Republicans Say the Darndest Things - Cause of Gun Violence Identified (It's Not the Rich)

U.S. Representative
James Lankford (R-Oklahoma)

Representative James Lankford of Oklahoma, the fifth-ranking Republican in the House, has identified the cause of gun violence in this country: "welfare moms."  

At a meeting in Oklahoma City earlier this month, a constituent asked, "My question is regarding the guns and is Washington at all aware of the psychotropic drugs that these children are taking?  I guarantee it 100 percent that's our big problem."

His response: "I agree with that.  I think there's a bunch of issues that, quite frankly, most liberals are afraid to talk about.  We've over medicated kids.  Quite frankly some of the over medication of kids are because welfare moms want to get additional benefits and if they can put them on SSI through maintenance drugs, they can also put the on Social Security disability and get a separate check."

Sounds like feeding time at the Republican Bigot Zoo.

Fact:  Sandy Hook, Aurora, Virginia Tech, Columbine--all these shooters came from affluence.  

Mr. Lankford cannot really believe that by eliminating welfare mothers and their supposedly drugged up kids, we will eliminate gun violence, can he?  Or maybe his rich-is-better, Republican sensibilities would just prefer a better class of killer?