Posted on 06/14/2017 5:50:39 AM PDT by Kaslin
Republican Congressman and House Majority Whip Steve Scalise was shot early Wednesday morning in Alexandria, Virginia while practicing for the Congressional baseball game at Eugene Simpson Stadium Park. Scalise was shot in the hip and is reportedly in stable condition. His staffers and two Capitol Police officers were also shot. At least five people were hit.
"He was dragging his body from second base to the infield to get away fro the shooter," Rep. Mo Brooks, who was at the scene and applied a tourniquet to Scalise, described to CNN. "My adrenaline is raging. It's never easy when everyone around you is getting shot."
"A pistol against a rifle is not a fair fight," Brooks continued, describing "ten to twenty rounds" coming from the assailant through a fence before the security detail engaged.
"Once they started engaging, they exhibited great, great courage," Brooks said, adding that it "seemed to take forever for officials to know we were under attack."
#BREAKING Shooting at Congressional baseball practice. Scalise hit. Other staffers hit. Gunmen with rifle
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) June 14, 2017
Both @POTUS & @VP are aware of the developing situation in Virginia. Our thoughts and prayers are with all affected.
— Sean Spicer (@PressSec) June 14, 2017
Scalise shot in the hip. Expected to survive. Shooting began around 7:15. Gunman w/ rifle. Went on for ten minutes. Suspect shot by USCP
— Bret Baier (@BretBaier) June 14, 2017
Rep. Ron DeSantis, who was at the practice this morning, said a man asked him in the parking lot whether they were Democrats or Republicans.
.@RepDeSantis was at baseball: "i left a few mins before this happened", a guy walked up to us & asked if they were GOP or Dems on field
— Brooke Singman (@brookefoxnews) June 14, 2017
Rep. Mo Brooks on CNN says the gunman was hiding behind the dugout for protection during the shooting.
— Abby D. Phillip (@abbydphillip) June 14, 2017
The situation lasted for ten minutes. The assailant has reportedly been shot, apprehended and taken to the hospital (there are conflicting reports the assailant has died).
ALERT: APD investigating multiple shooting 400 block E Monroe St. Suspect believed in custody. Stay from area, let emergency vehicles thru.
— Alexandria Police (@AlexandriaVAPD) June 14, 2017
APD PIO heading to scene, updates will be posted when available. Victims being transported to hospitals.
— Alexandria Police (@AlexandriaVAPD) June 14, 2017
The Congressional baseball game is set to take place tomorrow evening in Washington D.C.
Scalise's friends are distraught. He loves baseball and gave out bats to his supporters during his whip race. (Photo by @TimAlberta) pic.twitter.com/PNGNYiLi43
— Robert Costa (@costareports) June 14, 2017
This is a breaking story, stay tuned for updates.
This story has been updated with additional information.
So, Nancy Pelosi is now in favor of the Designated Hitter?
Good thing Paul Ryan wasn’t there or they would have surrendered after the first shot.
Exactly.
Release your info here to start
As they usually do, the liberal snooze media will probably try to blame this on a "right-winger".
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Any Little League baseball coach knows the challenge. On an amateur team where skill level varies, it’s tough to find the balance between trying to win games and getting everyone playing time. But for the Republican congressional baseball club, a dispute over playing time had members calling for the manager’s head earlier this year.
A “significant” number of the 31 Republican players quietly sought the resignation of Rep. Joe Barton, the 64-year-old Texas Congressman who coaches the team, according to Rep. John Shimkus (R-Ill.). The players were unhappy with Barton’s philosophy that everyone who has the courage to sign up should get to play under the lights. They are also miffed about Barton’s unusual strategy of employing separate lineups for fielding, batting and pinch running.
“For those of us that never missed practice, and are supposedly the starters, to play one inning?” said one GOP member. “I busted my ass for the last two months. The whole ‘everybody gets a trophy’ model just pissed people off.”
The movement to fire the manager first gained steam after an embarrassing 22-0 loss to Democrats last summer at Nationals Park, which despite the lopsided score raised $300,000 for three Washington, D.C. charities. Many Republicans concede they are doomed in this year’s June 25 rematch. Democratic star Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-La.), a former college outfielder, is a dominant force on the Congressional mound, with an arsenal that includes a curveball, a change-up and a fastball that can touch the low 80s.
The loss—the GOP’s fifth in a row and their worst in over 85 years—proved so frustrating that some members asked Speaker of the House John Boehner to fire Barton, who has been a part of the game for 28 years. “Where has there been a shortstop that didn’t bat?” asks Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-N.C.), who plays the position. “We had a fielding team, and a batting team, and a running team.”
“Just like they do in the bigs,” he joked.
Barton refused to step down, according to Republican members, but has made a new accommodation this year. He will remain general manager, but Rep. Roger Williams (R-Texas), a former professional baseball player and Texas Christian University coach, would coach. Barton, as tradition dictates, is the one who gets to choose the next manager.
“[Boehner] is the speaker of the House and the Republican leader, but he’s not the owner of the Republican congressional baseball team,” says Barton, who declined to say whether or not the Speaker asked him to resign. “Nor does he consider himself to be,” Barton added. Boehner, through spokesman Michael Steel, declined to comment for this story.
Barton says he understands the frustration felt by his team and he’s making major changes. This year, he has not promised that everyone will have the chance to play, so that “at least on paper” they will have the best chance of winning.
Williams, the new coach, has brought in a few assistants to help him set up the hour and a half practices, which begin at 6:30 a.m. and include batting practice, a bunting station and taking fungoes. The new regime has eased some of the tensions. “I think people knew I was frustrated—hence my absence from some of the practices—but I’m back and happy with things have come about so far,” says Shimkus, who now drives his roommates, Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas) and Steve Scalise (R-La.) in his tan, early-aughts Mazda 626 to the morning practices.
Democrats have watched the spectacle on the GOP with amusement. “I know what [Barton] is trying to do because he’s trying to play everybody,” says Richmond. “But our coach [Pennsylvania Rep. Mike Doyle] is not interested in the social aspect of the game and being fair. He just wants to win.”
As for Barton, he dismisses any talk of resignation. “Oh, I’m asked to step down every week,” he jokes. “As is always the case when you are in a losing streak, there are people that want to change managers. That’s just part of the game.”
http://time.com/2820949/inside-the-crazy-competitive-world-of-congressional-baseball/
ping
So, when can we start shooting back?
Is this the spark of that civil war that the democRATS think that they want?
I want to know who the perp is, everything about him (or her) and associates. Everything.
Sounds like Claire Wolfe time...
Okay. I guess he finds himself with folks being shot all around him on a regular basis? Just thought the comment was odd and maybe he had been in a similar situation before. Probably in the moment with tons of adrenilin(sp) pumping.
Wow!!
That’s a reply!!
Hope you’re well and God bless the congressman and others that were shot.
That paesan WONT BLAME GUNS! And he’s gonna be heard from believe me!!
I hope the gunman lives so that he can get a fine toothed investigation.
Shooter isn’t dead, but was shot and in custody.
Midnight burial at sea would be appropriate. Confiscate his wealth and pay down the debt also. He won't need it any more.
“The shooting lasted ten minutes - dear Lord.”
When seconds count the police and security are only TEN MINUTES AWAY. Carry, practice and don’t be afraid to protect yourself and yours.
Good! We need to secure this perp before something happens to him.
Senator Flake was there and was with Scalise. He said he was in good shape with a wound in the hip, dragged himself off the field to get away from shooter. Female Capitol police woman shot in foot. Black male Capitol policeman shot in leg, kept shooting and took out shooter. Another person, don’t know who, shot in chest.
John F.T.A. Kerry’s militant opponent group to the Vietnam War plotted to kill congressmen until the war was ended.
I’m on your wavelength,friend!
I knew exactly what you were referring to.
The MSM/Dems/Left own this shooting.
Maybe the GOP will pass nationwide concealed carry permits,etc.
We all need protection today, not just Congresscritters.
Trump needs to take control of the situation.
Anyone promoting the overthrow of our legitimate government needs to be viewed as an enemy combatant. Whether they are shooting members of congress or trying to remove a legitimate president from office through fake accusations they are enemies of the state.
It may be time for martial law. Our government is under attack from domestic enemies.
This is their thinking, I cut a friendship over it years ago when the friend tried to soften my feelings against the thugs who assaulted Reginald Denny when she said, “You have to understand.”
Anyone who can expose anything about filthy Harry Reid can have my help.
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