Why June 14th is a date that defines Americas political landscape/caption
A historically pro-American dayJune 14thhas been marred by the leftist violence of a lone gunman with the blood of innocents spilled. Before today this date was a celebratory one: the 100th anniversary of Flag Day the 242th year of the founding of the U.S. Army (motto: This Well Defend")and for good measure President Trumps 71st birthday. Who will remember any of that after todays incident?
All these reasons for joy have been overshadowed by the wielder of a semi-automatic riflean outspoken campaign volunteer for (Democrat colleague and socialist) Bernie Sanders (I-VT)who shot at some 25 Republican Congressman and staffers at Simpson Park in Alexandria VA. Per law enforcement the deceased suspect is identified as James T. Hodgkinson of Belleville IL 66 the former owner of a home inspection business. His reported 10 minute melee happened just after 7 AM EST in which some 60 rounds were fired. The attack disrupted the Republicans baseball practice for an annual charity game with Democrats. Held Thursday night at Nationals Park this 108 year tradition started in 1909 was interrupted by the Great Depression World War II and a brief pause from 1958 to 1961 as the event was thought then to have become too physical". Speaking of risk to life and limb eyewitness Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said to MSNBC Had they Capitol Police not been there it would have been a massacre." Ah the obvious value of armed good guys when those present would have otherwise been sitting ducks.
The two-person protective detail would not have been there except for the fortunate attendance of House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA). This circumstance prevented what very likely would have been a killing field. Unfortunately Mr. Scalise was shot in the hip has been hospitalized for surgery and remains in critical condition. Likewise shot were police officer Crystal Griner Congressional aide Zack Barth and lobbyist Matt Mika before Hodgkinsons threat was nullified.
On March 22nd this assailant wrote on Facebook Trump is a Traitor. Trump Has Destroyed Our Democracy. Its Time to Destroy Trump & Co." In retrospect Hodgkinson apparently meant that statement literally. Instead of accepting the peaceful results of the ballot box he picked up a weapon and specifically targeted a group of open-air Republicans. Per CNBC Congressmen Jeff Duncan (R-SC) and Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) described an encounter with the perpetrator who asked them if those practicing were Republicans or Democrats" before the shooting. DeSantiswhen shown a photo of Hodgkinsonconfirmed he was the man who approached them.
Connecting the dots how can this carnage not be politically motivated? Moreover how is this attitude not for example reflective of the The Washington Posts anti-Trump masthead motto: Democracy Dies in Darkness"? Yet the MSM is not the only element doing the ongoing agitation. For example speaking at the LGBT for Hillary fundraising gala in New York City back on Sept. 9 2016 Clinton said:
You know to just be grossly generalistic you could put half of Trumps supporters into what I call the basket of deplorables. Right? The racist sexist homophobic xenophobic Islamophobicyou name it. And unfortunately there are people like that. And he has lifted them up. He has given them voice.... He tweets and retweets their offensive hateful mean-spirited rhetoric. Now some of those folksthey are irredeemable but thankfully they are not America."
Hows that not an incendiary and hate-filled call to arms of sorts? An unfortunate hangover of the polarization that defined the Obama years. Frenzied Democratic sentimentstypified by Hillaryshave long sown the seeds of discontent and alienation. Clearly they have fostered this antagonistic political environment; contributed mightily to todays horror directed at Republicans. Fast-forward to 2017and cloying Hillarys divisive drumbeat continues. On May 2 2017 this ultimate Washington insider stated Im now back to being an activist citizen and part of the resistance." Laughably shes an outsider" now? Progressives as she intentionally use fiery language in the same spraying destructive manner as suspect Hodgkinsons projectiles.
As a rule conservatives dont solve their political disagreements with firearms and bullets. Why do liberal political leaders universally blame the gun? Former Clinton fundraising bagman and current VA governor Terry McAuliffe knee-jerk reaction was:
There are too many guns on the street. We lose 93 million Americans to gun violence a day." (The flummoxed politician repeatedly misspoke meaning only 93 victims per day.)
Why do Democrats en masseentirely and perpetuallyignore the pivotal reality of the user? Make no mistake in righteous hands guns make society safer. They deter criminality and limit human causalities. That was conclusively demonstrated here. To that end two armed heroes saved many lives otherwise lost in that early morning ambush. The only person posing a danger was an unhinged supporter of Democrats. He was likely inspired to kill Republicans because of liberals unrelenting uncivilized rhetoric.
David L. Hunter is an Associate Editor at Capitol Hill Outsider. Hes on Twitter and blogs at davidlhunter.blogspot.com. He is published in The Washington Post The Washington Times FrontPage Mag and extensively in Patriot Post Canada Free Press and American Thinker.