Lawrence: DeSantis’ calls to shoot smugglers is ‘poison’ to the body politic

Lawrence O’Donnell discusses Ron DeSantis’ calls to shoot and kill drug smugglers at the Southern border, calling the candidate’s comments a “breathtaking insult to the intelligence of Republican voters and their human decency.” 

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  1. 3
    Icy Time

    "Republicans" and "human decency" can't be used in the same sentence especially by MSM propagandists all lined up to add value to the propaganda. If you only had the ability to realize how you look to American workers.

  2. 5
    marmac

    All that these magapublicans are about, is taking away our civil & human rights; spreading fear & hatred, with all the violent war mongering they can also spew. And ron desatan still can't even pretend that he is a humanoid: he doesn't know how to smile, to laugh, & continues to try to emulate trumps hand & arm gestures. He is the worst tho, when he tries to talk about how much he is going to harm others; so desperate to come across just as much a bully as trump, but he just doesn't even know how to sell that! PS: he has started to ease off on the arm gesturing, but tbc

  3. 8
    Kathy Rama

    DeSantis is trying to out crazy Trump. Hopefully this very ignorant man is never President. The Republican Shitshow goes on and on and on.

  4. 10
    Jodie Zaffke

    DeSantis is a dangerous man and he will try to turn our country into a wild west. His disgusting attacks on his own constituents and their rights shows he doesn't care who he is hurting.

  5. 14
    Glen Hines

    This is not more insane than "We will build a wall and Mexico will pay for it". Republicans feed on emotions of anger, hatred and fear. No logic, or commen sense. DeSatan gets that.

  6. 15
    DJ Pomare

    Woke DeSantis & Abbott use tax-payer Infrastructure and Covid funds to send migrants from another state to another state. America already has drug dealers on every corner so cannot blame border migrants. USA destabilised Latin America by bombing Cuba 1959-60, Dominican Republic 1965-66, El Salvador 1981-92, Guatemala 1954, 1960, 1964, 1967-69, Nicaragua 1981-90, Panama 1989-90 & Peru 1965. Have migrants forgotten the butchers of their past?

  7. 18
    Gary Hurd

    This was the most cogent remark from the panel.

    But, I think it is a worse situation than O'Donnell does. I think DeSantis knows that the "intelligence of Republican voters and their human decency" is negligible.

  8. 22
    Bobby Babylon

    Stats prove most drug smugglers caught are Americans. Desantis tortured POWS @ USA's concentration camp GITMO where there are still pows never charged with a crime.

  9. 23
    Scott Dunham Wallace PhD

    I don't think the Democrats understand that people that live along the borders and have been inundated with immigrants from South of the border for over 20 years have a different point of view. The same people were the ones that assaulted the Capitol. I know people out here that want to put landmines and also invade Mexico and create a demilitarized zone. Look what happened when there was a small number of immigrants going to large Blue cities. Try to imagine 20 years of that. There are sections in Texas where English-speaking students have to be bust a significant distance because the classes that are available to them are completely in Spanish.

  10. 24
    Marie

    Thank you Lawrence for calling attention to this, I have gasped every time he says it. He slid that comment in again last night and no one dared to call it out or mention it at all. It’s sickening, he is a very dangerous man and has no place anywhere near the White House.

  11. 28
    Mr. Pizza Marlon

    IF YOU CALL YOURSELF A CHRISTIAN and [believe] the Bible is the inspired living Word of God, read carefully and meditate on this scripture at Daniel 2.44 which shows what will happen to all these political figures AND world human governments across the globe… I double-dare everyone to read and tell me it's false. No leader is doing God's will—none.

    DANIEL 2.44 prophesied the [establishment] of a divine kingdom (heavenly government) by God. It states that "In the days of those kings (human world leaders), the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to other people (humans). It will crush all those kingdoms’ human governments) and bring them to an end, but it will itself endure forever."

    During the battle of Armageddon, GOD WILL ESTABLISH His eternal and unshakable kingdom (government), which will [replace] all earthly governments. Humans weren't created to rule WITHOUT God's guidance. They cannot direct their own step. (Jeremiah 10.23). 6000 years of human rule and results from their rulership have shown all mankind and all the angels in heaven, [who] are the best to rule. God's Kingdom will soon end all bad rulers on earth and one who already gave us a preview of his rulership will reign across the globe with his 144,000 co-rulers (only ones chosen to be in heaven).

    The rest of God's people will enjoy eternal PEACE on the planet and all the resurrected will learn about God's Kingdom, who the true God of the Bible is, Jehovah. They will learn God's Son is ruling over the earth with his 144,000 kings. (Re 5.10). Religious leaders have taught mankind lies that all good people go to heaven. THE BIBLE TEACHES us only 144,000 anointed ones go to heaven to rule alongside Christ as kings over the earth. (Re 5.10). This world will soon end. Not the planet, wicked society just like in Noah's days.

  12. 31
    HTHAMMACK1

    Well Lawrence, I agree with everything you said except one thing, the intelligence of Republican voters. If they had any intelligence, they would have never voted for Donald Trump.

  13. 33
    Noot Suit

    Ron "little boots" Caliguia comes forward again with another tyrannic suggestion to add to the complicated puzzle of his sadistic interior.

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