Pulse Nightclub is "the hottest gay nightclub" in Orlando.
The shooter has been identified as Omar Mateen. See THIS at Heavy.com.
Comprehensive coverage HERE at Infidel Bloggers Alliance.
Also see the Daily Mail.
Mozart's Lacimosa:
Lyrics:
Lacrimosa dies illa
Qua resurget ex favilla
Judicandus homo reus.
Huic ergo parce, Deus:
Pie Jesu Domine,
Dona eis requiem. Amen.
Translation:
Mournfully be that day
On which from ashes shall arise
The guilty man to be judged;
O God, have mercy on him.
Gentle Lord Jesus,
Grant them eternal rest. Amen.
Shooter identified as Omar Mateen, parents from Afghanistan. Omar Mateen was born here here, I think.
ReplyDeleteWow. That's a lot of good info, AoW.
ReplyDeleteI got the post started early this morning because I live in the EDT zone. Pasto lives in the PDT zone,
DeleteAnd the commenter Anonymous always adds information.
So the B.O. administration continues to shove LGBT AND RESTROOMS IN OUR FACE while turning a blind eye to RADICAL ISLAM, the latter so adverse to the former. This is just one more example of the insanity we have had to endure for the past >7 years. Why, in the World, would any thinking person want more of this derangement?
ReplyDeleteLet's see what BHO says about this jihad attack in Orlando. He's scheduled to speak in a few minutes.
DeleteWell, Well, [he] just added a new dimension to the term "brief" (as in briefing room). Predictably, he made no mention of radical Islam but used this as an opportunity for his irrational view of inanimate objects known as firearms. Just imagine what would happen if this POS were able to confiscate such from the overwhelming majority of citizens, now able to protect themselves under the 2nd Amendment. I haven't heard yet; was the crime scene a, so called, 'gun free zone'?
DeleteQUESTION: Will the proliferation of Islam in the US result in our becoming an all-out POLICE STATE? Where is the out-cry from the Islamic community? What good are they? PC is a massive epidemic of mental illness which will destroy America, one way or another.
DeleteFrom what I gather all bars in Florida are 'gun free zones' so that makes them all a 'target rich environment' for unstable Islamic kooks who have a distain for the Western culture that they have invaded, to include an alleged disallowance of alcohol.
DeleteEveryone that hid in the men's room lived.
DeleteIt's the so-called RELIGION, stupid.
DeleteISLAM is a CANCER on the CORPUS MUNDI and it's apologists and defenders help it to METASTASIZE.
DIDADIN!
ISLAM is a CANCER.
ReplyDeleteLike any form of the dread disease it must be treated with AGGRESSIVE ATTACKS ––
POISONED to DEATH with CHEMOTHERAPY -–
BURNED to DEATH with RADIATION ––
or CUT OUT SURGICALLY and DISPOSED of as the HAZARDOUS WASTE it is.
Anyone who does not believe this is an IMBECILE.
CANCER cannot be dealt with DIPLOMATICALLY.
CANCER cannot be REASONED out of EXISTENCE, it must be PHYSICALLY DESTROYED.
The morons who do not believe this, and would self-righteously defend the indefensible sit IMMERSED, HAMSTRUNG, and DROWNING in MYRIAD bits of DATA, as always, instead of getting to the ROOT, DIGGING it OUT, and BURN ING it.
Any attempt to be "REASONABLE" about the dire THREAT ISLAM poses to DECENT PEOPLE everywhere in the WORLD is a complete WASTE of TIME and ENERGY.
When it is clearly a KILL or BE KILLED situation, only a FOOL would FAIL to mount as strong and vicious a COUNTERATTACK as may be mustered.
If the WEST is to SURVIVE, __ I-S-L-A-M __ M-U-S-T __ D-I-E.
And the mush-brained APOLOGISTS for ISLAM must be OSTRACIZED and EXILED.
Funny how like the Santa Barbara family, the relatives immediately denied any link to Islam... the father stating that his son had been "disgusted at the sight of two men kissing in Miami." The media immediately tried to run with the "hate crime"... seizing on the preferred anti-rightwing narrative.
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile, Obama imported another 100 Syrians today at a taxpayer cost of over $20K in resettlement costs per jihadi wannabe.
DeleteTHANKS Obama...
...long-term cost to taxpayers being a bit higher:
Deleteadmitting 10,000 refugees into the United States “presents a net lifetime cost to taxpayers of $6.5 billion, meaning that under the current plan to admit 85,000 refugees this fiscal year, taxpayers will be on the hook for $55 billion,” he said.
DIDADIN!
DeleteObama is complicit in this (and other such incidents), along with anyone who voted for that POS.
ReplyDeleteMustang,
DeleteI'm with you on that!
Obama's speech this afternoon was flat. No surprise there.
He ordered flags to go half mast. Immediately. After the San Bernardino jihad attack, the flags were not ordered to go half mast for a couple of days.
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Come on, AOW.
DeleteHe could have topped The Gettysburg Address and you'd still call it flat.
Another mass shooting in gun inundated America and it's Obama's fault. Makes it all so easy.
Duck,
DeleteHe could have topped The Gettysburg Address and you'd still call it flat.
No. I have actually complimented some of Obama's speeches. I don't know if I've done so here at this site, but I have done so at other sites -- and here at home.
This wasn't just another mass shooting. It was a jihad attack on LGBT's.
PS: As sick as I am, I forced myself to watch Obama's speech this afternoon. I was hoping that he'd finally say "the words." He didn't, of course. But I thought that he might because LGBT's were targeted and murdered.
DeleteObama's speech today:
Delete"Today, as Americans, we grieve the brutal murder -- a horrific massacre -- of dozens of innocent people. We pray for their families, who are grasping for answers with broken hearts. We stand with the people of Orlando, who have endured a terrible attack on their city. Although it is still early in the investigation, we know enough to say that this was an act of terror and act of hate. And as Americans, we are united in our grief, our outrage and our resolve to defend our people.
"I just finished a meeting with FBI Director Comey and my homeland security and national security advisors. The FBI is on the scene and leading the investigation, in partnership with local law enforcement. I've directed that the full resources of the federal government be made available for this investigation.
"We're still learning all the facts. This is an open investigation. We've reached no definitive judgment on the precise motivations of the killer. The FBI is appropriately investigating this as an act of terrorism. And I have directed that we must spare no effort to determine what -- if any -- inspiration or association this killer may have had with terrorist groups. What's clear is that he was a person filled with hatred. Over the coming days, we will uncover why and how this happened, and we'll go wherever the facts lead us.
"This morning I spoke with Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and conveyed the condolences of the entire American people. This could have been any one of our communities. So I told Mayor Dyer that whatever help that he and the people of Orlando need - they're going to get it. As a country, we are going to be there for the people of Orlando today, tomorrow and all the days to come.
"We also express our profound gratitude to all the police and first responders who rushed into harm's way. Their courage and professionalism saved lives, and kept the carnage from being worse. It's the kind of sacrifice that our law enforcement professionals make every day for us all. We can never thank them enough.
"This is an especially heartbreaking day for all our friends -- our fellow Americans -- who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. The shooter targeted a nightclub where people came together to be with friends, to dance and sing-to live. The place where they were attacked is more than a nightclub -- it's a place of solidarity and empowerment where people have long come together to raise awareness, speak their mind and advocate for their civil rights. So this is a sobering reminder that attacks on any American -- regardless of race, ethnicity, religion or sexual orientation -- is an attack on all of us and on the fundamental values of equality and dignity that define us as a country. And no act of hate or terror will ever change who we are or the values that make us Americans.
(continued below)
(continued from above)
Delete"Today marks the most deadly shooting in American history. The shooter was apparently armed with a handgun and a powerful assault rifle. This massacre is therefore a further reminder of how easy it is for someone to get their hands on a weapon that lets them shoot people in a school, or a house of worship, or a movie theater, or in a nightclub. We have to decide if that's the kind of country we want to be. And to actively do nothing -- that's a decision, too.
"In the coming hours and days, we'll learn about the victims of this tragedy. Their names. Their faces. The joy they brought to families and friends. The difference they made in this world. Say a prayer for them and their families -- that God give them the strength to bear the unbearable. That He give all of us the strength to be there for them, and the courage to change. We need to demonstrate that we are defined more - as a country -- by the way they lived their lives, than by the hate of the man who took them from us.
"As we go forward together, we'll draw inspiration from heroic and selfless acts -- friends who helped friends, took care of each other and saved lives. In the face of hate and violence, we will love another. We will not give in to fear or turn on each other. Instead, we will stand together, united, as Americans, to protect our people, defend our nation and take action against those who threaten us.
"May God bless the Americans we lost this morning. May He comfort their families. And may God continue to watch over this country we love."
If we were the sane and just society we like to pretend we are, DEFENDERS of and APOLOGISTS for ISLAM would be considered guilty of TREASON and would, therefore be subject to SUMMARY EXECUTION.
DeleteOmar Mateen was first on the FBI's radar in 2013 -- because of associations with terrorists.
ReplyDeleteThe FBI interviewed him twice, but never arrested him.
I think that Obama mentioned gun control in his speech.
ReplyDeleteFor the record...
ReplyDeleteGateway Pundit: The Husseini Islamic Center [in Florida!] invited Sheikh Farrokh Sekaleshfar to speak at their holy mosque. Dr. Sekaleshfar said the killing of homosexuals is the compassionate thing to do.
and
University of Tennessee at Knoxville's Pride Center: We stand with our fellow Muslim students who are unjustly being scapegoated & vilified.
Well, well, well...
ReplyDeleteOrlando GAY CLUB JIHAD mass murderer’s father is TALIBAN SUPPORTER, had POLITICAL ISLAM TV show, ran for AFGHAN PRESIDENT.
Source: the WaPo.
That's certainly strange.
DeleteThe son was questioned due to threats three times.
He committed domestic violence.
Now evidently the FBI was so freaking incompetent they didn't know dad is a Taliban sympathizer.
But clearly it was clear sailing for the son to get a "G" permit and purchase an AR with an oversize magazine. The little wife beater needed it for home protection no doubt.
Of course the item about his father would carry more weight if it you didn't link to Geller but if it's true our intel certainly screwed up royally.
Would you be so kind as to define "oversize magazine"?
Delete- CI
If we were the sane and just society we like to pretend we are, DEFENDERS of and APOLOGISTS for ISLAM would be considered guilty of TREASON and would, therefore be subject to SUMMARY EXECUTION.
DeleteI haven't heard much about regulation at all.
ReplyDeleteCan you be more specific because you come out with that same canned post every time we have a mass shooting.
Guy has a history of domestic violence but there is nothing blocking him from obtaining an AR and high capacity magazines. What should set off red flags, if anything?
I notice that this started as a shoot out with law enforcement. Weren't they armed? Why couldn't they stop him?
But I guess if people in a loud crowded club where survivors say they couldn't even see the source of the shots and didn't even realize there were shots till bodies fell would have been a powerful deterrent firing in that atmosphere.
But where the 2nd waves on as an absolute, no questions are allowed.
Kid,
ReplyDeleteAnd a wife beater -- according to the first wife. The WaPo has the story, and other sites probably do too.
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ReplyDeleteTwo of the bizarre stories from today:
ReplyDeleteACLU lawyers blame ‘Christian right,’ GOP for Orlando jihad massacre
and
Facebook removes SIOA page; Reddit bans users who say Orlando jihadi was Muslim.
Assault rifles, ammunition and materials that could be used to create explosives were found by Santa Monica authorities early Sunday morning in the car of an Indiana man who said he was in town for a Gay Pride parade, The Los Angeles Times reported.
ReplyDeleteThe arrest of James Howell comes just hours after a shooter opened fire on a gay nightclub in Orlando, killing 50 people and wounding at least 53 more before dying in a firefight with police.
Santa Monica Police Chief Jacqueline Seabrooks said on Twitter the suspect told a police officer that he wanted “to harm Gay Pride event."
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Sometimes you get lucky?
Someone thought he was suspicious and phoned it in.
How much can you really make of this.
ReplyDeleteDad seems to be a flake who hates Pakistan.
Is that unusual in Afghanistan?
Has he ever threatened the U.S?
SF,
ReplyDeleteI saw that Tweet! He can think what he wants, but to Tweet that? And while holding political office, too. And in an election year. Sheesh.
Didn't Falwell say something similar after 9/11? At least Falwell didn't hold political office at the time.
Ducky,
ReplyDeleteOur government should be asking of each prospective immigrant: What can this person contribute and add to this nation? That ding-dong should have never been let in. They are bringing their hatreds, bigotry and violence with them and we are stupid for inviting them in.
@Kid,
ReplyDelete"nice boy"
Absolutely, the FBI even checked him out twice. Knowing that [they] are 'on-it' makes me breath easy (NOT). As far as I'm concerned [he] is just one of several yet to come!
My favorite riposte to Falwell and his ilk comes from Barry Goldwater. After Falwell launched his latest "Every good Christian should..." political attack, Goldwater responded:
ReplyDelete"Every good Christian should kick Jerry Falwell square in the ass."
The Democrat party years ago derailed on that steep descent into Kookville, but he GOP has descended into a collection of pointy-headed theorists who know nothing of reality, armchair generals, summer soldiers, moralistic prigs, mean-faced morons and jihadis bludgeoning infidels with their "Christianity."
I'm sick of all them. They disgust me, and I am proud to tell people I am not a conservative.
Ducky,
ReplyDeleteLuckily, Howell was as stupid as most of the islamonuts who get caught before they can commit the crime.
Bolsters what I've repeated often in the past. We have enough home-grown dingbats; we don't need to import more.
a tip nails one would be evil doer, but shouldn't the purchase of a handgun and AR-15 by a 3 x terrorism suspect been considered a "tip" to our federal "safety monitors" in the FBI?
ReplyDeleteI suspose to have prevented the gun purchases would have been considered "profiling" and therefore a civil rights violation....
ReplyDeleteMy sympathy is extended to the many mothers who will now bury a child, courtesy of Islamic terrorism.
ReplyDeleteYes.
DeleteMeanwhile, the blathering of ignoramuses -- those who would "reason with Islam" -- continues.
Suicide pact.
Diana Rigg and Patrick McNee said
ReplyDeleteKill the Duck! Drive a stake through his black traitor's heart, incinerate his remains, and scatter them in the city dump.
The Avengers? I love The Avengers !
DeleteDIDADIN or be DAMNED!
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile, I am hoping and praying your diagnostic procedure today will end by keeping you in hospital to have immediate surgery to relieve you of these acute symptoms, and set you on the path to complete recovery.
No one –– not even you –– is indispensable. It's time for someone ELSE to take up the cudgel of caring for hearth and home.
If I were your doctor, I'd recommend at least two weeks in one of the best convalescent centers in your area.
HANG the cost. This is your LIFE that is at stake.
This is what political correctness has done:
ReplyDeleteShooter's coworker twitter reveals:
"One of Mateens's ex-coworkers at G4S security told me he complained about the man's frequent slurs attacking gays and blacks.
David Ovalle Twitter:
The co-worker, Daniel Gilroy, said he complained to G4S supervisors but they didn't want to do anything because Mateen's Muslim faith
Islamophilic Obama is complicit in these deaths in Orlando. Somebody sees something and says something -- but nothing is done because Obama's doctrine is that we must respect Islam.
Go HERE for the links.
And this, too:
DeleteHas ISIS Infiltrated 'Homeland Security'? Omar Worked for Major DHS Contractor...
“G4S is a security provider for the United States government, fortune 500 companies, nuclear power plants, oil and gas companies, airport, ports, banks, hospitals, factories, warehouses, commercial facilities, residential communities and much more.”
Hell, how many jihadis do we have guarding us right now.!
Link
If we were the sane and just society we like to pretend we are, DEFENDERS of and APOLOGISTS for ISLAM would be considered guilty of TREASON and would, therefore be subject to SUMMARY EXECUTION.
ReplyDeleteIf we were the sane and just society we like to pretend we are, DEFENDERS of and APOLOGISTS for ISLAM would be considered guilty of TREASON and would, therefore be subject to SUMMARY EXECUTION.
ReplyDeleteDIDADIN!
About Omar Mateen's father:
ReplyDelete...[H]is political activist father, who is running for President of Afghanistan, seems to have an odd relationship with the U.S. Government and sympathies toward the Taliban.
[...]
Mateen told NBC News early on Sunday that his son became angry while seeing two men kiss.
“We were in Downtown Miami, Bayside, people were playing music, and he saw two men kissing each other in front of his wife and kid and he got very angry.
They were kissing each other and touching each other and he said, ‘Look at that. In front of my son they are doing that.’ And they we were in the men’s bathroom and men were kissing each other.’”
[...]
Mateen has met with prominent members of Congress on past trips to Washington D.C. These posts from 2015 show Mateen with Reps Charlie Rangel, Dana Rohrabacher and Ed Royce. Royce is the Chairman of the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Much more at the above link.
FT,
DeleteSo WHAT!?!
Here's what...
(1) There were warning signs. They were ignored because of Obama's doctrine: "We must respect Islam."
(2) The spin has begun: mental illness, availability of guns, Islam means peace, etc.
WHEN THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM IS THE DOCTRINES OF ISLAM.
The Orlando slaughter wasn't merely hatred of LGBT. It was ISLAMIC HATRED of LGBT.
"Nice Muslims" are intellectually dishonest. They have to know what the doctrines of Islam say. And they are still Muslims???
You're not catching my drift.
DeleteIf the ROOT CAUSE of all this HUGGER MUGGER and HURLKY BURLY is in fact ISLAM –– which it most certainly IS –– it stands to reason that getting rid of ISLAM and silencing its DEFENDERS and APOLOGISTS in OUR country would make all these details over which we slaver on a daily basis entirely MOOT.
DESTROY the ROOT, and the DISEASE is CURED.
The sterile intellectual, "reasoned" approach is IMPOTENT.
ReplyDeleteNo one can REASON with CANCER.
If we were the sane and just society we like to pretend we are, DEFENDERS of and APOLOGISTS for ISLAM would be considered guilty of TREASON and would, therefore, be subject to SUMMARY EXECUTION.
It's DIDADIN or be DAMNED.
FT,
ReplyDeleteThe sterile intellectual, "reasoned" approach is IMPOTENT.
No one can REASON with CANCER.
Correct!
Our so-called political leaders and various others do not recognize that FACT.
What will it take to get them to see what is happening?
Perhaps the most insane statement so far:
ReplyDeleteACLU Lawyers Blame ‘Christian Right,’ GOP For Orlando Terrorist Attack
Link
SF,
ReplyDeleteWe have enough home-grown dingbats; we don't need to import more.
HEAR! HEAR!
Of all the post-Orlando-jihad-attacks statements, which candidate for POTUS has come closest to stating what the root cause is?
ReplyDeleteHmmmmmm?
Over at IBA:
ReplyDeleteFELLOW INFIDELS I AM BEYOND FURIOUS. I AM BEYOND ANGRY.
Remember this from last February?
ReplyDeleteDHS ordered me to scrub records of Muslims with terror ties
I laugh when the wife of the Orlando gunman claims that, "he wasn't very religious" or the father states, "my son was no radical." Why do I laugh? Because it becomes obvious that moderate Islam, temperate Islam, IS JUST AS BAD AS THE ISIS VARIETY. In other words, it's PROOF that ISLAM IS THE PROBLEM.
ReplyDeleteThere is a report today that Omar Mateen scouted out Disney World as a target.
ReplyDeleteUnconfirmed as yet.