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In reply to the discussion: Aurora 'Dark Knight' Shooting Suspect Identified: James Holmes [View all]Kasper Hauser
(4 posts)68. Just like Gifford's shooter!!!!
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.
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Trouble is, you can't tell nuts like him from GOP politicians (or their wives). nt
valerief
Jul 2012
#21
I expect that this is a nutcase who went on a rampage. He may have attached himself
razorman
Jul 2012
#4
Loughner was diagnosed with schzophrenia and was declared by the judge in the case as unfit to stand
amandabeech
Jul 2012
#80
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
Weren't they the first network to speculate about a Teabagger/Times square bomber connection too?
hughee99
Jul 2012
#110
It would be nice to see them spend less effort speculating and more time investigating.
hughee99
Jul 2012
#114
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
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
Which shows just how evil the shooter is - after listening to the radio for a week, he
24601
Jul 2012
#129
The funny thing about real dog whistles is that the intent of using them is almost always...
slackmaster
Jul 2012
#76
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
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