[Info-vax] [OT] What is happening in/to the US ?

[Simon Clubley]

On 2024-07-16, John Dallman <jgd at cix.co.uk> wrote:
> In article <0deacdee3af55f25007e4493e3d24d54e6b7a13f.camel at munted.eu>,
> alex.buell at munted.eu (Single Stage to Orbit) wrote:
>> On Tue, 2024-07-16 at 09:17 +0100, John Dallman wrote:
>> > This has now been debunked: someone else of the same name, living 
>> > in the same county, was the donor. The investigation is apparently
>> > puzzled about the shooter's motive. 
>> 
>> The ony explanation and most likely is that he sacrificed himself to
>> boost votes for Trump in November.
>
> Trying to hit a person giving a speech, and thus moving a bit, in the ear
> without doing significant harm is the act of a fool with a greatly
> exaggerated idea of his own marksmanship. He was much more likely to kill
> the target than get the result that eventuated. 
>
> I'm really not convinced by the self-sacrifice idea. 
>

I guess Alex was been a bit too subtle. :-)

As a Brit, I interpreted his statement as not exactly been serious. :-)

On a more serious note, remember that if Mr Trump had not turned his
head at the exact moment he did, he would now be dead (and the US would
now be in the middle of a civil war).

Simon.

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