Breitbart Blogger Falsely Accuses Colorado Shooter James Holmes of Being a Democrat

[The Sushi Bandit]

Source: THR

Joel B. Pollack rushed to report a voter registration card that turned to not belong to the Colorado gunman.
There was a reason why Breitbart News had the exclusive on the breaking scoop that James Holmes, the shooter responsible for the movie theater massacre in Aurora, Colorado, might be a Democrat: he isn't, and they were wrong.

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Read more: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/breitbart-blogger-falsely-accuses-james-holmes-democrat-352595

[TheMastersNemesis]

1. If He Is A Republican Or Has No Reg Card They Will Create A Democratic One For Him.

[Politicalboi]

2. And then claim

He voted while in jail.

[Major Hogwash]

3. Brietbart News isn't even close to be a reliable source.

Brietbart wasn't reliable either when he was the editor.

[LovingA2andMI]

37. IDK why anyone would think they're

ANY TYPE of a credible news resource. The words "Brietbart News Blogger" should give it away before reading any part of that story.

Just saying....

[Grassy Knoll]

4. These Fuckwads at DEADbart are High.......

From sniffing formaldehyde from dead Andy's ass.

[NYC_SKP]

6. Thank you!

[Turbineguy]

11. That's not a very nice thing to say.

I like it!

[Marrah_G]

5. I didn't know Zombies could speak

[bonniebgood]

15. I concur bupkus, I thought the same thing nt

[bayareaboy]

18. Sounds good to me ...

But I figure that the extreme side will do the James Holmes did this because he was a Manchurian candidate who Obama and Holder brought out so that they could crush the 2nd amendment. Then the NRA and Mr La Pierre can say "I told you so". trust me it will come around soon.

[freshwest]

8. Predictable.

[sakabatou]

10. Not surprised.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

12. I read today...

where some poor bastard with the same name is getting his Facebook page ravaged.

What hell can you do?

[Jessy169]

13. Right-wing whackos on Yahoo articles

are claiming that the "shooter is apparantly a democrat" -- or words to that effect. I was surprised on a couple of articles to see those posts, and figured it was just the usual loonies spewing out the usual obnoxious lies. Maybe they picked it up from this Pollack turd. Now there are right-wing whackos who have it in their mind that the shooter is a Democrat, and they're sure to file that right along with Iraq had weapons of mass destruction and George Bush was a great president. The lies get spread, the lies stick in a lot of weak minds, and that's how Republicans play the game.

[zeemike]

21. Your right...the truth does not matter

Right now that lie is spreading itself all over the Internet and in those that want to believe it take it as a fact.

[emilyg]

14. I don't care which

party he votes for.

[Carol Lynn]

32. me either

Lots of people are dead, and many families are in pain. Let's put this aside for the evening.

[emilyg]

34. Welcome to DU.

[LovingA2andMI]

38. RIGHT ON POINT!!

R.I.P. Victims of James Holmes shooting massacre in Aurora, CO and praying for the wellness of all the injured.

[Kingofalldems]

16. Yeah. the freepers were all over this one today

[randome]

17. It's only fair!

After all, that hotbed of liberal activism, ABC News, falsely labeled him as a Tea Party Nut!

So Breitbart & Co. are only following suit with MORE sloppy and irresponsible 'journalism'.

[emilyg]

25. All sloppy - in their haste

to get the "scoop".

[calimary]

19. What else would you expect from anything with the word "breitbart" in it?

Partisan, and Totally False. Utter Bullshit.

That bastard lucked out with Anthony Weiner. Everything else he blew like a bunch of lit birthday candles.

[emilyg]

26. Just like ABC>

[truthisfreedom]

20. Ready! Fire! Aim! Keep firing at foot anyway!

They self-discredit. They don't even need any opposition.

On a parallel subject, I've just been loving the rMoney campaign lately. Here I thought this was going to be a painful election cycle. It's actually fun! He can't figure out how to operate his time machine! 8^D

[johnfunk]

22. A Picture Paints a Thousand Lies:

[Joe Bacon]

48. +1,000,000

That picture shows what BreitFART really was. No difference between it and a Bolshevik agitator in Czarist Russia. To BreitFART, the ends justified the means. Burn in hell, BreitFART. Burn in hell forever!

[Tom Rinaldo]

23. It is despicable to pretend that it means anything how the shooter registered

There are tens of millions of people who register to vote however the heck they want to for whatever real or delusional reasons they might have. It would mean nothing if the shooter was a Republican. It would mean nothing if the shooter was a Democrat. Green, Libertarian - it wouldn't matter. Union member, Tea Party supporter, it does not matter. A group organized to carry out crimes like this for a political reason, now THAT would matter, but a voter registration card?

No political party has any control over who chooses to join it for any or no reason whatsoever. It is simply evil to try to score political points, in any direction, over what party a potential crazy chose to register as.

[Keefer]

24. I just found this:

I just found this:

http://www.examiner.com/article/colorado-shooting-suspect-reported-to-be-former-occupy-member

.

[emilyg]

27. Who knows?

[Hissyspit]

40. It's right-wing slander attempt crap.

No particular reason as of yet to give it any credence. By definition, Occupy Black Bloc means they don't really adhere to the tenets or spirit of Occupy, a non-violent movement.

Here's the author:

Dean Chambers
Arlington Conservative Examiner

Bio:
Dean Chambers, an Internet journalist and commentator, launched his writing career by creating an alternative conservative student newspaper while in college. Dean grew up in what James A. Baker called "the Peoples Republic of Massachusetts" and has experienced first-hand the fruits of progressive public policy. Look to Dean's writings to find a uniquely individualist point of view focusing on limited government, individual liberty, and conservative values.

[Hissyspit]

46. From same web site: false-reports-surface-that-colorado-shooter-was-

http://www.examiner.com/article/false-reports-surface-that-colorado-shooter-was-part-of-occupy-truth-exposed?cid=rss

False reports surface that Colorado shooter was part of Occupy; Truth exposed
July 20th, 2012 by Kali Katt

False reports are surfacing that James Holmes, the young man who killed 12 people at the midnight showing of the new batman movie “The Dark Knight Rises” last night in Aurora, CO, was part of the Occupy San Diego Black Block movement. OSD members have immediately spoken out on Facebook and Twitter about the falseness of such claims – from OSD even having a Black Block group, to ever seeing John Holmes at their camp or any of their meetings. Upon further investigation it has become clear that those claiming James Holmes is part of the Occupy movement do not have any proof or facts to back this up and are simply working on false assumptions.

Further de-confirming the claim that Holmes was part of the Occupy Black Block movement in San Diego, an unnamed member of OSD has said today there is “no organized Black Block contingent known to OSD.” Furthermore this person reminds us that “Black Block is a tactic, not a group.”

Kali Katt
,
San Diego City Buzz Examiner

Bio:
Kali Katt, aka Nicole Gochmanosky, is a local San Diego freelance writer and political activist who earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Environmental Studies at the University of San Diego in 2004. Writing as Nicole, she was published in college campus newspapers at the University of Redlands, University of San Diego, and Mesa College, and in The Beacon and The Beach and Bay Press - two publications for the San Diego Community Newspaper Group. In 2007 she found roller derby with the San Diego Derby Dolls and picked up her roller derby, and pen name, Kali Katt. Kali plays roller derby for the San Diego Derby Dolls off and on, and in the past has been a team member of San Diego’s Hard Corps and the Swarm. Kali has contributed roller derby articles to the Derby News Network, 619sports.net, Blood and Thunder Roller Derby Magazine, and Five on Five magazine. Kali has been the Southern CA Roller Derby Examiner since 2009.

[emulatorloo]

28. Poke around on that site. Lots of Woo Woo there.

[JDPriestly]

30. You linked to what appears to be a Republican news source.

Nadinbrezinski might know whether this fellow was in the San Diego Occupy movement. She reported on it for a local newspaper.

[Hissyspit]

47. It's one of those "anyone can write their own news article" sites.

Why is your jaw dropping?

[Iliyah]

29. Drudge early this morning already

put on the internet that shooter was a Dem. From reading the above site stating that Holmes was also a member of SD Occupy and noted that that site is GOP leaning. We won't know for awhile and the trickle down information will probably, well most it of will be false.

I see our caring Conservatives only care about putting blame on the party who don't worship their GAWD, and only care about themselves over others. This is an tragic happening, 12 died, 11 still in critical condition, many others injured, people who survived and the responders will have nightmares, and all these MF can talk about "more hate".

[Great Caesars Ghost]

36. they say he did a video for OWS

[Hissyspit]

41. "They"

Who?

"Did a video"

Yeah, I have a cellphone camera, too.

"for OWS"

Ok, let me see it.

[Great Caesars Ghost]

44. Here is the video in question...... Glad you emphisized the word "they"

The video link came from a Sean Hannity fan's tweet......

[Hissyspit]

45. I can't get the video to open on my phone

Will try later.

My first intuition is that this is false.

[Turbineguy]

31. Joel B. Pollack

another turd straight from Breitbarts ass.

[Live and Learn]

33. I doubt it. San Diego county is notoriously Republican as is Riverside

where he went to college. And with his science studies I doubt he had time to be very active in politics at all.

[Kalidurga]

35. And if the shooter turns out to be apolitical what does that mean.

Maybe he wasn't even registered and didn't care about politics at all. There are a lot of people who aren't even registered. There are people registered that might or might not vote depending on the weather or whatever. And people that pay no attention to the man behind the curtain. Everyone that is saying it means nothing is right. But, we do have to talk about how we can spot this kind of thing coming and how we treat people with these kinds of mental problems.

[Hissyspit]

39. "Breitbart Blogger Falsely Accuses"

This is news?

That's the sole purpose of his websites.

[alp227]

42. Brent Bozell was howling about Brian Ross but silent about Joel Pollak today.

He said: "In a moment that demanded clarity of thought and purpose, Ross rushed to slander those with whom he does not agree politically, exposing the depths and darkness of his political prejudices. Shame on Brian Ross, and shame on ABC News for not yet demanding he look directly into the camera and beg forgiveness for politicizing this terrible event. Ross' meek Twitter apology is a cynically insincere slap in the face to us all."

HOWEVER, Conwebwatch revealed about the Breitbart blogger: "It wasn't until a full five hours later that Pollak started to backtrack from his false accusation, finally conceding that 'the suspect may, in fact, not have been registered to vote.'" http://conwebwatch.tripod.com/blog/index.blog?entry_id=2276299

[blkmusclmachine]

43. Breitbart. Enough said.

Standard RW false flag to distract from the real conversation: lax gun laws.


Did you hear about Operation Northwoods?

[Keefer]

49. Witness: Someone let gunman inside Colorado movie theater

Witness: Someone let gunman inside Colorado movie theater

http://www.wkyc.com/news/article/252995/396/Witness-Someone-let-gunman-inside-Colorado-movie-theater-