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BY MALLORY SHELBOURNE - 11/06/17 08:52 AM EST
Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough said Monday that Washington, D.C., would be melting down if the suspect in the Texas church shooting had been named Muhammad.
And now we have Southern Baptist churches getting shot up, Scarborough said. Again, had it been a radical Islamic terrorist with a beard named Muhammad, Washington would be melting down right now.
Scarborough during his show criticized what he described as a lack of response and action in the wake of shootings in the United States.
We wouldnt put up with this with any other epidemic. We would not if this were terrorism, Islamic, radical terrorism, again Washington would be on fire this morning, Scarborough said.
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avebury
(10,953 posts)greymattermom
(5,754 posts)which also is happening in rural, white areas.
nycbos
(6,044 posts)Last edited Mon Nov 6, 2017, 12:34 PM - Edit history (1)
When it was crack effecting the black community it was "lock them up." When it is rural white communities it is "lets treat them"
IronLionZion
(45,667 posts)There are many conservatives in rural communities who have publicly stated the solution is to let their constituents die of overdoses and not "waste" tax dollars on treatment of addiction or even revive them from overdoses.
They also use the drug laws as straw man excuse for why gun laws won't work.
nycbos
(6,044 posts)PearliePoo2
(7,768 posts)ollie10
(2,091 posts)....Is it time yet to talk about what to do about NYC? Las Vegas?
When will it be time?
dalton99a
(81,708 posts)PatSeg
(47,770 posts)with any other epidemic." Maybe if it was Ebola, congress might take action.
Kirk Lover
(3,608 posts)easier for mentally ill people to obtain firearms".........
But of course we know the reason for that is: nobody is allowed to interview ***** who doesnt automatically kiss his ass.
IronLionZion
(45,667 posts)which is an argument I hope some idiot makes for the 2nd amendment.
But seriously, who decides who is mentally ill? I think most Trump supporters are mentally ill and should not be allowed guns.
GoCubsGo
(32,103 posts)It usually means something really shitty has happened to make him say somethng sensible. Sure enough...