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Outrageous: Leftists Target GOP Rep Who Represented Site of Devastating Christian School Shooting

Posted on by Sassy Liberty

It didn’t take long for The Washington Post to go into full “austere religious scholar” mode following a mass shooting at a Tennessee Christian school.

You recall the Post’s headline after the death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, which referred to him as a “austere religious scholar.” According to the BBC, that was later changed to “extremist leader.”

We wonder if the same courtesy will be extended to GOP Rep. Andrew Ogles after six people were shot and killed at Nashville’s Covenant School, including three children. According to Fox News, the shooter was later killed by police who responded to the scene.

So, here’s the Post’s current headline: “GOP congressman from Nashville district ‘heartbroken’ by shooting.” Subheadline: “Democrats, gun-control advocates highlighted a 2021 Christmas photo showing Rep. Andrew Ogles and members of his family with firearms.”

“We are sending our thoughts and prayers to the families of those lost,” Ogles is quoted as saying. “As a father of three, I am utterly heartbroken by this senseless act of violence. I am closely monitoring the situation and working with local officials.”

An initial tweet, now deleted by the Post, was even more explicit. “GOP congressman from Nashville district ‘heartbroken’ by shooting. A 2021 photo shows his family with firearms.”

So the Post was willing to blame that for the massacre that killed six people inside the Covenant School in Nashville on Monday? Consider the following headlines: “In a tragic accident, Congressman’s son drowns.” A photo from 2018 shows him standing by a pool.” “Congressman’s wife was killed in a plane crash.” A tweet from 2016 shows him at the airport.”

Unfortunately, the Post was not the only leftist organization to accuse Ogles and his family of being responsible for the attack. Take, for example, gun-control activist Shannon Watts:

Meanwhile, one of the minor drawbacks of Elon Musk’s unbanning of certain Twitter users is that the leftist Krassenstein brothers — mega-trolls who used witless anti-Trump rhetoric to gain fame and were banned for using fake accounts in 2019 — are back on the platform. Brian Krassenstein also drew attention to the photo:

And it went on, and on, and on.

 

Was Ogles’ photograph radicalizing the shooter in any way? According to what we know, she was a 28-year-old former student who identified as transgender and was looking for a Christian school. Speculation is just that, but one can deduce from available facts, this likely wasn’t an Oath Keeper or white supremacist. As a result, we must concentrate on guns, because without them, there is no liberal narrative.

However, there is a counter-narrative here, best exemplified by podcaster Cliff Maloney, who referred to Ogles as a “patriot.”

“He understands we MUST get rid of DANGEROUS gun free zones,” Maloney tweeted.

“He prepares his family to defend themselves in a world of maniacs. Be like Andy.”

Indeed, CNN reports that the shooter had chosen a second target but decided there was “too much security” after a “threat assessment.” Because the suspect was shot and killed by local police who responded to the scene, it is reasonable to assume that a lack of guns in the hands of capable school security officials — rather than a general overabundance of guns — was partly to blame.

Dana Loesch, a radio host who used to work for the National Rifle Association, also stated that there was nothing wrong with the photograph:

The 2021 photo was intended to commemorate the God-given constitutional right to self-defense with firearms, rather than criminality. Indeed, if more people had been exercising that right inside the Covenant School, this shooter might have been stopped dead in her tracks.

It’s unlikely that this murderer even saw this photo, let alone knew who Rep. Ogles is. Nonetheless, the Post was willing to treat him as a “austere religious scholar.” The rest of the left-wing Twittersphere wasn’t far behind. Because when you can’t blame ideology, you blame the weapon — and the Republicans who believe in the constitutional right to own one.

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