Instapundit » CAN WE HOLD THE DEMAGOGUERY AT LEAST UNTIL WE KNOW THE SHOOTER’S MOTIVES?: I guess this is now Vance (2024)

CAN WE HOLD THE DEMAGOGUERY AT LEAST UNTIL WE KNOW THE SHOOTER’S MOTIVES?: I guess this is now Vance’s brand, which would make him an unfortunate choice for vice-president.

UPDATE: Before we assume motive, let’s recall Ronald Reagan was hated by the left, and was seen as a real threat by the USSR. And John Hinckley, his attempted assassin, tried to kill Reagan because… he thought it would make Jodie Foster like him.

SECOND UPDATE: If I had to put odds on it, I’d say some combination of Trump-hatred and mental illness. But I’d rather it turn out to be just mental illness. If you *want* it to turn out to be solely or primarily ideologically motivated, let me point out it would be better for the country if it were not. And I’ll go with “better for the country” over “feeds my partisan rage.”

PRETTY SURE JOY BEHAR ISN’T AN EXPERT ON GOOD SEX:

Joy Behar claims everyone who has an issue with Kamala Harris's inappropriate laughing fits are just "sexist" and "don't like a funny woman" and have a "fear" of them. She adds that it's also because they're bad in bed. pic.twitter.com/IH4YxpOreY

— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) July 10, 2024

OUCH!:

LIMITED TIME DEAL: Under Armour Men’s Charged Assert 10. #CommissionEarned

THEY’VE ONLY GOT ONE PLAY: “The Biden crew is hectoring journalists to leave the president alone and explain how awful Donald Trump is.”

And that play’s gotten boring. Besides, after running in 2020 on a platform of returning things to normal post-Trump, the Biden Administration has been so crazy that it’s made Trump look like the return-to-normality candidate.

SHOCKING, YES:

Party That Called Trump 'Hitler' For 8 Years Shocked As Someone Tries To Assassinate Him https://t.co/9zTv1SsnMc pic.twitter.com/Wr5BNapizb

— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) July 13, 2024

JOHN LUCAS: The Dems’ Socialist Policies and Other Bits & Pieces.

THE DEMOCRATS’ STOCHASTIC TERRORISM BEARS FRUIT: How many times can you describe someone as an existential threat before this happens.

WELL, IT CERTAINLY DIDN’T THE LAST TIME HE WON: Will the Left Respect Democracy If Trump Wins? And, if they don’t, what next?

I dunno, purges?

YOU MISUNDERSTAND. TO THEM DEMOCRACY MEANS RULE BY DEMOCRATS. ANYTHING ELSE IS NOT DEMOCRACY: Will the Left Respect Democracy If Trump Wins?

DON’T FORGET WHAT THEY DID TO US, AND OUR CHILDREN: This week’s Vaccine Horror Stories.

OPEN BORDERS: Nearly 200 NY and NJ Residents Now Diagnosed with Dengue Fever.

WELL, OF COURSE, WHY WOULD THEY INCONVENIENCE THE NICE THIEVES? NUISANCE, YEAH: Sacramento City Attorney Reported to Have Threatened a Target Store for “Nuisance” Theft Calls.

WELL! Big news. South Korean government has unveiled the ‘Laser based Anti-Aircraft Weapon Block-I’ for the first time, and it’s awesome footage. it’s about to deploy it to the Army very soon.

MEH. THE CHINESE ALREADY HAVE ALL MY DATA: Hackers Access Call and Text Records for Nearly All AT&T Cellular Customers.

THEY SURE DID: They tried to assassinate Trump.

I now fully believe that saying over a picture of Trump: It’s not me they’re trying to get. It’s you. I’m just in the way.

AND MORE: Reactions to Trump Assassination Attempt.

YES. I NOTICED THIS. AND IN CASE YOU’RE VIRGIN OF ALL ECONOMIC KNOWLEDGE, THIS IS EATING-ROCKS STUPID: Biden Endorses National Rent Control.

FROM PAULA BOLYARD: Law enforcement has announced that the shooter was a 20-year-old Pennsylvania man.

With the usual caveats, of course. And you could do worse than follow the PJM live coverage, if like me you can’t leave the dang thing alone.

THE MEDIA TAKES WHAT REMAINS OF ITS CREDIBILITY AND SETS IT ON FIRE: Let’s see what some of our Professional Journalists had to say.

Or, as my friend Tom Knighton put it on twitter:

A CHECK TO THE STUPID CONSPIRACY THEORIES: Someone lost his life. Donald Trump survived, but the assassination attempt had more than one victim. This is no longer just an attempt.

TRUTH:

Every media organization and politician who claims Trump is the 'end of democracy' and 'worse than hitler' has responsibility for what happened today.

— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) July 14, 2024

NOT SO IMPRESSIVE, LIZ: Just STFU: Liz Cheney Refusing to Even Say Trump’s Name After Shooting Goes ALMOST As Bad As Her WY Loss.