Quick Hits: Volume CCCLXXXII (Gov. Tim Walz unhinged edition)

- "We can be kind and still wish for the death of the MAGA cult leader." Tim Walz, basically. 

Gov. Tim Walz Jokes About "Trump Is Dead" Rumor: "The last few days, you woke up thinking there might be news... Just so you know, there will be news sometime." pic.twitter.com/vH3ilXy9jU

— RCP Video (@rcpvideo) September 2, 2025

Look, I get it. Donald Trump and his supporters don't have a lotta moral authority when it comes to this kind of rhetoric. But for Walz to appear to wish for the death of a man who endured multiple assassination attempts while the governor himself is still mourning the murder of his friend and Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman tells me he has some unresolved issues. 

It's one thing for elected officials to exchange a war of words. But to denigrate supporters of their political adversaries? 

Tim Walz SLAMS conservatives for wearing “MAGA” hats..

“We don’t all wear the same stupid g0ddamn hat”.. 👀 pic.twitter.com/OPkMNgxnMh

— American AF 🇺🇸 (@iAnonPatriot) September 1, 2025

Say what you will about Trump, but he's never actively gone after Dem supporters in such a manner. And for the President to show that kind of restraint is pretty remarkable given his lack of filter combined with progs offering up a target rich environment for ridicule. 

- Say, has Gov. Walz officially launched his reelection campaign and I just missed the announcement? Seriously, a Strib piece I read on the radio show a couple weeks ago indicated he'd make his decision by Labor Day. Well.....were now beyond that deadline. 

Given Walz's multiple unhinged rants of late, it's probably best for he and his family if he calls it a career. Seriously. 

- In the aftermath of the Annunciation Catholic School shooting last week, Walz is subscribing to the leftist mantra of never letting a good crisis go to waste as he's considering calling a special session of the Minnesota Legislature. 

"The thing that makes America unique in terms of shootings is we just have more guns and the wrong types of guns are on the streets. I’m calling through legislators to try and make sure they get there. I can call a special session, but I can’t run a special session," Walz said. "I’m going to need some Republicans to break with the orthodoxy and say we need to do something about guns. Once they do that, we’ll call that and bring them back. If Minnesota lets this moment slide and we determine it’s OK for little ones to not be safe in a school or church environment, then shame on us. So I’m going to call them back and ask them to do that."

You can see where Walz is going with this. He's fulling expecting the House GOP to bind together and not vote for any gun control. He'll then use that as a campaign chanting point for the 2026 midterms in an effort to get back the DFL trifecta which ran roughshod over Minnesota in 2023 and 2024. 

It's almost as if this issue is more valuable to progs if left unresolved. 

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