It was an assassination attempt on the person second in line for the Presidency...

[Tom Rinaldo]

That is the bottom line. It doesn't matter how crazy the assailant is/was, or that their timing/planning was off and the Speaker was not physically present when he acted. It does nothing to minimize the gravity of the event if he was a nut. Squeaky Fromme and John Hinkley were mentally unbalanced also. More often than not those who attempt to assassinate public figures are unbalanced. And more often than not they act because others supposedly more rational than they fostered a climate of hate and violence and radicalizing lies.

This can't be dismissed as just some weirdo with a hammer acting crazy. There are hundreds if not thousands of other potential "weirdos" near or at the brink of committing deadly political violence. This is as dangerous a moment in our history as any we have faced, and must be treated as such.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

1. It was indeed an assassination attempt. . . . nt

[dgauss]

2. Exactly. The Republicans spend years saturating their media with

crazy, delusional, conspiratorial nonsense. And then when some unbalanced person acts on it, they say "Oh that doesn't count, that person believed a bunch of crazy, delusional conspiratorial nonsense. He was just crazy."

[I_UndergroundPanther]

5. This is similar to the

Video games made him do it defense.

Who thinks about killing people?
Who desires to kill.

Who chooses attempted murder.

He was a sociopath long before the magat situation .

He belongs in jail for the rest of his life,no parole.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

3. He is not crazy

Hes a sociopath that chose to attempt to assassinate Speaker Pelosi. He thought he'd be rewarded for it in the magatsphere.

Sociopaths know right from wrong they just don't give a shit about morality or ethics. They do bad and things because they want to. They think they will never pay for what they do.

[Music Man]

4. Indeed, and I'm astounded that it's not a bigger story.

Seems like it's already old news, if it was even news at all.

We've been desensitized to Republican craziness. It's been a decades-long war of attrition, because their insanity is so constant and mainstream now that the media now equates Republican political violence with Democrats merely criticizing the other side.

[kimbutgar]

6. And Fox is blaming President Biden for the attack!

Saw this on RAWstory. WTF!!!

[Evolve Dammit]

10. Yeah. Nice deflection and gas lighting from Faux News. n/t

[Sneederbunk]

7. Listen to Olbermann Special Podcast 65. On topic.

[SheltieLover]

8. Absofuckingloutely! It remains to be seen whether he will be charged as such.

Not holding my breath.

[sarisataka]

12. Is there such a crime

He can be charged under outside of attempted murder/ manslaughter?

[SheltieLover]

9. This is what happens when a ruskie asset attempts to overthrow govt & is allowed to walk free for

nearly 2 years.

And known, overtly vocal ruskie assets sit in our Congress & judicial positions.

Lock them up. Now!

[Evolve Dammit]

11. seriously. Mr. Garland, America is calling. Please pick up...

[RockRaven]

13. And NYT puts it below the fold... Must have been REALLY important stuff above the fold then, huh?

Let's see... Two articles about Musk taking over Twitter, one about how rich the new UK PM is, and one about inflation and gas prices. Oh.


Good to see that the self-styled "newspaper of record" is taking it so seriously.

[kskiska]

14. So, next they'll begin attacking

and killing the Dem candidates so they can win?

[UTUSN]

15. "mental illness" is what wingnuts use to deflect from ideological instigation.

Especially the gunnutters every time there's a massacre.

[sop]

16. This is the second attempt on Pelosi's life.

And both attempts were instigated by the same fascist POS.

[ShazzieB]

19. I never thought of January 6 that way until now.

The intent to kill was certainly there that day, but they didn’t get a chance to actually try anything. I think you're right, though. It was an aborted attempt on her life, but an attempt nonetheless.

[newdayneeded]

17. And all driven because

Nancy called out their dear leader's manhood. An absolute fucking cult!!

[Hekate]

18. Say it clearly & say it often:it was no more random than the insurrection itself. "Nancy" is Speaker

… of the House of Representatives, and she is second in line to the US presidency. She is not aome random congresscritter.

TY, Tom.

[3auld6phart]

20. Meanwhile

The instigator is still out here doing his best to encourage hits dumb ass
disciples to disrupt Civil Society. While the orange puke is out golfing or
holding dumb shit rallies.

[IronLionZion]

21. Maybe it's time for the Speaker's family to get Secret Service protection

since the President and VP do.

[Trailrider1951]

22. At this point I would not trust the Secret Service

Not at all!