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senseandsensibility

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This message was self-deleted by its author (Original Post) senseandsensibility Jun 2025 OP
Media protects MAGATS. Irish_Dem Jun 2025 #1
2 Democratic bdamomma Jun 2025 #2
What are the party affiliations? brush Jun 2025 #3
I found it online senseandsensibility Jun 2025 #5
I think its obvious. milestogo Jun 2025 #4
It is not the role of journalists senseandsensibility Jun 2025 #6
It was announced by Tim Walz who the victims are and that they were Democratic lawmakers. milestogo Jun 2025 #9
I just found out and watched clips on YouTube of coverage and they all identified victims as Democrats. betsuni Jun 2025 #7
Pretty sure I heard Ali Velshi include mention yorkster Jun 2025 #8

Irish_Dem

(81,266 posts)
1. Media protects MAGATS.
Sat Jun 14, 2025, 11:44 AM
Jun 2025

bdamomma

(69,532 posts)
2. 2 Democratic
Sat Jun 14, 2025, 11:44 AM
Jun 2025

state officials have been assassinated (politically motivated).

I think common sense says it was not a person who is a Democrat who carried out this heinous crime.

The media will not say what party affiliation I think we should all know that. Covering their asses of course

 

brush

(61,033 posts)
3. What are the party affiliations?
Sat Jun 14, 2025, 11:45 AM
Jun 2025

senseandsensibility

(24,974 posts)
5. I found it online
Sat Jun 14, 2025, 11:48 AM
Jun 2025

and not in the headline. They were Dems.

milestogo

(23,084 posts)
4. I think its obvious.
Sat Jun 14, 2025, 11:46 AM
Jun 2025

senseandsensibility

(24,974 posts)
6. It is not the role of journalists
Sat Jun 14, 2025, 11:49 AM
Jun 2025

to assume that things are obvious. Quite the opposite.

milestogo

(23,084 posts)
9. It was announced by Tim Walz who the victims are and that they were Democratic lawmakers.
Sat Jun 14, 2025, 11:58 AM
Jun 2025

I thought the poster was asking about the affiliation of the shooter.

I posted it here at 10:03am https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=20396453

betsuni

(29,078 posts)
7. I just found out and watched clips on YouTube of coverage and they all identified victims as Democrats.
Sat Jun 14, 2025, 11:51 AM
Jun 2025

yorkster

(3,832 posts)
8. Pretty sure I heard Ali Velshi include mention
Sat Jun 14, 2025, 11:54 AM
Jun 2025

of political party and pictures of the two were shown with a big D in parentheses.
at 11:32 am Eastern.

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