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Are Democrats and the Radical Left Seeking an Assassin?

Are Democrats and the Radical Left Seeking an Assassin?

This is a commentary that I never expected to write. I have written in the past about the rise or political rhetoric-driven violence – mostly from the left – and how it has produced three would be presidential assassins. But I stopped short of saying that the assassination attempts were the result of willful incitement. In more recent days, however, the most prominent Democrats and their left-wing media cronies have arguably crossed the line from unintended consequences to proactive recruitment. There can be no doubt that their statements are potentially motivating the next assassin wannabe – and I do believe there will be another one in the future because of the extremely provocative rhetoric.

Democrat hyperbolic language and absurdly false accusations have already produced three would-be assassins eager to knock off President Trump. We know what motivated them because they told us – in statements and so-called manifestos. Fortunately, they failed — but they were almost successful. Two were stopped short by Secret Service before the killers could get Trump into the crosshairs. The third came uncomfortably close – inches, in fact – from accomplishing the mission. The bullet nicked Trump’s ear. A sharp-eyed Secret Service sniper took out the shooter before he could fire a second round. Unfortunately, the bullet that grazed Trump killed an innocent young father.

Rather than toning down their demonization of the President, Democrats and the left-wing establishment — frustrated by failure — are intensifying their reckless rhetoric.

In the past, Democrats and their media cronies appeared content to demonize Trump — hoping that labeling Trump as an existential threat to the Republic and comparing him to Hitler – would be sufficient to incite some nutcases to take action. And they succeeded in finding three crazies.

The frustration of failure, however, appears to have resulted in an intensification of the rhetoric – often calling for an attack on Trump and the GOP. While they do not come out and call for assassination in so many words, their language no longer leaves any doubts about their desire. They promote violence against Trump by less-than-subtle innuendo.

Through extreme rhetoric, Democrats have produced a grassroots constituency – driven by hatred and fear – that sees assassination as a legitimate way to deal with the Trump presidency. We see it all over the Internet and social media. One can see people expressing sorrow that past shooters missed and the hope that another will come forward – and be more successful. They say it in plain language and with memes and postings. At protest, they carry signs calling on Trump to be assassinated. The Internet reinforces the reckless language of Democrat leaders and left-wing activists.

Prior to the controversy surrounding former FBI Director James Comey, the meaning of “8647” was obscure. Since then, the numbers have evolved for many to mean “assassinate Trump”. There can be no doubt that those using it in a political context today are messaging the darker meaning. That is why when such Democrat officeholders as Larry Lang, the vice mayor of Los Altos, California, who posted 8647, it is literally a call for action – deadly action.

Of course, the vast majority of those hoping to see Trump assassinated would never do it themselves. But they must certainly understand that their encouragements can have an impact on the nutcases, who will take action.

As bad as the grassroots hatred and calls for violence are, they pale in importance compared to the similar statements from elected leaders, major media personalities and left-wing activists who use their prominence and platforms to send the same messages – who strongly suggest that Trump needs to be taken out by whatever means are necessary.

Does that sound overly dramatic? Then consider these statements over past years.

  • Senator Mark Warner’s exact quote. “We are at war now to save the country. So, we have to do whatever is necessary …”
  • And this. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker said, “Never before have I called for mass protests, for mobilizing, for disruption. But I am now. These Republicans cannot know a moment of rest.”
  • Or … Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, “No one has been more dangerous to this country than Donald Trump – and he is a fascist to the core.”
  • According to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffreys, “We are in an era of maximum warfare.
  • Actor Robert De Niro has made the rounds of left-wing media to condemn Trump as a fascist who will destroy American democracy. “We got to get rid of him. He’s gonna ruin the country — everything that this country has worked for and represents.” “We gotta get rid of this idiot. We will vanquish … we will ger rid of this guy.” “He will never leave. It’s up to us to get rid of him.”“The goal is to get rid of Trump. Because everything goes if he’s not gotten rid of.”
  • New Hork Congressman Dan Goldman said Trump is “destructive to our democracy – and he has to be eliminated.”
  • New Jersey Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman stated that “If we wanted to eliminate abuse and fraud, we’d eliminate the president of the United States from the office right now,
  • Texas Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett called Trump “a wannabe Hitler” who has to be removed from power.
  • Actress Lea DeLaria said she wanted to “take out” Trump and Republicans “with a baseball bat.”
  • The late actress Carole Cook asked, “Where’s John Wilkes Booth when you need him?
  • Actor Johnny Depp wondered, “When was the last time an actor assassinated a president?”
  • Actor Woody Harrelson said, “Luckily, I didn’t become a Secret Service Agent. I’d be having to protect Donald Trump right now and that just wouldn’t sit well. I’d be one to slip him some cyanide instead of jumping in front of a bullet.”
  • Songstress Madonna confessed that, “Yes, I have thought an awful lot about blowing up the White House.”
  • Actor Charlie Sheen posted his wish that “God would take” Trump.
  • Comedian Kathy Griffin posted an image of herself holding Trump’s severed head.
  • Star Wars actor Mark Hamill posted an image of a deceased Trump.
  • Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich repeatedly compared Trump to Hitler – and saying “he has to be stopped.”
  • Virtually every host and panelist on MS NOW – Rachel Maddow, Lawrence O’Donnell, Ali Velshi, Nicole Wallace and others have repeatedly called Trump a fascist or Hitler who is an existential threat to the American democracy – calling for his removal one way or another.

And the list goes on and on. These folks know that their hyperbolic rhetoric is provocative – that it incites hatred and promotes violence. They most assuredly know that there are mentally unstable individuals who will see saving the Republic as a noble mission. We already have three examples. Minimally, those professing support for violence do not care. Even worse, their hatred is so intense that many of them are essentially recruiting the next nutcase – one they hope will be more successful.

There is much to criticize about President Trump. But he is not anything like Hitler – and is not a fascist or Nazi. Those who believe that are, themselves, nutcases.

The latest wannabe assassin was stopped before he got into the ballroom at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. But, what if he had breached the door and opened fire? He may have killed some of the very people promoting the violence. Did that ever occur to the obsessive hate mongers?

So, there ‘tis.

About The Author

Larry Horist

So, there ‘tis… The opinions, perspectives and analyses of businessman, conservative writer and political strategist Larry Horist. Larry has an extensive background in economics and public policy. For more than 40 years, he ran his own Chicago based consulting firm. His clients included such conservative icons as Steve Forbes and Milton Friedman. He has served as a consultant to the Nixon White House and travelled the country as a spokesman for President Reagan’s economic reforms. Larry professional emphasis has been on civil rights and education. He was consultant to both the Chicago and the Detroit boards of education, the Educational Choice Foundation, the Chicago Teachers Academy and the Chicago Academy for the Performing Arts. Larry has testified as an expert witness before numerous legislative bodies, including the U. S. Congress, and has lectured at colleges and universities, including Harvard, Northwestern and DePaul. He served as Executive Director of the City Club of Chicago, where he led a successful two-year campaign to save the historic Chicago Theatre from the wrecking ball. Larry has been a guest on hundreds of public affairs talk shows, and hosted his own program, “Chicago In Sight,” on WIND radio. An award-winning debater, his insightful and sometimes controversial commentaries have appeared on the editorial pages of newspapers across the nation. He is praised by audiences for his style, substance and sense of humor. Larry retired from his consulting business to devote his time to writing. His books include a humorous look at collecting, “The Acrapulators’ Guide”, and a more serious history of the Democratic Party’s role in de facto institutional racism, “Who Put Blacks in That PLACE? -- The Long Sad History of the Democratic Party’s Oppression of Black Americans ... to This Day”. Larry currently lives in Boca Raton, Florida.

29 Comments

  1. Uncle tom

    Yes!!!! The party that idiots supports would have no problem with the killing of republican politicians and members of the party. They will start a war and we will finish it. Does anyone have a clue why they want our guns? Sooner or later they will attack citizens. I’m calling on everybody to totally ignore gun laws and stick together. Right Dunger?

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  2. Frank danger

    Unlike Uncle Dung, I believe in the rule of law and reject violence for problem solving. Dungle Tom is the opposite and believes all the misstatements of fact that Larry uses to incite the violent response that Tom most readily provides. Like the organ grinder’s monkey after you plunk a coin in the cub. Dance, monkey, dance.

    I think this is Larry’s third story in a week where there is much accusation, many mistakes, a one-sided partisan attack, and never a call for understanding, unity, peace, love, and whatever.

    He actually blames all three assassination attempts on the left’s rhetoric. There is absolutely no proof of that, Trump officials have stated as much. Larry discounts all the murders of the left by the right. That’s shallow.

    He calls us obsessive hate mongers. Pot kettle dude. We didn’t start the fire.

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    • Larry Horist

      Frank Danger … There you go AGAIN. I assume you can read, so I can only evergreen criticism are lies. We know why he shooters wanted to kill Trump from their own statements and manifestos — as I noted in the commentary. You responses are being overtaken by petty bickering, personal attacks, projection and misinformation (lies). But its your hobby … so enjoy. And thanks for the laughs.

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    • Art o' MI

      After my refraining from checking in on this space on the internet for awhile and now some time further into the current president’s term in office. I wondered about the take Larry and company had on how the state of the country had fared. I have my own thoughts on the matter, but I have particular interest in hearing from the flip side of the political coin.
      On first blush of Larry’s opinion commentary his worldview has managed President’s trashing of American style democracy without flinching or cringing at all. It astonishing to me that a died in the wool conservative philosophically person like Larry is able to still stick with supporting the GOP in its unpalatable flavors
      On the matter of Larry’s view of the Democratic Party and all things he lumps together as democrats inspired. Larry appears not to have relinquished not a jot. His having an epiphany at this stage in building his legacy seems unlikely. That under 47’s presidency the losses in America’s strength and stature in the world should cause Larry and the PPP staff to pause and engage in self assessment for a time.
      Sure much can and has been write and said about weaknesses in the Democratic Party, its leadership, and its members representing us in Congress. Larry has enough material on the score to opine over. The same can be said and more in not that deep dive into Republican’s tempestuous seas. There is the kettle calling the pot corrupt. After all it’s the GOP with the whisper of a majority who approve this president’s Executive Orders decimating just policies and ripped away humanitarian aid to millions around the world. He stiffed agriculture with his tariffs, and his nickname TACO is justified. He believes the American people have a two week limit on their memory of what he promises. His standard answer to questions of policy is “I’ll let you know in two weeks”. Two weeks come and go and he denies have said two weeks,
      His campaign promises gain him swing votes from independents and now those voters are suffering buyers remorse. He stiffed the country on inflation control and not starting any new wars. That he would settle Russia’s war against Ukraine in 24 hours of his inauguration was a blatant lie. There’s no way Larry and company are able to say differently.
      Entry into Iran has been a disaster that promises to become a quagmire he will never convince the World is worth its cost in consequences.
      When big holes in your commentary have appeared in the past it’s the absence of realistic opinions on the current administration’s governing policies. In the views of the overwhelming majority by polling statistics his policies are fluid to nonexistent. Each day is seen apart those before it. History has no bearing on it.
      How this presidency is viewed in the future will be greatly influenced by what happens from now until January 20, 2029. What he has done in his first year and 1/2 is a harbinger of what is yet to come but at a more rapid rate as his administration collapses in on itself.
      Larry, where will you hide as you have no credible defense of the severe damage done the our country at the hands of your party and its king wannabe, D.J.T. May his golden arch rust away and his golden ballroom remain another of his fantasies paid for by private donors
      $200,000 now over a billion. How does that fit into conservative budget balancing.

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      • Larry Horist

        Art o Mi … I can understand your perception and the questions. Allow me to explain. I am not a fan of Donald Trump. Never voted for him in GOP primaries. I preferred Marco Rubio or Nikki Halley. But in the end, it was a Hobson’s Choice. But for all his faults, he and the GOP best represented my limited government free market capitalism conservative philosophy. I place issues far ahead of the personalities — good or bad. Have I been happy with everything he has done. Hell no. And I have written about that specifically. In fact, I think his erratic and pugnacious personality has limited the good he could have done for the conservative cause. The problem i have with the Democratic Party is with the leaders and the platform. I do push back against the extreme resistance against Trump, which is irrational and destructive because it is not just against him. It is against conservative beliefs, principles and policies. I write for or against individuals only in so far as how they impact on the issues. I have criticized the rhetoric on both sides — although I do believe that the rhetoric coming form the left is more dangerous. I have long time conservative beliefs. I have written my concerns about tariffs. Trump likes them. I do not. I like the tax cuts. I like trimming the bureaucracy. I have long called for the elimination of the Ed Department. I like deregulation. I am pro-life. I would ban men from woman’s sports. I think we need to end Iranian terrorism. I favor full support for the defeat Putin in Ukraine. I support secure borders and legal immigration. I see the current Democratic Party as a danger to America’s conservative form of government as envisioned by the Founders. One party tends to reduce the power of government and the other party grows it as a source of its own power. For me, that is the balance point. In terms of some of the specifics in your comments. I beg to differ.

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  3. frank danger

    “This is a commentary that I never expected to write.” I realize the nuance of “incitement” in this newest article in what seems a series being the third rendition within a couple of weeks. One sided too. Again. You seem to forget that you voted for “revenge and retribution” from a guy known throughout his life for exactly that, a guy who started this word fire, the guy who escalates it in every spew, media post, and press response. His oft-stated greatest threat is “from the enemy within,” not China, not Russia, not even Iran. And now you cry wolf attempting to incite a fight by blaming the other guy for starting it. Again.

    If you run three fake news stories, does it become more real?

    Who cares: you state: “Democrat hyperbolic language and absurdly false accusations have already produced three would-be assassins eager to knock off President Trump.” OK, Larry, it seems you gots them now. You got the quotes, you got the causal relationship to violence nailed down three times for the President alone, so a pattern of crime. All you need is some top prosecuting lawyers in your pocket, oh wait, you have the DOJ and the SCOTUS.

    I think Larry knows that inciting violence, especially against a President, is a felony crime punishable by jail from 20 years to life for some utterances. Can be State or Federal, everyone has laws. Last I checked, you OWN the DOJ that’s even managed by Trump’s personal lawyers already bent on the Trump holy quest of revenge and retribution. The SCOTUS leans your way with most decisions.

    Larry knows the answer: indict the bastards! You have three attempts you say directly caused by inciteful words by known Democrats on the record —– you even have printed them here. It’s a roadmap with full gps coordinates for crime.

    In the words of the immortal Mickey, vintage Rocky II, “what are you waiting for, take this!”

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    • Harold blankensgip

      Dunger say hello to your bowels while you have your head up you commie ass.

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    • Larry Horist

      Frank Danger … Are you really as ignorant as your replies? You obviously do not know the difference between free speech and criminal speech. I shall try to educate you. All those statements I noted in the commentary — as dangerous and provocative as they are — are all protected by the First Amendment. For threats to the President to be actionable — there must be personal intent to take action and some evidence of the means to carry it out. Your entire challenge to have them indicted is utter nonsense. It AGAIN appears that your obsession to be the contrarian has you AGAIN looking like a fool.

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      • Mike F

        Larry, The only person looking like a fool here is the idiot that is trying to blame democrats for ‘talking nasty’ about trump.. Most of the instances that you report as ‘seeking an attack on trumps life’ are actually just a demand to remove him from office. While some may see the term ’86’ as a call for death, Mr Google sees it otherwise, and calls it removal. And of course, there is your normal one-sided commentary-we have certainly never had a President that called for more violent actions against those who do not support him than this asshole. Speaking of assholes, it is pretty disgusting when I see someone (you) who deliberately misstates facts, lies to his readers, and ignores the big picture in an effort to convince ignorant people that his worldview is correct and everybody else is wrong. And yes, despite your denials, trump is a fascist. I realize that your cognitive power is not that great, so let me refresh you on what is a fascist: Ultranationalism and Militarism-check on both, Dictatorial leadership-check, despite having a majority in congress he refuses to seek approval for most of his actions, Suppression of dissent-while not totally following through on this, he certainly is trying, most of his violent rhetoric has been directed at those who are opposing him, Severe regimentation, again not total here, but is definitely attempting control by the use of the department of justice to go after his enemies, and threatening to remove broadcast licenses unless the entities ‘toe the trump line’. So yes, more of the bullshit we expect from someone who has failed at all of his life’s endeavors, who instead of blaming the person responsible for his many failures (himself), chooses to blame those nasty democrats for his poor lifetime performance (sounds a lot like the president he ignorantly continues to support….)

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        • Seth

          Mike f as in fag you’re spinning bullshit Just like Dunger does. And some other ignorant commie assholes on the site. I truly believe that your party has violence in mind for us true patriots. And Trump deserves to get even with the ass wipes who tried to destroy him. Killery even said that she was going to be part of the resistance after the bitch lost. Is that what the fake dossier and deleted emails were about? You people want a piece of us? Bring it on. You’re free to fuck up But a lot of thought should go into it. We are tired of your bullying. And hell no you idiots aren’t taking our guns. I remember you posting about that.

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          • frank danger

            Seth as in suckit, your lack of intelligence not withstanding, you don’t seem to be a true patriot, or even a half-assed patriot and you constantly accuse me of lying, spinning, being a commie, but you are too stupid, weak, and mean to even prove a scintilla of your whiney laments about my personality, intelligence, and most important, any argument or fact i have presented.

            I have asked you to prove ONE THING, just one, for weeks now. And you gots nothing. You are nothing. There is no intelligent life.

            All you got is your stupid swagger, your beloved guns and, frankly, just suck on it.

            Either show us the money or stfu with the vomit you spew.

        • Larry Horist

          Poor Little Mike f ….Who is this Larry Horist who drives you to such childish absurdity. Is he the figment of the wheels of your mind? I am not familiar with him. Is he your pet straw man that you use because you are incapable of dealing with the real Larry Horist? What a pity that your imaginary Larry Horist has had such a failed life … a “poor lifetime performance.” Or are you projecting from you own pathetic life? Are you driven by jealousy? Whatever … your obsessive comments are increasing bitter, irrational and ignorant lies. Maybe you need a time out..

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          • Mike f

            Larry, you are the one needing a time out from your dementia driven drivel. Some may see all the jobs you held as ‘great experience’, those with more common sense see it as someone who couldn’t convince his employer that he was worthy of keeping for any length of time, so was regularly put out to pasture. You told us years ago that you didn’t really have a pot to pee in when you said you received Covid stimulus (I never did, despite being retired at the time), so my comments are based on information you provided us. Of course you didn’t refute anything else I said regarding trump being the bully, most people wanting him removed rather than executed, and the fact that he is a fascist, instead focusing on the accurate statement that you are not the great success that you attempt (but fail) to portray….

          • Larry Horist

            Mike f … You are such a phony bullsh**er. You know nothing of my job history. First of all, much of my experience was with clients. I ran my own consulting firm since 1975 — with lots of clients.. Prior to that, I hade several jobs, but never fired. Most of my former employers remained friends — some even hired my firm later. You also have no idea how many readers I have. Mike, you a simply is liar shooting off about things of which you have zero knowledge. You just make up stuff out of pathetic hatred and jealousy. That is why you never land any punches. But I am flattered by your obsessive attention.

      • frank danger

        Larry Horist: why do you feel compelled to be such a rude little twit. “There you go AGAIN;” asswipe, you didn’t get me the last time. AGAIN with the unfounded AGAIN.

        “I can only evergreen criticism are lies.” Spreak English muchly?

        “We know why he shooters wanted to kill Trump from their own statements and manifestos.” We know, we know. What we know is you said we know. Your only proof was “we know.” Did you have quotes? NO. Did you have sources? NO. How about a name, date, link? NO. All you have is “we know, we know.”

        I said: “There is absolutely no proof of that, Trump officials have stated as much. Larry discounts all the murders of the left by the right.”

        On this one I am right and I have the proof: I know, I know….

        The PA shooter was a registered Republican since 2021, that does not sound like an extreme leftist. He donated $15 to Act Blue and deleted his email account there in about a year. FBI deputy director Paul Abbate called Crooks’s activity on social networking services antisemitic, anti-immigrant, extreme, and espousing political violence. That does not sound leftist. He did Biden and Trump searches for appearance dates for both: leftist spawned or disgruntled Republican spawned?

        Trump’s FBI said that Crooks’s political beliefs are unclear; the limited information about them has contradictions; for example, Crooks both was a registered Republican and donated to ActBlue.

        Crooks had many more weapons and protective gear and some theorize his real motive was plain ole fashioned American mass murder.

        According to Trump’s FBI, Larry is full of shit on this one.

        NEXT: Ryan Routh, the Florida non-killer killer in 1991 confronted a suspected rapist, was honored as a “super citizen” and awarded a “Law Enforcement Oscar” by the Greensboro chapter of the International Union of Police Associations.

        In 2019, the Trump FBI investigated Routhe for suspected illegal gun purchase but let him go as guns are not as bad as rhetoric for Larry’ Republicans. (just kidding, but true story).

        Routhe’s letter shows a pretty crazy guy and not much extreme leftist language: “Dear World, this was an assassination attempt on Donald Trump but I am so sorry I failed you. I tried my best and gave it all the gumption I could muster. It is up to you now to finish the job; and I will offer $150,000 to whomever can complete the job. Everyone across the globe from the youngest to the oldest know that Trump is unfit to be anything, much less a U.S president. U.S presidents must at bare minimum embody the moral fabric that is America and be kind, caring and selfless and always stand for humanity. Trump fails to understand any of” It does not scream “the Democrats made me do it, over and over; NOT.

        Routh’s politics evolve over time He supports Trump in 2016. In 2020, he stated: “I will be glad when you are gone.” Did Democrats poison his well before 2020? Like Larry he self-publishes, uh oh, and in 2023, he wrote about his support for Trump stating, “I am man enough to say that I misjudged and made a terrible mistake.” And “you are free to assassinate Trump as well as me for that error in judgement”. The passage was addressed to the Iranian government, not leftist Democrats.

        Routh supported Bernie Sanders in 2020, criticized Joe Biden as “Sleepy Joe”. He also supported Tulsi Gabbard, who went Dem to Indy in 22 and Republican in 24. By early 24, he suggested a Nikki Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy ticket for the Republican primary, not many leftists did that. Routhe donated through ActBlue 20 times. He donated $140 exclusively to Democrats and to Gabbard (then a Democrat).

        The FBI investigation found Routh was fixated on Russia’s war in Ukraine. Routh was frustrated with Trump’s position on Ukraine. Isn’t this the same position and extreme language that Larry has used to show his displeasure with Trump over Ukraine? Was Routhe reading Larry?
        According to the FBI, Larry is fuller of shit on this one.

        I think we are two for two for nut jobs, and zero for two for proof of a causal relationship between these assassination attempts and Democratic rhetoric.

        NEXT: The latest one is the closest to a casual relationship between rhetoric and actions. However, too soon to tell and no FBI investigation results, notes, or comments yet. His manifesto is replete with some of the worst rhetoric examples
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        One out of three still makes you full of shit.

        And Larry, twas you that opined: “In more recent days, however, the most prominent Democrats and their left-wing media cronies have arguably crossed the line from unintended consequences to proactive recruitment. There can be no doubt that their statements are potentially motivating the next assassin wannabe – and I do believe there will be another one in the future because of the extremely provocative rhetoric.

        Democrat hyperbolic language and absurdly false accusations have already produced three would-be assassins eager to knock off President Trump. We know what motivated them because they told us – in statements and so-called manifestos.”

        But not criminal, not indictable, so why don’t you just erase your whole commentary?

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  4. frank danger

    Seems you rehash a fair amount of the previous tomes sort of as if you expected to write it.

    And it appears in your one-sided approach, you have a good number of misstatements, again, leading me to again surmise: if you got all this wrong, then what is the chance you got anything right, again?
    “In more recent days, however, the most prominent Democrats and their left-wing media cronies have arguably crossed the line from unintended consequences to proactive recruitment.” Guess he’s got some recent shit later in the article to back this up. (spoiler alert: NOT).

    “Does that sound overly dramatic? Then consider these statements over past years.”

    Wait, the examples are not recent but over past years? How many in recent? Where’s the recent shit? What happened to the hot, current, stuff?

    Oh well, the misstatements:

    “Senator Mark Warner’s exact quote. “We are at war now to save the country. So, we have to do whatever is necessary …” I cannot source this quote. Mark Warner never said it.

    “Never before in my life have I called for mass protests, for mobilization, for disruption. But I am now. These Republicans cannot know a moment of peace. They must understand that we will fight their cruelty with every megaphone and microphone that we have. We must castigate them on the soap box and then punish them at the ballot box.” Out of context makes for a beautiful spin as Larry purposefully leaves on the editing room floor the stated actions against Republican cruelty which are with megaphone and microphone, not violence. Methinks Lady Larry protests too much against the PATRIOTIC act of the soap box and ballot box; I though he favored free speech?

    Walz is closer to the truth, but from the 2024 election where most of us, unlike the demure Horist, expect a little more energy. Walz actually said: “Former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff Mark Milley said ‘No one has ever been more dangerous to this country than Donald Trump and he is a fascist to his core,'” Walz added: “Let that sink in and don’t be a [bit] afraid of saying it, because that’s exactly who he is.”

    And then there’s Dan Goldman where Larry was pretty close, the actual quote being: ”He is not only unfit, he is destructive to our democracy, and he has to be, he has to be eliminated.” That’s a good pull because Goldman is a top notch attorney and rarely slips up in his legally precise language. He is one of the good guys out there that cares more for the rule of law and the Constitution than anything political. Too bad Larry missed his apology that came in less than 24 hours clarifying “eliminated” to “defeated” at the ballot box and specifically stressing he does not condone political violence. Larry does not believe in second changes for Democrats, only mulligans for Felon Kings and their cronies.

    Not going through the rest, they are probably wrong, old, and, most certainly, tired. He fared pretty badly on the review. I think if you are writing about inciteful rhetoric, you should get the quotes right and in context to the actually meanings.

    Using the Larry research confirmation method, I can assure everything here is accurate and correct. Why? Because like Larry, I know.

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    • Larry Horist

      Frank Danger. LMAO You not only do not KNOW much. You don’t even suspect much. You make claims and then put your own imprimatur on them. Your a con job wallow in petty bickering. It is very telling that I do not respond to most of your inane comments, while cannot let even one of my go by. That’s obsession, old man. I probably shouldn’t, but I do get a kick out every occasional short response from me gets another loooong loooong rant in response. It doesn’t take much bait to hook you. LOL

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      • Frank danger

        You got many of the quotes wrong and this is your comeback?

        Weak tea.

        Mark Warner did not say that, you lied again. Pritzker and Goldman are out of context for your fabricated spin, and Walz was quoting Milley, you screwed the pooch on that one too.

        Not my imprimatur; their words

        My point is given your screwups, why trust anything in this fake story.

        Fuck you IF you can’t prove your con job accusation. Just another shameful maga worshipper

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        • Larry Horist

          Frank Danger … Lying AGAIN? Every one of the quotes was sourced and double checked. Some were from videos. Your lies are self refuting since i am sure many others saw and read the same sources — including left-wing media. This is a good example of how faulty your research is — or your willingness to spin, distort and outright lie. You use information like the drunk uses a lamp post … for support, not enlightenment, More and more, you come across as a pathetic old fool without much of a life. But, if it makes you happy … so be it.

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  5. Seth

    Dunger are you off your meds? You are lying about who starts the political fight. You spread misinformation that everyone knows is not true.

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  6. frank danger

    SSS or Seth-Sucks-Shit: Once again you accuse misinformation, lies, but once again don’t prove shit; you can just suck it because you suck at it. You say I lie about who started this political fight. Since I did not mention a “political fight,” I think you are the one that’s off meds or maybe too many given your hallucinations of fact.

    I did mention we did not start this fire; the fire being increased hateful, inflammatory, inciteful language, and yes, Trump began this arms race escalation in the war of bullshit and Trump was the first to go nuclear in his intensity of fascist-like hate speak. He started his assault on decency and decorum before 2016 and goes completely off-the-rails starting in 2024. And yes, we are responding, not in kind, but at an unacceptable level IMO. But that’s not the issue: the issue is what to do about it? FROM BOTH SIDES.
    I think there is little doubt that Trump engineered a new low in rhetoric lowering the bar into the sewer on what can be said from the bully pulpit or by assholes trying to be elected to the bully pulpit. There is no doubt that he began this latest fight given he’s been that way since well before he ascended the throne in 2017. You will be hard pressed to find his match before 2017, but then again, you are hard pressed to prove almost anything you spew.

    In 2016, Trump said: “Real power is — I don’t even want to use the word — fear” Yeah, don’t use the word, but be the turd that does use the word.

    In his second term, he has normalized and escalated this to the point that sheeples like you don’t even notice or give him credit for his dastardly forms of speech.

    He is the instigator-in-charge of his aggressive rhetorical style and now his war of words is a real war where thousands of innocents are now dead. He even said: a “whole civilization will die tonight” threatening to bomb Iran “back to the Stone Ages” with extinction of the entire Persian people.
    For Democrats, he calls us part of the “Enemy from Within,” “vermin,” “demonic,” ”treasonous,” “human garbage,” “radical-left lunatics,” “traitors,’ while backing that up by putting the military and his private police force on our streets murdering some protestors getting in his way. No investigations either. He even promises to use his private police force to quell political dissent as he promised to put ICE at the polls. Yeah, what could go wrong with that? He calls us “the party of hate, evil, and Satan.” “They’re Marxists and communists and fascists, and they’re sick”

    Trump is oft noted for inflammatory language with violent terms, metaphors, aimed at his perceived adversaries, often called out by name. Many scholars link this to an increase in political hostility and political violence with direct or implied threats against perceived enemies. He loves to blame on specific groups or individuals for societal problems.

    He’s got a crisis narrative replete with scapegoats that he vilifies in the harshest of terms suggesting violent punishments for many. After all, what do you do with “vermin.” This is a guy who thinks: “He who saves his Country does not violate any Law.” Do you agree we should skip the rule of law for that?

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    • Uncle tom

      Dunger you should quit making fun of yourself. We all know that you’re a liar. Warner did make the comments.

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  7. Frank Danger

    Uncle Dung: if you click your heels three times and call me a liar, it will become true. For you. The rest of us need proof .

    Like I said, Larry’s claims that this EXACT quote is from Warner is a lie you can find spewed across your blogosphere of lies. I can’t find it coming from Warner anywhere and neither did you. You’re up, show us the money or STFU.

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  8. pb

    Well, I see all of the same commentors are still here giving their opinions, but I am not allowed. My first amendment rights have been taken away by PBP. Stetson threatened my life but is still spewing vitriol but I am not even getting the emails except for only ones for advertisements. Larry & authors have a problem with females, I presume. My IQ is 162 and I am not allowed to get the important emails from PBP. I see a crime in that and deep hurt. Why do men always have to put the women in their so-called place, hurt them to the core, yet they cause all the world problems. I guess Larry & authors are Kings and Dictators that think they own other people. I have written to Donald Trump about this. I want him to tell me if I am wrong or PBP is in violations of our Constitution even though we now have a New Constitution for the Republic of the United States.

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    • frank danger

      PB: Stetson never threatened you with any violence, much less to take your life. You are a liar on that. Or delusional and should seek help with your hallucinations.

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      • Paul goff

        Dunger have you fallen to threatening women? No shame!!!! And you’re still a liar

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        • frank danger

          Paul Dungoofy, in the recent past, you have called me a liar for certain comments and now you call me a liar for someone else’s comments as you line up like a pig at the trough accepting any rancid slop tossed your way. You have been asked multiple times, offered multiple chances, for many weeks in time, to prove a lie with facts and sources. Just one. One wittle, bitty, witty lie. Just one. You have failed most miserably, downright epic failure, thus proving yourself less than adequate. Is Paul Dungoofy the best the mighty maga right can muster? This sanctimonious sack of shit can’t prove me a liar, can’t find a single lie, OR be a man and apologize for his egregious mistake. OR, at minimum, quit lying about me like the lowly cur you are acting like; just a widdle bitty baby man-boy afraid of the dark truths of his maga party.

          BUSTED, BUSTED, BUSTED for stupid repetition of your lie unless you can actually support your accusations.

          One more time, come on dumb fuck, show us what you got, show us the money, or STFU, FF. I think this will be your seventh request and chance for yet another failure. Run, run, run away.

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  9. frank danger

    Uncle Dung: show us the money! Apparently Unkie Dungie decided to STFU. I really thought he had one. But alas, when asked to stand up Unk Dung the Tom sat down. Espousing Larry’s scientific method of determining truth known as “we know, we know” theory of truth, both lie about the quotes Larry presented as truth which have been proven to be lies or out-of-context spinning of the truth. And Larry, it’s New York Congressman Dan Goldman, not sure where New Hork is. You know, it’s the internet, you can change errors like this in modern times, just point and click.

    The truth remains that the “Senator Mark Warner’s exact quote. “We are at war now to save the country. So, we have to do whatever is necessary …” never happened. I cannot find Warner ever saying this. These boys are so sure of it, they said “exact quote.” Problem is that they can’t find Warner ever saying it.

    When you fine one lie, it’s hard to believe the rest and, in this case, I would multiple lies, most due to fake spin by being out of context. Or from New Hork.

    Here’s another one from Dr Horist, the Republican spin doctor. “According to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffreys, “We are in an era of maximum warfare.” Yes, Jeffreys said these words in April 2026 pushing back against Republican-drawn maps, declaring: “We are in an era of maximum warfare, everywhere, all the time.” You guys starting bawling immediately about how talking about gerrymandering leading to assassination on Trump, a first in political theory. When asked to prove the causal relationship, Horist responds: because we know, we know. Jeffries unequivocally condemned the political violence but fiercely defended his use of the phrase, stating, “I don’t give a damn about your criticism,” while emphasizing that it was strictly about political and legal battles, not violence. Apparently, Larry only accepts clarifications and apologies from his side, his team, and the other team can be proven to incite violence by spinning the innocuous into the inciteful. Sorry Charlie, but we go with Joan Jett on this one: “An’ I don’t give a damn ’bout my reputation. The world’s in trouble, there’s no communication. An’ everyone can say what they wanna say. It never gets better, anyway.” Oh no, not me. Sidebar: I was a few years ahead of Joan but grew up in the next neighborhood and used to catch her in a small venue, less than 100 seats. They were great!

    I think we should call out liars and spinners; Larry is both in this article and I see no reason to believe him given the errors. And watch his comeback replete with low-brow name calling, mental health accusations, and no proof on the facts. Just my guess of course. Larry’s normal response is to call me obsessive, I am for the truth, and many other nasty names and things while stating it’s too long and he does not read. He does not prove me wrong; he did lie, he did spin.

    And Uncle Dung just bays at the moon and runs away into the night.

    We are now down to 26% of the Larrys in the world think Trump doing OK job. Getting darker out there.

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  10. frank danger

    On May 18th, after I had shown his lies, and his spins amounting to lies, Larry Horist said: “Frank Danger … Lying AGAIN? Every one of the quotes was sourced and double checked” said Larry the liar who obviously did not, or if he did, he should quit out of abject failure.

    First, when he sourced, and double checked, how did his miss Dan Goldman from New York, not New Hork as Larry sourced and double checked? He double checks and still comes up with New Hork.

    Second he sourced and double checked: “Senator Mark Warner’s exact quote. “We are at war now to save the country. So, we have to do whatever is necessary …” Except I cannot find those words, and Mark Warner NEVER said them. Larry is a liar who, when accused, double downs and lies about his sourcing and double checking. I let Larry have the time to

    But since he did it, SHOW US THE MONEY. Show us Mark Warner saying it.

    Here’s your big chance, one of us is wrong on the facts, all you have to do is publish your sourcing from your double-checking, it’s that easy. Your big chance to have me eat some shoe leather.

    Here’s mine, it’s not Warner, but Murphy as I cannot find Warner saying it, but Murphy gets close a few times over: Here’s the CNN response from 7/24, almost two years ago, about Joe Biden’s race from Chris Murphyt: “So yes, the stakes are very high. Yes, this party wants to make sure that we are in a position to win. Joe Biden has made it clear that he believes that he can be the candidate that will deliver us victory. And, this week, I think the president needs to engage in the kind of interaction with voters that will prove to those that are skeptical out there that he can do thejob. And if he can’t do that, then he’s got a decision to make about what the path forward is. He deeply, deeply loves this country. And I know that he wants to do whatever is necessary in order to make sure that Donald Trump doesn’t become president and destroy this democracy.” Yeah, it’s the wrong guy and not exactly a call to arms, a call for assassination. “Besides that, how did you like the play, Mrs. Lincoln?”

    Later, in 9/25, Murphy says: “The shooting of Charlie Kirk was a national tragedy. It should have been a line in the sand, an opportunity for President Trump to bring this country together to do whatever is necessary to stamp out political violence that’s targeted both Republicans and Democrats, political violence that emanates from both right-wing and left-wing radicalization,” which I think sounds like WHAT Larry should be saying, but won’t.

    I think Murphy might use similar phrasing a number of times since 7/24.

    OK, Larry, your turn. Crickets is a valid response. And expected. But it should be easy for you since you sourced and double-checked. Honest injun.

    I can do the same for a number of others, but they are mostly out-of-context type spin attacks which Larry sees as a less egregious offense based on his musings in earlier writings. I say: “it depends” and Larry has crossed that line a number of times above. BUT —- let’s just start with this false attribution of what looks to be a misread of the actual quote, and intent, and person saying it, or A LIE.

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