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struggle4progress

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10. "Mateen’s ex-wife said that he was abusive, saying in an interview Sunday that he beat her

Reply to Different Drummer (Original post)

Sun Jun 12, 2016, 02:18 PM

Jun 2016

repeatedly during their marriage. She said that during their brief marriage, Mateen, who was Muslim, was not very religious and gave no indications that he was devoted to radical Islam"

50 killed in shooting rampage at gay club
By Hayley Tsukayama, Adam Goldman, Peter Holley and Mark Berman June 12 at 2:05 PM

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Orlando Massacre: Donald Trump Accepts ‘Congrats for Being Right on Radical Islamic Terrorism’ [View all] Different Drummer Jun 2016 OP

Quote BlueNoMatterWho Jun 2016 #1

He's an idiot vadermike Jun 2016 #2

Researched his Twitter feed and the first statement he made was BlueNoMatterWho Jun 2016 #15

Gag me mcar Jun 2016 #3

He is disgusting...as always. tallahasseedem Jun 2016 #4

Obama called it an "act of terror and an act of hatred" and showed the proper tone unlike Southerncomfy Jun 2016 #5

IOW, he indicated that terror and hatred aren't tied to a particular religion. Good for him. n/t JustinL Jun 2016 #7

Terrorism is tied to specific ideologies and organizations. David__77 Jun 2016 #8

Can you envision Trump making any of the numerous statements Obama has Southerncomfy Jun 2016 #9

How self-absorbed can you get? nt SusanCalvin Jun 2016 #6

"Mateen’s ex-wife said that he was abusive, saying in an interview Sunday that he beat her struggle4progress Jun 2016 #10

Moran jpak Jun 2016 #11

Okay, who had 2:10 Eastern in the pool? KamaAina Jun 2016 #12

fuck trump. spanone Jun 2016 #13

As much as I hate Trump, I don't think this one was on him. smirkymonkey Jun 2016 #17

... napkinz Jun 2016 #14

50 dead, and Trump's gloating? left-of-center2012 Jun 2016 #16

Yes. Yes, he is. Different Drummer Jun 2016 #24

Does he want congrats on the hatred of gay Americans? n/t malaise Jun 2016 #18

Bingo! scarletwoman Jun 2016 #20

Trump On Anti-Gay 'Religious Liberty' Bill: 'I Will Do All I Can To Make Sure It Comes To My Desk' napkinz Jun 2016 #21

Wel Rick Scott and Pam Bondi are about to speak at the Press Conference malaise Jun 2016 #22

I wouldn't put that past him. n/t Different Drummer Jun 2016 #25

Twitter-Diplomacy is the Worst Diplomacy. nt Joe the Revelator Jun 2016 #19

Fuck Trump. NuclearDem Jun 2016 #23

What a horrible pigf*cker Gomez163 Jun 2016 #26

This shows he is truly psychotic. DCBob Jun 2016 #27

: onecaliberal Jun 2016 #28

F Trump! napkinz Jun 2016 #29

Forrest Gump is running for President. sarcasmo Jun 2016 #30