A Tale of Two Assassination Attempts — A Tale of Two Targets

Larry Elder
August 29th, 2024 2:02 PM

On March 30, 1981, a 30-year-old man named John Hinckley Jr. tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan. After giving a speech at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C., Reagan was returning to his limo when Hinkley shot him and wounded three others. Reagan’s press secretary James Brady was struck in the head and became permanently disabled.

 
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Joe Scarborough Slams 'Bizarre' Release of Sirhan Sirhan and Hinckley

Mark Finkelstein
October 3rd, 2021 6:02 AM

On Tuesday's Morning Joe, Scarborough reacted vehemently to the news that a federal judge has ordered the unconditional release of John Hinckley Jr., the attempted assassin of President Reagan. Scarborough was similarly outraged at the recommendation of a California parole board earlier this year to grant parole to Sirhan B. Sirhan, the Palestinian who assassinated Robert F. Kennedy…

 

NYT ‘Retro Report’ Sneaks in Lefty Rants, Mocks 'Fundamentalist' NRA

Clay Waters
April 30th, 2018 9:57 PM
Clyde Haberman’s “Retro Report” is advertised by the New York Times as a re-examination “of the leading stories of decades past,” but functions more as a way for Haberman to gather up and repurpose old liberal talking points from previous failed bursts of activism. Haberman’s latest, “Battle Was Always Uphill To Get Gun Laws Passed,” tackled the National Rifle Association, the new epitome of…
 

Mitchell: Maybe Obama Will Push Gun Control After N. Illinois Shooting

Mark Finkelstein
February 15th, 2008 6:52 AM
Andrea Mitchell stopped just short of donning an impromptu Obama campaign-advisor hat. But the NBC correspondent has left little doubt she personally feels the time is ripe for Barack Obama to promote gun control as a campaign issue.Guest co-anchoring today's Morning Joe, Mitchell was discussing yesterday's shootings at Northern Illinois University with Willie Geist.