Kos: Conservatives like to shoot cops
posted at 1:24 pm on April 5, 2009 by Ed Morrissey
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The boss has noted the tragedy in Pittsburgh, where a lone gunman killed three police officers trying their best to defend their community:
A gunman wearing a bulletproof vest and “lying in wait” opened fire on officers responding to a domestic disturbance call Saturday, killing three of them and turning a quiet Pittsburgh street into a battlefield, police said.
Police Chief Nate Harper said the motive for the shooting isn’t clear, but friends said the gunman recently had been upset about losing his job and feared the Obama administration was poised to ban guns. …
The three slain officers were Eric Kelly, 41, Stephen Mayhle, 29, and Paul Sciullo III, 37. Kelly had been on the force for 14 years, Mayhle and Sciullo for two years each. Another officer, Timothy McManaway, was shot in the hand and a fifth broke his leg on a fence.
Today is Palm Sunday, and I’d ask Hot Air readers to keep these men and their families in your prayers.
Unfortunately, some sick people will use this tragedy for their political hobby horses. We’d like to think that only the idiots at the fringes would do so, but as my decidedly liberal and decidedly rational friend Tommy Christopher found out, that’s not the case. Markos Moulitsas twittered his list to blame the shooting on the conservative movement, and apparently joke about the murders:
I’ll let Tommy pick it up from here:
Dana Houle is a Daily Kos frontpager, not some tinfoil diarist, and Markos is the public face of the liberal blogosphere. Granted, his influence isn’t what it used to be, but he is still the most recognizable, the most closely-associated liberal blogger out there.
When I saw his re-Tweet, I was stunned, and I hadn’t even heard about the Pittsburgh shooting yet. I thought he was talking about the shooting in Binghamton. When I looked back at Houle’s Tweet, and I found the story of the three policemen who were killed yesterday, I could not believe my eyes. As you can see, I tried to get Markos to explain his re-Tweet, unable to believe that these two would be joking about this at all, let alone hours after the tragedy. …
Maybe there’s something wrong with me, but I think this is shameful. This is the kind of thing I would probably delete at Political Machine. I don’t even see the humor in it, even setting aside the heartless ghoulishness involved.
Be sure to read the rest of Tommy’s piece, because he’ll need the support after taking on Kos. He thinks eight years of “mortal kombat”, as Tommy puts it, has momentarily deranged Markos. I’m not so sure that it’s momentary.
People on both sides like to take non-political tragedies and manipulate them for their own purposes. The Binghamton shooting occurred just before we went on the air Friday, and I remarked that both sides tried to use the Virginia Tech shooting to their advantage, and that I expected something similar from Binghamton. Some people refuse to acknowledge that lunatics do lunatic things, and it has nothing to do with the honestly-held policy beliefs of millions of Americans. Those who would use such horrifying tragedies to smear their political opponents are completely unworthy of engagement, and utterly despicable to boot, regardless of which side they’re on.
Update: Jim Treacher has another screen cap for posterity, just in case Markos tries burying this.
Update II: Don’t miss Caleb Howe’s take on this, either.
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Lets face it, cons are not that bright so stop pretending to be intellectually superior.
You are not.
getalife on April 5, 2009 at 5:56 PM
Yes, we are. It’s why you show up everyday: to learn, to advance your knowledge, to discover how much you don’t know (which is obviously quite a bit).
You can deny it, but the truth remains.
Bishop on April 5, 2009 at 6:05 PM
This board is a learning experience for me; I read a lot more than I post ( and I have enough of a life that I don’t have a lot of time for the board). I notice that a lot of the comments I want to post were already made for me.
Getaleghumper needs to cop a clue.
mad scientist on April 5, 2009 at 10:26 PM
Sorry to scold your buddy Tommy, but why is it “he couldn’t believe his eyes” and acts so stunned about this? This IS what Kos does. Tommy is being incredibly naive or dishonest to act surprised about this.
RightWinged on April 5, 2009 at 10:27 PM
No God and no religion can survive ridicule. No political church, no nobility, no royalty or other fraud, can face ridicule in a fair field, and live.
- Mark Twain
MB4 on April 5, 2009 at 10:28 PM
Getalife learns less and less about more and more and will eventually end up knowing nothing about everything.
MB4 on April 5, 2009 at 10:31 PM
Fry Mumia
GunRunner on April 5, 2009 at 10:33 PM
Who the cons are was articulated by Rush in his CPAC speech. You will get a good glimpse on us from there.
OneConservative on April 5, 2009 at 10:35 PM
beekiller, I cover the run on guns and ammunition as part of my regular beat for both my own blog and as a regular writer for Pajamas Media. As a result, a I spend a decent amount of time talking to gun dealers, trainers, and purchasers.
Democrats of all types are buying guns and ammunition, and some are doing so in decent quantities, and yes some are liberals, judging by the Obama bumper stickers on their Volvos and blinged-out Caddies.
The ACORN set is going for cheap firepower–the cheapest AK-clones, SKS carbines, Hi-Point carbines, and mostly junk handguns, with the occasional pistol-grip shotgun, and almost invariably, a single box or two of the cheapest LRN or FMJ ammo in stock.
The Starbucks liberals are going for what they can hide or deny–Glock pistols, an odd revolver here or there , and field-grade shotguns that they can plead are for skeet or trap. Again buying crap ammo, in low quantities.
The shops I talk to don’t deal in body armor, so I don’t know of anyone is buying that, and don’t think most people of any type are willing to part with the kind of money good protection costs (otherwise, they’d probably cary it). Most street thugs don’t buy body armor, but I’ve heard of them using phone books in car doors and homemade vests made out of radial tire treads on rare occasions.
Many liberals are now buying guns, they simply aren’t talking about it… ashamed, I guess. The problem with this is that they are buying a firearm but don’t practice with it, don’t think about it, and have it “just in case” languishing in a case or a drawer.
I sadly predict we’re going to have a steady increase in the number of negligent discharges for decades to come from liberals and other JIC buyers who don’t know much about guns and won’t bother to learn.
Let’s all pray that the number of NDs that lead to serious injuries or death is minimal, and that purposeful but ignorant casualties (armed, scared and stupid is a particularly bad combo) is minimal as well.
Bob Owens on April 5, 2009 at 10:36 PM
This surprises anyone? The Obunghole admin has been blatantly lying about the number of U.S. firearms crossing the Mexican border in the attempt to pass legislation to ban firearms. HR 45 is just waiting in the House of Representatives, leftists were hoping something like this would happen. These pseudo-nazi anti-gun freaks don’t care about facts, statistics or the Constitution. This attack on police officers is disgusting and I am quite interested in finding out more of the facts of this incident. If leftist want to start playing THAT game, what party supports the cop killer in Oakland?
I do have one hypothetical, would this be a different circumstance if police or federal agents were attempting to seize firearms from a constitutionally protected citizen?
nelsonknows on April 5, 2009 at 10:42 PM
I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again; liberals have spent the last eight years assigning to the Bush-led government the most heinous of motives and machinations, and Bush himself was labelled a moron, a liar, and even a war-criminal. Yet these very same people would gladly surrender their Second Amendment rights so that government, be it Bush’s or someone else’s, would be ensured total and absolute control over them. This is akin to giving the guy who broke into your house, slapped your wife and kicked your dog, the keys to the gun safe.
Do not expect logic from this crowd, and do not endeavor to compromise with them. They are wrong, there philosophy is wrong, and if left to their own devices their own policies would ensure their destruction within the next fifty years as the number of those riding in the wagon outnumber those left to pull it.
CaptFlood on April 5, 2009 at 10:45 PM
“kos” is lying coward. Nothing more needs to be said.
jdkchem on April 5, 2009 at 11:00 PM
Did you think that up all by yourself?
jdkchem on April 5, 2009 at 11:02 PM
I believe that honor falls on John Stewart, doesn’t it?
Blacklake on April 5, 2009 at 11:25 PM
Andrew Sullivan joins the blame the right game what a shock. Of course Markos linked it on twitter.
msmveritas on April 5, 2009 at 11:27 PM
Markos is the slimiest of the lefty slimeballs. He’s a hypocrite, a sham artist, and a wimp. He served our country then got out to whine about it. He is a panzy that says lots of tough stuff from behind his twitterboard.
Screw you Kos and the liberal horse you rode in on.
cannonball on April 5, 2009 at 11:36 PM
Uh, word? Time to bring back the Palin pics, ruffians.
long_cat on April 5, 2009 at 11:45 PM
Haha…that’s gonna leave a mark.
soundingboard on April 6, 2009 at 12:04 AM
The trouble with you Kos people is, that you think you are the best people down here, whereas you are merely the most numerous.
- Satan
MB4 on April 6, 2009 at 1:08 AM
You always find the best quotes!
Maquis on April 6, 2009 at 1:10 AM
Getalife is really a most remarkable woman. Between all of us bloggers and other commenters here and getalife, we cover all knowledge. The bloggers and other commmeters know all that can be known and getalife knows the rest.
MB4 on April 6, 2009 at 1:27 AM
The largest prevalence of gun crime is in poor inner-city neighborhoods. The people that perpetuate this crime overwhelmingly vote Democrat and for liberal causes. So hopefully are you intelligent enough to see there is a correlation.
The problem that liberals have is that they fail to see the endgame of their philosophy. The liberal mantra has been replete with victimization politics. When you make people feel victimized they get angry and sometimes they will get violent. The Democrat party and the liberal civil rights leaders are DIRECTLY responsible for much of the violence in our inner-cities. They have fomented the atmosphere of division and hatred in order to secure their own power.
Hawthorne on April 6, 2009 at 1:30 AM
This coming from an admitted “Independent”. What the bloody hell is an “Independent” other than someone, after having listened to both sides of a debate, still can’t commit? Talk about “bright”. To quote Margaret Thatcher: “…why should anyone support a party that seems to have the courage of no convictions?”
Why apply those three brain cells of yours to making up your mind. I swear, wasteofalife, you remind me of “Raymond Babbitt” with with your repetivite inane comments that seem to be rattling around in your brain like a game of Pong.
Adults are definitely in charge. Definitely. Definitely in charge
Bush’s fault. Definitely. Definitely Bush’s fault”
Obama never failed. Obama. Never failed
Barack Obama… BAM! The future of the civilized world! Barack Obama… BAM! The future of the civilized world!Barack Obama… BAM! The future of the civilized world!
Fed45 on April 6, 2009 at 1:35 AM
Apparently, an independent is someone who thinks everything Obama says and does is right.
Jim Treacher on April 6, 2009 at 1:48 AM
Markos is a little homo…
RealDemocrat on April 6, 2009 at 1:51 AM
very sad indeed.
beekiller on April 6, 2009 at 2:05 AM
Even what is probably normally a left leaning site is turning on Obama – Obama Administration Careening Towards Disaster (And Taking the Country With It)
MB4 on April 6, 2009 at 2:07 AM
Bobby Rush, D IL served 9 months in an Illinois prison for gun charges.
Oh how soon leftists forget Lovelle Mixon of Oakland CA, leftist and OBAMA supporter who murdered 4 cops and wounded 2 others.
When a black leftist kills cops, leftists try to rationalize it.
nelsonknows on April 6, 2009 at 2:11 AM
What’s the difference between leftist Lovelle Mixon and Poplawski? THE MEDIA
nelsonknows on April 6, 2009 at 2:33 AM
Alinsky’s a joke. He preaches having no standards, at all. That’s about it. Fine. In a war, one must win. Dispense with all rules. But his advice about how to win, and actual tactics, are a combination of trivialities and idiocies.
It’s good for people to know Alinsky, to point out the paint-by-numbers tactics of the left and show them for the shallow, despicable, scum that they are, but there’s nothing to be learned by following Alinsky’s advice. He was a mediocrity, as are just about all leftist political thinkers.
progressoverpeace on April 6, 2009 at 6:00 AM
In case some people are wondering why Markos is always referred to as Marksos ‘Screw Them’ Mousalitas:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markos_Moulitsas
Daily Kos blog lost several[who?] of its political advertisers when Moulitsas published a blog post in April 2004 about the non-US military Blackwater USA employees, whom he described as mercenaries, who were killed and mutilated in Fallujah, saying, “Let the people see what war is like. This isn’t an Xbox game. There are real repercussions to Bush’s folly. That said, I feel nothing over the death of merceneries. [sic] They aren’t in Iraq because of orders, or because they are there trying to help the people make Iraq a better place. They are there to wage war for profit. Screw them.”[9]
manofaiki on April 6, 2009 at 6:57 AM
Limbaugh and Hanitty spew out their hatred against Obama a total of 6 hours EVERY day, but no, lets attack Marcos for his dis-tasteful joke. Typical double standards in wingnuttia land. Just ignore guys like Beck who attack Obama as a fascist, in front of a backdrop of Nazi’s marching. Don’t hear Ed attacking that. For something like that the blinders are put on. Hmmm, I wonder why the gop is out of power? Dig this, you are not the mainstream, constantly telling each other you are doesn’t make it so.America saw 8 years of neo-con wingnuttia and didn’t like what they saw. But maybe that trainwreck from Alaska will return you to glory.
athensboy on April 6, 2009 at 7:16 AM
athensboy on April 6, 2009 at 7:16 AM
Get back in your tree moron.
A Balrog of Morgoth on April 6, 2009 at 7:36 AM
So you’re saying he’s lying when he claims it’s not a joke?
Well, Beck’s show didn’t start until after the election. And yet it’s already one of the most popular shows on cable. Oh wait, you don’t want an answer that makes literal sense, do you? Please continue moaning like a wounded animal.
Jim Treacher on April 6, 2009 at 8:07 AM
What these liberal fools try to do is mis-label everything they hate and fear as being Conservative.
The Nazi’s were liberal, the Marxist are liberal, the Communists are liberal, dictators are all liberal…and all of them were and are murderers, destroyers of anything that resisted them.
Liberals, talk all you want, but you are in bed, cousins with, the most hateful, despicable, governments and rulers in history.
How many cops have “liberals” killed as compared to “conservatives”, don’t take that bet…the inner cities are heavily liberal.
Death row, all the prisons are filled with “liberals”…what a pathetic, weak minded belief.
right2bright on April 6, 2009 at 8:17 AM
How about this deal…we treat Obama with the same respect that President Bush was treated…
right2bright on April 6, 2009 at 8:18 AM
You know? If you wanted to scare conservatives awy from the Tea Parties – the more reserved and timid – Kos has hit on exactly the right way to do it. Most conservatives are horrified by this kind of lawless violence and the idea that speaking out and becoming a vocal majority could lead to nut jobs like this guy may keep people silent.
The ends justifies the despicable means.
You can’t shame the DailyKos – they have no idea what shame even is. These are ruthless, unprincipled rabble rousers. It’s easy for people with no morals or conscience to push the right buttons on people who are bound by such things. Classic sociopaths and they are running the asylum.
BrideOfRove on April 6, 2009 at 8:25 AM
Kos is nothing to me, just like his president.
The neo-comms are all two-bit, worthless clown acts. What passes for “thought” in lefty circles is not worth responding to.
NoDonkey on April 6, 2009 at 9:11 AM
who are the biggest liars in all the world———-liberals
rone5847 on April 6, 2009 at 9:14 AM
I’m disappointed to see this little twerp featured (prominently) on my favorite blog. He’s the exact definition of the word: an insignificant and contemptible person. He’s not worthy of our attention. His comments seem to me to be a desperate attempt to become relevant again, but he’s a has been.
scalleywag on April 6, 2009 at 9:18 AM
I guess we have to go back and find the political affiliation for every killer in history now?
hawksruleva on April 6, 2009 at 9:30 AM
So a couple of a$$holes make light of the cop killings with comments that retardedly generalize about conservatives.
Then Hotair people make comments that retardedly generalize about liberals.
Hilarious stupidity all around.
Dave Rywall on April 6, 2009 at 9:34 AM
It doesn’t take a genius to realize that those comments seem more like jokes. You can find goofy comments like that on any political forum for either side of any issue.
Most people look at internet forums as no big deal and don’t put too much stock into comments. A comment is not news, lol.
jeffn21 on April 6, 2009 at 9:37 AM
“This gunman was a liberal? Wow. Since when do liberals stockpile weapons and have bulletproof vests laying around their home? Most of the liberals I know don’t like guns and whine about total strangers and children being killed in a war…wimpy pacifists. Go figure”
The vast majority of violent crime perpetrators DO NOT consider themselves conservative.
Bevan on April 6, 2009 at 9:42 AM
Unfortunately I don’t have time to read all the comments and I’m sure this came up somewhere. Please indulge me.
If saving a single human life warrants a fundamental change to the Constitution, as in repealing a right written in the Constitution, can we ban guns on the same day we outlaw abortion?
Right?
Agreed?
Because ownig a weapon is a lifestyle choice, isn’t it?
*As a disclaimer, I was none to pleased with civilian access to assault weapons, right up until the Muslims bombed us. And Obama’s talk of a Civilian Security Force isn’t helping that debate at all. I’m keeping my gun.
gopmom on April 6, 2009 at 9:44 AM
The vast majority of violent crime perpetrators DO NOT consider themselves conservative.
Bevan on April 6, 2009 at 9:42 AM
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100% of your entirely baseless comment is baseless.
Dave Rywall on April 6, 2009 at 9:49 AM
As am I, and we should always remember that people should fear the government that fears their guns.
rplat on April 6, 2009 at 10:00 AM
Kos is the same character that blamed infrastructure funding (and thus Republicans) for the I-35 bridge collapse in Mpls. He reveals himself to be a complete pathological sadist at times in his pursuit of Republicans.
Kos seems to need to persecute someone for his own pleasure. He is a sadist. He has found doing so against Republicans is socially acceptable but I think he would have to find another outlet if this one didn’t make itself available to him. His mental disorder goes much deeper as we can see here. I read Kos on rare occasion and Kos is more than politically active he has severe bloodlust. I truly despise this man (loose use of the term “man”)
Conan on April 6, 2009 at 10:03 AM
Old meme is old.
Jim Treacher on April 6, 2009 at 10:27 AM
Old meme is old.
Jim Treacher on April 6, 2009 at 10:27 AM
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Just calling bull$hit on the bull$hit in this latest mountain out of a molehill drama fest.
Dave Rywall on April 6, 2009 at 10:32 AM
Actually, to make the analogy accurate, you’d have to ban scalpels on the same day you banned guns.
The liberal would respond to your question by saying they believe only duly licensed agents of the State should be allowed to either perform abortions or carry handguns. Private citizens should not be performing either of these procedures. (Keep in mind that liberals believe doctors SHOULD be agents of the State. Given the degree of regulations exercised over doctors, and the tremendous influence of government and its money in the medical industry, they are effectively components of the State as it is.)
The leftist believes that crime should be addressed as a political matter – remember that liberal ideology stipulates criminals from certain class and racial groups are not responsible for their actions, but are forced into crime by the unfairness of free-market capitalism, or deep-seated racism. In some cases, the liberal believes criminals are justified in killing police officers – consider their worship of Mumia Abu-Jamal, which amounts to the belief that police officers should take political considerations into account before they interfere with criminals from preferred ethnic groups. The idea of private citizens carrying guns and defending themselves horrifies liberals precisely because these armed citizens will never obey proper political controls – they’re the exact opposite of the ideological approach to crime that leftist ideology demands.
Liberals not only believe that government has an absolute monopoly on the use of force, they more specifically believe their Party has such a monopoly. This is why liberals were serenely untroubled by Bill Clinton dropping bombs onto Serbian populations from 50,000 feet, but horrified and enraged by the liberation of Iraq under George W. Bush. To prove the point, can you imagine what someone like Markos Moulitsas would say about a cop who accidentally shot Dick Cheney? Or what his reaction would be if the Binghamton psycho had chosen the Bush family as his targets and succeeded in killing some of them? Remember the liberal fantasias about assassinating Bush throughout his presidency. Their rigid belief in iron gun control laws seemed a bit less rigid when it came to kicking around the idea of shooting Chimpy McHitlerburton, didn’t they?
So, abortion doctors are fully entitled to end human lives, because they are faithful constituents of the Party, and their use of deadly force is sanctioned – indeed sanctified – by Party ideology. Private citizens with guns are generally staunch opponents of the Party, and the concept of armed citizens violates the Party’s belief that all important, complex, or morally challenging activities should be carried out only by agents of the State. As we have seen many, many times, this belief does not hinder liberals from demanding armed bodyguards for themselves, or acquiring illegal handguns if they can’t afford bodyguards, because as faithful members of the Party, they believe they are both intellectually and morally suited to be armed, whereas knuckle-dragging red-state Jesus freaks most certainly are not.
Doctor Zero on April 6, 2009 at 10:37 AM
Gee, I guess that pedophile child rapist from Oakdale California was a conservative? No. I will bet my last dollar that he voted for Obama… if he bothered to vote at all, that is.
And the same is true with each and every one of those sickos who were marching in his honor and calling him a hero. I guarantee there was not one Mccain voter in that march. Liberal Obama lovers – every last one of them.
BillyKess on April 6, 2009 at 10:41 AM
Yea, sure…I’m sure that the guy who killed four cops in Oakland was a conservative and listened to Rush every day!
orlandocajun on April 6, 2009 at 10:43 AM
Doctor Zero … a very thought provoking post.
How do you account, however, for Michael Moore’s position in “Bowling for Columbine” that there is a connection between the acts of the two bombers (whose names I refuse to mention) and the Serb-based propaganda that American forces committed their heaviest attacks on Belgrade that same day?
tryptic on April 6, 2009 at 10:45 AM
Erudite as ever, Dave.
Jim Treacher on April 6, 2009 at 10:48 AM
Unfortunately I don’t have time to read all the comments and I’m sure this came up somewhere. Please indulge me.
If saving a single human life warrants a fundamental change to the Constitution, as in repealing a right written in the Constitution, can we ban guns on the same day we outlaw abortion?
Right?
Agreed?
Because ownig a weapon is a lifestyle choice, isn’t it?
*As a disclaimer, I was none to pleased with civilian access to assault weapons, right up until the Muslims bombed us. And Obama’s talk of a Civilian Security Force isn’t helping that debate at all. I’m keeping my gun.
gopmom on April 6, 2009 at 9:44 AM
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Apples and oranges.
Tragedies like those cops’ deaths are worth the risk of allowing citizens to bear arms.
Dave Rywall on April 6, 2009 at 10:48 AM
Gee, I guess that pedophile child rapist from Oakdale California was a conservative? No. I will bet my last dollar that he voted for Obama… if he bothered to vote at all, that is.
BillyKess on April 6, 2009 at 10:41 AM
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Another completely pointless and baseless (and angry) theory.
Dave Rywall on April 6, 2009 at 10:50 AM
The remarks are definitely telling…but then I have found that the far left is usually unhinged. There’s very little reason.
AnninCA on April 6, 2009 at 10:51 AM
Lefties care about dead cops when its politically convenient. Otherwise, they laud cop killers as “resistance fighters.”
spmat on April 6, 2009 at 11:17 AM
Gee, I guess that pedophile child rapist from Oakdale California was a conservative? No. I will bet my last dollar that he voted for Obama… if he bothered to vote at all, that is.
BillyKess on April 6, 2009 at 10:41 AM
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Another completely pointless and baseless (and angry) theory.
Dave Rywall on April 6, 2009 at 10:50 AM
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pointless? It is a perfectly relevent comment to the topic of the thread.
baseless? Not really. It’s all a mindset. Liberals tend to be anti-cop, anti-military, etc… it is, of course, my opinion, yet… I will still bet my last dollar he was an Obama fan.
angry? How so. I’m not angry at all.
BillyKess on April 6, 2009 at 11:21 AM
Next time I encounter a liberal I will ask it this question.
“The punk has you down or covered,do you want me to put an end to it or would you like to reason with the bastard?” I can wait till the punk dispatches a liberal or two and then take him out. Ask a liberal how we should respond,then tell em,”I’ll consider your request and get back to you.”
MIND MESSIN’ 101.
Col.John Wm. Reed on April 6, 2009 at 11:33 AM
Violent psychopaths are no longer contributing to a rational discourse, no matter what ideology they claim to hold dear. The Columbine killers were no more “representatives” of those who disapproved of Clinton’s bombing of Belgrade, or indeed of Serbians themselves, than the Unabomber was a spokesman for environmentalists.
It’s one thing to react to the statements of other people on the behavior of the psychos, as we’re doing on this thread, but there is no reason anyone needs to respond to the social critique of the killers themselves. In fact, there’s no other way to respond to political violence, unless you want more of it. The guy who picks up a gun is no longer having a “discussion”, and has subtracted himself from the discourse of reasoned men and women. I’m equally uninterested in the political thoughts of the Virginia Tech shooter, Charles Manson, and Osama bin Laden. Civilization is obliged to respond to its critics, not its enemies.
Doctor Zero on April 6, 2009 at 11:37 AM
pointless? It is a perfectly relevent comment to the topic of the thread.
baseless? Not really. It’s all a mindset. Liberals tend to be anti-cop, anti-military, etc… it is, of course, my opinion, yet… I will still bet my last dollar he was an Obama fan.
angry? How so. I’m not angry at all.
BillyKess on April 6, 2009 at 11:21 AM
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You know nothing about the political leanings of a “pedophile child rapist ” yet you “bet” he voted Obama. What a waste of time your ludicrous comment is.
Dave Rywall on April 6, 2009 at 11:39 AM
The truth about about Obama really offends you, doesn’t it? Does the FACT that your Hitler wannabe, Obama, is a fraud who follows the Nazi Party Platform, make you happy? Does that fact that O’bunghole has violated the Constitution more times than ANY President in History and accomplished that in 60 days, make you proud? Does the FACT that the Obama Administration has been CAUGHT, purposely lying about guns going to Mexico, that his buddy, Bobby Rush has written the MOST unconstitutional bill in U.S. History in HR 45, make you cheer?
Pat yourself on the back, you leftists dirtbags attacked the President for 8 years and now YOUR baby is getting what you leftists have dished out for EIGHT YEARS and YOU want to cry about it?
The funniest thing is, Conservatives don’t have to lie about Obama to attack him like leftists lied about Bush and Conservatives had the guts to hold Bush accountable. Obama puts up enough fodder all on his own and leftists just follow along like the fools they always are.
nelsonknows on April 6, 2009 at 11:42 AM
NOW we find out Lovelle Mixon and his sister worked for ACORN…go figure.
nelsonknows on April 6, 2009 at 11:50 AM
Divide and Conquer it isn’t a new concept. Are we Mice or are we (Wo)Men. I am an American First, I don’t need any Political qualifiers.
http://youhavetobethistalltogoonthisride.blogspot.com/2009/04/ideological-bigotry-by-eric-aka-tygrrrr.html
Dr Evil on April 6, 2009 at 12:11 PM
ARREST RATES. In the debates over whether felons can vote, both Republicans and Democrats seem to agree implicitly that felons will tend to favor Democrats. I have never heard anyone even hint the opposite.
That is consistent with General Social Survey data showing that the odds of a Democrat or Independent reporting having been arrested or charged with a crime are 122% higher than the odds of a Republican reporting being arrested or charged with a crime. Among those who report having been arrested or charged, only 12% are Republicans. The others are 9% Independent, leaning Republican; 18% Independent (no leans); 18% Independent, leaning Democratic; 40% Democrats. (Of course, arrest is not the same as offending or conviction, but the political makeup is likely to be in the same general direction.)
I am aware of no data on the party identification of murderers in general or of cop-killers in particular, but there is no reason to suppose that the political orientation of cop-killers is any more Republican than the general criminal population, which everyone assumes (and GSS data indirectly suggests) is disproportionately Democratic.
GunRunner on April 6, 2009 at 12:35 PM
Forgot to Attribute stats. Unlike Liberals I like to back up what I say.
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_04_05-2009_04_11.shtml#1239009165
GunRunner on April 6, 2009 at 12:38 PM
Fixed
This is yet another of the cowardly lefty lies. Unless you have a class III FFL you cannot purchase or own an assault weapon. The M16/AR15’s et. al. that are sold to “civilians” lack that one all important feature that makes an assault weapon an assault weapon. Those who support the “assault weapons” ban are woefully ignorant. The fact is I can do far more damage with a 30.06 Browning Lever action Rifle than I can with an M16 (including the military version).
NAMBLA is headquartered in San Francisco. What else do you need? And if libturds like yourself are going to come out and make a “joke” then have the courage to deal with getting the same thrown right back at you. If your hero is going to call conservatives cop killers than I say that libturds like him are card carrying NAMBLA pedophiles. And if you cannot take it then either grow a pair or crawl back in mommies womb and abort yourself. When cowards like kos start a fight they should have the stones to stand in and finish it. If you think it is so unfair then don’t start the fight. It is that simple. The ugly truth is that cowards like kos love to throw the first punch then run and hide, right out of the libturd/alinsky playbook.
jdkchem on April 6, 2009 at 1:00 PM
Ever hear of Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dorn? E.L.F.?
At least when mentally deranged people kill in the name of conservatism, rational conservatives denounce them in no uncertain terms. When liberals murder innocent people, the left bends over backwards to justify it and then places them on the faculty at the local university.
I’ll leave you with a quote from the left regarding the murder of a woman who was 8 months pregnant: “Dig it! First they killed those pigs and then they put a fork in pig Tate’s belly. Wild!”
Stay classy, beekiller.
patriette on April 6, 2009 at 1:01 PM
Correction:
To own you need to fill out and have approved ATF Form-4 then you purchase from a dealer with a Class III FFL and class III SOT.
jdkchem on April 6, 2009 at 1:21 PM
Yeah, I’m sure all the conservative law enforcement personnel in the country are cop-killers.
Has it been reported that these nutjobs got their guns legally?
hawksruleva on April 6, 2009 at 1:30 PM
Ok, perhaps he could have specified that 70% of convicted felons would vote Dem., if they could vote.
Your next response will challenge the validity of that statistic, after which I’ll post 3 more studies backing it up. You’ll then say I’m gay, or stoopid, or desperately seek a typo upon which to focus your indignation.
hawksruleva on April 6, 2009 at 1:36 PM
I would agree with the more liberal folks on one issue. I don’t believe that the Oakland massacre would have occured if we were taking care of our prisons. The killing of criminals such as the Oakland shooter would, indeed, drive someone to a shoot-out. That would be preferable.
I’m appalled at people who applaud this. I wonder how many children are murdered, because it’s better to be on death row than in the population with that crime.
So I disagree with those who think the state has no part to play in what’s happening.
AnninCA on April 6, 2009 at 1:42 PM
The vast majority of violent crime perpetrators DO NOT consider themselves conservative.
Bevan on April 6, 2009 at 9:42 AM
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100% of your entirely baseless comment is baseless.
Dave Rywall on April 6, 2009 at 9:49 AM
Ok, perhaps he could have specified that 70% of convicted felons would vote Dem., if they could vote.
Your next response will challenge the validity of that statistic, after which I’ll post 3 more studies backing it up. You’ll then say I’m gay, or stoopid, or desperately seek a typo upon which to focus your indignation.
hawksruleva on April 6, 2009 at 1:36 PM
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Some KOS a$$holes are spewing baseless garbage about the cop shooter.
You’re spewing baseless garbage about criminals in general. Hey why don’t you guess what that makes you.
Dave Rywall on April 6, 2009 at 1:55 PM
What is particularly sad is that the BATFE was completely unable to disarm this Bad Conduct Discharge person.
BCD = Felon = Prohibited Person.
So … where was the BATFE? Too busy harassing dealers?
Kristopher on April 6, 2009 at 3:01 PM
Kos is a traitor that belongs in prison.
saiga on April 6, 2009 at 3:10 PM
One other note:
The twit may have also been a stormfront nazi, as well as a felon.
Kristopher on April 6, 2009 at 3:47 PM
How about “Liberals like raping children.”
NRA Lifer on April 6, 2009 at 3:51 PM
My favorite part of his tweet is the romanticizing of “When we were out of power, we organized to win the next election”
He must not have been reading his own blog for the last 8 years.
Scrappy on April 6, 2009 at 4:29 PM
I’m sure somebody has already posted this, so consider it a +1 if they did, but Kos is an idiot at the fringe. These are the people that still push the lies about Trig.
PastorJon on April 6, 2009 at 7:45 PM
Let’s see here…every time the cops are mentioned in that liberal fishwrap the PI, it is the same loonie left posters that denigrate and call the cops “pigs” etc. I would expect the cop-haters to be rejoicing! So…which is it you morons?
hopefloats on April 6, 2009 at 11:39 PM
I am glad this story has exploded.
I read the blog entry at Comments from Left Field knowing that they will post some idiotic liberal crap, and they did. The author, tas, thinks that the shooter’s political views about Second Amendment Rights mirror those of conservatives.
Wrong, tas, you idiot! Conservatives do not own guns so they can commit crimes. Conservatives do not kill cops or celebrate and defend cop killers. Those are pet causes for the LIBERAL LEFT. The shooter, Richard Poplawski, was no conservative, especially since he had extreme militant views and was a white supremacist,
SCOOPTHIScarlos on April 7, 2009 at 4:20 AM
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