None Of The 14 GOP Presidential Candidates Have Responded To The Planned Parenthood Shooting

[riversedge]

Source: thinkprogress.org




None Of The 14 GOP Presidential Candidates Have Responded To The Planned Parenthood Shooting

by Emily Atkin Nov 28, 2015 12:25am

CREDIT: AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps

Republican presidential candidates John Kasich, Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Donald Trump, Ben Carson, Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina and Rand Paul take the stage before the Republican presidential debate at the Milwaukee Theatre, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, in Milwaukee.


Approximately 10 hours after a gunman went on a shooting rampage at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, Colorado, only two presidential candidates have issued statements expressing support for either the three victims or the women’s health organization.

Of the 17 candidates, only former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) have put out public statements in response to the massacre, which lasted approximately five hours and resulted in the deaths of one police officer and two civilians.





Hillary Clinton
✔
@HillaryClinton

Today and every day, we #StandWithPP. https://twitter.com/Newsweek/status/670341297601978369 …
Newsweek Verified account @Newsweek

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Statement from Vicki Cowart, President and CEO of Planned Parenthood Rocky Mountains http://bit.ly/1jo88HY
4:36 PM - 27 Nov 2015







Bernie Sanders Verified account
‏@BernieSanders

We proudly #StandWithPP of Colorado Springs and the brave law enforcement personnel who fought to protect it.
10:12 PM - 27 Nov 2015




Read more: http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2015/11/28/3726108/presidential-candidates-colorado-shooting/

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[SmittynMo]

2. And if any of these idiots were actually president

They still wouldn't say shit. Surprised? Not me.

They're all LOOOOOSERS!!!!

[Bluenorthwest]

6. Reagan said nothing for 7 full years as over 30,000 Amerians dies of AIDS.

So I'm not surprised either. They are the thing that they are.

[Sunlei]

3. That's because Republicans made Planned Parenthood a target & are forbidden from any sympathy or

positive statements.

[LibDemAlways]

4. Making a statement in support of the victims

would cost them votes. The idiot fringe that is the Republican base has no problem with a white guy shooting up a Planned Parenthood facility even if it cost three people, including a police officer, their lives.

[CrispyQ]

44. "If we just shut all the PP clinics down then this won't happen."

I'm waiting to hear that on CNN. How callous they were, putting that heartless bastard Kinzinger on, giving him a voice, demanding an apology from PP, before all the facts were in. Think they'll walk that back? Hell no. They did it for ratings. Most trusted name in news, my ass. They are one degree away from being Fox.

[onehandle]

5. Gun owners/domestic terrorists are their bread and butter.

No wiggle room for them to comment.

[Augiedog]

7. Saying nothing is tacit approval!

[lastlib]

23. Exactly! "Silence gives consent."

[Stuart G]

8. This is no mistake.. their .think tanks are working on response now, released when few people watch.

then there will be a one time collective short statement, that the right wing candidates will deal with. The National Republican Party will use it, and so will other so called Republican leaders....maybe tomorrow late morning..during the talk shows. followed up during the Sunday football games..and the media will not follow up with more questions.

[Triana]

9. Silence = Approval. n/t

[left-of-center2012]

10. Thinking how to blame Obama

Give 'em time. Apparently the shooter wasn't Muslim, Mexican, black, etc.

[mountain grammy]

11. The only way to get Republican candidates to finally shut up?

Terrorize a Planned Parenthood clinic.

[Stuart G]

12. It will be one of their "so called trusted leaders" who will lead with a response..

...maybe Mc Cain..or Romney..or Colin Powel..hell...I don't know.

[global1]

13. You Can Bet Your Boots That All The Repug Candidates Are Having Their People Craft A Response....

to a question about this Colorado Springs PP shootings in order to have something ready when a journalist asks them the question as to their feelings on it.

They will have to be very carefully word-smithed responses so as to walk the fence without falling off either side. It will be interesting to see if this topic comes up at the next Repug debate or will the candidates throw a hissy fit and the RNC ban any such questions or topic?

[Stuart G]

14. I agree, it will be crafted, a fence walking non- commital type statement.. ..and

the media will try to kill this, but won't be able. A few courageous reporters will lose their jobs asking about it ..

[lastlib]

26. Where do you expect to find "a few courageous reporters" in today's media??

[Stuart G]

30. There are usually one or two..that believe the ideas about freedom of the press.

and..search till the real truth is found. Perhaps they saw "All the President's Men" at reporter school.

[Gregorian]

15. They have no business being in politics!

Antii-Americans.

[Turbineguy]

17. Maybe they want to be sure and have their facts straight.

For the first time.

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

29. To express sympathy for the innocent victims and families?

[ejbr]

18. Really?

I would have imagined Cruz would have responded by hiring his lawyer. Curious.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

19. When they finally do, bet on it being repulsive

I imagine Huckabee and Cruz and Carson will try to say the most disgusting thing.

[restorefreedom]

20. the scumbag repubs are in a tough spot

freepers are going nuts. some said they would acquit if on a jury. the candidates of the reich wing are frantically trying to craft something that sounds compassionate but doesn't alienate their lunatic base.

sucks to be them.

[phantom power]

22. Typically they pay no price at all for this, so I'm dubious this puts them in a tough spot.

Historically, this kind of stochastic terrorism and dog whistling is nothing but win for them. Because nobody puts them to the question. Out one side of their mouth they encourage it, as red meat for their base. But for the vast block of low-information voters, they mouth a few platitudes about "tragedy." And so it's all good.

[restorefreedom]

27. yeah, sadly, what you say makes sense

the loons are with them no matter what, and the middle of the roaders are probably not paying too much attention and might vote based on economics, ignoring the lunacy.

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

21. Trump had better wait a week before opening his pie hole.

I can't imagine the bile that will spew from the bowls of his mind.

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

24. Trump had better wait a week before opening his pie hole.

I can't imagine the bile that will spew from the bowls of his mind.

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

25. 2 posts for the price of 1. What a deal!

[EndElectoral]

28. I suppose to them some terrorism is permissible.

[IkeRepublican]

31. You know what they're upset about?

It wasn't a Muslim attack. They've been pushing Paris because it's allowed them to not have to contend with the fact that they have nothing to run on.

Not trying to trivialize the PP shooting, folks. In order to defeat an opponent is to think like it.

[w0nderer]

32. shouldn't they at least roll out their template statment?

This horrible event by [a,multiple] fanatical [insert religion] [insert race here] [man,woman] should be condemned by all of same religion race and gender.


or does that only apply when religion=islam and race=not white?

[sinkingfeeling]

33. The shooter probably belongs to one of the GOP candidate's campaign.

[McCamy Taylor]

34. If one of the victims had been carrying a gun maybe this....

..oh, wait. One of the victims was a police officer.

I guess the GOP really doesn't have anything it can say.

[elmac]

35. Stop all old angry white Christian's from emigrating into the USA.

oh wait, the GOP are old angry white Christian's.

[exboyfil]

36. For reference

here is Clinton's reaction to the Tennessee recruiter shooting which seems the most equivalent to this one:

http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/16/politics/hillary-clinton-chattanooga-shooting/

Cruz said the following:

http://www.mediaite.com/online/ted-cruz-declares-chattanooga-shooting-an-act-of-war/

“In the wake of this vicious attack on our nation we need to rid ourselves of two dangerous delusions, first and foremost that a ‘lone gunman’–as President Obama described the shooter–is somehow isolated from the larger threat of radical Islamic terrorism,” he continued. “In the modern world, no one acts in isolation. Through social media ISIS, al Qaida, and other groups are infiltrating our nation with impunity while our government will not even admit that radical Islamic terrorism is a problem.”

Does any reporter have the guts to ask Cruz about his no lone wolf theory?

[d_legendary1]

37. This is a surprise!

I was expecting something along the lines of "God kills baby killers".

Cruz and Chuckleberry are slipping.

[brer cat]

38. What would they say?

Ooops, my bad? It was probably an unknown known that inciting violence leads to bad consequences.

[shadowmayor]

39. It takes a little time, but not much

Fox noise is trying to figure out how to tie this shooting to Benghazi and Hillary or how Socialism and Bernie are at fault. Fasten your seatbelts; 3 - 2 - 1 . . . And CNN will follow, and MSNBC will spend the next 4 days talking about what Fox said.

[nxylas]

40. Where are the moderate Mus...I mean, Republicans?

See what I did there?

[sailfla]

41. " Stuff happens"

[houston16revival]

42. The Colorado Springs Tragedy

is a very inconvenient incident for RWZ Right Wing Zealotry

Their minions in Congress have been steering this boat

Their Christian Soldiers preparing for conflict

So the 14 remaining dupes stand naked with no clothes for their hateful agenda

[riversedge]

43. O'Malley, D. finally posted a few hours ago....

Rather late Martin!


Martin O'Malley ‏@MartinOMalley 3h3 hours ago

My thoughts and prayers are with those in Colorado. #StandWithPP

[workinclasszero]

45. Republicans and most of their voters

are good with what happened in Colorado Springs.

Anyone surprised by that?

[lark]

46. Why he's a white, so called christian male, how could he be doing wrong?

According to them the only hate crimes that matter are those done by Islamics. Since they don't like PP, they ignore terrorism and cop killing when it's done by one of their own. If this had been a black guy or a Muslim, OMG, how up in arms they'd be. Cop killers would be the nicest headlines we'd see. The whole country would be put on a watch, threat level raised to red, etc. etc. It's only not OK when people other than them kill cops.

[mitty14u2]

47. Unknown Motive? CNN No Motive in Killing Colorado “BULL” GOP/Religious Right Insanity Kills

Unknown Motive? CNN No Motive in Killing Colorado “BULL” GOP/Religious Right Insanity Kills

Unknown Motive

Charles Manson never killed anyone but is still doing life in prison for orchestrating Sharon Tate Murders, but those that promote Lies and Deceit to Propagate Killing of Doctors and People associated with Planned Parenthood is Politically and Religiously your duty and those that get hurt or killed is just collateral damage or unknown motive

Planned Parenthood shooting: Gunman named but “motive unknown”

http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/28/us/colorado-planned-parenthood-shooting/

Death Threats On Abortion Providers Spike In Wake Of Planned Parenthood Videos
"I'll pay ten large to whomever kills Dr. Deborah Nucatola," one person posted.

"The CEO of StemExpress should be hung by the neck using piano wire and propped up on the lawn in front of the building with a note attached," Joseywhales wrote, according to a legal complaint filed by the National Abortion Federation in a California district court.
The person then posted Dyer's home address and offered "ten grand to whomever beats me" to her house, warning that Dyer "must die to save the innocents."
According to abortion rights advocates, Joseywhales' post is just one example of an alarming spike in death threats and violent acts against abortion providers, clinics and companies that work with them since the undercover videos of Planned Parenthood were released.

Two Planned Parenthood clinics have reported arsons, anti-abortion protesters are showing up in large numbers at doctors' homes, and commenters on conservative websites and online forums are calling for the bombings of abortion clinics across the country, according to Vicki Saporta, president of the National Abortion Federation. Saporta is so alarmed by the escalation of threats against providers that she asked the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigations to intervene.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/abortion-providers-face-death-threats-in-wake-of-planned-parenthood-videos_55e88bbae4b0b7a9633c3f47

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Caught in a fib (Don’t Say Outright Lie), Fiorina refuses to acknowledge misstep

At last week’s Republican debate, Carly Fiorina described a Planned Parenthood video showing “a fully formed fetus on the table, its heart beating, its legs kicking, while someone says, ‘We have to keep it alive to harvest its brain.’”

There is no such video. It does not exist. This pesky detail has since touched off a striking series of events.

First, the GOP candidate insisted the day after the debate that she “didn’t misspeak,” adding, “I have seen those images.” Of course, Fiorina couldn’t have seen those images, because there are no such images.

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/caught-fib-fiorina-refuses-acknowledge-misstep

[houston16revival]

48. It's called tacit approval

i told you so
or
what do you expect
or snickering

[captainarizona]

49. time to confront republiscum not whine about it.

This fascist scum should be confronted at every campaign appearance and in large numbers. If you support a women's right to choose then go out and confront like black lives matter does not whine!

[rocktivity]

50. Have you already forgotten what happened

when they reacted to the South Carolina shooting?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026872573


rocktivity

[valerief]

51. You nailed it! nt

[2pooped2pop]

52. too busy celebrating and setting u a gofundme account for his legal woes. n/t

[jmowreader]

53. I'm not sure any of them ever would, or could

All of them would defund Planned Parenthood, most of them would close it outright, and at least three of them (Ted Cruz, Ben Carson and Mike Huckabee) would happily sign an unconstitutional ex post facto law allowing anyone who'd ever performed or received an abortion for any reason to be tried for capital murder. This probably works out pretty well for them; if someone thinks they will be shot to death for going to Planned Parenthood, many people wouldn't go. They can't get up and say that, so they'll say nothing.

[keithbvadu2]

54. The so-called 'war on police' meme must not apply for conservatives

when a cop is killed in an attack on Planned Parenthood.

[davidpdx]

55. Doesn't surprise me in the least

It's obvious their strategy is to act as though it didn't happen. The longer they wait the worse it will make them look. My guess is that one of them will address it eventually forcing the others to follow.