The liberal response to the attempted murder of Rep. Steve Scalise by a nut job Bernie Sanders fanatic has been nothing short of disgusting. But one Democrat hack’s response really takes the cake.
Devine is a longtime Democrat operative from Union County, N.J. And following the shooting in Alexandria, Va., he posted several tweets boasting the hashtag: #HuntRepublicanCongressmen
We are in a war with selfish, foolish & narcissistic rich people. Why is it a shock when things turn violent? #HuntRepublicanCongressmen
— James Devine (@James_J_Devine) June 14, 2017
In 2002, Scalise was a speaker at the European-American Unity & Rights Organization (EURO), a group founded by David Duke. #HuntRepublicans
— James Devine (@James_J_Devine) June 14, 2017
Devine also seems to believe it’s Scalise’s own fault he was shot — because he didn’t support gun control:
“I have little sympathy for the Republican Congressman who got shot today because he viciously opposed President Obama’s effort to reduce gun violence and instead, he accepted more gun lobby money than all but 15 other members of the House of Representatives,” he said on Facebook.
If Devine would just remove the plank from his eye he would see that it’s people like him who are the cause of political violence.
Of course, he attempted to justify his comments by saying they were “inspired” by a 2016 tweet from Sen. Rand Paul:
Devine said his tweets were inspired by 2016 tweet by Tea Party-backed U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., who repeated a quotation about the 2nd Amendment being about “shoot[ing] at the government when it becomes tyrannical!”
Devine said Republican policies to take away people’s healthcare, enact voter ID laws, and oppose gun regulations are his idea of “tyrannical government.”
“I’m not going to shy away from harsh rhetoric. We have a president elected largely by people who were tired of politicians who shied away from harsh rhetoric. I don’t think it’s appropriate; I’d much rather have a rational and reasonable debate. But we can’t have that.”
“I’m not apologizing if it offended snowflake Republicans,” he added.
Turning Tea Party rhetoric against Republicans. How clever.
For what it’s worth, many local Democrats have condemned Devine’s comments. Municipal Chairman Kevin O’Brien said Thursday:
“I abhor all political violence. It has no place in our American democracy,” he told New Jersey 101.5. “And my prayers go out to the congressman, to the police officers and the other people who were wounded. It was a terrible, terrible tragedy, as are all senseless acts of violence.”
Unfortunately, there are many more liberals out there just like Devine.
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