Here Is The Left In All Its "Glory"

Steve Scalise is in critical condition after surgery, and Sonia Gupta must be delighted about that bit of dire news.

According to Grabien News, Sonia Gupta is a former prosecutor from Scalise's home state of Louisiana.

Her Tweets are protected, but here is an image capture of one of her Tweets today, upon hearing that Rep. Steve Scalise had been shot (from Grabien News):

Her Twitter profile shows the following:

Overcoming internal resistance and just...being. 😊 New Orleans Lawyer➡️ Denver Software Developer. Always seeking new opportunities.
Denver, CO
Joined March 2016

BREAKING NOW: HOUSE MAJORITY WHIP STEVE SCALISE HAS BEEN SHOT AT AN EARLY MORNING GOP BASEBALL TEAM PRACTICE IN ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA!

The scene this morning (image credit)

Go to Google search for "steve scalise shot" (without the quotation marks).

I am updating as I can. ~ AOW

Congressman Steve Scalise (R-Louisiana) was apparently shot in the hip and unable to walk.

CNN is saying the shooter was a middle-aged white man.

Two Capitol Police officers also shot. They were armed only with handguns, the shooter(s) with a rifle (or rifles). One of Congressman Scalise's aides was also shot.

Note: the only people on that baseball field were members of the GOP.

Members of the GOP Baseball Team was hiding in the dugout and screaming into their mobile phones, "We are under attack!"

At least five have been hit.

Report on Fox News: before the shooting started, a man in running shorts came up and asked if the baseball team was Democrats or Republicans.

UPDATE FROM PASTORIUS

I WILL BE AWAY FROM THE COMPUTER FOR AWHILE, BUT HERE'S SOME INFORMATION:

MEMBER OF CONGRESS SHOT
SCALISE IN STABLE CONDITION

Gunman opens fire at congressional baseball practice...
High-Powered Rifle; More than 50 shots fired...
'Are Those Republicans or Democrats Out There?'
Security tightened at White House... 

AOW here:

This shooting appears to be a deliberate, target attack on the GOP (CNN).

The weapon appears to have been an AR-15 (according to some gun-savvy witnesses, Fox News).

Fox News: the shooting went on for 10 minutes. The shooter reloaded at least once.

The Congressional Teams Baseball Game was supposed to take place tomorrow at Nationals Field and has been well-publicized (Fox News).

One the Capitol Police officers, although shot, was able to take down the shooter. The shooter is now en route to a hospital (Fox News).

Congressman Scalise was airlifted from the scene and is now in the hospital, probably INOVA Fairfax Hospital, which has a trauma center (Fox News).

"It was a shooting field" (Rand Paul, interviewed by phone on Fox News. Some 50 rounds were fired by the gunman.

According to Jeff Flake (R - Arizona), Steve Scalise was playing 2nd base. When he was shot, he dragged himself into the outfield so as to be further away from the shooter, who was behind the 3rd base dugout. Congressman Jeff Flake went to the outfield to put pressure on Scalise's hip wound. The Congressional Baseball Game has been a Washington tradition for over 16 years (Fox News).

UPDATE: Congressman Scalise may be at Georgetown University Medical Center. Police in assault rifles all over the ER entrance there.  The Today Show Twitter feed is showing that he may have a groin wound:

New video shows Congressman @SteveScalise after Alexandria shooting. https://t.co/afPAJ2WT6x

— TODAY (@TODAYshow) June 14, 2017

As Anonymous has pointed out here at IBA, in a comment:

If the shooter is tied to the right Trump will be blamed. If the shooter is tied to the left the gun will be blamed.

The blame game has started (with thanks to Anonymous):

Rolling Stone, Washington Post Freelancer Blames Scalise For Getting Himself Shot https://t.co/dWKFfShEej

— Thomas Paine (@Thomas1774Paine) June 14, 2017

UPDATE FROM PASTORIUS:

Liberal Hacks Attack GOP Rep. Scalise After Shooting: ‘Nothing But Whores and Puppets for NRA’

AOW here...Shooter identified by law enforcement officials as James T. Hodgkinson:

The shooter at the GOP congressional baseball practice this morning is James T. Hodgkinson of Belleville, Ill., according to law enforcement officials. Hodgkinson, 66, owns a home inspection business. His home inspection license expired in November 2016 and was not renewed, state records show.

Hodgkinson was charged in April 2006 with battery and aiding damage to a motor vehicle, according to online records in St. Clair County, Illinois. The charges were dismissed, records show.

Sunday's Shootings In Houston

Two dead. Six injured.

See THIS, dated May 30, 2016, 7:44 AM ET, at NBC News:

Two people were killed, six others were were injured and a helicopter was struck after at least one gunman armed with a high-powered rifle began "shooting randomly" in Houston on Sunday, police said.

One suspect and one bystander were among the dead.

Four people and two constables were also injured, interim Houston Police Chief Martha Montalvo said, adding that both officers were released from the hospital. One suffered a wounded hand; the other was shot in a bullet-proof vest.

Authorities described a chaotic scene: A gas pump was struck during the shooting erupted in flames, and a helicopter helping to secure the area was hit with five bullets, police said.

A bomb squad was called to the area to detonate a suspicious item, officials told NBC News, and cars in the area, including two police cruisers, were shot. Photos released by the police department showed one vehicle with at least a dozen bullet holes in the windshield and the hood.

Authorities initially said there were two suspects, neither of whom were identified. One was injured during the shooting and hospitalized. The second man was pronounced dead at the scene; Houston police spokesman John Cannon described him as "the main active shooter" and said he was armed with a pistol and an "AR-15-type weapon."

[...]

The motive remained unclear. Earlier Sunday, Montalvo said that "everything is open at this time."...

Read the rest HERE.

Interestingly, CNN, which usually covers such events, has said very little about this shooting. Typically, CNN provides wall-to-wall coverage of such events. Ad nauseum.

NTSB: Amtrak assistant conductor heard engineer say train struck by “something”

AND THERE'S ALSO THIS:

NBCNews video: Passenger on Amtrak Locomotive Says His Train Was Also Struck by Object

A passenger traveling along the same route the night that Amtrak Train 188 derailed in Philadelphia told NBC News that an object hit his train, shattering the window. 

The account from Johns Hopkins student Justin Landis makes him the third person to report a projectile hitting a train Tuesday night in that area, and comes a day after the National Transportation Safety Board said investigators were working to determine whether something struck the doomed Amtrak train before it derailed. Eight people were killed and about 200 others were injured in the accident.

Breaking: One Garland Suspect Identified

From ABC News:

One of the suspects in the shooting in Garland, Texas, late Sunday has been identified as Elton Simpson, an Arizona man who was previously the subject of a terror investigation, according to a senior FBI official.

Overnight and today FBI agents and a bomb squad were at Simpson's home in an apartment complex in north Phoenix where a robot is believed to be conducting an initial search of the apartment.

Officials believe Simpson is the person who sent out several Twitter messages prior to the attack on Sunday, in the last one using the hashtag #TexasAttack about half an hour before the shooting....

More information at the link.

URGENT! BREAKING! Shooting At AFDI/Jihad Watch Event In Garland, Texas

IS THIS PARIS/CHARLIE HEBDO HAPPENING IN TEXAS???

Tammy Swofford is at the scene, contacted AoW. Has since been forced (by authorities?) to hang up.  AOW here...I am updating as I am able to do so at the bottom of this blog post.

FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION EVENT APPARENTLY UNDER ATTACK IN TEXAS

Dallas Morning News:

Breaking: Gunfire reported at anti-Islam event at Garland ISD facility

A spokesman for Garland ISD has confirmed that gunfire was reported at an anti-Islam event at the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland ISD.

Initial reports indicated that shots were heard outside the facility where an art show devoted to caricatures of Muhammad was being held.

WFAA-TV (Channel 8) has said an officer was involved in the shooting, and there are reports that SWAT officers had responded to the incident.

KXAS-TV (NBC5) says Garland police were still working to secure the area, and there were reports that officers had sealed the doors to the center.

Opponents had said the American Freedom Defense Initiative's Muhammad Art Exhibit and Contest on Sunday would be an attack on Islam. But its organizers said they were simply exercising their right of expression.

The contest, which was offering a top prize of $10,000, has received about 350 entries depicting Muhammad. Caricatures of the Islamic prophet are considered offensive by many Muslims.

In January, a French newspaper that published such cartoons was attacked by terrorists and 12 people died.

As part of its contract with the district, the American Freedom Defense Initiative has paid $10,000 for extra security - nearly $50 for each of about 200 tickets that have been purchased so far. That cost doesn't include private security the group is employing.

AOW cutting in here: The bomb disposal unit has arrived; apparently, two devices were found. Those attending the event have been moved to a safe place and are under armed guard.

The explosive devices are believed to be in the parking lot where those attending the event are parked. Attendees are not allowed to go to their vehicles; buses are being brought in to take the attendees away from Curtis Culwell Center.

While waiting, the attendees are singing "God Bless America," "The Star-Spangled Banner," and other patriotic songs.

I got this information from Tammy Swofford, who is on the ground there and is attending the event.

AOW again...Heavy.com has this information.

midnight rider: per Pam Geller:

Two men with rifles and backpacks attacked police outside our event. A cop was shot; his injuries are not life-threatening, thank Gd. Please keep him in your prayers. The bomb squad has been called to the event site to investigate a backpack left at the event site

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AOW here...The lights have now gone off in the safe room. This information via Tammy Swofford, who is on the ground there.

She sent this picture

UPDATE - For some reason blogger is not posting our updates.

UPDATE FROM PASTORIUS - I have to wonder if the Police/authorities are trying to send this story down the rabbit hole by forcing our correspondent Tammy Swofford to turn off her phone and then corraling all attendees into a safe room, AND THEN TURNING OFF THE LIGHTS!

ANOTHER UPDATE - Jihad Watch's site is now inaccessible. It could be that there are too many people attempting to get their news there and the site crashed.

OR IT COULD BE THAT SOMEONE HAS ATTACKED THE SITE AND TAKEN IT DOWN -

IF THAT IS THE CASE, THE QUESTION IS, IS THIS A COORDINATED ATTACK?!?!?!?

UPDATE - GOOD NEWS - JIHAD WATCH IS BACK UP - PAMELA GELLER IS POSTING AT JIHAD WATCH BECAUSE ROBERT IS IN LOCKDOWN AT THE CARTOON CONTEST FACILITY.

UPDATE - At Fox News, commentator Harris Faulkner is getting worked up about this story. She is a conservative black lady, and she's hot, and she seems to cognizant that this is a big, big story.

MY QUESTION IS, HOW DO WE AS FREE PEOPLE LIVE WITH MUSLIMS WHEN THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE CRITICIZE THEIR RELIGION?

In a free society, all loci of power need to be criticized. It is part of our system of checks and balances. It is absolutely necessary that we be free to criticize all religions, businesses, academic insitutions and  government officials. 

That is a necessary part of freedom.

If we are importing Muslims by the tens and hundreds of thousands, granting them political asylum, this is what we are going to get.

It is not that all Muslims are Jihadists. But a percentage of them are. Look in our sidebar under "Game Over". There are 10 posts there featuring statistics that will show you what percentage of Muslims in various countries around the world, including the West, hold anti-Freedom ideas. 

That is the percentage we are dealing with.

and that is why this is happening. 

We can not live with this. We can not abide it for one second.

midnight rider: Fox TV reporting a local Walmart has now been evacuated

UPDATE - This appears to be a Tweet from one of the attackers - 

UPDATE - THE ATTACKERS HAVE BEEN KILLED

VIDEO 

Army announces Fort Hood victims will receive Purple Heart

From Fox News:

Secretary of the Army John McHugh announced Friday that victims of the 2009 Fort Hood massacre will receive the Purple Heart, in an about-face for the military which initially described the attacks as "workplace violence." The decision to award the Purple Heart was first reported by Fox News. 

In a written statement, McHugh cited a recent change in the law that allowed the Army to proceed with the medals. "The Purple Heart's strict eligibility criteria had prevented us from awarding it to victims of the horrific attack at Fort Hood," McHugh said in a statement. 

"Now that Congress has changed the criteria, we believe there is sufficient reason to allow these men and women to be awarded and recognized" with either the Purple Heart or, for civilians, the Defense of Freedom medal. "It's an appropriate recognition of their service and sacrifice," McHugh said. 

Victims of the 2009 shooting and their families had been pressing the military to award the Purple Heart, and the benefits that come with it, for years. 

They got a boost when Congress passed recent funding legislation requiring the Defense Department to reconsider whether the victims qualify for the honor. 

The Army statement on Friday said the legislation expanded the eligibility criteria by broadening what can be considered an attack by a foreign terrorist organization. 

The Army determined the shooting could be considered an attack because the shooter "was in communication with the foreign terrorist organization before the attack."

Paris: Shooting at Charlie Hebdo HQ ---- Hebdo is the Mad Magazine of France --- UPDATED CONSTANTLY

THIS IS A BIG STORY, FOLKS.

IMAGINE IF MUSLIMS MURDERED THE PEOPLE AT MAD MAGAZINE, THE STAFF AT BILL MAHER, OR TREY PARKER AND MATT STONE FROM SOUTH PARK.

THAT'S WHAT THIS IS. 

Another attack's been made at the office of the satirical weekly, and this time, tragically, there appear to be casualties of jihad:

Several people have been killed by armed gunmen in a shooting at the Paris offices of a satirical magazine, according to French media reports.

Shooting was heard at the headquarters of Charlie Hebdo, a satirical magazine known for publishing controversial cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed in 2012.

"Several men in black cagoules were heard to shout 'the Prophet has been avenged'", wrote Pierre de Cossette, a broadcast journalist with Europe1 News.

"I think there are casualties," said the publication's cartoonist, Renaud Luzier.

The magazine is based in Paris's 11th arrondissement.

It should be clearer than ever now that France is under siege by jihad, and this was bound to happen. But is the leftist government now in charge going to take effective action? There's no telling if they will.

midnight rider updating:

Business Insider:

REPORT: A Car Has Exploded In Front Of A French Synagogue

French media outlet Metronews reports that there's been a car explosion in front of a synagogue in Sarcelles, a city near Paris where two were two gunmen attacked the office of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo just hours earlier.
It is not clear whether the two events are connected. The Paris version of Metro reports that this event was an incident unrelated with the attack at the magazine.
The car was parked in front of a synagogue, and reportedly exploded at about 2.30 p.m. local time (1.30 p.m. GMT).

Une voiture explose devant une synagogue à Sarcelles. #CharlieHebdo #attentat pic.twitter.com/yzy557qA21
— Ilan Gal (@ilangallula) January 7, 2015

At the time of writing, the shooter who attacked the newspaper office in central Paris are still at large in the French capital's suburbs.

Here is a map of the two events:

Google Maps

The attack at Charlie Hebdo, a well known irreverent magazine which has previously been the target of attacks, up to 12 people dead and several more injured. 

The paper's editor-in-chief and three leading cartoonists are reportedly among the dead. 

PASTORIUS CUTTING IN --- I WILL BE UPDATING THIS STORY:

• 12 DEAD IN TERROR ATTACK AT OFFICES OF FRENCH SATIRICAL NEWSPAPER 'CHARLIE HEBDO'
• PAPER ANGERED MUSLIMS AFTER PUBLISHING CRUDE CARICATURES OF ISLAM'S PROPHET MOHAMMED
• DEADLIEST FRENCH TERRORIST ATTACK IN 20 YEARS
• 10 CHARLIE HEBDO STAFF AMONG DEAD - INCLUDING EDITOR AND LEAD CARTOONIST
• Five more are critically injured - gunmen are still at large
• French President Francois Hollande has said 'France is in shock from a terrorist attack.'
• David Cameron described the attack as 'sickening'.

HERE'S HOW DRUDGE IS REPORTING IT:

12 KILLED AT PARIS MAGAZINE
THAT RAN MUHAMMED CARTOONS
TWEETED ISIS JOKE HOUR BEFORE ATTACK
VIDEO: 'ALLAHU AKBAR!'
'WE HAVE AVENGED THE PROPHET!'

Here's a taste of some Charlie Hebdo satire:

"Love is Stronger Than Hate"

Video showing #CharlieHebdo attack. "Allahu akbar" shouts http://t.co/y1ErbSGv5P
— Mathieu von Rohr (@mathieuvonrohr) January 7, 2015

VIDEO. Des images de l'attaque au siège de... by francetvinfo


PASTORIUS --- Here is a screen shot of their last tweet, mocking ISIS:

UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE ---

France's National Warning System on Red Alert. Their Vigipirate sytem was raised to its highest level; offices of magazines and newspapers, and places of worship, have been placed under high guard.

Already On Heightened Alert. Over the week-end, an assailant crying, get this, "aluha akbar" attacked people at a police station with a knife. France was already on elevated alertfollowing that attack.

Ft. Hood Shooter, Ivan Lopez' Wife Cooperating With The Investigation, So Why Won't Military Release The Name of the Shooter?

Sources confirm yesterday's Fort Hood shooter is 34 year old Ivan Lopez. Military officials will not confirm that name. -- @annawerner
7:07am - 3 Apr 14. Via CBS Twitter

Link got above CBS Twitter feed. https://mobile.twitter.com/CBSNews

I'm posting the link to this twitter feed because it is supposedly reported that Lopez's wife is cooperating with the investigation, and the time stamp on the tweet indicates the military has yet to confirm shooters identity. What reason would the military have in holding back now?

Report Man Armed With Knife Shot Outside McDill AFB in Florida

There is breaking news at FOX and elsewhere that a man armed with a knife tried to crash through the Dale Mabry gate at Fort McDill Air Force Base in Florida and was shot to death by security guards.