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Kasper Hauser

(4 posts)
68. Just like Gifford's shooter!!!!
Fri Jul 20, 2012, 11:32 AM
Jul 2012

Which proves....nothing....except that people are stupid and selfish and cruel to try and score political points on this...

His motive will be important...though likely as not it was just insanity....but to accuse anyone..Obama, Limbaugh, Hollywood...as sharing blame at this point is both reckless and evil.

This is not about scoring points.

His Computer? Iggy Jul 2012 #1
Trouble is, you can't tell nuts like him from GOP politicians (or their wives). nt valerief Jul 2012 #21
LOL. but I Disagree Iggy Jul 2012 #26
How? Monitor every posting on the Internet? randome Jul 2012 #29
HUH? It's Already Being Done Iggy Jul 2012 #37
Define 'extremist website' first. randome Jul 2012 #43
C'mon Randome Iggy Jul 2012 #47
'Status quo'? I would rather live in a gun-free society. randome Jul 2012 #50
Correct. Forget about Gun Free Iggy Jul 2012 #88
Can you give some high level details on how that would be accomplished? snooper2 Jul 2012 #40
Oh come on. When was the last time a GOP politician or his wife totodeinhere Jul 2012 #102
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This message was self-deleted by its author PotatoChip Jul 2012 #2
I expect that this is a nutcase who went on a rampage. He may have attached himself razorman Jul 2012 #4
Lone lunatics can be heavily influenced by propaganda....... marmar Jul 2012 #7
Yep! patricia92243 Jul 2012 #30
You are partly right, marmar slackmaster Jul 2012 #57
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Loughner was diagnosed with schzophrenia and was declared by the judge in the case as unfit to stand amandabeech Jul 2012 #80
He was sane enough... uh clem Jul 2012 #100
There are many schizophrenics who can hold it together for a couple of hours or so. amandabeech Jul 2012 #107
The above is a lie, by the way - Jared Lee Loughner was an independent muriel_volestrangler Jul 2012 #82
I have seen too many instances where wrong conclusions were reached razorman Jul 2012 #90
You are so right. randome Jul 2012 #92
Thanks. Basically, I am just counseling patience. razorman Jul 2012 #93
Wisely, too... BadtotheboneBob Jul 2012 #109
+1 Liberalynn Jul 2012 #103
Yes of course many on the right promote hate. However, totodeinhere Jul 2012 #119
Of course, one man's "hate" is another man's "righteous anger". razorman Jul 2012 #131
This message was self-deleted by its author PotatoChip Jul 2012 #9
Agreed, the problem is there are WAY too many Iggy Jul 2012 #31
he was a nazi wannabe... nebenaube Jul 2012 #52
He was a Medical School dropout anyway.... Kasper Hauser Jul 2012 #67
condone? Nope. Instigate? groom? inspire? progressivebydesign Jul 2012 #58
Agreed. isuphighyeah Jul 2012 #124
You are correct on that, but life long demo Jul 2012 #8
Me 2. First thought that came to my mind... Amonester Jul 2012 #55
And why would a teabagger want to shoot up a Batman premiere? TheMightyFavog Jul 2012 #14
Because of the "conspiracy" between the makers of the movie Nancy Waterman Jul 2012 #25
yes the talking hate heads told him who would watch this movie and "why" lunasun Jul 2012 #63
I think we'll find out soon why Iggy Jul 2012 #27
Links to what we know... Jackpot777 Jul 2012 #36
Great post! Welcome! JNelson6563 Jul 2012 #45
Many thanks. Jackpot777 Jul 2012 #66
Common name..... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jul 2012 #39
I have also seen on Yahoo that littlewolf Jul 2012 #48
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Just like Gifford's shooter!!!! Kasper Hauser Jul 2012 #68
Bullshit he was an indy maddezmom Jul 2012 #71
Oops. Guess you were wrong Kingofalldems Jul 2012 #72
They retracted this statement. Kablooie Jul 2012 #85
The guy is apparently from San Diego originally. MADem Jul 2012 #87
This message was self-deleted by its author PotatoChip Jul 2012 #98
Weren't they the first network to speculate about a Teabagger/Times square bomber connection too? hughee99 Jul 2012 #110
Yes, and Muslim terrorism for the Oklahoma City bombing slackmaster Jul 2012 #112
It would be nice to see them spend less effort speculating and more time investigating. hughee99 Jul 2012 #114
Interesting that ABC says he "...gunned down 12 people..." Ineeda Jul 2012 #3
Being a lifelong NYer I can say that "gunned down" means killed Renew Deal Jul 2012 #5
"gunned down" sounds sort of hollywoodish, sort of unreal. "Murdered" rurallib Jul 2012 #12
It is sensationalism Renew Deal Jul 2012 #23
And my local TV was quick to point out that this was not a 'terrorist' attack. sinkingfeeling Jul 2012 #6
The statement is probably intended to 'calm' the community not reflect the emotional reality HereSince1628 Jul 2012 #11
I'm sick of classifying domestic terrorism as just 'lone wolf' actions. This sinkingfeeling Jul 2012 #17
Certainly it's frightening to be aware violence like this is a probability in our society HereSince1628 Jul 2012 #28
I live 2000 miles from the shooting. sinkingfeeling Jul 2012 #53
This is trying me nuts PatSeg Jul 2012 #46
"Terrorist" means "attack by brown people" Odin2005 Jul 2012 #35
Suspect was white.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jul 2012 #38
to be fair Blue_Tires Jul 2012 #56
Had the shooter been of Middle Eastern descent, your local LibDemAlways Jul 2012 #64
It's because there was not any obvious political motivation 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #126
Local news is showing the FBI trying to make entry to his apartment Esse Quam Videri Jul 2012 #10
Will Limbaugh, will Hannity, will Romney condemn this? rurallib Jul 2012 #13
No more than the producers of The Dark Knight Rises will, or should slackmaster Jul 2012 #16
Those are heavy duty earrings. nt Remmah2 Jul 2012 #22
the producers weren't the ones spending all week saying it was a left wing plot. n/t progressivebydesign Jul 2012 #62
Did somebody actually say for a whole week that the movie was a left-wing plot? slackmaster Jul 2012 #73
Limbaugh did, thought I don't know about for a week. JoeyT Jul 2012 #115
Which shows just how evil the shooter is - after listening to the radio for a week, he 24601 Jul 2012 #129
Good question...Limbaugh always asks where's Al Sharpton robinstewart Jul 2012 #24
Y'a see Mittens and his campaign Iliyah Jul 2012 #34
No Libertas et Veritas Jul 2012 #74
Clarification bongbong Jul 2012 #99
They made it happen - Rush and his INCESSANT LYING! blm Jul 2012 #32
KUSA is reporting AsahinaKimi Jul 2012 #15
My wife woke me up to let me know about this. Panasonic Jul 2012 #18
In before someone accuses you of being a racist for using the word "gang" slackmaster Jul 2012 #19
In like a hawk..................nt Remmah2 Jul 2012 #20
Anybody who says you are racist for using the word gang snooper2 Jul 2012 #41
It happened to me earlier this week slackmaster Jul 2012 #54
You and your dog whistles, lol AtheistCrusader Jul 2012 #70
The funny thing about real dog whistles is that the intent of using them is almost always... slackmaster Jul 2012 #76
pot heaven05 Jul 2012 #79
Desoto, Festus, Pevely, Fenton MO, Dallas TX, Plano TX, snooper2 Jul 2012 #86
so heaven05 Jul 2012 #89
With a handle that has heaven in the name I think that could be disputed LOL snooper2 Jul 2012 #91
i didn't understand the city reference. heaven05 Jul 2012 #113
well? heaven05 Jul 2012 #75
The prejudice that "most good americans" harbor against black people is a tragic thing slackmaster Jul 2012 #96
Witnesses at the apt. claim they heard a small explosion when police sent in robot. FedUpWithIt All Jul 2012 #33
The NRA pulls the strings of many of the politicians. where are they now? denvine Jul 2012 #42
Isn't it obvious? uh clem Jul 2012 #101
Right wing whack jobs will blame Hollywood Zorro Jul 2012 #44
Yes, terrorist act indeed... mountain grammy Jul 2012 #49
Yet ANOTHER reason to flush Rush ... MrMickeysMom Jul 2012 #51
Notice he is not a middle eastern muslim but a home grown white terrorist. teewrex Jul 2012 #61
Chris Rock on Comedy Central tonite: Mopar151 Jul 2012 #123
Was this some sort of "Second Amendment solution" for some perceived kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #69
If shouting "fire" in a crowded theater isn't protected... sofa king Jul 2012 #121
Look what Brietbart.com is up to blitzburgh55 Jul 2012 #77
I'm sure the psycho is a great hunter jeanmarc Jul 2012 #78
America needs some serious mental health help SoapBox Jul 2012 #81
A medical School dropout carlotta Jul 2012 #83
A local San Diego radio station quoted a San Diego PD spokesperson as saying Holmes was in a PhD... slackmaster Jul 2012 #94
Both left and right are trying to make political points from this but I think that's wrong. Kablooie Jul 2012 #84
Yep. Everyone's immediately claiming it's their personal opponents who did this. Posteritatis Jul 2012 #95
There are two basic narratives in partisan political discussions. Here they are: slackmaster Jul 2012 #104
The people here blaming a teabagger or no different than the freepers who blame muslims. nt naaman fletcher Jul 2012 #116
Except that ABC News erroneously reported that it was a Teabagger. totodeinhere Jul 2012 #118
didn't see that. thanks. nt naaman fletcher Jul 2012 #120
+1 for reason 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #117
pic of the shooter Baclava Jul 2012 #97
The expression 'just give me five minutes alone with him' comes to mind. eom tawadi Jul 2012 #127
The alleged shooter seems to be well educated. totodeinhere Jul 2012 #105
Wonder how he was able to open the emergency exit Gin Jul 2012 #106
Good question. GliderGuider Jul 2012 #128
Maybe schizophrenia? Marrah_G Jul 2012 #111
I think that is an intelligent guess. truedelphi Jul 2012 #125
"Shy" tawadi Jul 2012 #122
Hopefully no copycats, nuts tend to come out the woodwork in droves EarthCitizen Jul 2012 #130
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