Republican reactions to San Bernardino changed a lot after learning an alleged shooter was Muslim

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Republican reactions to San Bernardino changed a lot after learning an alleged shooter was Muslim

by Dylan Matthews at Vox

http://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2015/12/3/9844438/cruz-trump-rubio-san-bernardino-terrorism

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For the first day or so, the shooting was treated as a mass shooting, and the standard response by pro-gun Republicans after mass shootings is to offer thoughts and prayers to victims, their families, and first responders and to avoid talking about changes in gun laws. Not reacting at all is also an option. Accordingly, the leading Republican candidates for president praised and sympathized with those affected, or else stayed mum:

Ted Cruz: "Our prayers are with the victims, their families, and the first responders in San Bernardino who willingly go into harm’s way to save others."

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But then it emerged that the two shooters were named Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik, and that Farook was Muslim. The reactions of the Republican frontrunners suddenly changed:

Ted Cruz went back to Twitter to declare the shooting an act of war: "Yesterday's horrific murder in the wake of Paris underscores we're at a time of war whether or not the current Admin realizes it."



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[yeoman6987]

1. We do the same but just different.

It is amazing to see.