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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSenator John Thune said those being shot add should make themselves small.
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Senator John Thune said those being shot add should make themselves small. (Original Post)
Are_grits_groceries
Oct 2017
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The worst part of the statement was that people have an obligation to protect themselves
shraby
Oct 2017
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shraby
(21,946 posts)1. The worst part of the statement was that people have an obligation to protect themselves
from a shooter. As if they would do anything less.
Congress has an obligation to protect people from shooters. Period.
malaise
(269,157 posts)2. ReTHUGs are best described as
goons lacking humanity - I mean how stupid is that suggestion? I'd like to see his personal reaction in a similar situation.
Towlie
(5,328 posts)3. At least "It's your responsibility to duck" is a welcome change from "this is not the time."
I was beginning to think that "this is not the time" was all they had.
Of course we can all be confident that Trump will keep his promise that he'll "be talking about gun laws as time goes by", because Trump always keeps his promises.
Orrex
(63,224 posts)5. "They were asking for it"
By failing to be small and bullet-proof.
Orrex
(63,224 posts)4. I propose that Johnny Thune should attend an outdoor country music festival.
Proud Liberal Dem
(24,437 posts)6. At every opportunity
People like Thune reveal themselves to be ignorant a**hats whom make critical thinking people struggle endlessly to figure out exactly how they keep getting elected over and over again.