Time to look at the latest terrorist attack from the perspective of the upcoming election…..tacky? Yes it is….but after listening to the candidates speeches after the attack….apparently tacky is the way to go……
What are the chances that the latest attack will rise up as more support for Trump?
For some time, political observers have wondered — or feared — whether a major terror attack on American soil could sweep Donald Trump into the White House.
And now, in the wake of the mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando — and Trump’s speech in response to it, which was filled with anti-Muslim, anti-immigrant rhetoric — the question of what effect terror could have on the presidential campaign seems more urgent than ever.
“Clinton wants to allow radical Islamic terrorists to pour into our country,” Trump said in his Monday speech. “If we don’t get tough and if we don’t get smart, and fast, we’re not going to have our country anymore.”
Source: Do terrorist attacks make a Trump win more likely? Here’s what the research suggests. – Vox
Americans always look for a leader that will protect them…..the problem is the leaders they vote into office have terrible policies that make protection necessary….But with some sort of good news….will the attack and the rhetoric following real influence the election?
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have already responded to the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, which occurred Sunday morning at a gay nightclub in Orlando. Indeed, the massacre, carried out by a man who swore allegiance to the Islamic State, will reshape the dialog around the presidential election, in the short term at least. But the truth is that we don’t know how the tragedy will affect the race, and we should be careful about making too many conclusions based on the polls too soon.
Trump’s support rose in Republican primary polls in the wake of the terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino in late 2015.
Source: Be Wary Of Claims About How The Orlando Attack Will Affect The Election | FiveThirtyEight
Once again….we have had a horrendous attack and as usual the focus is on bullshit…..what to label or the damn silly notion that they will come for your guns…..
Hey mental midgets….there is NO ONE COMING FOR THE GUNS YOU WORSHIP!
The FBI blew it and now the hunt is on for someone to blame…..here’s a novel idea…lay the blame at the feet of those that blew the investigation…FBI!
Lay the blame where it belongs – – – on the shooter . . . the shooter who engaged in this terrible act of terrorism against innocent people. The shooter who engaged in the act of terrorism and who is now deceased thanks to the swift, decisive and correct actions of the police.
That is a perfect reply…thanx for that…chuq
Hey, I’ve sworn allegiance to ISIS too! But that was just so I could try to get into Lana Kane’s pants.
http://archer.wikia.com/wiki/Lana_Kane Unfortunately, it didn’t work and I had to settle for Pam.
But my point is that he (or others like him) could just as easily declare allegiance to the Hell’s Angels, the Philadelphia Flyers or any team of violent bad-asses that would make him appear more powerful and worthy of being feared.
When I was a kid, “lone gunman” was always to be prefaced by the word “crazed”, in order to prevent conspiracy theories (even factual ones). Today, the opposite is happening. Every kook is trying to be/getting declared part of some vast global force.
They are ultimately just well-armed losers venting the rage of their inadequacy and lack of control. And in the era of ubiquitous military assault rifles and 600 round clips, we are all held hostage to our “weakest links”.
Lana Kane? Be careful she is black….Hahahaha….sorry could not resist the urge to be a dick…..
I was hoping for a “Maid-Master” role playing session in the underground railway under the Tunt Mansion…but we were interrupted before I could get down into that secret passageway (Phrasing!). I got shot in the neck with a tranquilizer dart during a damn CIA black-op. Slater and his ilk can eat a bag of dicks!
Yup, it’s all about Root Cause Analysis and making the ineffective Law Makers ACCOUNTABLE. Their day of reckoning is coming … and SOON!
He is looking pretty pathetic in the polls….37%…..
“we have had a horrendous attack and as usual the focus is on bullshit….”
‘Bout sums it up for me….
gigoid, the dubious
One of my better quotes of the day, huh? chuq
Nailed it in one, for sure…
gigoid
“If You Can’t Dazzle Them With Brilliance, Baffle Them With Bull.”
WC Fields