It was 7:45 in the morning, June 14th, 2017
Pacific Standard Time. I was talking with a good friend bout an upcoming town
hall. We were planning a very “in your face” takedown of liberal Congressmen.
We are not playing nice, and we don’t apologize for it.
Then the Breaking News apps exploded on my phone. I learned that
a horrific shooting was instigated by Bernie supporter, rabid anti-Republican
agitator James Hodgkinson. He massacred Republicans preparing for a softball
game at an Alexandria, VA baseball diamond. He shot four people, including two
DC police officers, a Congressional aide, and House Majority Whip Steve Scalise
of Louisiana. Hodgkinson had planned this attack over several weeks, but was
killed at the scene.
For me, the fact that we knew the attacker was a Bernie
Sanders supporter proved that the new, “alternative” media of conservative
pundits and independent journalists are already making the difference to level
the political playing field. Instead of allowing the left to draw up a
narrative favorable to their political goals, the Left now has to play defense.
Within hours, the major conservative media elites predicted—how
predictably—that the Democratic Party and left-wing activist around the country
would rally for more gun control.
I wanted Independent, Democratic socialist US Senator and
former Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders to step down. Yes, I did. Why? First, the left-wing maniac was a Bernie
supporter, and thus was in lock-step with Socialism, and its full-grown
development Communism: booth violent ideologies. Sanders pushes socialism, yet
likes to hide its violent core. Hasn’t anyone noticed the escalating violence
exploding around the country against conservatives, pro-family networks, and
Trump supporters of all backgrounds? Indeed, this is the result of their
unchallenged commitment to government-run utopianism. The center-left political world is defined by
and built on force. In California, liberty advocates, Republicans, and Trump
supporters have faced numerous threats and repeated attacks. This is not a game
to us, and the Resistance is real.
And it’s deadly.
Sanders’ regressive, secular progressive is an evil force.
We can’t hide this fact anymore. The “Democracy” which has lost considerable
influence all over the country, has turned into a terrorist-sympathizing
political action committee.
Of course, why are we still surprised about this? The unpalatable
attacks and hatred did not break out on a softball field two days ago. From
1829, when the modern Democratic Party of Andrew Jackson sanctioned the theft
of Indian land; to Democratic House Rep. Preston Brook’s savage beating of
Republican abolitionist US Senator Charles Sumner; to the violent strikes of
left-wing labor unions and even the government sanctioned internment of
Japanese-Americans under a Democratic President, the violent, forceful descent
of the Democratic Party has become a front-and-center reality.
Before this shooting, Scalise faced the verbal bullying for
three months straight following his election to Majority Whip three years ago.
Why? Over a decade ago, some KKK wannabe spoke at a meeting where he had
attended.
That means that Scalise was a raging racist, right?
WRONG.
And yet, even after Republicans had trounced Democrats all
over the country—even in “Lost Cause” California—Republicans and conservative
pundits were still reacting to rather than running the media shame, blame, and
“name names” game. Some columnists, even here on Townhall.com, were urging
Scalise’s resignation.
That kind of smear campaign has characterized the modern
Democratic Party and their operating wings like Big Business, Big Labor, and
Big Media for decades. We need to wake up to the harsh realities,
conservatives. Liberal loonies will never play nice. They must be disciplined,
defeated into complete submission, and the “Democracy” shut down like a bad
business infecting the kids in the neighborhood with poisoned candy.
The thuggocracy of the Left knows no bounds. Kids are being
taught in our schools that envy is a virtue. They listen to the radio and TV
while reading online about the invidious discrimination which defines the
Republican Party. They buy products from corporations (aka Kellogg’s, George
Soros, etc.) hell-bent on keeping destructive, activist left-wing groups
funded. Wake up, conservatives. The culture wars have only begun. We won the
first battle on Election Day, and We the People have been slowly gaining ground
over the last six months.
But don’t think for one second that the bonhomie overwhelming Washington after Scalise’ near-death
experience is going to change the vitriolic political culture in DC or across
the country between the growing Right and the receding Left:
1. Nancy Pelosi mourned the gun crimes against Scalise, then
announced that he had died. Sorry, Nancy, but he’s alive, although in more
critical condition following two surgeries.
2. The New York Times
revived an awful smear against Sarah Palin, claiming that the former Governor
of Alaska was responsible for the gun massacre which targeted and severely
wounded former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords.
3. Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe immediately called for
more gun control, as have Berniecrats and other Democrats around the country.
This is all outrageous. Gun control only controls
law-abiding citizens. The presence of firearms ensured that Hodgkinson’s
attacks did not kill everyone on the field. The Democratic talking points for
more gun control are beyond incompetent or dangerous. They are subversive.
It’s time for Republicans to politicize this terrible
massacre. This fight is about fighting lies with truth, media manipulation with
facts and figures. It’s about individual Americans defending themselves against
a corrupt government seeking to undermine our liberty and safety.
When I got news that it was a Berniecrat who
tried to kill a member of our Congressional delegation, I demanded that Sanders
get an earful if not resign outright. We need to hold the corrupt, liberal
media accountable for sanitizing Democratic violence, too. There is nothing
wrong with making sure that no crisis goes to waste. Republicans should not
only unify over this terrible attack, but hang it on the Democratic Party,
which has embraced sedition and violence as acceptable political talking
points, which have now culminated in the devastating attempted murder of House
Majority Whip Steve Scalise
