Many Americans are worried about the eruption of violence and general disappearance of civility, manners, and integrity. It’s not only affecting everyday people; our politicians are behaving badly, too.
We’ve seen elected officials nearly come to blows during debates, and many others clashing with police during protests. There seems to be no end to the hostility.
They Can’t Even Play A Friendly Charity Baseball Game Without Someone Doing Something Nasty.
While nowhere near as severe, this little “flip off” event reminds us of when Rep. Steve Scalise and his fellow Republicans were shot at when playing baseball. The shocking shooting happened in 2017.
At the time, Rep. Scalise wrote that they were attacked “because we’re Republicans,” and it seemed to mark a dangerous turning point in the country.
Now, during a congressional baseball game for charity, Democrat Rep. Linda Sanchez (CA) couldn’t help herself from throwing up a vulgar gesture during the contest. It was captured by cameras, unfortunately for her.
Via The Daily Wire:
Democrat Rep. Linda Sanchez (CA) flipped off the Republican dugout as she jogged by them Thursday night during the congressional baseball game.
Republicans dominated the 87th annual Congressional Baseball Game for Charity, winning 10-0.