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They Want Him Dead
SteynonLine ^ | September 16, 2024 | Mark Steyn

Posted on 09/16/2024 5:45:03 AM PDT by Twotone

Two months after memory-holing the first near-successful assassination of an American president in four decades, the Secret Service figures it's safe to start letting the gunmen near Trump again:

Trump rushed to safety as Secret Service opens fire on man with AK-47 near golf course

Ryan Wesley Routh got to within three-to-five hundred yards of Trump. From the corrupt G-men of the FBI:

The FBI has responded to West Palm Beach Florida and is investigating what appears to be an attempted assassination of former President Trump.

The alleged perp is said to have been "known" to the FBI, and, even more bizarrely, was favourably profiled in The New York Times last year for his efforts to organise a grand convergence of the Pentagon's wars without end by recruiting Afghans to fight in Ukraine. Curious.

On the other hand, if you're searching for patterns among the chaos, this seems as good as any:

The grim new reality of our "democracy" is we can tell whether trump won a debate by whether an assassination attempt follows shortly thereafter — Darren J. Beattie 🌐 (@DarrenJBeattie) September 15, 2024

My own line on failed assassinations is that of the IRA taunting Mrs Thatcher after the Brighton bombing: You have to be lucky every time; we only have to be lucky once.

In the last two months, Trump has been lucky twice. There are another two months to go: can he be lucky thrice? Four times?

(Excerpt) Read more at steynonline.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: assassination; marksteyn; routh; trump; ukraine; zeeperassassin; zeepwarmustcontinue
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To: Twotone

This will not stop until the People make it stop. This is the last election that matters.


21 posted on 09/16/2024 6:00:01 AM PDT by TTFlyer (Lenin: that by the infliction of terror, a well-organized minority can conquer a nation.)
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To: FlyingEagle

22 posted on 09/16/2024 6:00:02 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: PIF
October surprise: 1 week before the election, IED.

Yeah, as much as they want to use such an event as a pretext for banning guns, a lone shooter just isn't effective enough. Bombings are a tried and true Leftist tactic - maybe Bill Ayers and Susan Rosenberg can come out of retirement to give them a few pointers.

23 posted on 09/16/2024 6:00:03 AM PDT by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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To: Twotone
Would-be assassin is yet another Ukrainiac.

24 posted on 09/16/2024 6:02:20 AM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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To: dfwgator

I seem to remember that song while eating at a restaurant in another state around 1969.

I was having spaghetti and meatballs. The taste of which kinda stuck with me all these years - it was.....meh.


25 posted on 09/16/2024 6:02:59 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: Keyhopper

President Donald J. Trump needs to hire Retired Military for His Security Detail and Several different Biker Groups for Area Security/Venue/crowd security & inspections at entry points to events.


26 posted on 09/16/2024 6:03:35 AM PDT by mabarker1 ( (Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!! A fraud, a hypocrite, a liar. I'm a member of Congress!!!)
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To: dfwgator

27 posted on 09/16/2024 6:04:49 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: dfwgator

“..They want YOU dead....”

There’s no co-existing with these communist morons anymore.
I get the feeling is becoming somewhat, let’s say....mutual.


28 posted on 09/16/2024 6:05:47 AM PDT by lgjhn23 ("On the 8th day, Satan created the progressive liberal to destroy all the good that God created..." )
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To: Twotone
Trump rushed to safety as Secret Service opens fire on man with AK-47 near golf course

Why write two sentences when one will confuse the issue?

29 posted on 09/16/2024 6:18:07 AM PDT by HIDEK6 (God bless Donald Trump)
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To: Keyhopper

Well o don’t know. This time at least they quite properly opened fire first and asked questions later. I just wish there were better shots


30 posted on 09/16/2024 6:20:20 AM PDT by j.havenfarm (23 years on Free Republic, 12/10/23! More than 8,000 replies and still not shutting up!)
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To: Twotone

The ideological left on the streets protesting are useful idiots.

But the oligarchs are a different story. I’m not some commie preaching to eat the rich, but in this country they basically run the political show. They own the MSM and big tech and are the ones that find the political apparatus. They usually get what they want even if this goes against the majorities will and best interest.

The Dems are the party by the rich and for the rich today. Big pharma, big tech, anyone doing trade with China, those getting green subsidies, unions... All Dem.


31 posted on 09/16/2024 6:22:07 AM PDT by Red6
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To: mikelets456

>>>In their words “they’re a threat to democracy “

And that means is Democratic democracy only!


32 posted on 09/16/2024 6:22:15 AM PDT by existentially_kuffer
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To: dfwgator

Doubtless


33 posted on 09/16/2024 6:22:51 AM PDT by Theophilus (covfefe)
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To: PIF

Good grief. Instead of being shocked when I read your post, I thought “Uh huh.” with as much surprise as if I dropped a jar of pickles from waist height onto concrete and saw it break.

This is where we are now.


34 posted on 09/16/2024 6:23:15 AM PDT by rlmorel (J.D. Vance and The Legend of The MaMaw of The 19 Loaded Guns!)
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To: Twotone

Yes. Our leftist government fears its end when he gets reelected.


35 posted on 09/16/2024 6:23:49 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: Twotone
My thoughts have also been with Melania and Barron - indeed with all President Trump's family.

May God bless and protect them all.

36 posted on 09/16/2024 6:26:01 AM PDT by Churchillspirit (Pray for President Trump)
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To: Twotone

One of the worst purveyors of virtual rhetoric is MSNBC whether it’s their hand picked guests or hosts.


37 posted on 09/16/2024 6:27:33 AM PDT by existentially_kuffer
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To: dfwgator

I like the next line. “One eye is taken for an eye.”

L


38 posted on 09/16/2024 6:30:06 AM PDT by Lurker ( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.p)
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To: dfwgator
"Hope you got your things together
Hope you are quite prepared to die
Looks like we’re in for nasty weather"

There's a bathroom on the right.

Sorry.

39 posted on 09/16/2024 6:32:57 AM PDT by Flag_This (They're lying.)
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To: dfwgator

Trump’s just in the way.


40 posted on 09/16/2024 6:33:04 AM PDT by mewzilla (Never give up; never surrender!)
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