Church shooter manifesto released: "kill them in the streets, kill them where they gather.”

[guruoo]

http://web.knoxnews.com/pdf/021009church-manifesto.pdf

“This was a hate crime,” he wrote. “Liberals are a pest like termites, millions of them …
the only way we can rid ourselves of this evil is kill them in the streets, kill them where they gather.”

“I’d like to encourage other like-minded people to do what I’ve done,” Adkisson wrote.
“If life ain’t worth living anymore, don’t just kill yourself. Do something for your country before you go.
Go kill liberals.”

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/feb/10/church-shooter-pleads-guilty-letter-released/

**On edit: Be sure and see the reader comments at the bottom of the page linked above.

[ck4829]

1. Mind of a terrorist

[YOY]

2. I wonder exactly what he contributes/contributed to society...

Money says jack and shit and jack left town.

[rurallib]

3. suddenly I feel much less safe

[YOY]

11. Yes, that's how terrorists want you to feel.

The way to properly dissuade this is to be cautious but unafraid.

[SteelPenguin]

4. So he was essentially a Republican Suicide Bomber

Next time someone says that only Muslims are Suicide Bombers I'll know how to respond.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

12. Believe you me, I will be getting mileage out of this one with the fundies. (nt)

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

38. Was he a fundamentalist?

[crim son]

5. Am I supposed to feel pity for this ex-soldier, this

"accomplished guitarist" and out of work mechanic? Because I don't. One of the comments notes that any "good" republican would tell him he should have planned for the future and his fuckup is his fault. I agree.

[gratuitous]

6. Yeah, and those unarmed pantywaists took you down, Jim David

Kinda humiliating, isn't it? I wonder why G. Gordon Liddy didn't tell you about that part?

[Mari333]

7. good lord I read the whole thing

and its one damned Rush/Sean/Coulter/O Reilly diatribe after another!! Its the hate radio manifesto that was poured into this guys ears every day as he looked for a scapegoat to blame for his life...
good lord!!
this should be read ALOUD on Olbermann....with a comparison to what is said by GOP talking heads...

[Kansas Wyatt]

8. Who and what has been inciting him to think this way and do this?

Are they investigating where he was getting his information from?

[Mari333]

13. its been reported that they found right wing books by rush and o reilly

in his house.

[Kansas Wyatt]

17. So why doesn't the alleged 'Liberal Media' parrot that all over the airwaves?

If it were a 'leftist' shooting people at a Mega-Church, we would be barraged with non-stop coverage on all channels, telling us how liberals were inciting people to go out and kill people.

I would even be willing to bet this Right Wing Nut has a lot of history on the freeper website as well, and spent hours out of the day devoted to Rush Limbaugh.

[Mari333]

19. good point.

[TornadoTN]

32. The media will be silent - it will be considered "a church shooting" and left to rot

I read the manifesto this morning and its very disturbing. His incoherent rant could have been mistaken for Rush Limbaugh or Sean Hannity verbatim.

Then you realize that 20+ million listen to these idiots are brainwashed in its subtle violent and hate filled undertones. That's when it gets scary.

But the media will nod its head and move right along instead of giving this the coverage that it deserves. I remember during the election, everyone being so concerned with Obama's safety. I offer that the ones that need to be concerned with safety are us - the common citizen and liberals. Anyone who wears the Democrat label openly should be concerned as the right wing has had years to stir up this drum-beat of hate and war.

[madmom]

9. Another terrorist attack b*sh didn't save us from!

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

10. Can we not go after him on terrorism charges?

It's not a hate crime. Not in the least.

It's using physical harm to push a political agenda - the VERY definition of terrorism. I would like to see charges as such filed.

[bunkerbuster1]

25. My point all along--these were POLITICAL murders

and if he's not a terrorist, I do not know what is.

[TheCowsCameHome]

14. Another brilliant graduate from the Right Wing School of Hate and Venom.

Rush and his cohorts will be so pleased................

[corpseratemedia]

15. if only low-income republicans could realize

that they have absolutely nothing in common, other than some ideological snippets, with the billionaires who promulgate
this crap to preserve their own interests HELLO AT THE EXPENSE OF LOSERS LIKE HIM

JESUS H. CHRIST!!:crazy:

[YOY]

16. But didn't you know? If you work hard and obey the laws of Reagan you might be rich!

It's all about personal accountability!!! Something that clearly our boy took completely! :sarcasm:

[Veritas_et_Aequitas]

18. At least he's off the streets now. nt

[Blue_Tires]

20. but no one dares call him a terrorist...

[Rosa Luxemburg]

21. this is when you need those red, amber, yellow alerts - TERRA

Terra within the gates

[Odin2005]

22. OMG, just change a few words and he would sound like a millitant Islamist.

Same shit different society. :puke:

[hootinholler]

23. This is so sad...

“Over the years, I’ve had some good jobs, but I always got layed (sic) off,” he wrote. “Now I’m 58 years old and I can’t get a decent job. I’m told I’m ‘over qualified,’ which is a code word for ‘too damned old,’ like I’m expected to age gracefully in poverty. No thanks! I’m done.”

How does this delusion work? I see it all the time and wonder how to open their eyes to reality.

-Hoot

[depakid]

24. The consequences of hate radio and Fox "news"

Expect to see more of it....

[bunkerbuster1]

26. There's no daylight between his letter and typical RW posts.

None whatsoever.

[denverbill]

27. We need to demand the conservatives condemn this guy.

Has Rush ever condemned these attacks? If not, it's the same as condoning them, especially since the guy had a hoard of right-wing rant books in his car. How about Palin? And McCain?

[Bluenorthwest]

28. This is the definition of terrorism

this was a terrorist act. Pure and simple.

[bunkerbuster1]

29. Another great argument against the death penalty.

That this stupid (I won't call him "sick" because he was fully aware of what he was doing) right wing asshole will have to live with everyone knowing he was a coward who fired on unarmed civilians, and was taken down by them, and not by cops, is a far nastier, crueler punishment than a needle in the arm.

[theHandpuppet]

30. Why isn't this (legally) considered domestic terrorism?

Seriously, I'd like to hear the legal definition for domestic terrorism and why this doesn't qualify.

[TornadoTN]

31. Jesus, this shit reads like a transcript of the Limbaugh/ Hannity/ Coulter/Malkin bile

Seriously, this is troubling. VERY troubling.

Supposedly, Limbaugh has 20 million listeners. Granted, 99% of them would wet the bed before they stood up to someone face to face, but that 1% of them left over is spread out amongst us.

Everything he ranted about was the fault of the conservative movement. They deflect and blame while they enrich themselves and recruit sheep like this guy that obviously doesn't know better. This is a politically motivated crime and should meet the standard of being labeled terrorism. You can bet your ass that Limbaugh and his ilk would be screaming from the rafters about "terrorism" had this been a leftist extremist that carried out a crime upon a group of conservative church goers.

[The Backlash Cometh]

33. This comes on the heels of another article, that bullets are in shortage.

Selling bullets may be the most secure job in Florida as long as supplies last.

After months of heavy buying, gun dealers across the state are experiencing shortages.

Some say it began with the election of President Barack Obama. Others say it's about the economic downturn or fear of crime. Whatever the reasons, ammunition has been selling like plywood and bottled water in the days before a hurricane.

"The survivalist in all of us comes out," said John Ritz, manager of East Orange Shooting Sports in Winter Park. "It's more about protecting what you have."




http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orl-bullets1009feb10,0,2201778.story

[TornadoTN]

34. I can't help but feel that we're in for trouble

I get a feeling of dread when I read this. It's like the calm before the storm.

Whenever the flame finally hits the powder keg, it's not going to be pretty.

[TahitiNut]

35. So, what did he call himself on FreeRepublic??

He'd fit right in there. It could be one of many.
:shrug:

[polmaven]

36. So, wasn't it good of the newspaper

to print that for all of the other "like minded people" to read? He issued a challenge for other hate filled, unstable people to follow what he has done, and the paper PRINTS it! BRILLIANT!

[windoe]

37. Where do you think he got the idea 'liberals' are to blame for his ills?

Hate radio programs the most unstable minds to act on their ideas. It is one of the most irresponsible uses of media.

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

39. I still can't see how he blamed liberals for cutting his food stamps.

I believe Tennessee have a Democratic Governor maybe that's all it took.

David