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66. NBC news reported the same thing...

Reply to Mkap (Reply #48)

Mon Apr 15, 2013, 05:42 PM

Apr 2013

...but indicated the guy may have just been in the wrong place at the wrong time.

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The eagerness here to blame tea baggers or anti-tax people or right wingers of some stripe [View all] cali Apr 2013 OP

I agree Skittles Apr 2013 #1

Is this just a general statement or is it in regard to something specific? Vincardog Apr 2013 #2

No arguments here Bluzmann57 Apr 2013 #3

Rec and kick! n/t zappaman Apr 2013 #4

The reaction on DU is not even remotely similar to that of FR. tridim Apr 2013 #5

How do you know what is Jenoch Apr 2013 #19

Because someone posted it on DU.. tridim Apr 2013 #30

+1 Loudestlib Apr 2013 #121

Good point. So far I have not seen a DUer call for the death of Rex Apr 2013 #123

+1 lobezen Apr 2013 #139

One poster over there has declared open season on anyone who looks Muslim. City Lights Apr 2013 #35

Exactly. AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #61

I just came back from reading a thread that someone here posted a link to. Fantastic Anarchist Apr 2013 #56

because BOTH SIDES DO IT EQUALLY MNBrewer Apr 2013 #76

because BOTH SIDES DO IT EQUALLY AlbertCat Apr 2013 #114

Agreed. Time to wait for an investigation. Swamp Lover Apr 2013 #6

Went to the youtube page of a video in V&MM. Commentors said 'THE JEWS DID IT!' freshwest Apr 2013 #81

could be bigfoot for all we know d_b Apr 2013 #7

I needed that laugh. virgogal Apr 2013 #22

Or a militant anti-jogger group. octothorpe Apr 2013 #29

That was my first thought...some one from the couch potato gang! n/t golfguru Apr 2013 #60

I'm glad you said that - I was afraid to - LiberalElite Apr 2013 #131

I KNEW IT!!! Quantess Apr 2013 #33

Damn him! UnrepentantLiberal Apr 2013 #59

It's clearly Slender Man Hayabusa Apr 2013 #103

agreed. actslikeacarrot Apr 2013 #8

Combination of overinvestment and wanting to look smart RZM Apr 2013 #9

And yet you were quick to blame a mother who had her baby shot in front of her. KittyWampus Apr 2013 #10

Except I never blamed her. cali Apr 2013 #21

LOL! So you can be suspicious about X but others can't be suspicious about Y? KittyWampus Apr 2013 #45

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Apr 2013 #51

I haven't seen anyone "with absolute conviction" saying it's teabaggers Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2013 #53

Doesn't sound like the OP OwnedByCats Apr 2013 #97

All the OP is saying is let's wait for the facts before accusing any one group of people. AlbertCat Apr 2013 #116

Then please go and delete this post right now Bjorn Against Apr 2013 #102

Did you learn anything from the experience? defacto7 Apr 2013 #109

Ouch! malaise Apr 2013 #88

I agree. HappyMe Apr 2013 #11

You are right on the money, cali Richardo Apr 2013 #12

As much as we all may wish to agree Trajan Apr 2013 #13

Agreed... freshwest Apr 2013 #85

And there's a certain logic to it. alarimer Apr 2013 #91

Sometimes DU really is the mirror image of freeperville. GeorgeGist Apr 2013 #14

Mirror image as in opposite? RVN VET Apr 2013 #118

The rush to judgment is always nauseating. TimberValley Apr 2013 #15

K&R. n/t Skip Intro Apr 2013 #16

I'd agree if Patiod Apr 2013 #17

well, as a former Bostonian, let me say that in Boston, April 15th is though of there cali Apr 2013 #37

Did not know that - sorry for what's happening in yr city na Patiod Apr 2013 #43

Not an odd day,but a very crowded day. The Red Sox game just ended virgogal Apr 2013 #39

It's also Patriot Day and the Boston Marathon Tempest Apr 2013 #40

If I were a bomb-happy loony Patiod Apr 2013 #49

As a longtime Bostonian, I don't discount the tax day symbolism of this event. Gormy Cuss Apr 2013 #67

It's 4 days early for the anniversary of Waco and OKC; 2 weeks before Hitler's death. freshwest Apr 2013 #95

We certainly need to be vigilant. And patient. timdog44 Apr 2013 #126

That's going to be very hard... My relatives know better than to 'start up' with me. I'll walk off. freshwest Apr 2013 #141

Yup, you are right. It would almost make one think that some would desire a political justification still_one Apr 2013 #18

You telling people we should wait for more facts? SpartanDem Apr 2013 #20

bullsh*t warrprayer Apr 2013 #23

Even money says it was RWers. hobbit709 Apr 2013 #24

You lose. Zax2me Apr 2013 #117

Good call cali, premium Apr 2013 #25

I still think at this point it is the most likely guess. nt Deep13 Apr 2013 #26

I agree. It costs nothing to wait until the facts come out. nt Demo_Chris Apr 2013 #27

I agree. Both are vile and disgusting. Tempest Apr 2013 #28

the real crime is that the media is doing the same thing...speculating every angle with little facts spanone Apr 2013 #31

At least it didn't happen during a primary season. Bucky Apr 2013 #32

what an odd remark... demwing Apr 2013 #50

goal? Bucky Apr 2013 #54

At least no one here is calling for open season on tea baggers... octothorpe Apr 2013 #34

you're right - blaming anyone without a shred of evidence is just downright stupid Douglas Carpenter Apr 2013 #36

Well said. n/t bbinacan Apr 2013 #38

Agreed. Let's please STFU until more information comes in. DinahMoeHum Apr 2013 #41

We want to blame those we hate Bandit Apr 2013 #42

Well, I think there's something of a difference in scale and intensity... sibelian Apr 2013 #44

Not exactly "unfounded" -- Hell Hath No Fury Apr 2013 #46

you could say the same about Islamic radicals cali Apr 2013 #55

those two categories are not mutually exclusive. He could be both. Manifestor_of_Light Apr 2013 #90

+1, cali. Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2013 #47

republican propagada New York Post Mkap Apr 2013 #48

NBC news reported the same thing... Bay Boy Apr 2013 #66

Yes, that post was locked, found to be false. So DU is on top of that. freshwest Apr 2013 #89

Very true. NaturalHigh Apr 2013 #52

Yes, but . . . MrModerate Apr 2013 #57

Damn. That's a very...moderate position to take. randome Apr 2013 #71

Sorry, but people need to grow a bit of spine like the British in London during the Luftwaffe blitz. Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2013 #108

It's a damn good guess. My money is on right wing a$$holes. mnhtnbb Apr 2013 #58

We know it wasn't someone from our side... ileus Apr 2013 #62

At least there weren't too many "If everyone had guns" jokes. Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2013 #63

It's only logical speculation, not accusation. n/t moondust Apr 2013 #64

Fox knows Lamonte Apr 2013 #65

I agree...but KauaiK Apr 2013 #68

Agreed MrScorpio Apr 2013 #69

yeah, calling a duck a duck is stupid! especially when their posts are all about violence... pasto76 Apr 2013 #70

You can say that again Cali! Auntie Bush Apr 2013 #72

It's a big, high profile event on tax day... krispos42 Apr 2013 #73

We do have a lack of information MNBrewer Apr 2013 #74

I agree about the mobbism Yo_Mama Apr 2013 #75

What mob? Where? MNBrewer Apr 2013 #79

Mobs are groups driven by unreason Yo_Mama Apr 2013 #115

Agreed, Flora Apr 2013 #77

If it walks like a duck.... dawgmom Apr 2013 #78

It always pisses me off when people decide who is guilty before ANY FACTS are uncovered.... Rowdyboy Apr 2013 #80

Agreed. But there it is. Good peace luvin liberal folk carrying pitchforks and torches. geckosfeet Apr 2013 #82

THANK YOU fredzachmane Apr 2013 #83

We can only be sure of a few things. PABigDaddyDemocrat Apr 2013 #84

I agree Cali. 99Forever Apr 2013 #86

Why not? Wingnuts are already blaming "Arabs" alarimer Apr 2013 #87

Anyone blaming anyone at this point is a "wingnut." DirkGently Apr 2013 #94

Two wrongs make a right? Three wrongs make a left? Your lack of logic is apalling. nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2013 #110

“Suppose one reads a story of filthy atrocities in the paper. fredzachmane Apr 2013 #92

The overall rush to find a political framing is disgusting. DirkGently Apr 2013 #93

The SPLC has been kinda predicting something like this for years skydive forever Apr 2013 #96

Post removed Post removed Apr 2013 #98

That would only be true Quantess Apr 2013 #100

I agree. 840high Apr 2013 #99

Has it occured to no one that this occurred just blocks from the ORIGINAL BOSTON Tea Party? Sedona Apr 2013 #101

Duh, yes. But we don't know for sure yet. There are other possibilities, you know. Quantess Apr 2013 #105

just sayin' they already have suspect in custody Zax2me Apr 2013 #119

That has not been confirmed by police Bjorn Against Apr 2013 #124

Well Rosa Luxemburg Apr 2013 #104

Agree with you 100% Cali Old Troop Apr 2013 #106

There is a motive and there are anti-tax nuts out there wtmusic Apr 2013 #107

Good advice about jumping to conclusions and blame. defacto7 Apr 2013 #111

I disagree. liberalmuse Apr 2013 #112

something that puzzles me is this littlewolf Apr 2013 #113

"Mirror image"? Where are the DUers calling for the death of anybody who looks like a rightwing nut? Arugula Latte Apr 2013 #120

A time when 2naSalit Apr 2013 #122

I haven't seen any "baying" MNBrewer Apr 2013 #125

Post removed Post removed Apr 2013 #127

Did you forget the sarcasm thingy? Bluzmann57 Apr 2013 #128

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2013 #130

I find it hard to believe that al Qaeda would care about Tax Day. baldguy Apr 2013 #129

you were a one woman mob against the woman who's baby was shot. Same shit, Cali. bettyellen Apr 2013 #132

I was thinking about that. Rex Apr 2013 #138

This happens every time Canuckistanian Apr 2013 #133

Rushing to judgment in the event of terror can even be libelous. alp227 Apr 2013 #134

False equivalence Progressive dog Apr 2013 #135

The Tea Party Deserves it! rightsideout Apr 2013 #136

Say what you want, but this has right-wing fingerprints all over it. It is too symbolic swayne Apr 2013 #137

well ,,,,, Cryptoad Apr 2013 #140

Locking, it is the consensus of the hosts that this does not Autumn Apr 2013 #142