Open Season on Democrats? With all the pure hatred being bred on the far right, I have no doubt this is where it is heading.

Those Texicans are at it again!

Obviously, they DON'T want anything to do with FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS!

Sniveling liberals. The guy in the red pick-up was undoubtedly a member of a well-regulated militia who was standing his ground as he drove away while shooting at someone who must have been an illegal alien.

taking bets on whether the victim was working for a democratic campaign.

further taking bets that there will be a swell of people who are 'appalled at the finger pointing, and that these kind of things are condemnable on BOTH SIDES' even though one side seems to continually be the victim and the other continually the perpetrator.

1. We have no clue what the motive of the attack was.

2. Whether the shooter was a Republican or Democrat would say ZERO about Republicans or Democrats in general, so why even bother making it up?

Just curious, what happens if the shooter turns out to be a Democrat, this is just like several other stories where the right was blamed only to find out later that it was a liberal democrat who was responsible.

http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/15/10699944-gay-couple-in-dallas-attacked-with-baseball-bats-police-say?

http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/21/10791923-firebombs-set-off-at-texas-state-senators-office?

These are just two of the past reports where it was a liberal Democrat who was found to be responsible days later, but by then the left had attacked and accused the right for the attacks, even after the truth came out the left still tried to blame the WRONG GROUP.

Also just FYI both candidates are Democrat.

Interesting that even though the article made no mention of party affiliation, that I read anyway, it is the "my gun is my baby" bunch that are already out talking trash. I guess these rednecks miss the Jim Crow days when hunting down an honest hard working black man was just a "good old boy" sport.

Maybe winning the Civil War wasn't the best thing to have ever happened to this country. By now Dixie would've been just another oil rich dictatorship.... a Central American Lybia or Iraq, if you will.

Guess all the gun violence in Chicago this weekend was Republicans doing the shooting there as well.

Wonder how many of those shooters were legal gun owners, oh wait, Chicago has some of the strictest gun laws in the country so all the shooting must have been untrue because liberals don't break the laws.

Both candidates are democrats, and Latino, so whats the chance that the shooter might fall into that group????

How little people actually know or think before they speak....First of all doubtful it would be a Republican targeting a Democrat in the PRIMARIES...you know where his current opponent is another Democrat. Also given the proximity to Mexico and the cross border drug and cartel problems....it seems much more likely that the candidats opponent is probably deeply connected to a cartel and well their profits can flow if the right Democrat is elected. It is pretty certain that a Democrat will be elected in that particular community. Again, Democrat in Texas does not necessarily equate to a Democrat say in Chicago....at least some on the valley are honest.

Hidalgo county is about 70% Democrat.

@Robbob-1667446

nowhere in either of these stories does it mention any confirmation of the motivation for the attacks. do you have any non-fox, non-drudge, non-breitbart, etc., links or articles that actually support what you are claiming?

Are you talking about this story or the two I linked.

In the fire bomb story it was a disgruntled constituent who thought that the Dem wasn't being true enough to the party and not helping him enough, also he was a mentally deranged Dem.

In the other one were the gay men were attacked it was done by a group of 5 Obama supports out for a drive.

And like most of the first posters on here they attacked the right trying to place blame on them because the victim was a Dem supporter, only problem is if this was a politically motivated attack then it was most likely done by a supporter of his opponent who is also a Democrap.

And if it turns out that it was someone from a left leaning group/party I expect those who tried to place blame on the right will do just like other on the other story did, deny it, ignore it or even funnier continue to try and wrongly place blame on the right, things like ya it was 5 black guys who attacked them but they did because of repubs made them do it.

most definitely not foxnews

http://www.dallasvoice.com/2-gay-men-beaten-baseball-bats-hate-crime-10104651.html

http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Arrest-Made-After-Attack-on-Texas-Senators-Office-143635016.html

http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/22/10810149-man-held-in-firebombing-of-texas-state-senators-office?threadId=3376880&commentId=63703795#c63703795

All the hot races in Hidalgo county were in the democratic primarys.Especially the commisioner race. The republicans never get that hot about anything here. This ain't politics like in your world people. This is the kind of place where everybody their brother, sister, cousin, dog and cat runs in primaries. And all the action is on the democratic side. The republicans don't even always have people in all the races.

The New Black Panthers have a red pickup truck? Who knew? Moving on up - To the west side.

Why should this be political? Drive-byes happen everywhere, their only selective when the pinchazos are hunting prey.. You can bet it's about Jose and not some panty waist politician(s).

Nice. Bet that'll get ole Martin "Marty" Cantu really far in the election eh?

It's McAllen. Of course someone got shot. It's highly unlikely that politics was the reason why he got shot. It could have been simply because he was there. It could be because the truck was moving. It could have been for no reason at all.

Sad that so many "Tolerant" people are so quick to point the finger when they don't have any details.

Probably turn out to be some sort of gang related shooting.

As I have said here several times, back when I went to protests, there were always pick-up trucks with gun racks in the back window, that would circle the blocks around the protesters... and that was in liberal Washington State.

Is that you Charlie Daniels - is the South really going to do it again? Anyone know where Ted Nugent was yesterday? Southern man don't need him around anyhow. Oh yes; the Right has their protesters too.

LMAO @ Industrial Strength - Gang members are now Hip-Hoppin' in red pick-up trucks?

I'm surprised Industrial doesn't have Rosie the Riveter as an avatar - then they can be like Jan Brewer... hahaha.

taking bets on whether the victim was working for a democratic campaign

Considering that this was a democratic primary and both men running were Democrats I would say you have a 100% chance of being right................Brilliant.

gtouch; so you think this was premeditated, the shooter was targeting the victim? I like conspiracies, if it wasn't for those who conspire - we would be New Britain now.

I'm trying to catch up to robbob in number of posts - see if my cheap generic Walmart coffee can keep up with his rich Republican brew.

drainbramage: actually not making any statements as to who did the shooting. If you look closely the question posed was if the "victim" was working for a "democratic" campaign. I merely noted that since it was a Democratic primary everyone there was a democrat so the odds of the "victim" being a democrat are pretty high or about as close to 100% as one would get at such functions.

Maybe the victim was within two hundred feet of the polling place, hence posted illegally. I guess that 'll teach em'.

He had a gun in a pickup truck....how does this even remotely connect to Conceal Carry ???....Maybe the shooter was just enforcing the "no campaigning, electioneering within 100 ft. of a polling station"

It was not concealed it was in a truck. and btw i think thats near McAllen texas and they have the McAllen football team and there have been several shootings over the team winning or losing. They take their football very seriously in McAllen. Wonder if thats what its about.

Shooting over a football game???? Only in Texas!

Naw, it's becoming to western Florida.

LOL

How about Afganarado and Iraqachusets?

In San Juan, Texas very few people have "lilly white" skin. Most are a toasty brown. Learn your geography.

Texas can succeed from the union. I'm pretty sure we'd be fine, but all you sequined people in Nevada might lose all you tourist income. Start digging your hole in the sand.

@somebefuddledperson

No. We can't. That provision was only there in the case if the Treaty of Annexation wasn't approved by the US Congress. It was approved thus Texas became a member of the union thus the provison no longer applies.

Yay History!

Hey Nevada man, read up on your statistics. The violent crime rate in Texas is less than it is in your state. The violent crime rate for 2010 per 100k residents was 450.3 in Texas, 660.6 in Nevada. Texas' rate is also lower than Delaware, Florida, D.C., Maryland, Massachusetts, Vermont, Tennessee, So. Carolina, Alaska, Louisiana and Michigan.

somebefuddledperson, you must be befuddled

succeed:

1. achieve intention: to manage to do what is planned or attempted
2. gain fame, wealth, or power: to realize a goal, especially to gain fame, wealth, or power
3. make significant progress: to do well in an activity, making admirable progress or recording impressive achievements

secede: withdraw formally: to make a formal withdrawal of membership from an organization, state, or alliance

Thanks english teacher abby....

Yeah...Nevada...that would be real good for the rest of the US if you took one of the largest economies in the world and took it away from the US economy.....In reality Texas could self sustain without the rest of the US though.

Yeah and he was probably shot by someone named Juan. Hispanics are 80% of the population in Hidalgo county.Actually even without the rest of you we would be a G8 country. Actually we never did rescind that order of secession from 1861.

Hey nevada...how about you go phoque yourself?? Unless you have something intelligent to say then STFU...Oh wait excuse me you wait for harry reid to tell you what to think and say, so there goes any chance of an intelligent statement coming out of you.

Shucks. If somehow Texas leaves the union I'd move there for sure.

I can MacGyver a bottle of Iced tea and a bag of skittles into a short range missile launcher.

Sounds like stephanie and rtypo need to be put under surveillance...sounds like they are plotting with some more of obamma bin lyin's children...maybe we need to have the secret service cum protect them...I would imaging either one or both would be good at entertaining the SS...they both sound like gutter trash anyway!

Rtypo: MacGyver....lol that was awesome. Thanks for the flashback. Can you pass me the bubble gum, duct tape and match sticks? I need to make a bullet proof vest.. nice

No he didn't shoot a voter. He shot one of those annoying politiqueros who stand outside yelling vote for my guy. And we had ten days of early voting which ended Friday. And since this was the primary the dems and the repubs may not have even been in the same building for voting.

No frank sorry this was NOT staged by the "new black panther's" Those actions are left for your kind!

Thanks for pointing that out... makes me really miss Molly Ivans.

Honestly, Tejas isn't a beautiful state. Have you every been there? Yes, it's big. So is India. Don't want to live there. I was born there, and after all the hoopla about itself I thought it was the center of the universe. At the age of 19 I began to travel. Wow, I quickly learned how wrong everybody was. Moved away at the age of 20 and you couldn't pay me to move back. What with the guns, rednecks and narrow mindedness it's no wonder they elect politician like Bush and Perry. Many of them actually relish their ignorance!

How many times does an idiot like you have to be told? Dubya isn't a Texan. He was born in New Haven, Conn. His father was born in Howard, Maine. His grandfather was born in New Hampshire and was a Senator from Maine. How does any of that make him a Texan?

How did Dubya become governor of Texas?

Hey Steve-3718191,

Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. I agree with Lloyd, I consider Texas to be beautiful. Granted, some parts of the state are a lot nicer than others but how many states are not like this? Difference being Texas has a lot more room to work with and a huge diversity in climate that you find in no other state.

In addition, not everyone is a conservative, redneck, gunslinging Rick Perry lover. Times are changing, slowly but surely the populace is moving toward the political center. We may never be a far left leaning state but that's not a bad thing. We will try to do our best without you...:)

Replying to Tacky. George H.W. Bush was born in Milton, MA. Prescott Bush was a Senator from CT.

8 to 2 shot by another hispanic since they outnumber us 8 to 2 here.

Is that why we have 4 schools in the top 33 before the first Ca school. And rather than get a stupid fox or msnbc version why not as we say go to the horses mouth. Go to KRGV.COM they had a reporter there all day.

WoW!! Steve-3718191...I can positively say with out a doubt that I have never heard better news that you do not live in Texas...at least now I do not have to risk running into/ or preferable over your stupid ass anytime soon!! It might serve you well to remember "It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool...than to speak and remove all doubt"!

Lonereb: The schools that you mention are in Dallas. Long way from McAllen. Itchy trigger fingers isn't exclusive to McAllen.

Why it wasn't the republlicans slinging mud. This was a primary people the runoff will be in july and the republicans won't run against the dems until November in these races. Republicans here just wait until the 8-10 democrats settle on a candidate to start a campaign for the general election.

Dear daughter...I really regret that one of our distinguished veterans could have spawned an offspring such as yourself...but even if something is wrong with my moral compass, at least I have one so therefore that proves I am surely not a democrat!

Your insult clearly shows us all where your moral compass is pointing.

The person shot was carrying a sign for the democrat in the race. I guess it isn't just a lapse in moral judgement, it extends to a lapse in the ability to process information.

DaughterofAVeteran

The person shot was carrying a sign for the democrat in the race. I guess it isn't just a lapse in moral judgement, it extends to a lapse in the ability to process information.

Or in your case; make something up as you know nothing about this. No prejudices on your part.

PS - A veteran, as if it has anything to do with this post.

" The man had just started working that morning for the campaign ofHector "JoJo" Mendez, a candidate for Hidalgo County constable." Direct quote from FOX News. Normally, I would never quote anything from FOX but in this case...it certainly seemed fitting. Hector Mendez is running as a democrat.

In answer to your question, I guess I just admire and loved my father. Who, by the way, fought in two wars and and was my hero.

Again, democrat or not; where did your brilliant conclusion come from with no facts?

It could of been another deranged Democrat. It could of. But I or you don't have a clue.

PS - I fought in two wars also - can I be your hero.

Also just FYI both candidates are Democrat. No Republicans running for that office, so how is it a Republicans fault?????????

Guess all the gun violence in Chicago this weekend was Republicans doing the shooting there as well.

FYI in this part of Texas the democrats run 8 or more candidates for these races the repubs run three maybe. In some races the repubs don't even have candidates. So why would they even bother.

It's ALWAYS the Republican's fault. Were any of the parties illegals? Republican's fault. Were they legal residents or citizens? Republican's fault. See how it works?

You mean like the Black Panthers. Holder said it was ok!

No, he means in those places that have banned guns but yet had all sorts of gun violence this weekend. It's not hard to find in todays news.

Some people are just too stupid to realize that banning guns does not stop violence or even lower it. Or perhaps they could explain why the streets aren't running red with blood as they predicted in states that have looser gun laws than Texas even.

Sanchez was holding a sign for Hector "JoJo" Mendez, whose opponent in the race is Martin "Marty" Cantu, both of whom are Democrats, so this must just be a case of lib on lib crime nothing out of the ordinary.

proudamerican -- it's one thing not to like Holder, but why tell lies? By the way, how many law enforcement officers have the Black Panthers killed? How many civilians have they killed?

Care to match those numbers against your white hate groups?

Good one kat!

Actually it is very safe to vote in Texas. The hardest thing today was that with redistricting everybodies precincts changed. and from what I heard the county election commisions were busy telling people where their new polling places were. I voted early last week so I could go to any polling place in the county to vote. And my neighbor who moved and his registration was in Austin voted provisional. Look in this area we have a dem running for congress who is under indictment for judicial fraud and his opponents ad told us his mommy was a real good mayor. Most people were voting for their cousins.

FYI the liberals here want their guns too. If only 2 out of 10 people bought guns here the gun shops would go out of business. This isn't your political world. Things aren't done your way. The race was between two democrats with no republican opponenet so why would the conservatives even bother. Here everybody votes for their cousin or the guy who had better chicken at the pachanga.

sorry but the state of ignorance would be MD

In an area where the white guy is the 20% majoirity surrounded by the 80% minority and the brown guys hold all the offices and are almost all the cops. We wouldn't even bother anyway the opponent was another brown guy.

In an area where the white guy is the 20% majoirity surrounded by the 80% minority and the brown guys hold all the offices and are almost all the cops.

Actually, that sounds like the perfect motive for a racist to commit this crime. Not saying that is the case here, just saying.

Guess you forgot that Mexico haves gun control. They are already over 100 plus shot per day.

It is the U.S.'s fault that the Mexicans readily obtain firearms. Much easier to go to Joe's Bait and Tackle and get any kind of gun you want irregardless of legal residency or not. After all, who would want to go on the world market and deal with those unappreciative third world arms dealers?

Monterrey, Mexico.

More Mexicans have been Be-Headed this year than have been shot and killed in Monterrey this year. mexicoperiodicos.com, mondotimes.com

Why do that when you can get them from Holder..

Last I heard Mexicos drug cartels have killed over 50,000 people.

You might as well calm down. I would hate to see you upset for 4 more years. It's not good for your health. It's America, you have one vote. Vote your choice and be proud your an American.

President Obama--2012

Oh Dear God!! deb lay off the kool-aid honey it is staring to rot your brain!!

as opposed to Long Island (Iced) Tea, right? :p

Any politican is hard to deal with.... The only excellent president we have had in a long time was JFK.. You can now vote for Colin Powell

Probably two people still mad over something that happened in HS.

No photo ID law in Texas we'd like one but we don't have one. Your concealed carry permit for your gun is an allowed ID in Texas. Nobody is even challenging voting here since the 80% minority controls everything. From the election commission to the mayor to the police chief and even the DPS officers are all the 80% minority. If I got stopped by a white cop here I'd faint on the spot. Besides I like San Juan they did a good job of answering the call on the motorcycle accident I got in there 3 weeks ago.

Sorry to disappoint gr adams...you have to have a photo id to apply for welfare and food stamps don't you...then why is it too difficult to show it to vote?? And as for taking a gun a id...well too bad someone don't stick their id up your ass and blow your brains out!