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Hekate

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31. Political assassination has become popular in the US

Mon Mar 25, 2013, 11:43 PM

Mar 2013

Last time I said that someone challenged me to provide an example and I said, "Gabby Giffords." What the hell does anyone think that was if not an assassination attempt that left her alive but mutilated?

You are right, Don.

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Tom Clements was not shot in Colorado. He was assassinated. [View all] DonRedwood Mar 2013 OP

Perhaps the form of assassination is important...hence focusing on the word "shot". Sheepshank Mar 2013 #1

In countries were guns are not or were not avail, other objects/ weapons were used to assasinate. darkangel218 Mar 2013 #2

"I don't supposrt (Sic) the NRA, but" <--There's always a "but" with our "pro gun progressives"... apocalypsehow Mar 2013 #11

Yes, because absurd posts such as the one i replied to make the gun control debate impossible. nt darkangel218 Mar 2013 #13

But, but, they wanted to have an "adult conversation" .... oldhippie Mar 2013 #19

Yeah, I don't "support" the NRA, I just always agree with them! Moses2SandyKoufax Mar 2013 #15

LOL! Yup - that pretty much sums it up. apocalypsehow Mar 2013 #18

Probably had someones child locked in a concrete tomb for ten years sorefeet Mar 2013 #3

Well then, kiva Mar 2013 #4

Or a powerful Saudi national that imprisoned hired help as virtual sex slaves Brother Buzz Mar 2013 #5

This is as baseless as the OP. Nuclear Unicorn Mar 2013 #10

This guy was actually reforming the prison system, making things not quite so harsh. backscatter712 Mar 2013 #16

Solitary should never be used. And, closing prisons usually just increases overcrowding morningfog Mar 2013 #38

Infantile hyperbole guardian Mar 2013 #6

Yah, no kidding. darkangel218 Mar 2013 #14

That's part of their ..... oldhippie Mar 2013 #20

Ok RZM Mar 2013 #7

The correct answer is no, we don't. backscatter712 Mar 2013 #17

Who is Tom Clements? Bake Mar 2013 #8

Colorado dept. of Corrections official. Not sure how high on the ladder he stood. Nuclear Unicorn Mar 2013 #9

Top man Crepuscular Mar 2013 #12

Betcha it is gang related somehow. guardian Mar 2013 #21

You are right , he was assassinated for supporting Gov Hickenlooper's gun ban , no question ! Ret Fed warden Mar 2013 #22

Posts like this are why I don't trust the gun control crowd... NaturalHigh Mar 2013 #23

Well that's a piss poor rationalization. bluedigger Mar 2013 #24

Actually, I do have a lot of pro-gun Democrats on my ballots. NaturalHigh Mar 2013 #28

B/c you believe they should be murdered ? Like the other Tea party guys ? Ret Fed warden Mar 2013 #33

Pro-gun Republican vs. anti-gun Democrat. Who do you vote for? 2ndAmForComputers Mar 2013 #34

Simple: I don't. NaturalHigh Mar 2013 #35

In A 2008 DU Gungeon Poll: Paladin Mar 2013 #40

If that's all you got.... There are literally hundreds of reasons I don't trust the gun wackos. morningfog Mar 2013 #39

Speculation is that it was a hit ordered by the prison white supremacist gangs. bluedigger Mar 2013 #25

Why do you think they killed Hickenloopers friend and used his closest friends son to do it ? Ret Fed warden Mar 2013 #26

That makes as much sense as most of what I read... NaturalHigh Mar 2013 #30

The qualityof OPs sure go down when it's not election season snooper2 Mar 2013 #27

You would think that with 2 gun control groups... Eleanors38 Mar 2013 #36

Here watch this video , clearly they were sending Hickenlooper a message. Proof this was punishment Ret Fed warden Mar 2013 #29

Political assassination has become popular in the US Hekate Mar 2013 #31

At 2:48 of the 7 news vid I posted they said shooter Evan Ebel was hickenloopers long time friend Ret Fed warden Mar 2013 #32

They think this guy also.. sendero Mar 2013 #37