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In reply to the discussion: Wray casts doubt Trump struck by bullet [View all]Sibelius Fan
(24,633 posts)104. D response should be "it is terrible that tRump was shot at, and it's important that we know
what he was hit by if we are to better protect political candidates.
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There was tons of sound equipment on the stage, not to mention the metal stands themselves that could send off shrapnel.
SunSeeker
Jul 2024
#42
That's the logical fallacy known as Appeal To Authority -- "He says so, so there!". . . . .nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jul 2024
#15
Yes, but it is a fallacy in this case. Though the chief knows more than us, there is
Bernardo de La Paz
Jul 2024
#81
Wow, you've really done it now. You've caught tRump telling a lie! Finally!
Bernardo de La Paz
Jul 2024
#17
"no images"? The pictures of the wound are available all over the web. . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jul 2024
#62
Oh, so now glass truthers think this is a popularity contest. Go right ahead and believe "recs" are truth. . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jul 2024
#63
Are you implying that we are not allowed to reply to you? Nonsense. "Doubt" is not "fact". . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jul 2024
#69
OK, thank you. Skepticism is fine, but so much of the glass truther writing accepts as facts things that are not. . .nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jul 2024
#74
There was a lot of other equipment for the bullets to hit (metal bleachers, speakers). Shrapnel definitely went flying.
SunSeeker
Jul 2024
#84
We're not talking about glass. We're talking about metal or plastic shrapnel.
SunSeeker
Jul 2024
#85
Yes, the truthers are. I was responding to post 21 which claims the teleprompter was broken. . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jul 2024
#86
Being skeptical of Trump's claim is not being a "truther." Wray isn't a truther.
SunSeeker
Jul 2024
#92
Actually all it probably reveals is that they were threatened if they revealed anything.
summer_in_TX
Jul 2024
#25
Until they release the medical report we do not know what his injury was or what caused it.
Ford_Prefect
Jul 2024
#23
The big deal is he LIED and said he "took a bullet for democracy"--to get sympathy votes.
SunSeeker
Jul 2024
#41
While children take bullets at schools because he advocates for high capacity guns
Bluethroughu
Jul 2024
#105
Ear closeup. You can see a bit of white cartilage and two wounds, consistent with the trajectory of the bullet
Bernardo de La Paz
Jul 2024
#107
Nope. His right ear is in perspective lower than his left ear, because the camera is below ear level. . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jul 2024
#124
The angle of the lens is considerably below the plane of ears, so yes, it would be that much
Bernardo de La Paz
Jul 2024
#127
It's possible, but I think the angles are not quite what you measure
Bernardo de La Paz
Jul 2024
#139
If an AR-15 bullet had pierced his ear, he wouldn't have an ear. I knew he was lying as soon as I saw his ear.
SunSeeker
Jul 2024
#37
Nope. An ear is not an apple shot head on. Here's a side head wound. Head did not explode, no "mist"
Bernardo de La Paz
Jul 2024
#89
It was a bullet. I have not depended on his statement, but tRump is not automatically wrong
Bernardo de La Paz
Jul 2024
#93
I could be wrong, but the photos and videos support the bullet but not shard. . . .nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jul 2024
#115
Obviously on an opinion forum it is an opinion. I do not need to state that
Bernardo de La Paz
Jul 2024
#121
"bullet truther"? See your post #108. YOU are the one mocking with the phrase "bullet truther", not me. nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jul 2024
#122
There is NO WAY that hole was from an AR-15. Looks like a very small caliber handgun, or maybe a BB gun.
SunSeeker
Jul 2024
#142
There is no magical depth where less than it, little damage is done and more than it heads explode
Bernardo de La Paz
Jul 2024
#143
I don't need to do a "thought experiment." What AR bullets do to the human body is well documented.
SunSeeker
Jul 2024
#144
Pro anatomy tip: ears have cartilage, no bone. Even tRump's ear. It makes a big difference
Bernardo de La Paz
Jul 2024
#145
Please provide a link. It's hard to find posts by number when on a phone. Thanks. nt
SunSeeker
Jul 2024
#95
Trump doesn't give passes to anyone except for his attempted assassin - what a saint
Skya Rhen
Jul 2024
#58
The man killed was not behind him but to his left, between Trump and the shooter. nt
SunSeeker
Jul 2024
#94
D response should be "it is terrible that tRump was shot at, and it's important that we know
Sibelius Fan
Jul 2024
#104