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OK, that was weird. Definitely brutal but....really weird.

OK. That makes sense. I guess he'll be found not guilty but later end up paying off a huge lawsuit.

I really don't like Alec Baldwin but I don't know how he can be held responsible for this. It seems like the armorer would be the one responsible but I really haven't paid that much attention to this. Because I really don't like Alec Baldwin.

Usually the media talks to the criminal's family, so we can hear what a great guy they were. It's nice that the Houston media went to the effort to find the other victim's family and get their response.

I think that last shot could really get him in trouble. Once he had possession of the other guy's gun, it is pretty hard to justify shooting him again. There is no real way to argue that he felt threatened at that point.

I don't think there is a problem questioning the number of shots, or questioning that last shot. I would hope that, if I were in that situation, I would be able to know when to stop shooting. In my opinion, he definitely could have stopped shooting once he saw that the guy no longer had the gun in his possession. But, I also can't imagine what it's like to really be in that situation. I guess I would choose to give the benefit of the doubt to the guy who was being robbed, not to the robber. I am also a little concerned about him leaving the scene. If I remember my CCL training, in that situation we should call our lawyer, the cops, and an ambulance. Then we sit and wait for the cops to show up. But I don't know if that's a legal requirement or just something that is recommended. I saw a longer video that shows that, after the shooting, the guy realizes that the bad guy didn't even have a real gun. He ends up throwing it across the restaurant in anger. For some reason, that was encouraging to me. He wasn't excited or happy about killing a criminal. He was angry about the whole situation.

I'm not bothered by shooting the guy in the back and I'm not necessarily bothered by the number of shots. But, that last shot, after picking up the gun the bad guy dropped, he shot him one more time. I hope that doesn't get him in trouble.

I have no idea what anyone means when they refer to "MAGA" or "MAGA Republicans". To me, MAGA is simply a slogan, similar to the one used by DeSantis. I have no issue with anyone who voted for Trump especially considering I voted for Trump this last time. I don't understand the Trump worshipers just like I don't understand those with Trump Derangement Syndrome. Some could argue that the only reason we have a President Biden is because of Trump's negative qualities. Trump would have been an almost perfect President if he would have focused on policy and got rid of the juvenile behavior.

I'm with you. And if there is one good thing to come from the midterm elections: maybe we've seen the last of Beto O'Rourke and Stacey Abrams.

You're welcome

When you are the leader of the country, being an arrogant jerk 99% of the time is going to have a negative effect on the country. Yes, he was quite often right on policy but his personality and lack of maturity was embarrassing. Honestly, what President gets upset about what SNL says about them?

I remember watching the Arizona senate debate and Masters did really well. He was much better than Kelly. Plus, with the Libertarian candidate endorsing him I would think that Masters would have a solid chance at winning. Of course, I watched the Pennsylvania debate and I still can't believe how that turned out.

Pick your two: Tom Cotton, Ted Cruz, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, or Tim Scott. I'd even consider Chris Christie, Dan Crenshaw, Mike Pence, or Mike Pompeo. There are a lot of good, intelligent people who are qualified to be President who wouldn't embarrass us on a daily basis and aren't about to turn 80. There are even some on the Democratic side that fit that description.

Trump has already started: On the day of the 2022 general election, Donald Trump sent a very clear 2024 message to Ron DeSantis: Stay out of the race or else. “I would tell you things about him that won’t be very flattering – I know more about him than anybody – other than, perhaps, his wife,” Trump said https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/08/politics/trump-desantis-2024-warning-shot

Just too much Trump worship in that article for me. I don't like Trump. I will never like Trump. In my opinion, Trump cares only about Trump. He was President, he did a good job but he was incredibly divisive and, for all the good he did, he caused just as many unnecessary problems. I voted for him once, but I don't want to be put in that position again. I think there are other people out there who can do just as good of a job without embarrassing the office. Here's the question I have: If DeSantis and Trump both run, I'm sure DeSantis would support Trump if he was chosen as the nominee. Would Trump support DeSantis if he were the nominee? Honestly, I have no confidence that Trump would support anybody else except himself.