Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel was on CNN this morning, the same network that let him spew liberal talking points at a town hall last week in front of a stacked audience and point a finger of blame at the NRA. He didn’t have it quite as easy this morning, and Israel pretty much beclowned himself:
.@JakeTapper asks Broward sheriff if he thinks the Parkland shooting might not have happened if his office had done things differently.
Sheriff responds: "If ifs and butts were candy and nuts OJ Simpson would still be in the record books." pic.twitter.com/D3aTk8RIsC
— Ellison Barber (@ellisonbarber) February 25, 2018
And don’t even think about making him play the “I’m rubber and your glue” card!
.@browardsheriff says he heard about the school resource officer's lack of action before the CNN town hall, but didn't get confirmation until after.
— Brian Entin (@BrianEntin) February 25, 2018
But the sheriff DID get confirmation that it was the NRA’s fault before the town hall? Please. Israel, who has four deputies who failed to defend children, accused Dana Loesch and the NRA of “not defending children.”
There’s shameless & then there’s Sheriff Israel shifting blame to NRA, looking @DLoesch in the eyes, suggesting ‘she’s not standing up for students,’ ALL WHILE KNOWING:
–@browardsheriff office FAILED to act on MULTIPLE warnings
-Deputy Peterson FAILED to engage shooterPathetic. pic.twitter.com/8C9K9Oo6N1
— Chet Cannon (@Chet_Cannon) February 23, 2018
That’s from the same guy who defended his department by saying “Hey, we only got 23 red flags about Nikolas Cruz, not 39!”
— Broward Sheriff (@browardsheriff) February 25, 2018
That guy makes Barney Fife look like Dirty Harry, and he needs to resign or be removed very soon. Oh, and on top of everything else, the sheriff’s demanding an apology from politicians who want to hold him accountable for his own department’s missteps:
Here is @browardsheriff Scott Israel's letter to @FLGovScott — he is asking for a public apology after @RepBillHager called on governor to remove Israel as sheriff. "I am very proud of the incredible work that so many from BSO and other agencies performed on February 14." @wsvn pic.twitter.com/kajSFKu2zG
— Brian Entin (@BrianEntin) February 25, 2018
He’s GOT to go. Did I mention that already? Israel’s got chutzpah the size of Jupiter.
In the meantime, because they’re super serious about solving the problem, liberals are hoping to stop the next school shooting by threatening to boycott companies that offer discounts to NRA members.
So is this asshat clown a member of the FOP?