2016 US Presidential Election Thread 2 - Always Darkest before Don

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The Denver Post said:
Donald Trump Jr.’s joke about Aurora theater shooting sparks anger in Colorado

Trump Jr. on day of Aurora theater shooting: “Overall I give the movie two thumbs up"

Donald Trump Jr.’s comments on a radio show about the Aurora theater shooting are sparking outrage and becoming political fodder in Colorado.

The son of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump appeared on the shock-jock show “Opie and Anthony” on July 20, 2012 — the same day convicted gunman James Holmes murdered 12 people at the Century Aurora 16 theater during the midnight premiere of the Batman movie, “The Dark Knight Rises.”

The radio hosts played interviews with people inside the theater when the attack took place.

“Everything was going good until, we saw gas and sparks, and sounded like really strong fireworks,” a witness says. “And then you just hear people yelling — and actually just a few rows away from me a girl gets up holding her jaw. I guess she had got shot.”

Trump Jr. immediately interjected: “Overall, I give the movie two thumbs up.”



The remarks, first reported Tuesday by CNN, sparked a sharp reaction in Colorado.

Sandy Phillips, the mother of Jessica Ghawi, who died in the attack, issued a statement saying “this recording shows the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.”

“This recording goes beyond politics — it’s disturbing and painful,” Phillips said in a statement released by Democrat Hillary Clinton’s campaign.

We’ve already known that his father is a crass, blustery billionaire who cares zero about other people’s struggles or pain,” she added.

Democratic state Sen. Morgan Carroll, who represents Aurora, called on Trump Jr. to “apologize immediately to the families and victims affected by this terrible tragedy.”

“The loss of life, and horror faced by this community and all in that theater that day, is no joke,” added Carroll, who is running for Congress against Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman.

The tape became public the day Donald Trump made two campaign stops in Colorado ahead of Wednesday’s debate in Las Vegas. Donald Trump Jr. visited Colorado on Monday, making stops at a gun club in Centennial and a restaurant in Boulder.

A Trump campaign spokeswoman in Colorado did not immediately return a call seeking comment.

Elsewhere in the radio appearance posted by CNN, Trump Jr. cautions against calling Holmes “crazy.”

“I don’t want someone with credibility going on the record saying this guy’s crazy because that’s what’s going to prevent this guy from getting the punishment this (expletive) deserves. You know what I mean?” he says.

“He’s disturbed. He’s not crazy — because he’s going to get the chair,” he continued, adding later: “The bottom line is this guy’s not a human.”

A jury deadlocked on the question of whether Holmes deserved the death penalty, meaning he received a life prison sentence.

Following suggestions from the radio show hosts, Trump Jr. also remarked on the number of black witnesses and the fact the shooter was white.

“Oh boy,” Trump Jr. recalled thinking. He suggested race could be one of the motivations, though he questioned whether he was “allowed to say that.”
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At this rate, Lucifer will have to break out the good pitchforks

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Pinku said:
Two of the people he met with in this video were fired/resigned after its release.
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That's what always happens with these stunts. O'Keefe gets his 'evidence', chops it up into something that looks incriminating and when it drops everyone involved panics. Only later when investigations happen or O'Keefe has to release the uncut video does everyone learn how far removed it is from The claims.
 
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Hey guys Fox News Shep Smith came out of the closet again. This is like the third time, I think he figures his ancient ass audience will forget if he doesn't bring it up now and then.
 
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Pinku said:
Two of the people he met with in this video were fired/resigned after its release. Dude might be bias, but there seems to be something up with this election. Along with the Wikileaks that have been coming out, I wouldn't doubt that something like this could actually happen.
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Ass Manager 3000 said:
That's what always happens with these stunts. O'Keefe gets his 'evidence', chops it up into something that looks incriminating and when it drops everyone involved panics. Only later when investigations happen or O'Keefe has to release the uncut video does everyone lean how far removed it is from The claims.
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And yet don't believe the lies of women saying he sexually assaulted them, even when six witnesses back one of them up.
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Ass Manager 3000 said:
That's what always happens with these stunts. O'Keefe gets his 'evidence', chops it up into something that looks incriminating and when it drops everyone involved panics. Only later when investigations happen or O'Keefe has to release the uncut video does everyone lean how far removed it is from The claims.
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Well I hope he releases the full uncut version. From everything I have seen it looks pretty damning, but then again skillful video editing can do some crazy things.
 
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For what it's worth I had a friend who worked for ACORN and she had stories including "the crackhead who didn't show up for about a few days because he was doing crack". Apparently they weren't very picky about who they hired.
 
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