“This (yesterday’s mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, in which 19 elementary students and two teachers were killed) is not a political issue”
–Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick at today’s press conference.
Then, Mr. Patrick, please tell us what the bloody hell is it when political whores choose NRA money over common sense.
Louisiana Voice 
Just waiting for some GQP mouthpiece to again say “now is not the time” to discuss serious ways to prevent more tragedies like this. I am sick of their “thoughts and prayers.”
And by the way, any state or nation that bans abortion, even to save the life of the mother, but loves the death penalty and willfully allows the wholesale slaughter of innocents, cannot be called “pro life.”
Patrick also did say now is not the time.
Steve Kerr, Coach of the Golden State Warriors before Game 4 of the Western Conference finals game last night against the Dallas Mavericks:
“I’m not going to talk about basketball. Nothing’s happened with our team in the last six hours. We’re going to start the same way tonight. Any basketball questions don’t matter.
Since we left shootaround, 14 children were killed 400 miles from here. And a teacher. In the last 10 days, we’ve had elderly Black people killed in a supermarket in Buffalo, we’ve had Asian churchgoers killed in Southern California. Now we have children murdered at school.
When are we going to do something? I’m tired. I’m so tired of getting up here and offering condolences to the devastated families that are out there. I’m so tired. Excuse me. I’m sorry. I’m tired of the moments of silence. Enough!
There’s 50 senators right now who refuse to vote on HR8, which is a background check rule that the House passed a couple years ago. It’s been sitting there for two years. And there’s a reason they won’t vote on it: to hold onto power.
So I ask you, Mitch McConnell, I ask all of you senators who refuse to do anything about the violence and school shootings and supermarket shootings. I ask you: Are you going to put your own desire for power ahead of the lives of our children and our elderly and our churchgoers? Because that’s what it looks like. It’s what we do every week.
So I’m fed up. I’ve had enough. We’re going to play the game tonight. But I want every person here, every person listening to this, to think about your own child or grandchild, or mother or father, sister, brother. How would you feel if this happened to you today?
We can’t get numb to this. We can’t sit here and just read about it and go, well, let’s have a moment of silence — yea, Go Dubs. C’mon, Mavs, let’s go. That’s what we’re going to do. We’re going to go play a basketball game.
Fifty senators in Washington are going to hold us hostage. Do you realize that 90 percent of Americans, regardless of political party, want background checks — universal background checks? Ninety percent of us. We are being held hostage by 50 senators in Washington who refuse to even put it to a vote, despite what we, the American people, want.
They won’t vote on it because they want to hold onto their own power. It’s pathetic! I’ve had enough!”
What a super speech!!!!! So proud of him for using his forum for this powerful message.
P. S. NOTHING is more important to these people than their own personal power and, second to that, the power of their party. Only once we mullets do get their attention – votes – let’s resolve to use our votes to get them out of office.
Very well said my feelings totally. USMC Veteran
Please let me edit your quote, Tom. “Then, Mr. Patrick, please tell us what the bloody hell is it when political whores choose NRA money over the lives of innocent Americans!”
superb edit!
Try these statistics on for size:
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/10/2/16399418/america-mass-shooting-gun-violence-statistics-charts
Did anybody else see the absolutely despicable response Cruz gave to a foreign reporter asking very simple questions today? IF his constituents thought he behaved appropriately they are much more despicable than he is.
Cruz is thoroughly despicable and a worthless waste of protoplasm. His non answer to the reporter today was completely in character for him. Agreed that anyone who votes for him is as worthless and despicable as he is.