LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rachel Stoltzfoos Republican Sen. Rand Paul said “everybody probably would have died” when someone opened fire at a GOP congressmen baseball practice Wednesday, had it not been for House Majority Whip Steve Scalise’s security detail. “Everybody probably would have died, except for the fact that the Capitol Hill police were there,”…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kevin Daley Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders blamed right-wing political rhetoric for the 2011 shooting of former Democratic Rep. Gabby Giffords in a fundraising email sent just days after the incident. Sanders’ name emerged in connection with Wednesday’s shooting at a practice of the Republican congressional baseball team in Alexandria,…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Juliegrace Brufke Georgia Rep. Barry Loudermilk said concealed-carry reciprocity should be considered for members of Congress looking to protect themselves from future acts of violence like Wednesday’s attack on lawmakers practicing for the congressional baseball game. While the shooting– which left four injured, including House Majority Whip Steve Scalise —…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield Earlier on Wednesday, James T. Hodgkinson, a 66-year-old home inspector from Illinois who had several minor run-ins with the law, opened fire on Republicans practicing for the 2017 Congressional Baseball Game for charity. The gunfire hit House GOP Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) sending him and 4 others to the hospital. The…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Andrew Follett Liberal writer Matthew Yglesias decided to bring up Senator Rand Paul’s support for the second amendment as a way to check tyrannical governments just hours after the Kentucky Republican and others were shot at while practicing baseball. A shooter opened fire on Republican lawmakers and staff Wednesday…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kent Strobl Arizona Republican Rep. Martha McSally announced Wednesday that the Congressional Baseball Game will still take place Thursday evening, despite House Majority Whip Steve Scalise and four other people experiencing injuries at the hands of a gunman during practice. “The congressional baseball game is going on tomorrow, as…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Paul Meekin People’s real hopes and dreams can be distorted and misdirected and packaged until you’re not sure what you really want or what you even really need. – Tracy Chapman It’s been revealed (allegedly) that 66 year old James T. Hodgkinson is the man who shot House Majority Whip…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Robert Donachie The alleged gunman who shot Rep. Steve Scalise and a few congressional staffers made a negative post about the representative on his personal Facebook page in January 2015. James T. Hodgkinson, the man believed to be the gunman at a baseball field in Arlington, Va., Wednesday morning,…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Phillip Stucky Republican Rep. Brad Wenstrup helped House Majority Whip Steve Scalise after the shooting at a Republican baseball practice Wednesday, and he compared the gunfire to when he served in Iraq. Wenstrup leaped into action, using his experience as a combat surgeon to help Scalise immediately after he was…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Saagar Enjeti Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks remains committed to upholding the Second Amendment in the wake of Wednesday’s attack on a congressional baseball practice. Brooks was on the scene of the attack and assisted House Majority Whip Steve Scalise after he was shot in the hip during the attack. Brooks told CNN that…