Ladies and gentlemen, the man who almost became the Democratic Party's nominee.
Bernie Sanders on Tuesday lashed out at those who blame Islam for the shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando.
Speaking at an impromptu press conference outside his campaign headquarters, Sanders, a Democratic presidential candidate, said the gunman’s motives are complicated and remain largely unknown.
“Was he motivated by the ideology of some fanatic Islamic organization which believes it is somehow heroic to mow down innocent and defenseless men and women?” Sanders asked.
“Was he motivated by homophobia and hatred of the gay community? Was he motivated by some kind of hatred of Latinos? Was he suicidal and wanted to end his life by taking others with him? We may never know the answer to those questions.”
No we actually know the answer.
Omar Mateen had been investigated by the FBI for making Islamic terror threats. He pledged allegiance to ISIS. None of this is actually in dispute, despite attempts by media apologists to blame mental illness.
Being an Islamic terrorist and hating gays is not the confusing contradiction that Bernie Sanders seems to think it is. But then again we're dealing with Mr. "Israel Killed 10,000 Innocent People in Gaza" here.
We know why Omar carried out his attack. What we don't know is why Bernie Sanders thinks he's qualified to be president, senator or dog catcher. Is it mental illness, egotism, senility, a passionate hatred for America?
We may never know the answer to those questions.