of the way, the media, the deep state, the elites of his own party! He won the Presidency despite all of this -- because of democracy.
      He is the first President in a long, long time that was truly chosen by the people, who for once refused to do as they were told.
      Listen, Caged Lion, you're clearly not real good about thinking for yourself, so here's a little shortcut that may help you: Julie is always right.

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    3. I agree with that take on Trump.

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  9. Yes, this was an assassination attempt. But Trump was a terrible leader. He is a liar and a shill for the rich (which is why you like him: you are rich).

    I don't think he will win when Biden is replaced. (Biden is obviously not the best that the democrats can do.)

    btw your info on the donation was debunked: not the same kid. That was a different person with the same name. By all accounts, the kid was a conservative (a Republican).

    I acknowledge that Trump dealt with this very well. Good for him. But I would get new security. Holy crap, what a disaster that was.

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    1. Nonsensical. I'm Canadian. Trump getting elected does not directly impact me. I want him elected for the sake of peace.

      Please link to the debunk, I have not seen it. And can you point to the evidence he is a real Republican, and did not just register to vote against him in the primaries? Doesn't matter anyways. He obvi hated Trump because of all the pop culture rhetoric.

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    2. Things than make you go hmmm: The FBI got into the phone of everyone who even thought about attending the J6 rally. But not the shooter’s. Can’t do it. Impossible to crack. Tried for 15 minutes. And apparently he is the only kid in America with zero social media presence. Every hour brings more questions. They’ll never be answered. Everybody just happened to screw up at the same time and place and nobody will lose his her job, from the three women agents: holster girl, putting on sunglasses girl, and “what do we do what do we do” girl, to the “I take full responsibility and I’m keeping my job” Director. - david

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    3. registered republican. His only donations, as in when he put out cash, have been to the left. People register often to vote in primaries, because one party's primary is tantamount to election in some areas. Trump used to be a Democrat when he was in New York City.

      and Snopes has debunked that 69 year old man theory. The donation was made thru ActBlue, which has the kid's address.

      https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-shooter-donation/

      CNN says the same >Federal Election Commission records show that a donor listed as Thomas Crooks with the gunman’s street address gave $15 to Progressive Turnout Project, a Democratic

      https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/14/us/trump-rally-gunman-thomas-crooks-invs/index.html

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    4. you are a shill for Putin, whether you know it or not

      (I suspect you know.)

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    5. Is that what you think? You think Putin puts a nice fat check in my bank account to say the west overthrew the govt and instigated that war? You may be an idiot...

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    6. Can you help me? I’m trying to decide if I am against an endless war with tremendous loss of life on both sides, that Ukraine CANNOT win-now conscripting 40 years olds and mentally challenged, to enrich politicians in the US, Ukraine, and elsewhere with laundered war money, propping up a corrupt Ukrainian regime that has cancelled elections and persecuted churches, while its country is being destroyed and its real estate is being bought up for pennies on the dollar by investment companies who plan to repopulate the region with cheap immigrant labor, or am I a Putin-supporting Russian asset? - david

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  10. All college and universities need to provide the student loans and not the government. Why allow them Billions and their Ivy Tower Foundations. Let them invest in their students and collect back from those students with a Gender Studies Art Major.

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    1. Student loans are dumb. They just wind up increasing the cost of education.

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  11. Gosh, I’ve never been hotter for teacher than I am now. That run through the platform Julie…I’m all yours! Hugs, Wemedge

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    1. I'll make you recite all twenty from memory and give you a cane stroke for every error!

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  12. Would’ve been glorious to watch that grimey fuck get blown away on live TV. Best thing that could ever happen to America. He’s such a useless fuck, just like everyone who supports him.

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  13. Not your best political post. All common knowledge already covered in the news, some yay go Trump cheering and a summary of a platform. Nothing remarkable. Disappointing young lady.

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    1. My little summary as I see it.
      Most people have been hoaxed into thinking their platform is something different and scary. Here's the real thing with my commentary.

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  14. Not a Trump fan but I think this platform makes a lot of sense. Enough of Reagan/Clinton/Bush/Biden neolib nonsense. Cut taxes for workers not corps, bring jobs back, hit back guys with tariffs and deport illegals (scabs). If he can do it then great.

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    1. Ask yourself, truly, why you dislike Trump. If it's only feelz, get to know him by viewing some of his long form interviews.

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  15. Both sides want to seal the border? I don't think so. Biden and the Dems (if you remove all the sophistry and blather) essentially want an open border. Why else stop the wall? Why else end the remain in Mexico policy? Why else the zealous support for phony "asylum" claims?
    In their speeches they always pointedly fail to distinguish between legal and illegal immigration. They even refuse to use the term illegal!
    Think it over, Julie, and walk that one back.

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    1. I meant normal people, not the vile money grubbing politicians who are the only ones who benefit.

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  16. You are sane. You are high-IQ. You are a complete pervert. You write proper English (as a translator, let me assure you that this is rare enough).
    Your husband is one lucky man.

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  17. If they uncover one political writing by that kid I will eat my shoe. Garden variety maladjusted youth who should not have had access to a gun. Trump was appearing down the road which made it convenient. The incompetence of law enforcement is mind boggling though. But don’t let that interfere with wild decisive speculation.

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    1. The speculation is that the Secret Service was so incompetent that an explanation that needs to be explored is if a key supervisor turned a blind eye deliberately due to TDS.

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    2. A conspiracy! Had to be one or two of those in here to rock the casbah a bit more Ms J.

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  18. I always wondered why Americans like the USA chant so much. It’s so basic, uninspiring, unoriginal and frankly dull. It’s a source of mirth to the opposition. Can’t you yanks do better than that?

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    1. like "Deutschland uber Alles"? or "God save the Queen, she ain't no human bein' "?

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