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Luminous Animal

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18. ABC News has retracted.

Fri Jul 20, 2012, 11:40 AM

Jul 2012

http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2012/07/abc-news-tea-party-connection-incorrect-129588.html

"An earlier ABC News broadcast report suggested that a Jim Holmes of a Colorado Tea Party organization might be the suspect, but that report was incorrect. Several other local residents with similar names were also contacted via social media by members of the public who mistook them for the suspect".

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] IdaBriggs Jul 2012 OP

That's a common name but let's hope this is the death knell for the teaparty flamingdem Jul 2012 #1

Incredibly irresponsible on the part of ABC GarroHorus Jul 2012 #2

True get the red out Jul 2012 #3

Exactly right. boxman15 Jul 2012 #5

Must not follow any possible leads that point to the RW, eh? morningfog Jul 2012 #6

A responsible journalist would investigate and confirm before speculating Luminous Animal Jul 2012 #13

Unless they got a tip from a trusted source Fawke Em Jul 2012 #8

i bet you're right -- the tip might be bogus, but that's likely what happened nashville_brook Jul 2012 #10

update -- this might have come from the suspect's mother... nashville_brook Jul 2012 #15

ABC has retracted it. GarroHorus Jul 2012 #30

I agree Canuckistanian Jul 2012 #9

Where have you been for the past 20 years? Blecht Jul 2012 #43

I've heard no other network make that claim. AngryOldDem Jul 2012 #11

These are the same MSM people that said the internet can't produce the level of journalism that KurtNYC Jul 2012 #12

I agree. There's a huge difference in speculating on a blog or 2pooped2pop Jul 2012 #27

There are blogs and then there are blogs GarroHorus Jul 2012 #29

Whether he is or not gopiscrap Jul 2012 #4

They really shouldn't have done that. Lone_Star_Dem Jul 2012 #7

ABC is now in good company. Breitbart News is claiming he's a registered Democrat. UPDATE GarroHorus Jul 2012 #14

Looks like you read Breitbart, interesting. Kingofalldems Jul 2012 #17

Looks like you make idiotic assumptions, interesting. GarroHorus Jul 2012 #19

Nice avatar Kingofalldems Jul 2012 #21

You don't have to buy anything GarroHorus Jul 2012 #23

looks like you read people who read breitbart..Even more interesting! snooper2 Jul 2012 #37

Heh heh GarroHorus Jul 2012 #46

maybe...but, the University has already confirmed he's a doctoral JanMichael Jul 2012 #16

ABC News has retracted. Luminous Animal Jul 2012 #18

I doubt it. Demographically, the guy isn't a quick fit in the TP cali Jul 2012 #20

It is stupid ass fucking stupid stupid stupid speculation. See post #18. Luminous Animal Jul 2012 #25

I'm sure that they have some inside info about this... progressivebydesign Jul 2012 #22

ABC has already retracted... Luminous Animal Jul 2012 #24

don't be sure. you are wrong. and idiot fucking ABC has retracted it cali Jul 2012 #26

Wow. Marinedem Jul 2012 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author Atman Jul 2012 #31

Another Teabagger terrorist AngryAmish Jul 2012 #32

except ABC news has retracted their idiotic fucking ubelievably stupid irresponsible cali Jul 2012 #33

By the end of the day, half of DU will believe it is true. Luminous Animal Jul 2012 #34

and that says quite a bit. cali Jul 2012 #35

nbc and my local rag are identifying someone with that name as the shooter fizzgig Jul 2012 #36

Yes. But they are not the same person. ABC "News" has already retracted. Luminous Animal Jul 2012 #39

i saw the retraction fizzgig Jul 2012 #42

the source is federal officials malaise Jul 2012 #40

ABC News has retracted. See my and Cali's posts upthread. Luminous Animal Jul 2012 #41

ABC retracted GarroHorus Jul 2012 #47

I don't want to cast blame until we have facts. backscatter712 Jul 2012 #38

actually, theres simply not enough identifying info at the Tea Party site to tell for sure librechik Jul 2012 #44

ABC News has already retracted and apologized. See my and Cali's posts and links Luminous Animal Jul 2012 #45

Am Deleting Post - ABC has already retracted. IdaBriggs Jul 2012 #48