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TRUMP SHOT -- ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT

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  1. SamFisher

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    Here's the kind of merit based security response that makes @Marshall Bryant feel safe:

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    MPB > DEI
     
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    There is a place for 5'7" agents. But not as cover agents who are taking bullets.

    It's not that hard to understand. You wouldn't hire guys or ugly women to dance at a straight titty bar. It's just the nature of the job.
     
  3. DonnyMost

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    The NYT supposedly caught the shooting on camera. Crazy if true.

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    Such a sad day, but not unexpected. This feels like the new normal.

    I saw one comment that felt too true; "no matter the shooter's background his motives are going to be completely incomprehensible".

    The dummies who say this was a psy-op need to be put into the same dustbin as the Alex Jones types.

    The election is now effectively over, so at least we can all tune out now.
     
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  4. Os Trigonum

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    unlikely that's the actual bullet, more likely the vapor trail of the shot given the humidity
     
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  5. DonnyMost

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    My father-in-law joined the Secret Service after that big hiring push they had post-Reagan's assassination attempt. He was on Presidential detail during Daddy Bush. Probably knows your buddy.
     
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    It is pretty sad that every incident leads to airing of grievances that are deep rooted in our biases without any factual basis.
    Taking this opportunity to crap on DEI is pretty low
     
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    Unfortunately, cowardice comes in all sizes when your pension is on the line.
     
  8. Andre0087

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    A couple weeks ago we thought Joe Biden was having visions of meeting Jesus on the debate stage and now someone almost sent Trump to see Saint Peter, it ain't looking good out here long term for the country.
     
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  9. DonnyMost

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    If they can blame a boat hitting a bridge on DEI they will pin it on anything.
     
  10. Marshall Bryant

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    If crapping on DEI is low, how about the inevitable attack on the 2nd Amendment you KNOW will be forthcoming from you and your friends?
     
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  11. Bandwagoner

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    If this guy would have had a 100 year old 30.06 bolt action Trump would be dead. the suppressed single shot that killed the shooter was from a bolt action. AR rifles are not as lethal as real rifles, proof.
     
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    No it is not. DEI is awful. If you said it before this incident, you can say it after the incident as well.
     
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    Yes, DEI sucks, but it has ****all to do with what happened last night. Constantly bringing it up is obnoxious at best and stupid at worst (as in this case).
     
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    The AR missed and the bolt action won. 8 shots vs 1. They are not the ICBM of rifles.
     
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    Bringing it up in the context of the bridge was racist, in my opinion. The Mayor got elected, fair and square. Has nothing to do with DEI.

    Bringing it up in the context of the Secret Service not doing a good job is legitimate. Once people get chosen based on quotas rather than performance, you will get worse results. That's a fair point.
     
  16. Xopher

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    He actually did protection for him after he was out of office and living in Houston
     
  17. Marshall Bryant

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    There is absolutely NO REASON Kimberly is head of the Secret Service except for DEI and you know it. There are hundreds of people of both sexes who would be more qualified to head up a Security agency.
     
  18. AroundTheWorld

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    What I would like to understand is why the Secret Service sniper waited to take out the shooter until after the shooter got his shots off. They had eyes on him for minutes already.
     
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    Name one conservative poster in here? You’re such a lame ass. You know that the playing field is not fair.
     
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