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KauaiK

(544 posts)
68. I agree...but
Mon Apr 15, 2013, 05:48 PM
Apr 2013

This feels home grown; liberal Boston; the JFK library; multiple bombs in a crowded area to do human damage. I keep thinking of Oklahoma City....

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
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