{"id":1300516,"date":"2022-02-15T17:38:37","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T22:38:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1300516"},"modified":"2022-02-15T17:38:50","modified_gmt":"2022-02-15T22:38:50","slug":"former-biden-campaign-staffer-tried-to-blame-attempted-assassination-on-right-wing-rhetoric-but-suspect-is-left-wing-activist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-biden-campaign-staffer-tried-to-blame-attempted-assassination-on-right-wing-rhetoric-but-suspect-is-left-wing-activist\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Biden Campaign Staffer Tried To Blame Attempted Assassination On \u2018Right Wing Rhetoric,\u2019 But Suspect Is Left-Wing Activist"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-biden-campaign-staffer-tried-to-blame-attempted-assassination-on-right-wing-rhetoric-but-suspect-is-left-wing-activist%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1300516&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A left-wing political operative attempted to blame the attempted assassination of a Democratic candidate for mayor in Louisville, Kentucky, on conservatives in a Tuesday tweet.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Cliff Schechter, a former ad writer for then-candidate Joe Biden\u2019s presidential campaign, blamed \u201cconspiratorial right-wing rhetoric\u201d for the assassination attempt on Democratic mayoral candidate Craig Greenberg.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><b>The alleged suspect, Quintez Brown, is an anti-capitalist activist who praised Che Guevara and Mao Tse-Tung in a post on Twitter.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><strong>Brown also pushed for gun control in an appearance on Joy Reid\u2019s weekend MSNBC show.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A left-wing political operative attempted to blame the attempted assassination of a Democratic candidate for mayor in Louisville, Kentucky, on conservatives in a Tuesday tweet.<\/p>\n<p>Cliff Schechter, whose <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cliffschecter\">Twitter bio<\/a> states he was an ad writer for then-candidate Joe Biden\u2019s 2020 presidential campaign, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cliffschecter\/status\/1493374693277155328\">blamed<\/a> \u201cconspiratorial right-wing rhetoric and guns everywhere\u201d for the attempted assassination of Craig Greenberg. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/02\/03\/facts-didnt-matter-sarah-palin-lawyer-new-york-times-defamation-trial\/\">(RELATED: \u2018The Facts Didn\u2019t Matter\u2019: Sarah Palin\u2019s Lawyer Throws Down On NYT During First Day Of Defamation Trial)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Insane. Lunatic attempts to assassinate Louisville mayoral candidate. This is what conspiratorial right-wing rhetoric and guns everywhere gets us. I\u2019m afraid this is going to get much, much worse <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mr2fJOiyw5\">https:\/\/t.co\/mr2fJOiyw5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cliff Schecter (@cliffschecter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cliffschecter\/status\/1493374693277155328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 15, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, the man <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/02\/15\/quintez-brown-louisville-activist-writer-shooting-mayoral-candidate-craig-greenberg-attempted-murdder\/\">charged<\/a> by Louisville police, Quintez Brown, is an anti-capitalist activist running for the Louisville Metro Council who supports \u201cscientific socialism\u201d according to his <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/x6rvZ\">Twitter <\/a>bio and&nbsp;has an extensive history of backing left-wing causes both on social media and in other venues.<\/p>\n<p>Brown also declared his support for Che Guevara, a figure of the Cuban revolution who is considered a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/5-inconvenient-truths-about-che-guevara\">mass murderer<\/a>, and Mao Tse-Tung, the founder of the People\u2019s Republic of China in another <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tez4liberation\/status\/1486934348116996097\">tweet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">There will be new speakers. They will be Che, they will be Mao, they will be Fanon.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Quintez Brown \u2013 District 5 (@tez4liberation) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tez4liberation\/status\/1486934348116996097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cCapitalism is the humanitarian disaster,\u201d Brown <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tez4liberation\/status\/1477630055060852738\">posted<\/a> in response to a tweet criticizing the re-opening of bars and restaurants for in-person dining.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Capitalism is the humanitarian disaster. We been here. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RIjcrUUegK\">https:\/\/t.co\/RIjcrUUegK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Quintez Brown \u2013 District 5 (@tez4liberation) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tez4liberation\/status\/1477630055060852738?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 2, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He also had strongly advocated for gun control, notably on an <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrAndyNgo\/status\/1493636391674208257\">appearance<\/a> on MSNBC with Joy Reid and in an op-ed for the Louisville-Courier Journal that criticized the state\u2019s shift to \u201cconstitutional carry.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2019\/08\/19\/illinois-democrat-sandoval-mock-assassination-trump-fundraiser\/\">(RELATED: Illinois Democrat Apologizes After Weekend Fundraiser Includes Mock Assassination Of Trump)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019ve put a price tag on your life and decided that the blood money they receive from the NRA is more valuable,\u201d Brown <a href=\"https:\/\/www.courier-journal.com\/story\/opinion\/2019\/07\/02\/kentucky-concealed-carry-law-shows-life-doesnt-matter-to-republicans\/1583343001\/\">wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Louisville activist who shot a mayoral candidate appeared on Joy Reid\u2019s show at an anti-gun violence rally. Said he \u201cloves\u201d David Hogg. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JpVF5zbVbD\">https:\/\/t.co\/JpVF5zbVbD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chuck Ross (@ChuckRossDC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChuckRossDC\/status\/1493610992693137409?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 15, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Brown pleaded not guilty to one charge of attempted murder and four counts of wanton endangerment, according to a report by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.courier-journal.com\/story\/news\/2022\/02\/15\/quintez-brown-pleads-not-guilty-craig-greenberg-shooting-live-updatess\/6795237001\/\">the Louisville Courier-Journal<\/a>. Bail was set at $100,000.<\/p>\n<p>Chanelle Helm, a local Black Lives Matter leader who once said a voodoo doll of Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell should be <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dcexaminer\/status\/1159240966873788417\">stabbed<\/a> \u201cin the heart,\u201d was working to raise money to secure Brown\u2019s release on bail, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrAndyNgo\/status\/1493645500754677762\">tweet<\/a> by Andy Ngo, an editor-at-large with the Post-Millennial.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BLM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BLM<\/a> Louisville leader &amp; others are organizing for people to donate to get the assassination suspect (Quintez Brown) out of jail. As consistently seen, leftist individuals &amp; groups have no reservations about aiding people on their side accused of heinous crimes. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Eeas96u1Du\">pic.twitter.com\/Eeas96u1Du<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andy Ng\u00f4 \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 (@MrAndyNgo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrAndyNgo\/status\/1493645500754677762?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 15, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI can confirm Quintez Brown was an intern for The Courier Journal from 2019-2021. We are relieved no one was injured and send our thoughts to the impacted families,\u201d said Courier Journal Executive Editor Mary Irby-Jones in a statement released to the Daily Caller News Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>Neither Greenberg\u2019s campaign nor the Louisville Metro Police Department immediately returned the DCNF\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Schechter did not respond to a request for comment from the DCNF.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A left-wing political operative attempted to blame the attempted assassination of a Democratic candidate for mayor in Louisville, Kentucky, on conservatives in a Tuesday tweet. 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