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A former GOP donor, who once made headlines after calling former president Barack Obama the N-word, fatally shot himself after attempting to kill his wife, according to reports.

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[–] Hegar@kbin.social 136 points 2 years ago (4 children)

In case you were wondering how an obviously insane person comes to be that rich, it's from stealing your data.

Apparently he was the founder and chief data scientist at SMA Communications. From their website:

SMA Communications owns data on over 247 million consumers and over 49 million business contacts. We also have over 179 million registered Voters, 165 million automobile owners, Social media connections and more.

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 45 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I never wonder why morally corrupt people are rich.

It is the about the only way you can become wealthy.

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[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 86 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

I love that the picture they chose was of him standing between DeSantis and the very stupidest Trump offspring (which is a hell of an achievement!) just to rub it in how the GOP has absolutely no standards beyond dollar amounts!

[–] makyo@lemmy.world 32 points 2 years ago (2 children)

In a freaking obnoxious USA blazer to boot

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Absolutely! I also love that, as of the day after the article went live, the dumbass son is identified as the OTHER dumbass son 😂

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[–] Beetschnapps@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago

Something something wrapped in a flag and holding a cross…

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[–] misterundercoat@lemmy.world 70 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Oddly enough, I did have that on my Republican Bingo card.

[–] CeruleanRuin@lemmings.world 16 points 2 years ago

It was the free space on mine.

[–] dipshit@lemmy.world 63 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] PoliticalAgitator@lemm.ee 12 points 2 years ago (23 children)

Just legal gun owner things

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[–] Illuminostro@lemmy.world 61 points 2 years ago (2 children)
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[–] SeaJ@lemm.ee 49 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Many GOP heavyweights took to social media to give tributes, including Trump and DeSantis.

So DeSantis donated the guy's campaign contributions after he kept using the N word but he still decided to give tribute after the guy attempted murder?

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[–] xc2215x@lemmy.world 43 points 2 years ago

Glad he is gone now.

[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 37 points 2 years ago

Nice when the trash takes itself out.

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 31 points 2 years ago

Damn, that headline just keeps goin', don't it?

[–] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 31 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

First, a moment to acknowledge that his wife, who evidently didn't do anything wrong, got shot behind this.

Now, we dance!

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 13 points 2 years ago (4 children)

She was a psychologist and didn't notice this dude was fucking crazy? I don't want to blame her for being shot, but for her to be willing to put up with him she couldn't have been innocent of the other stuff he's done.

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[–] DLSantini@lemmy.ml 30 points 2 years ago (1 children)

And here I thought nothing was gonna go right this year at all.

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[–] splonglo@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago

Now that's a headline

[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Wow that's too bad. Anyway now his rich widow can recover and go waste her Inheritance on whatever trivial bullshit she likes. It won't help the world, but it's better than actively undermining it.

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[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago

fuck that dude

[–] Grant_M@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 years ago

As the trump-cultists come to the realization their god-emperor is a fraud, many will take this turn.

[–] saigot@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 years ago (23 children)

Wow He defended his use of the nword by using slurs I don't even recognize

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 15 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Kike - Jew

Goyim - non-Jew notable usage is the Goyim Defense League; a U.S. based Nazi group

Spic - Spanish speakers

I think your experience with the terms will be geographical rather than age

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[–] sock@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

"alright time for my murder suicide. what was I supposed to do first? uhhh probably suicide then murder? we'll see how that goes"

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

Each word in the headline brought in a new twist.

[–] momtheregoesthatman@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago
[–] finthechat@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago

Sucks to suck

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