Posted on 08/06/2019 4:14:47 PM PDT by Kaslin
The liberal media is the arm of the Democratic Party and its agenda. That’s no secret, but if they think they can get away with what they’re doing with the Dayton shooting—they’re arrogance (or stupidity) has reached unprecedented levels. I mean there have been pretty explicit examples, but they there have been consistent ‘hold my beer’ moments, as the various arms of this corrupt enterprise seem to out-do one another in displaying said bias.
In less than 24 hours, we had two brutal mass shootings. In all, 31 people have been killed and scores more injured. In El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, two armed nutjobs executed a senseless act of carnage. Political games began almost immediately. El Paso was committed by a white supremacist, whose anti-immigrant views were just as explicit as his apparent adherence to eco-terrorism. In Dayton, the shooter, Connor Betts, a disturbed individual who had kill and rape lists of his classmates, was an avowed leftist, who backed Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), back gun control, and supported the left-wing extremist group Antifa. These aren’t necessarily clear-cut cases of white supremacist violence, as the media has tried to ingrain in our psyches. There’s loads of nuance.
Then why is CNN reporting on the gunman’s alleged political convictions? https://t.co/s8YFm9tAcp— John Haltiwanger (@jchaltiwanger) August 6, 2019
Of course, the media and the Left are trying to blame Trump, his supporters, the NRA, the GOP, and anyone who has a different opinion as to the reason this shooting happened. I’m talking about El Paso. Don’t even mention Dayton, whose perpetrator’s political history is not worthy of mentioning. I wonder why? Well, first, let’s give a hat tip to our brave law enforcement that confronted and killed Betts 30 seconds into his rampage (via WSJ):
A gunman wearing body armor killed nine people and injured at least 27 in a neighborhood of bars and restaurants here, in the second mass shooting in the U.S. in less than 24 hours and the third in eight days.
The gunman, identified by police as Connor Betts, 24 years old, was killed by police. Among the dead was the suspected shooter’s 22-year-old sister, police said, and her companion was among the injured.
The shooting began just after 1 a.m. on Sunday in the Oregon District, a popular spot on weekend nights, officials said. Dayton Police Chief Richard Biehl said that officers, who regularly patrol the area, heard gunfire and located the shooter within 20 seconds and killed him 10 seconds later as he tried to enter a bar.
Now, CNN has admitted Betts supported Antifa, though its reporters did everything they could to marginalize the development. It’s beyond absurd. It’s clear as day. Political convictions matter when it can weaponize against Republicans and the Trump White House as in the case of El Paso. But when it’s a left-winger killing people—don’t you dare bring up his social media history or his past actions, which are by itself totally insane; he showed videos of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting on a date.
Watch CNN bend over backwards to dismiss the socialist political leanings of the Dayton shooter
"The Twitter account it's really important to point out that police here on the ground have not specifically said that they are considering this" pic.twitter.com/Hnk2E2kAi3— Elizabeth Harrington (@LizRNC) August 6, 2019
Meanwhile, this is their coverage of El Paso
Here's another one they could use:
"Dayton Gunman Said There Were 'Concentration Camps' At the Border, So Has AOC"
The media bias is so transparent at this point, they don't even try to hide it
They are activists. Not journalists pic.twitter.com/rjMnu4xQEN— Elizabeth Harrington (@LizRNC) August 6, 2019
A Twitter account that appears to belong to the Dayton gunman re-tweeted extreme left-wing posts as well as tweets supporting violent protest group Antifa https://t.co/QT2DKZVtMC pic.twitter.com/eaOfPlbLJT— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) August 6, 2019
This is the first shooting I've seen in recent history where and entire swarm of journalists suddenly aren't interested in the shooter's social media history. Wonder why that is. https://t.co/jLv6mGaJx7— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) August 6, 2019
A Twitter account that appears to belong to Dayton shooter Connor Betts retweeted extreme left-wing and anti-police posts as well as tweets supporting the violent protest group Antifa.
The most recent tweet on the @iamthespookster account was on Aug. 3, the day of the shooting, when he retweeted a post saying, “Millenials have a message for the Joe Biden generation: hurry up and die.” He also retweeted support for Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.
Under the Twitter handle @iamthespookster, the user description says, “He/him / anime fan / metalhead / leftist / I’m going to hell and I’m not coming back.” One tweet used the hashtag #HailSatan.
In the hours before the Dayton shooting, the account “liked” several tweets about the El Paso shooting, including one supporting gun control and others that called the El Paso shooting suspect a “terrorist,” and a “white supremacist.”
The account also retweeted posts against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, including one that said, “These people are monsters,” as well as multiple posts condemning police, and supporting Antifa. There were also many tweets of selfies, photos with a friend and ordinary memes and non-political content.
The account is no longer active, but Twitter would not confirm to CNN whether it had removed the account, only saying in a statement, “We're proactively removing content that violates our policies and will be engaged with law enforcement, as appropriate.”
What’s the breakdown of media coverage of the El Paso shooting vs Dayton? I was reading @washingtonpost this morning and El Paso was front page news while Dayton was practically missing. Is the media seriously going to memory hole a tragedy because it doesn’t fit their narrative?— Amber Athey (@amber_athey) August 6, 2019
I'm honestly curious how you aren't completely embarrassed by your level of hackishness?https://t.co/1L61d1at5G— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) August 6, 2019
By the way, this gross display of liberal media bias is why you don't hear about the constant shootings in Chicago.
Those don't serve The Agenda.
Just like the Dayton shooting.— RBe (@RBPundit) August 6, 2019
*Gabby Giffords*
Media: Sarah Palin's fault
*Pulse night club*
Media: Republicans' fault
*El Paso Shooter*
Media: Trump's fault
*Points out Dayton shooter was a leftist*
Media: HOW DARE YOU— Greg Price (@greg_price11) August 6, 2019
Also, shout-out to local media who also interviewed former friends of Betts, who also said this guy wasn’t a right-wing extremist (WHIO):
The last straw in Will El-Fakir’s relationship with Betts was when he pulled out a gun and held it near El-Fakir’s head about five months ago, he said.
[…]
“He was getting a little violent with friends,” El-Fakir said. “He started bringing guns around us for no particular reason.”
When the pair cut ties five months ago, it wasn’t the first time they’d had problems. A few years earlier, El-Fakir said, Betts was using drugs and “was definitely not in a right state of mind.” Police haven’t confirmed any past or contemporary drug use by Betts.
[…]
El-Fakir, who said he’s personally pro-2nd Amendment, described Betts as “definitely not a right-leaning person. His political views definitely leaned to the left. And believe it or not, he was actually pro-gun control. He was actually anti-2nd Amendment.”
“I don’t know if this is the motive that made him snap,” El-Fakir said, “(but I think) he donned himself with that ballistic vest just to show people how easy it was to arm themselves. It’s pure speculation.”
“He never once spit out a conservative opinion on gun control,” El-Fakir said.
You don't have to be a detective why the liberal media would rather have this story just fade away. It's not the right kind of mass shooting.
Gabby Giffords was shot by a liberal who thought Gabby wasn’t liberal enough.
I’m still waiting for the MSM or even Faux News to report that one.
Painstakingly, they mean.
Because they will lose the argument.
“By the way, this gross display of liberal media bias is why you don’t hear about the constant shootings in Chicago.”
Can’t be repeated often enough!
Just heard on fox radio new, local investigators had no pattern or reason, but, white nationalism could not be ruled out. What else could not be ruled out? Fake news?
That Liberal media is Comcast, Disney, and ATT/CNN
It was an AntiFa attack.
I think they both were ... we shall see ...
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