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Townhall
It Was Not
Always So
Erick Erickson
Dec 04, 2015
Two weeks ago, a man began firing shots in a parking lot in Colorado
Springs. He moved into a Planned Parenthood facility. Eventually
captured, it turns out the man is a lunatic. He lived in a trailer with
no running water or electricity. He had a history of violent behavior
and crazy theories about the world. But according to the American
political left, the man was clearly a Christian pro-life activist.
A few days ago in California, Islamic radicals shot up a Christmas
party. Armed with long barrel rifles -- not handguns -- and an
assortment of other instruments of death, they killed more than a dozen
people. The American political left, before the facts became clear,
immediately started blaming Republicans, the National Rifle Association
and Christians. Once it was clear that Muslims were involved, the
political left looked the other way.
When Bryce Williams killed two reporter colleagues live on air in
Virginia, the American left immediately blamed Republicans and the
National Rifle Association, and demanded new laws for background
checks. When it was pointed out that Williams had a background check
before buying his gun and that he was gay, the story disappeared.
The party that booed the addition of God to the Democrats' political
platform in 2012 last week began attacking anyone on social media who
dared offer up prayers for the victims of the California shooting...
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