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SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan is “shocked and saddened” by the shooting in his home state of Wisconsin that took place Sunday just two months after another mass shooting in the state.
“Janna and I were shocked and saddened by the news from Brookfield today. As our community continues to heal from August’s tragic violence, our thoughts and prayers are with today’s victims and their loved ones,” Ryan said in a statement.
Related: Three killed in shooting at Milwaukee-area salon; suspect found dead
“Our gratitude also goes to the first responders who rushed to save lives and secure the scene. We will not allow the evil responsible for this heartbreaking event to triumph over the spirit of the people of Wisconsin. I ask all Americans to keep those affected by this event in their hearts, minds, and prayers today,” he said.
At least seven people were shot and three of them killed this morning at the Azana Spa across the street from the Brookfield Square mall, according to police.
Brookfield is in the 5th District, which Republican Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner represents.
In early August -- the week Mitt Romney tapped Ryan as his running mate -- a shooting in Oak Creek, Wis. rattled Ryan's district. Romney delayed announcing his running mate so that Ryan could attend funeral services for the seven killed at the Sikh temple outside of Milwaukee.
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Oh what big crocodile tears you shed Mr. Ryan
Is the NRA going to pay for the funerals?
Leroy-1992792
You ignorant socialist liberals should pay and learn to be responsible for once in your life.
Typical liberal ignorance! Blaming everyone but yourselves!!!!
THE IRRESPONSIBLE, UNEDUCATED, IGNORANT, SOCIALIST LIBERALS ARE THE ONES DOING THE KILLING, NOT GUNS. IF IT WASN'T A GUN, IT WOULD BE A KNIFE, AX, HATCHET, ICE PICK, BROKEN BOTTLE, ETC. JUST LIKE IN GREAT BRITAIN USES! Stop blaming and being a part of the problem and Learn to be a part of the SOLUTION, Masses. You always have an excuse and nothing reasonable to substantiate anything you say. Is this what our Socialist union education system is doing to our children. G*D help us! If this is what the future of America looks like. The 50,60's Generation, is the LAST LOGICAL generation to survive America.
Sorry people Ryan's reaction has no credibility, guy is a complete phony!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NRA 2012: Shoot!
I think a lot of people are getting fed up with GOP kowtowing to NRA.
why limit it to the NRA....how about adding Norquist, Big Business, Tea Party, China, the 99%.....
Mark Thomas-371822
WHATEVER>>>>>>>>>> GET A LIFE!
bla..bla..bla..GOP Noise get tie up??? we kept BUY gop ...MIT WRONEY and PAUL LYAN..BULLS.H.I.T
GOP the Party of CHEATTING their way to Win!!! from EMPTY CHAIR to TIE POLL...WOW..USA DUMB DOWN NATION.... you guys keep BUY MIT and Ryan CRAP$
we should know what issues for what they stand for before we see them SAY MORE LIE$ ON TV??? i can't believed it for 5 months americans trusting in Obama poll show he leading in 5 months but all it take is 1 day Mit say LIE ON TV DEBATE PRITMIE BULLS.H.I.T poll show americans trust WRONEY UP?? REALLY???? no wonder WRONEY said: I BELIVE IN AMERICA.....because we undecide voters = women = weather....you guys one day HOT...the next day COLD...you ..UP..and ..DOWN...in and out.....just like PERRY KERRY song???
Oh yes, by all means let's do something positive and pray about it.
Once again it is the terrible "GUN" in the news once more .... And the media is eating it up !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Please post the stats for ALL murders and accidental deaths that were NOT comitted by PEOPLE useing guns on any given day so that the public can see the real numbers and get over this bias I read about that is sensationalised in/by every aspect of the news.
And personnaly I don't care who is elected as long as they can do the job WE appoint them to.
There is a reason why I do not visit these threads with any regularity; one needs only to read a few posts to realize that these are simply grazing grounds for trolls, partisanship irrelevant; trolls are trolls no matter their chosen ideology.
In fact, I wonder if these threads should be included in "The Divine Comedy" as the ultimate level of punishment for internet trolls.
Have fun children, try to play nicely and be assured that few adults pay you any attention.
What?? Ryan didn't blame Obama for this? Shocked.
Old Lady-5123808
"Only from an ignorant liberal" We are not shocked with this typical response.
if only everyone had a gun this kind of stuff wouldn't happen...
Yeah it would.
Huh.
Women shot dead due to domestic dispute with abuser, in state where representative has voted against the Violence Against Women Act.
Shocking, truly shocking.
Little "Richie Rich" Ryan has a view on gun control. If one has a gun to shoot? Then as a free people they should be allowed to shoot anyone that they would like to. It is their God given right to shoot their guns anywhere that they want to. The Government has no right to limit anyone to owning any type of weapon that they want. It is not the concern of any Government Regulatory Agency to police the backround of any free citizen. The NRA respects the views of little "Richie Rich" Ryan, and want to arm him to the hilt. Little "Richie Rich" Ryan strongly believes in Conceal and Carry Laws, and no shooting in public is responsible for this at all. Little "Richie Rich" Ryan likes to 'spew' about guns, however the human costs are just price for playing. Now every free citizens should own as many large and very dangerous guns as possible. No Gun Law in his eyes is Constitutional, and all Government is 'foreign.' Yes America! Little "Richie Rich' Ryan just could not be bothered at all by this simple act of gun play. That is fact!
Progressive=Forward 11
Probably as usual, Barry is off golfing or on vacation so he isn't available to make a comment even though he is only president in title only. Why don't you liberals pile the cr*p onto Barry? Is it because you know he isn't capable of making a comment without a teleprompter or his liberal media to help protect his ignorance? You liberals never go after the culprit only the innocent. It is called being a coward in life and politics. So Obama is a coward, due to incompetence and inexperienced.
from reading the crime reports as well as news articles on msdnc, guns dont kill people, black and hispanic males with guns kill people.
Uncle Henry
True
Ryan is firm that he will now allow the spirit of Wisconsin citizens to be diminished. Of course, evil and crazy people will still be allowed access to deadly weapons. There is no question about that.
Who is the more qualified president? Who do you trust on Foreign Policies?
Whose resume looks better?
From the list of ten areas that will affect the next president 6 out of 10 or 60% relate to crisis in the Middle East.
60% of the problems President Obama's has experience in dealing with. Those problems are numbers 1-3 and 5-7.
Romney does not have any experience with any of these types of situations. Romney does however, like his father have experience in running away from military conflict which can be proven by merely looking at Romney's actions during the Vietnam War in which he fled to France and hid behind religion in order to not have to fight or serve his country. Whats worse than not serving when called upon to fight for your country is leaving your country to avoid the service altogher. Such an act should be branded treasonous.
Romney has added to the stack of the Romney name being consistent with avoiding a combat situation. Romney's father also made excuses such as being brainwashed by the U.S. government during World War II and avoided serving in any aspect in that war.
President Obama on the other hand has a family tradition of being tough fighters and patriot Americans who serve their country.
John Punch - related to Obama. First documented African slave in the American British Colonies. Informatiom can be backed up by Ancestry.com.
Robert Wolfley Great Grandfather x3 to Obama - served as a private in Company A 145th Ohio Infantry during the Civil War. This makes Obama a Yankee and why he is hated by those of the CSA and like minded Americans.
Ralph Dunham - Great Uncle to Obama, Served during WWII as an assignment and personnel officer. Landed at Normandy on D+4 and later made his way inland through France, Italy and Germany.
Charles Thomas Payne - Great Uncle to Obama, Served during WWII with the 89th Infantry Division. Took part in liberating the Ohrdruf Forced Labor Camps. Major he is Major Payne, maybe he isn't.
Stanley Armour Dunham - Grandfather to Obama, Served in the Army during WWII as a sergeant. Stanley enlisted shortly after the attacks on Pearl Habor.
On a side note Stanley is also related to six American presidents thos being, James Madison, Harry Truman, Lyndon Johnson, Jimmy Carter, and the Bush family. Those of the Tea Party wanting a return to an all white America have now been shown that the Founding Fathers were not as white as you want them to be.
The Tea Party and their supporters are not really who they say they are. They are merely actos taking various personalities that they see on t.v. and acting in such a manner to make those around them think that their party has the same tradition of serving when in fact they do not have such traditions.
President Obama is the right man to keep as the President of the United States because his family tradition of strong American values of doing what is right when called upon.
Romney however only has a tradition of running away and avoiding such values when called upon.
With 60% of the problems facing the next president would you rather have a president like Obama who has the nuts to do what he says he will do or someone like Romney who has aa family tradition of running away when a fight occurs?
The only type of people who hate Obama are those who are cowards theirself...have lost against Obama's family line and only make believe that their fallen empires can be reborn.
Once defeated...always defeated and never rising again.
Obama or Romney?
If Romney is elected then any and all attacks on America and the increase of death in the Middle East will be blamed on the Romney.....but more importantly those who support him and vote for him.
Family history of strong American values? His father was from Kenya for god sakes
dwighthuth
What a unrealistic delusional SCHMUCK! I do have sympathy for you arrogant, uneducated, unaware, socialist, liberals. May you people be blessed by being sterile and not being able to reproduce, possibly for the country's sake and definitely if any children's sake!
Here is how I see Feisty
At least one hunderd pound overweight. Government check weekly and at least three kids from three different n*ggers
Dutch1964
After reading the garbage she puts out for Barry, she is another loss soul at the top of his supporter list for the Internet. She is nothing but a skank liberal, who is politically incorrect and asinine. She is head of the sheep squad.
The NRA is a gun builders organization. The more guns they build and sell, the more money they make. If they can scare gun owners into buying more guns, they make more money. When there are many more guns in circulation, it stands to reason they will get used more. Never in my lifetime have I seen so many mass shootings in the span of a year.
Why is he shocked ? It happens everyday. But the prayer for the victims is a good solution to the problem. What a hyprocrite.
SJ-322 - Maybe Ryan only prays for the "legitimate" crime victims.
The solution is for everyone to carry concealed weapons everywhere, spas, airports etc. The only problem is that it may be hard to carry concealed weapon into a spa - don't you have to take your clothes off ?
Paul Ryan is a fraud - Mr. Fiscal Conservative voted for everything that blew up (and the legacy of those policies continues to do so) the deficit.
And "the evil responsible for this heartbreaking event " - has nothing to do with guns? Really?
What's so funny about the topic in general is how far conservatives views change when legislation (or lack of) effects them personally. Then their long held views do a 180. Which means their whole political careers are based on pandering to voter subsets, not to an honest expression of their beliefs.
First, Newsgirl24, I applaud your efforts, but don't bother. There is a popular s aying that goes like this...":there is none so blind as he who will not see." Reading, fact checking is just too painful for some folks. They prefer the mythology of FOX.
As far as USAfirst and John Doe are concerned (other than using bad grammar) they forget, or are conspicuously unaware, that everytime they point one finger three others are pointing right back at them. Talk about calling kettles black.