Nine dead in shooting by white gunman at historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina

Take a look at this inbred moron btw

http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/1187A/production/_83720817_ec72579e-1b75-424c-961b-b0adf3d52a62.jpg

p much.

the idea that a "well armed populace" could actually resist the US military also a total fantasy/fallacy at this point

xxp

Potus addresses incident @ 11:45 https://www.whitehouse.gov/live

― rip van wanko, Thursday, June 18, 2015 11:34 AM (40 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Man, every time someone posts a link to the president addressing something, I find myself sitting here half an hour later with one earbud in and nothing playing in it.

The Southern Poverty Law Center has a page of civil rights martyrs: http://www.splcenter.org/civil-rights-memorial/civil-rights-martyrs.

It lists 41 people killed from 1955 to 1968. So the death toll last night is equal to almost a quarter of all people killed during the civil rights movement.

POTUS feed finally showing some activity.

Oh, we've finally gotten to the pre-president paper shuffling and throat clearing portion of the broadcast.

Obama must be tired of doing this by now

joe biden looking like grumpy cat

Remarkable tidbit: The suspect apparently sat in the pews at the Emanuel AME bible study for an hour before opening fire.

holy shit – Biden's falling apart

POTUS has been reading the thread, at least.

Wow. Obama sounds impressive, tired, and sad.

Is this streaming?

Yes. Just ended.

reassuring to hear impatient, loveless reference to the american people hesitant to start thinking about gun violence

A little facile, perhaps, but the White House twitter is interesting as regards the points it takes from the speech: https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse

his gun violence statement was pretty pointed. "this doesn't happen in other developed countries." xxp yes

usually when american people hesitant to start thinking about gun violence start thinking about gun violence their first thought is "man, I need more guns"

Right? "If the pastor was armed, this wouldn't have happened."

xp to myself IE nothing about the racism angles - he said he was constrained by due process, could this be a matter where how the shooter did what he did (IE shoot) is less bound than why?

Which of course overlooks what we do to black men who carry guns, or things that look like guns, like wallets or cell phones or nothing.

sorry, more bound.

his gun violence statement was pretty pointed. "this doesn't happen in other developed countries." xxp yes

― e-bouquet (mattresslessness), Thursday, June 18, 2015 12:31 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

advanced countries.

Right? "If the pastor was armed, this wouldn't have happened."

I've already seen that comment a couple times.

Jesus packed a 12-gauge

I think they're going to replay the POTUS address on this stream soon.

There's a link on the twitter now.

advanced countries.

― how's life, Thursday, June 18, 2015 10:34 AM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

oops, ty

Yup, we've hit point in any horrific media event when the on-air assholes can now safely target the president instead of trying to just kill time.

Puns not intended, probably.

Right? "If the pastor was armed, this wouldn't have happened."

I'm not going to post a youtube of a satirical comedy show on this thread but google "gungregation" to see what Chris Morris was up to in 1997.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hsgif90ivw

mythology of guns in america is so juvenile

I hope there's no editing or politicizing there by the clip uploader, Michael Savage - I only caught the title.

Obama was utterly mealymouthed on guns in his campaigns. His words do not interest me.

Obama was utterly mealymouthed on guns in his campaigns. His words do not interest me.

yes we know

Not now, Morbs. Please.

reassuring to hear impatient, loveless reference to the american people hesitant to start thinking about gun violence

― tender is the late-night daypart (schlump), Thursday, June 18, 2015 4:30 PM (46 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I think this is the 12983719847937 request for a national dialogue on both guns and race

obama also leads a pretty violent military...maybe the whole leading by example thing could help in some way....

Confederate flag still flying high over the SC capitol?

not now, scott, or ever

"let's be clear - gun violence bad; drones, torture & domestic spying not so bad"

Obama must be tired of doing this by now

― Οὖτις, Thursday, 18 June 2015 16:21 (2 hours ago) Permalink

i appreciate all the 2nd amendment sentiment in this thread but let's not forget that this act is also an expression of white supremacy

one of the victims was a librarian: http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20150618/PC16/150619385/librarian-cynthia-hurd-dedicated-her-life-to-books-educating-others

this act is also an expression of white supremacy

of course. which is harder to express w out a gun

c'mon shakes

what

let's take this offline. ilxmail me if you want

http://cordjefferson.tumblr.com/post/121847112478/imagine-being-so-married-to-your-narrative-that