It’s such a treat to watch doublethink in action…
"Those are two very, very different, different different things.”
He just literally stated something in his answer that his answer shows he doesn’t understand.
You can shine a light in one of Spicer’s ears and illuminate the wall on the opposite side of his head.
Spicer has a memorized agenda and certain so certain words trigger certain answers whether they answer the actual question or not. He’s a lot like Palin in that regard, she’s just better looking and goes down longer side trails.
So there is a big difference between preventing attacks and making sure that we keep this country safe, so there is no loss of life…
Preventing attacks so there is no loss of life…
He’s really dumb for an incredibly stupid guy.
Do those gun deaths include suicide. Not that death by suicide using a gun isn’t also partially a gun issue. I just think there’s a different mental health issue involved comparing suicide to murder and so they shouldn’t really be included in this comparison if they are.
He has opposable thumbs. I wouldn’t believe it but for the fact I’ve seen them.
Yea but they are halfway up his arms and he pants a lot.
found a 197 percent increase in anti-Muslim hate groups,
Trump: We need that to support the Gun lobby. Keeps the economy humming among my supporters.
That one, from Maddow blog, includes all US gun deaths. This video from Vox goes into detail and shows breakdown and some cross-national comparison. The text part concludes:
More than 10,000 Americans are killed every year by gun violence. By contrast, so few Americans have been killed by terrorist attacks since 9/11 that when you chart the two together, the terrorism death count approximates zero for every year except 2001. This comparison, if anything, understates the gap: Far more Americans die every year from (easily preventable) gun suicides than gun homicides.
Hey, those were the job requirements and he fit them to a "T"rump.
A) Be really, REALLY Dumb.
B) Be INCREDIBLY Stupid.
C) Be a complete SUCK-UP to Trump.
D) Have that rare combination of Arrogance and Ignorance required to defend the indefensible.
He meets all 4 requirements.
Yeah, I’m not a gun owner and have no problem with a lot more restrictive gun laws because I think guns ought to have at least as much restriction as cars if not more so. I just also know suicides are usually the really largest death by gun, and although I believe it would be nice to keep guns away from folks considering suicide, 1) it’s going to be very hard and 2) it just seems like a different issue than accidental and purposeful killing of someone else with a gun.
More Americans are killed every year slipping in their bathtubs than are killed by “Terrorists”.
BAN ALL TRAVELERS FROM COUNTRIES THAT MAKE BATHTUBS!!!
Without trying to, Spicy actually spoke some truth: Self-described Islamic radicals really are anti-Muslim.
But look at how those deaths from terrorism increased during the Obama administration! (I notice that the chart ends at 2013; surely there is a more recent chart. This one does not include San Bernardino, Dallas, or Orlando, for instance.
Please stop attending these so-called press conferences. They are simply a mechanism for Trump to spew his lies and propaganda; don’t play along. Or better yet, have the reporters appear and sit with their backs to this liar.
Trump: US Gun Deaths do not count as they are MANDATED by our beloved constitution.
Answer THE FUCKING QUESTION!
Okay, I’m out for awhile. Spice boy gets under my skin even faster than trump anymore.
My understanding is that the gun death rate also includes the suicides of those who used the gun in murder-suicide events. Now those number should be kept in the gun deaths. Also, I would like to have included those wounded by guns. Then we have the full picture. Also, from the rare studies that look at per capita rates, the least populated areas have a per capita rate of accidents and suicides that compare to the per capita rate in populated areas where homicides are the problem. The whole country suffers from being awash in guns–just for different reasons. My nickel’s worth…