Sanders condemns shooting by gunman who volunteered for his campaign

[DonViejo]

Source: Politico


By POLITICO STAFF 06/14/2017 12:09 PM EDT

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Wednesday condemned the shooting by a gunman who had volunteered for his presidential campaign, calling the attack that wounded House Majority Whip Steve Scalise and others a "despicable act."

"I have just been informed that the alleged shooter at the Republican baseball practice is someone who apparently volunteered on my presidential campaign," Sanders said in a statement. "I am sickened by this despicable act. Let me be as clear as I can be. Violence of any kind is unacceptable in our society and I condemn this action in the strongest possible terms."

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Sanders ‘Sickened’ That Shooter Was Campaign Volunteer

Senator deplores ‘this despicable act’

Posted Jun 14, 2017 12:25 PM
Eric Garcia

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders said he was “sickened” by the fact that the person who opened fire at Republicans practicing for the Congressional Baseball Game was a volunteer on his 2016 unsuccessful presidential campaign.

Speaking on the Senate floor, the Vermont independent called the shooting a “despicable act.”

“Let me be as clear as I can be: Violence of any kind is unacceptable in our society and I condemn this action in the strongest possible terms,” Sanders said. “Real change can only come about through nonviolent action and anything else runs counter to our most deeply held American values.”

Sanders said he sent hopes and prayers to House Majority Whip Rep. Steve Scalise, who was shot, as well as the staffer and Capitol Police officers who were injured.

- See more at: http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/sanders-sickened-shooter-campaign-volunteer#sthash.KVQXvTOD.dpuf

[lark]

1. OMG, this is such bad news!

Prepare for 24x7 vilification.

[Initech]

5. I wonder how Hannity and Jones are going to spin this.

[lark]

7. Liberals are totally insane killers. Buy guns to protect yourselves!

That'll be the RW spin on this and the freaking SOB shooter just did grave damage to his idol and cause. What a stupid asshole he was! I like to think of liberals as the good guys, but think in general I'm right about this, but obviously and sadly both sides have idiots.

[ciaobaby]

2. Good on Bernie

For all the violence caused by Trump supporters never once has Trump condemned actions taken because he is a coward and a fraud.
Bernie is the exact opposite which is why he has so much support.

[riversedge]

3. Oh, I feel bad for Bernie at this moment.

[TomCADem]

4. Susan Sarandon Would Cheer a Revolution...

...Chris Hayes tried to explain that revolutions often lead to violence and upheaval, but it did not seem to bother her.

[yurbud]

6. who on the left whose name anyone would recognize has called for violence?

[TomCADem]

9. Atlantic - 2016 - Sarandon Argues for Trump...

...over Clinton arguing that he would bring about a revolution. As noted in the article, Sarandon was not perturbed that the creation of such crisises often precipitates violence.

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/03/susan-sarandon-bernie-sanders/475875/

[yurbud]

12. so would that make MLK responsible for violent attacks on Civil Rights protesters?

or for riots that occurred when he was assassinated?

[TomCADem]

13. Don't think MLK was pushing a Leninist...

...model of revolution.

[yurbud]

15. Who is?

[LanternWaste]

18. That particular distinction is not a part of your initial premise

That particular distinction is not a part of your initial premise, so I can certainly understand why you need to both broaden and rationalize it as such only after the fact...

[QC]

10. No one. n/t

[TomCADem]

11. Were Lenin or Mao considered leftists?

This is what Hayes was asking Sarandon to clarify. She was using a Leninist model of revolution, but was ignoring the violence and upheaval that such revolutions entailed.

[yurbud]

14. so if someone on left is Leninist or Maoist, does that mean any neoliberal wants to be Pinochet?

[QC]

16. What office does she hold?

Last I checked, she's a B List actress.

[ciaobaby]

8. Just stop.

[totodeinhere]

17. This was obviously a very sick individual.

And of course in no way shape or form does he represent the left in this country.

[Jose Garcia]

19. It's a good thing that Sanders has never tried to politicize a shooting of a Democratic politician

in a fundraising email. That would certainly make him look like a hypocrite.