IL douchebag republicon who is running against dem. gov pritzker & his comment on the mass shooting

[orleans]

pritzker had a great statement, so did lori lightfoot from chgo. then there this this asshole:

Hours After Mass Shooting, GOP Candidate Says Time to ‘Move On’ and ‘Celebrate’
Illinois state senator Darren Bailey has since apologized “if in any way we diminished the pain being felt across our state today.”

Hours after a gunman opened fire during an Independence Day parade in a Chicago suburb, Illinois state Senator Darren Bailey, a Republican, called for people to “move on and… celebrate.”

The shooting broke out around 10:15 a.m., minutes into the start of the parade in Highland Park, Illinois. At least six people were killed and dozens more injured. The gunman, who police said was using a “high-powered rifle,” is still at large.

At around noon local time, Bailey, who is running for governor and has been endorsed by former President Donald Trump, went live on Facebook from Skokie, a village about 20 minutes south of Highland Park where he’d planned to attend a parade.

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“The shooter is still at large so let's pray for justice to prevail and then let’s move on and let’s celebrate the independence of this nation.”

Bailey, who was standing in a group of people holding campaign signs, then said voters have to “get corruption and evil out of our government.”

He ended his prayer by calling for celebrations again.

“Bless us and protect us as we go about our day celebrating the most amazing country,” he said.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7vmwd/illinois-darren-bailey-highland-park-

i think he was going to be in the parade so he just wanted the face time for his ugly fucking face.
on edit: skokie cancelled the parade. (bet darren had a real sad over that)

[Boomerproud]

1. "Apology " not accepted.

[orleans]

2. omg--he's such a tool!

he can shove that "apology" up his fucking ass!

[GoCubsGo]

3. Hey, Darren...

Go fuck yourself.

[MyOwnPeace]

4. A 'bullet' could only hurt his body.....

he's already 'brain-dead'............

[central scrutinizer]

5. Sorry if we "diminished the pain"?

No, asshole, you rubbed salt in the wounds, the opposite of diminishing.

[FelineOverlord]

6. He raffles guns to raise money for his campaign

Link to tweet

[EarnestPutz]

12. C'mon Darren. One more step. You may have an epiphany here. "When people don't feel....

.....safe in their own communities........??" Here's a hint. Their communities have way too many.......?? Too many...what?? Guns!! It's guns, you fucking moron!!!

[Novara]

7. prion disease

[Baitball Blogger]

8. This country is not free as long as guns are not regulated.

[Emile]

9. So pretend like nothing happened. A little surprised

he didn't blame video games.

[crickets]

10. *clang* goes the tone deaf jackass.

He didn't even bother to offer thoughts and prayers for the dead and their families. Well, that's a certain level of honesty about his priorities.

[H2O Man]

11. Recommended.

What an asshole.

[Midnight Writer]

13. He went to school in my hometown. He has yard signs up everywhere around here.

4 houses on my block have his signs up, along with signs for "Illinois Nazi" Mary Miller, who he campaigns with.