McCarthy said it will be "hard" not to hit Pelosi with gavel

[toucana]

Given that this entire thread originally began with a discussion of 'Hammer Violence', it's probably worth revisiting the Young Turks video segment about the epic troll perpetrated by the Good Liars team at the NRA conference 5 months ago:

 

[TheVat]

Interesting that if you look up the statistics, as that young fellow did, you find that only six US murders in 2021 were done by poison.  (might fall under "that we know of")

Characteristic	Number of murder victims
Handguns	6,012
Firearms, type not stated	4,740
Knives or cutting instruments	1,035
Personal weapons (hands, fists, feet, etc.)*	461
Rifles	447
Other guns	277
Blunt objects (clubs, hammers, etc.)	243
Shotguns	152
Narcotics	117
Fire	73
Asphyxiation	55
Poison	6
Other weapons or weapons not stated	1,059

 

[toucana]

On 11/7/2022 at 8:03 PM, toucana said:

The Meidas Touch news site recently produced a viral super-cut video after Fox anchor Laura Ingraham asked "Which Republican official or candidate has ever condoned or encouraged any form of violent physical assault ? Can you start naming them ?  I can't think of any". 

The video was featured by Stephanie Ruhle on MSNBC last night as her sign off to the 'The 11th Hour".

 

Police in Albuquerque New Mexico have arrested a disgruntled Republican party candidate in connection with a recent spate of six targeted shootings aimed at the homes and offices belonging to Democratic party state officials and politicians in New Mexico.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSzIkNz_CMM

Solomon Pena - the suspect now in custody - was an unsuccessful Republican nominee for a seat in the 14th District state legislature election in which he was comfortably beaten by the Democratic incumbent. Police have now linked him to four of the six shooting attacks that took place last December and January. They say there is firm evidence Pena carried out one shooting himself, and hired other parties to carry out another three.

According to reports, Solomon Pena already had 19 prior felony convictions for burglary, larceny, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and receiving stolen property, and had spent seven years in prison before becoming a Republican nominee.

Edited January 17, 2023 by toucana
fix typo on 'stolen'

[toucana]

Republican Tara Carr has been kicked off Twitter after calling for the assassination of President Joe Biden. A military veteran and retired Lt. Colonel, she was elected as first selectman Brookfield Connecticut in the  2021 municipal elections.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-n5y39Vuyrs

“She really stood out way and above any of the candidates out there,” said Republican Town Committee member George Walker.” (https://www.newstimes.com/local/article/Brookfield-resident-Army-vet-Tara-Carr-announces-16312271.php)

 

[iNow]

Yep, and MTG called for Red states to become their own country despite how much more they rely on the federal government than blue states who provide far higher revenues. 

Why do we give these ignorant comments from these ignorant people any attention at all? This isn't a football match. 

[toucana]

7 hours ago, iNow said:

Yep, and MTG called for Red states to become their own country despite how much more they rely on the federal government than blue states who provide far higher revenues. 

Why do we give these ignorant comments from these ignorant people any attention at all? This isn't a football match. 

I cited the Tara Carr story as part of an ongoing response to Fox host Laura Ingraham’s preposterous rhetorical question “Which Republican politician has ever condoned or encouraged any form of violent physical assault ? Can you start naming them? I can’t think of any” - which was Fox TV's considered response at the time to the suggestion that violent rehtoric from GOP politicians had provoked an IRL hammer attack on Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband - which in turn was the entire point of the OP.

MTG’s  trolling is of no relevance, and I have no idea why you brought it up here.

Edited February 27, 2023 by toucana
typo - entire

[iNow]

Was inquiring on relevance myself