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QUOTE (Tony @ Jun 14, 2017 -> 09:02 AM) Jesus I'll bet a million dollars that's not from today...it is from the idea that everyone needs to participate and have their voices heard, protest, Kaine is not speaking literally. Probably during the general election campaign or just after Nov. 8. Edit: It has to be from that weekend when Trump first announced the original immigration ban.. People were literally at every airport in the country protesting that weekend. So far, the people have been proven right on that one. Or what about Trump saying everyone in the audience should exercise their Second Amendment rights on Hillary last year?

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Jun 14, 2017 -> 08:54 AM) https://www.facebook.com/jthodgkinson Seems quite the Democrat follower and perhaps a BernieBro, at least according to his Facebook page. And now a bunch of people are lambasting him on his own page. Wonder how ling until it is taken down. And how long until the next Pizza Gate from someone on the conservative side leads to a revenge shooting? Can't imagine Alex Jones or Breitbart or Drudge right now.

Here we go...enter that name at FB and you get a big Bernie Sanders pic in background. Change.org, etc. Democratic socialism, we the people, etc. https://www.facebook.com/jthodgkinson

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jun 14, 2017 -> 08:31 AM) These posts make me ill. Can we maybe, for a day, blame the lunatic who did the shooting? And not create a link that can never be proven just to score political points? Come on. We shall see...since there were at least twenty Reps and Senators there, it's less likely that Scalise was the specific target. That said, the story has been out there for hours about him specifically targeting them for political reasons (and hopefully that turns out to be true, in the sense it would be terrible if someone, including Congressmen...made that up.) Scalise has been very high profile in the AHCA bill passage in the House. That's an incontrovertible fact. And we should hold everyone in Congress to that same standard...about not scoring political points.

No ties to terrorism/intl/immigration...

The Washington Capitol police were the first responders on the scene...apparently they are charged with protecting members of Congress. Aide to Rep Williams from Texas shot. Scalise. 1-2 Capitol officers. Possibly another aide.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jun 14, 2017 -> 07:49 AM) I don't think the majority whip is in the line of succession. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Stat...e_of_succession Yeah, you're right...someone reported he had his own protection duty...private contractors? Guess we will find out soon enough. #3/5 are scary.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jun 14, 2017 -> 07:44 AM) I think secret service lies with executive branch positions. Scalise has his own protection duty because he's Whip...so in the line of presidential succession. Might have saved his life that they were so close when the shooting first started.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jun 14, 2017 -> 07:44 AM) Gunman is a coward and loser. They catch him? Shot. Hospitalized.

Another irony...near the practice field for the famous "Remember the Titans" football team. Talk about the opposite message of that film.

Senator Jeff Flake (Az) apparently is the one who came to Scalise's aid first...helped stop the bleeding and called Scalise's wife. Pictures coming out of the Democratic team (another field nearby) praying...charity softball game was supposed to be held tmrw at Nationals Field. http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/28/politics/gun...rule/index.html Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump Tuesday signed a measure nixing a regulation aimed at keeping guns out of the hands of some severely mentally ill people. The original rule was part of a series of efforts taken by the Obama administration to try and curb gun violence after other efforts failed to advance in Congress. Using the Congressional Review Act -- which allows Congress to roll back regulations imposed by the executive branch -- the Republican-controlled House and Senate voted to send the bill to Trump's desk. What was the rule? The regulation, finalized in December under Obama's tenure, required the Social Security Administration to disclose information quarterly to the national gun background check system about certain people with mental illness. Trump: Fix 'Massive Problem' of Mentally Ill, Let Gun Owners Be http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/donald-tr...8/27/id/672173/

Scalise was hit in the hip and is in surgery now. Five total people hit, includes gunman. So four victims. Female US Capitol police officer...and at least one aide hit. Now they're saying fifty rounds and this whole situation lasted 10-15 minutes. Gunman shot as well. Had a rifle. Cspan caller reminding how Trump said voters should exercise their Second Amendment rights during the campaign..aimed at Hillary?, perhaps, and another pointing out that the new admin made it easier for mentally ill people to apply for gun permits. I think Strangesox had some posts about this?

QUOTE (knightni @ Jun 14, 2017 -> 06:11 AM) People can't pick three if you don't make the poll with a multiple choice option. Yeah, I realized what happened after the post went up...can't go in and change it retroactively. It's okay this way, actually maybe better to only be able to select one.

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump · 9m Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana, a true friend and patriot, was badly injured but will fully recover. Our thoughts and prayers are with him.

Supposedly, the story is emerging that the gunman asked if there were Republicans or Democrats practicing on the field, but it hasn't been 100% corroborated yet. Rep. Congressman Beyer of Alexandria (VA) thinks it is probably someone with a serious mental illness.

I'm going to speculate this can be traced back to the health care debate....prayers for all those shot/wounded....and it's terribly unfortunate it might take something like this to bring back a sense of bipartisanship in the US. There's a risk that Trump's going to attack, as obviously a number of articles will indirectly (and some more directly) assign responsibility to the hyperpartisan political atmosphere that's permeated our country for the past two years now. A gunman opened fire on Republican members of Congress during a baseball practice near Washington early on Wednesday, wounding several people including House of Representatives Majority Whip Steve Scalise before being taken into custody, police and media reports said. The shooter appeared to be a white male, "a little bit on the chubby side," Representative Mo Brooks told CNN, adding that he only saw the man for second. Brooks said he heard 10 to 20 rounds from the gunman's rifle before the security detail returned fire. He said there were 20 to 25 members of team at the practice in Alexandria, Virginia, when the gunfire erupted. (Reporting by Gina Cherelus in New York; Writing by Daniel Wallis; Editing by Jeffrey Benkoe and Frances Kerry) Reuters.com

Breaking News image A US Republican politician and aides have been shot during baseball practice in Virginia, US reports say. Police in the upmarket Washington DC suburb of Alexandria said they were investigating a "multiple shooting" and a suspect was in custody. Fox News said House of Representatives Majority Whip Steve Scalise and aides have been hit by gunfire. Police tweeted they were "investigating multiple shooting 400 block E Monroe St. Suspect believed in custody." An apparent eyewitness said on Twitter that gunfire rang out at the YMCA baseball fields, by the Eugene Simpson Stadium Park. The witness, @ben_childers, said it happened at a congressional baseball team practice session. Local media report there is a major police presence after the attack.

US Republican politician and aide among several shot during baseball practice in Virginia, US reports say. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40275055

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Jun 14, 2017 -> 04:08 AM) Yes and it did nothing to assure me he's a slam dunk to sign. This should allay your fears...see last paragraph. Cool as hell article. http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/high-...e155988469.html

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/inside-ubers...-194232221.html I should have added male privilege to the thread title, just to be clear/er.

QUOTE (maxjusttyped @ May 18, 2017 -> 10:51 PM) MLB RP leaders in K% (min 10 IP): 1. Craig Kimbrel 53.9% 2. Kenley Jansen 50.0% 3. Tommy Kahnle 49.1% http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=...=0&sort=7,d Robertson 19th as well.

What's the minimum you would take back from the Nationals to trade him? Cards? Astros?

http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?sid=m...itting/2017/ALL Adolfo's back up over an 800 OPS. 62 K's in 198 at-bats, or 31.3%. 62/206=62/206=30% including walks in PA's. The one area he hasn't improved much is K/BB percentage. 62 k's and 9 walks (6.9 ratio), compared to his career totals of 268 k's and 44 walks (6/1 ratio, roughly). Obviously the 24 XB hits are largely carrying his OPS. (Basabe has been struggling for most of this Carolina League season in the 600-650 range, 641 OPS/221 BA. Just 11 XB hits.)

Report: The Cost of Protecting Education Secretary DeVos: $1M/Month

Gaetti was a better defender...but more of a doubles guy, not close to a pure power hitter. Youkilis was never that either, obviously the walks offset not putting up 30+ homers per year. Maybe they're fairly comparable from a defensive standpoint.