Support thread for Rep. Steve Scalise

[Quixote1818]

My thoughts are with him and his family and with anyone else who was injured. Violence is NEVER the answer!

[csziggy]

1. I hope he and the others recover quickly

I am very glad that the only death was of the shooter.

I could also hope that Rep. Scalise will realize the dangers of the kind of weapons used in this attack and how his own actions have enabled the distribution of them to the kind of person that shot him and the other people this morning.

[Eliot Rosewater]

2. Want him to fully recover so when we beat him in his reelection he is healthy enough

to move on with his life.

[Tiggeroshii]

6. Also because he is a human being

...?

[golfguru]

3. Amen...

He is one of us..an American.

[Tiggeroshii]

4. Wishing him a full and speedy recovery

Along with everybody else who was shot on that field.

[dalton99a]

5. Too bad he's not thinking about other Americans who don't have his taxpayer-provided healthcare

[flibbitygiblets]

51. And that there are shootings every day no small thanks to his NRA A+ rating

Get well soon, a-hole. Hope this is a wake-up call.

[mwooldri]

79. "do unto others what you would do to yourself"...

... or something like that. He may have voted to remove peoples' healthcare. Voted for a militia in America.

No-one deserves to get shot though. Period. I hope he has a speedy recovery and his family are OK.

Violence is never the answer.

[Volaris]

112. He might be after this...life altering conditions can lead to life-altering thinking...

No one deserves what happened to him. That being said, if some good can be generated from this very negative experience, then THAT is a good thing, I think.

YMMV, but there's an old adage among catholics that the very best saints come from the very worst sinners. Maybe this can be his come to jesus moment re: American healthcare.

[Raster]

7. No violence is not the answer...

...I wonder if he'll get a "Get Well" bouquet from the NRA?

[Blue_true]

8. Hope he gets well quickly.

I hate his policies, but no one deserves to be assaulted.

[hamsterjill]

9. Wishing all involved a speedy recovery.

Those that were physically hurt, and those who may have been mentally traumatized by this event, as well.

Additionally, my thanks to the police officers who handled this situation quickly.

[Pinkflamingo]

10. I wish all injured a speedy recovery.

Wouldn't it be nice if no one had to worry about having healthcare

[narnian60]

74. Yes.

[blueseas]

11. Speedy recovery

Hate and violence never the answer. Be well.

[Wawannabe]

12. He's a human

And I give my support.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

13. Hope he has a full and speedy recovery

[Demsrule86]

14. Hang in their Steve Scalise ....get better.

Best wishes for a full recovery.

[BainsBane]

15. and all of those injured today

[Kaleva]

16. Well wishes to all who have been injured

[salin]

17. wishing a full recovery for Scalise and the other shooting victims.

Perhaps they and others who were there should also get checked out per processing the trauma of an active shooting event.

[dembotoz]

18. no

[SammyWinstonJack]

90. None.

[mcar]

19. Agreed

His political issues notwithstanding, I wish him and his family well right now.

[spanone]

20. K&R...

[DesertRat]

21. Amen. He's a husband and father of 2 young kids.

I hope he and others who were shot fully recover.

[Zoonart]

41. Amen to that indeed.

[meow2u3]

22. I wish Scalise a full recovery

Given that he has 2 young kids who need their dad, I hope he recovers.

[onenote]

23. Thoughts are with him as well as the others who were shot.

[handmade34]

24. may this experience

enlighten him...

[DeminPennswoods]

34. My hope also

nt

[forgotmylogin]

25. Gun violence affects everyone, regardless of race, religion, or politics.

[ExciteBike66]

26. I send him all of the "thoughts and prayers!" nt

[democrank]

27. Violence is not the answer.

No matter who, no matter what.

[MurderMittenLiberal]

47. ehhhh

Violence is most definitely necessary at times. Like maybe when the Chancellor of Germany starts exterminating an entire religion. While it is rarely the best course of action, it for sure isn't a "no matter what" type thing.

[democrank]

59. You're correct, ehhhh.

Perhaps I was caught in the web of my own small thinking.

[ailsagirl]

28. I'm so sorry

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[octoberlib]

29. I wish him a speedy recovery. A far more effective method of

fighting back against Republican policies is to vote. Violence is never the answer.

[retrowire]

30. He's stable right?

That'd be good.

[Mosby]

43. he came out of surgery in critical condition

Getting shot in the hip area can be really bad for a lot of reasons.

[Rollo]

81. Yes, major blood vessels in that area, as well as part of the gut.

Bummer.

Guns suck.

[awesomerwb1]

31. Wishing him a speedy recovery. n/t

[furtheradu]

32. For ALL involved

[OnDoutside]

33. I hope he recovers well, but I hope he uses this time to ponder all the misery he is trying to

inflict on his fellow Americans.

[nolabear]

35. Yes. Without qualification.

Critique comes later. For now he's a man who is hurting, and whose family is scared.

[elmac]

36. Those second amendment remedies

are a double edged sword.

[Mime-Is-Money]

37. Agreed - senseless acts of violence like this have no place...anywhere

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Hope for a speedy recovery to Scalise and others injured

[H2O Man]

38. Recommended.

Thank you for this.

[The Genealogist]

39. I hope he makes a full recovery soon

Nobody deserves to suffer this. I will echo your sentiment, that violence is never the answer.

[B2G]

40. Best wishes for a full and quick recover. Nt

[KarmaKola]

42. Scalise Gets Helicoptered to OR, 24 Million Walk to ER....

... on bloody bandages.

And lest we forget Scalise's role, as Republican whip in the House, rounding up just enough deplorable votes for Trumpcare, please consult with history; i.e., see last 2 lines in excerpt from New Republic.

We can NEVER condone, in any shape or form, the hideous terrorist attack on the Republican baseball practice session.

But we must NEVER forget to hold Scalise and the rest of the House accountable for their domestic terrorist attack on the healthcare of 24,000,000 needy Americans.

[dalton99a]

44. +1

[tallahasseedem]

61. +1

[KingCharlemagne]

86. And he's in bed with the NRA. Jeesh! - nt

[sarge43]

128. A plus rating from the NRA n/t

[KingCharlemagne]

130. One fewer ambulatory fascist, imo. - nt

[NCTraveler]

45. While I'm not a pacifist as you are.

I have nothing but disgust for this act and my thoughts are with his family.

[MFM008]

46. I don't want them hurt

I want them OUT of office.
Mend quickly gentlemen.

[slumcamper]

48. .

[CentralMass]

49. I hope all of the injured have a speedy and full recovery.

[elmac]

50. Support for progressives

After visiting twitter and seeing the vile hate coming from the right against the party of peace I can only say that things are going to get much worse.

[Scurrilous]

52. K&R

[redwitch]

53. If he hadn't been there with security coverage I believe many would be dead.

Glad everyone will be ok.

[Willie Pep]

54. I hope Rep. Scalise makes a full recovery.

No matter what your political beliefs are violence is not the answer.

[Bear Creek]

55. Sorry

The appropriate response is this horrible act is a false flag operation. It did not happen. Steve Scalise is not a real person. This story is just to take guns away.

[cannabis_flower]

134. Oh go away!

[mainstreetonce]

56. Hoping for a full recovery

Thanks to every congress person involved.

[samnsara]

57. the thought of him dragging himself across the dirt brought me to tears...

[Blue_true]

96. Yeah, it was sad to read that, the gunman was still shooting while

the Congressman was dragging himself away from danger. Just the thought of a person being in that circumstance is sickening.

Fight the guy's policies, but respect his humanity.

[Cheviteau]

58. He's my Congressman...

...and I don't give a shit what happens to him. He made a major speech where he said, " I'm David Duke without the baggage". Now, someone tell me WHY I should give a rat's ass about this prick. He doesn't care about me or my family. I will waste no time or energy caring what happens to him. I will say that I wish him or his family no harm. I simply don't care.

[dalton99a]

62. Yep. It was a summit of white supremacists and neo-Nazis

https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/01/us/politics/much-of-david-dukes-91-campaign-is-now-in-louisiana-mainstream.html

Stephanie Grace, a Louisiana political reporter and columnist for the past 20 years, first with The Times-Picayune in New Orleans and now The Advocate of Baton Rouge, recalled her first meeting with Mr. Scalise.

“He was explaining his politics and we were in this getting-to-know-each-other stage,” Ms. Grace said. “He told me he was like David Duke without the baggage. I think he meant he supported the same policy ideas as David Duke, but he wasn’t David Duke, that he didn’t have the same feelings about certain people as David Duke did.”

[The_Casual_Observer]

65. There is no doubt he is a louse.

[coeur_de_lion]

70. No doubt he is a first class

louse.

But I'm still praying for him.

Even a David Duke wannabe should not have to worry about being shot while playing baseball.

Maybe he will come to realize that guns need to be controlled.

If not -- it is still appropriate to wish him well.

[cannabis_flower]

135. Even David Duke

shouldn't have to worry about being shot anywhere unless the people doing the shooting are doing it in self-defense and are in imminent danger.

[coeur_de_lion]

138. Yes even him

[Fluke a Snooker]

60. The best way to honor Scalise...

...is for American to finally ban all guns except for federal cops. Period.

[The Bible]

63. Reminder that

Scalise is an open white-supremacist piece of shit. Fuck him.

[DesertRat]

72. This post is out-of-line.

This is a support thread. You should delete your thoughtless post.

[rzemanfl]

89. +1. n/t

[summer_in_TX]

93. Please do.

Let us not fall to the same level as the right wing haters. It weakens us and what we stand for – not good for us on many levels.

[58Sunliner]

120. I think he put some thought into it.

[Major Nikon]

140. He's dead, Jim

[DesertRat]

142. Yes

Thanks MIRT!

[Soxfan58]

64. Best wishes congressman

[Amimnoch]

66. I wish him to have an ephiphany while recovering..

On how lucky he is to have government provided health care, and realize just how valuable of a service that it should be provided for all....

That's all.

[Blue_true]

99. I hope that he demand to look at the hospital bill.

From that it would be nice if he realize that a healthy person can be felled in a second by a seriously accident or act of violence and rack up bills that ruin them.

[MuseRider]

67. Exactly and thank you.

I came into the site late this morning and saw another thread that made my skin crawl. I thought seriously at that time about leaving here for good. It was like reading some of the worst of the crazy righty sites. Instead I took names and put them on full ignore because there are certain types of people I never want to be associated with and was stunned to find them here openly saying what they said.

Violence is never the answer and stupidity and hatred cross all boundaries and I was really sad to read what I read here.

May he recover and come to know better ways.

[Burma Jones]

68. A speedy recovery to all the victims

Of all shootings today, and every day.

I hope this does not kick off a series of shootings. The threats have been building for a long time.

[Barack_America]

69. Sending my thoughts and prayers as well.

Thanks for the thread.

[grossproffit]

71. Mine as well. Thank you for starting this.

[Rhiannon12866]

73. K&R! Wishing him and the others who were injured a safe and speedy recovery

Violence only serves to undermine our cause which includes human rights and peaceable solutions.

[Ilsa]

75. Thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery for him and all who were injured.

I hope he will feel the same way about others needing healthcare.

[RKP5637]

76. Same here! I wish him and everyone a speedy recovery. What a horrible thing to have happen! n/t

[denbot]

77. .

[DonCoquixote]

78. same here

let us show him, and the world, the way a civilized nation acts.

[Rollo]

80. I could say something about being glad he wasn't shot in the head because we have enough brain ...

... enough brain damaged Republicans ...

But I won't. It would be inappropriate.

I wish him a full recovery from his hip injury.

[GetRidOfThem]

82. That's the attitude we should have!

This was a horrible act with real victims. This is not what we stand for or tolerate.

[raging moderate]

83. also for David Bailey and Crystal Griner...

(Capitol police officers), Zachary Barth (aide to Rep. Roger Williams), and Matt Mika (Tyson Foods lobbyist). I read that Steve Scalise had surgery and is still in critical condition. How are he and the others doing now? And their families? I think, at this time, we must all draw together as Americans to support them as much as possible. We must be better than all this violence.

[All-In]

84. No Comment

Other than the fact that he should be happy he has insurance....

[Roy Rolling]

85. For sure

My friend and Congressman, I wish him well as do all of us. We can resume the debate with him when he is up and around.

[KingCharlemagne]

87. Conservatives and fascists love it when we abase ourselves by

demonstrating our fundamental decency because it proves we are 'weak.' He and his type would show no similar regard for us and ours. He's made his pact with the devil of the NRA and I say this is some serious karma.

[summer_in_TX]

97. It doesn't prove weakness but rather character and strength.

If we are in a battle for hearts and minds, then being hateful ourselves wins no one over to our side.

Besides, it "feeds the beast," in ourselves, in our society.

Why did the nonviolent approach of Martin Luther King and others in the Civil Rights Movement convert public opinion? Its goodness and rightness appealed to the better angels of our natures and was attractive.

In turn the hatred and evil of George Wallace, the KKK, and other racists was repugnant.

Whether it comes from the left or right, hatred allienates.

[All-In]

100. The Haters Own Almost All Of The Government If You Haven't Noticed

Being nice doesn't impress droolers.

[Jake Stern]

123. Perhaps I can use that "character and strength" to help pay for my doctor's visits and meds

after an asshole like Scalise takes away my insurance?

Knowing we took the high road will surely keep an elderly woman trooping on through the hunger and bitter chill of winter after Scalise and his crew kill Meals on Wheels and LIHEAP.

[KingCharlemagne]

129. Sorry to tell you, MLK, Jr. and the Civil Right Movement didn't "convert

public opinion." Had it done so, we would not have Trump in office today.

Racism is as American as cherry pie. So is hatred. So is violence.

[Jake Stern]

124. Like the kid who thinks he'll stop a bully by saying "please don't hit me"

Violence isn't the answer and yes it's horrible when anyone is shot but the knowledge that there are millions of people on the precipice of a living hell due to policies Scalise champions tempers any sympathy I might have.

[Achilleaze]

88. Peace

[orangecrush]

91. Prayers

[Doitnow]

92. How about a moment of reflection concerning the acts of violent intimidation aimed at two Democrats

attempting to run for office that were mentioned too briefly in the last couple of days and not at all in the media. Now today we hear Republicans calling for us all to come together, but the agenda they have for us is beyond------I can't think of the word. Fill in the blank.

[Demtexan]

94. He has Obama Care.

Congress voted to keep it for themselves.

I have Obama Care.

Guys like him want to take it away.

Why should I have any feelings for him.

They do not care about us.

[All-In]

101. They Don't Care About Us

One Little Bit.

[Meowmee]

117. Agree

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This type of violence is horrible and wrong and should be denounced. That goes without saying. I have trouble to feel sympathy for corrupt people who are trying to murder people with their policies as well as bankrupt the country for the wealthy.

[mahina]

95. Good luck buddy.

We're all Americans. This shouldn't happen to anybody.

[gldstwmn]

98. Quick healing to all of those injured. n/t

[BumRushDaShow]

102. Rachel just got a detailed report of his condition

Shot in hip, bullet fractured his pelvis and tore through some organs. Lost a lot of blood and was in shock when transported to the hospital, and will have to have additional surgeries. Still in critical condition.

This is just horrible.

[DesertRat]

116. It sounds so much worse that initially reported

[guss]

103. Violence

I Hope for a quick recovery To all the Victims of this shooting.
I Hope The family's to have strength in this time of Violence.

[kstewart33]

104. Agree.

I have little respect for him and none for his politics, but it is human decency to wish him and his family a swift recovery.

[-Steph-]

105. I hope all of the victims make a full and speedy recovery. Violence is not the answer.

[TomCADem]

106. K&R

I may hate his politics, but violence whether you call it revolution or the exercise of 2nd Amendment remedies is not the answer.

[calimary]

107. Absolutely.

I hope he gets well swiftly and completely. Same for those who were wounded along with him. And I hope they get the compassion and trauma counseling and patience with recovery that they've earned.


NOBODY wants this.

[VOX]

108. Hoping for a full recovery for Scalise and all Americans affected by gun violence.

This incident is horrifying, as are all mass shootings. So many Americans have been severely injured or had their lives taken altogether in these senseless bloodbaths.

How many more of these tragedies are Americans willing to endure? How much blood has to flow until citizens finally cry, "Enough"?

[SunSeeker]

109. +1

[Tarheel_Dem]

110. Ditto. n/t

[IronLionZion]

111. thoughts and prayers

we can disagree on policy without shooting each other. I'm sure a lot of the victims of gun violence and their families would like to have less gun violence

[kaotikross]

113. I'm sorry people were shot.

I really am. I'm especially sorry the gunman died, because I think he genuinely cared about the issues, he just went down the 100% wrong path to take. As Liberals, we should strive to activists, not active shooters. I understand he feels his beliefs and objections were falling on deaf ears, especially considering the GOP town halls are erupting into "where's Waldo" type games as they run to the office and hide or get the security jackboots to toss us, but that doesn't mean to arm up and go crazy. That's what THEY do. Not us. THEY are the party of the Bundy Ranch, McVeigh, Maher Wildlife standoff, and more. I've seen genuinely concerned and fearful repubs in forums today, and the usual idiot trolls with the swagger talk, but very few dems condoning this and for that I'm grateful. It's fun to make a cryptic comment or two to watch them go crazy, I know, but try to keep it to a minimum, if at all.

[marlakay]

114. Prayers for healing and peace

The time has come to break down our walls.

[Sunlei]

115. "Violence is NEVER the answer!" Get well soon so we can continue the DEBATE!

[Upthevibe]

118. My thoughts are with Representative Scalise. I sincerely wish him a full

recovery.....Maybe this horrible incident will help to shift his perspective....

[grantcart]

119. I hope that he heals. I also hope that he is infused with empathy and becomes an advocate for

those that suffer.

[Skittles]

121. wishing him the best

yet another victim of senseless gun violence

[AgadorSparticus]

122. He and his family are in my prayers. Here's to a speedy recovery.

[meadowlander]

125. Nobody deserves to be shot for their political views.

Best wishes for a speedy recovery to everyone injured today.

[Alt-Orange]

126. For Steve Scalise and others injured

May they have a speedy recovery

[Silver Gaia]

127. No one should ever have to suffer from such senseless violence.

I hope he and all those wounded, both physically and emotionally, recover quickly and fully.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

131. Live by the Sword, Die by the Sword

Hope he and his colleagues get an understanding through this terrible act of violence, of the finer functioning of Cause and Effect. The Causes he and his brethren make on a regular basis that set brother against brother, and make deadly weapons easy to get, can only create tragedies later.

R's are infamous for not caring unless something affects them personally. Let's hope he and his family do well. And gain some enlightenment.

[lib87]

132. Nah, I'm Good

Wishing a white supremacist well is not on my list of things to do as a Black person.

[benpollard]

133. Lets hope Steve makes a speedy recovery so he can continue God's work...

Let’s hope Steve makes a speedy recovery so he can continue God's work to deprive people of healthcare so the rich can have their taxes cut.

God bless America. God Speed, Nazi Steve.

[lark]

136. Kindest thing I can say,you reap what you sow.

He's the one who sponsored a bill that passed allowing people with mental health issues to buy guns and now he's in the hospital, shot by a crazy person. Sounds like karma to me.

The gun epidemic is out of hand totally due to the efforts of he and others like him. No one should be shot by guns, but it happens every day to many others who didn't do anything to cause this, while he took a direct part in creating this tragedy.

That being said, it should not have happened and I totally hate that it did. I hope he recovers and I hope this will have changed his backwards gun love, but I'd be very surprised.

[LongTomH]

137. I'll send my wishes for a speedy recovery.

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

139. Agree with you on no violence. I wish him and everyone affected a speedy recovery. n/t

[highplainsdem]

141. Agree.