Loughner was a registered Independent. Link provided.

[chowder66]

"Loughner registered to vote on Sept. 29, 2006, identifying himself as an independent. Records show he voted in the 2006 and 2008 elections but is current listed as "inactive" on the state's voter roles -- meaning that he did not vote in November."


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/09/arizona-shooting-news_n_806397.html#177_loughner-was-registered-independent-didnt-vote-in-2010-election



for those who are wondering why I posted this it is for no "reason" other than to post the information for those who may find this interesting. I have no agenda with this.

[GSLevel9]

1. so he DIDN'T vote for or against Giffords in November?

hmmm... makes sense now.

[RichGirl]

2. Aren't tea bagger basically independents...

They don't vote republican.

[DeadEyeDyck]

21. the last election would say otherwise

[WinkyDink]

3. IOW: Not a Democrat. We tend to claim it.

[JoePhilly]

4. Sounds like lots of the Tea Party folks.

They left the GOP around 2006 after voting for Bush twice in 2000 and 2004, and then pretended to be independent.

[GSLevel9]

5. a Bagger that didn't vote for the Bagger in November? nt

[JoePhilly]

10. Let me expand ...

Lots of SANE former GOP folks turned "independent" in 2006 and 2008, dropping their GOP label. Some went Tea Party / some Libertarian.

From what we know, this guy went "INDEPENDENT" in 2006, long BEFORE the Tea Party kicked off (Jan 2009).

There was NO Tea Party for him to join. There still isn't one.

He became more erratic in the past year, bought his gun AFTER the elections, and then performed his assassination the same week the new congress took office.

Whether he voted in November doesn't matter. He's clearly insane and saw the government as the primary threat ... who else thinks that? And who tells people like him to fear the government?

Why he did not vote in November is irrelevant. He may have believed that those in AZ who hate government would win. He may have simply missed it (he is insane after all).

When you read his ranting, and you compare those to say Glenn Beck's ranting ... the similarities are there.

[GSLevel9]

13. I'm sorry... I read 120 posts on ATS from this ass-clown

and I can assure you... he was no more a TeaBagger than you are. He was a very sick guy who didn't receive the medical care he should have.

Yeah, he had issues with the Gold Standard and the Treasury. Did you know he called the invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan a WAR CRIME?

[JoePhilly]

15. Lots of tea bagger / libertarians see it the same way.

[GSLevel9]

22. well...

he also talks about alien zombies, believes that NASA fakes every space mission because rocket fuel is absorbed in a vacuum and equates praying to talking to a toilet.

The guy is APOLITICAL. No question.

[TheKentuckian]

6. Same as millions of Reich wingers, so what?

[mmonk]

7. It doesn't matter what political party he does or doesn't belong to.

[chowder66]

11. I actually agree with you.

I have said as much in other threads. Mental illness, if he is mentally ill or disturbed doesn't necessarily discriminate.

[emilyg]

16. +1

[Old and In the Way]

8. Lots of libertarians, loners, and anti-socialists are "Independent".

Doesn't tell you much about their voting pattern. But this guy would have had a home at Free Republic and no one would have had a problem with any of his incoherent ramblings.

[JoePhilly]

17. My point above ...

[Old and In the Way]

24. Totally agree...there are lots of Independents so are ex-GOPers.

maybe too embarrassed with the association or not radical enough for their tastes. But most of these RW Indies still hate anyone Democrat.

[Warren Stupidity]

9. I do not give a flying fuck what he registered as.

He targeted a prominent Democratic congresswoman and shot her in the head.

Did you have a point you would care to elaborate on?

[chowder66]

12. I read it at Huffpost and posted it for those that may be interested.

Just information. No point trying to be made by me.

[Warren Stupidity]

18. really? no point at all? Why did you find it interesting?

[chowder66]

26. I don't know if I find it interesting. I am however seeing

loads of speculation about his political leanings. I thought maybe some of those people might find it interesting.

You seem to have a problem with me. I have no agenda with this.

[Upton]

14. Folks don't want to hear that

they want to hear that Loughner is a registered Republican, Palin supporter, and a teabagger. When actually it appears he isn't any of those things. This guy is just a certified nut, that's all..

[emilyg]

19. After reading posts for

two days - I agree with you.

[Warren Stupidity]

20. right. Nothing to see here. move along.

[Dappleganger]

23. Well, I'm a registered independent and a strong liberal.

My husband is a registered independent and a conservative. Party registration really says nothing.

[arthritisR_US]

25. well he's loony and immature...sounds like a libertarian. n/t