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97. Of course we don't know. What we do know now is that he was aware that he was being

Sun Jun 23, 2013, 11:43 PM

Jun 2013

spied on by the FBI and he was also working on a 'big story' that he felt made it necessary for him to go below the radar for a while.

Why would the FBI be spying on a journalist? Is that legal? Was HE in their opinion guilty of a crime which caused them to be interviewing his friends and colleagues? I would think that for the FBI to be that interested in a journalist, he would have to have done something very wrong.

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Michael Hastings Researching Jill Kelley Case Before Death - LATimes [View all] WillyT Jun 2013 OP

Speed kills zappaman Jun 2013 #1

His family and friends know the answers here flamingdem Jun 2013 #2

Also zappaman Jun 2013 #4

I drove Highland at night for 4 years flamingdem Jun 2013 #6

I've driven it at all hours too. zappaman Jun 2013 #19

According to friends and family, who knew him, also colleagues, who also knew him, and btw not sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #39

Michael Hastings said he was a drinker and substance abuser, in the past. geek tragedy Jun 2013 #41

His friends and family and colleagues have stated that he was very nervous and was concerned sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #42

Okay, so he was nervous with a past history of substance abuse. geek tragedy Jun 2013 #44

You left out speeding... zappaman Jun 2013 #45

That's just physics, man. nt geek tragedy Jun 2013 #46

So "physics" can tell the difference between a driver and an accelerator malfunction? n/t mhatrw Jun 2013 #91

Since I said nothing at all about how the accident may or may not have happened you might want to sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #58

If one is not alleging a conspiracy, one is not advancing a conspiracy theory. geek tragedy Jun 2013 #59

I thought you were one of the good guys Aerows Jun 2013 #107

Nice try. zappaman Jun 2013 #60

That's fine and I agree with you Aerows Jun 2013 #108

not a smear, but a fact zappaman Jun 2013 #43

Obama and Bush have admitted to smoking also. So what? Is there anyone in the country who sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #75

Unfortunately, many legal medications can cause nervousness and agitation. pnwmom Jun 2013 #84

So now he was crazy and on medication? Could you provide something to back that up? sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #89

People don't take ritalin because they're crazy. pnwmom Jun 2013 #90

Of course we don't know. What we do know now is that he was aware that he was being sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #97

Slight correction Bodhi BloodWave Jun 2013 #110

maybe if he was not familiar with the area JI7 Jun 2013 #61

Thank you for the info. hedgehog Jun 2013 #29

He had a substance abuse past--and the video is on YOUTUBE. MADem Jun 2013 #53

you seem to have warrprayer Jun 2013 #63

Nope. zappaman Jun 2013 #64

I was looking at the thread earlier with all the tree jokes warrprayer Jun 2013 #65

It's a bummer. zappaman Jun 2013 #68

yeah you have a point warrprayer Jun 2013 #70

Breitbart is still dead. nt geek tragedy Jun 2013 #74

yeah warrprayer Jun 2013 #102

Point is sometimes the evil ones die young too, e.g. dead Andy Breitbart nt geek tragedy Jun 2013 #103

o.k. got it n/t warrprayer Jun 2013 #104

It's suspicious BECAUSE he was going so fast! mhatrw Jun 2013 #92

one of the few? hfojvt Jun 2013 #99

before you ask... warrprayer Jun 2013 #67

thanks for the post. i can't stand conspiracy theories. i'm bringing this to facebook... allin99 Jun 2013 #72

I wonder if through Kelley nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #3

Kelley's circle of contacts were largely with CentCom... HooptieWagon Jun 2013 #8

Yeah, this was a wacky gossipy story but hard to believe it had much gravitas flamingdem Jun 2013 #10

Cause we all know nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #15

This may have been less about her lawsuit and more about Catherina Jun 2013 #20

Thats possible. HooptieWagon Jun 2013 #47

Look at this timeline Catherina Jun 2013 #50

It looks like the affair was an open secret, used as a fig leaf. reusrename Jun 2013 #71

Special Operations Command is also at MacDill JW2020 Jun 2013 #79

Those who approach life as if it were a Tom Clancy novel should be concerned. geek tragedy Jun 2013 #13

This has become a hobby space for wackadoos alcibiades_mystery Jun 2013 #66

Supposedly the 9/11 Dungeon is supposed to be the place for this. geek tragedy Jun 2013 #69

Luckily, you folks are here to set us straight. mhatrw Jun 2013 #93

It's possible he did judging by his tweets for interest at the time and.... Catherina Jun 2013 #14

You will see no more pols talking against this nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #16

careful reporting on this- you know the NSA is keeping tabs on you snooper2 Jun 2013 #25

You know what is hilarious of this post of yours? nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #31

Authoritarian states want people who advance loony-tunes conspiracy theories to get geek tragedy Jun 2013 #32

aye yi yi... zappaman Jun 2013 #33

Authoritarian states want a lot of people like you to have their back. delrem Jun 2013 #77

"People like me" please elaborate nt geek tragedy Jun 2013 #78

Who benefits when people pretend that only accidents happen? mhatrw Jun 2013 #94

The severity of the crash indicates he was speeding. HooptieWagon Jun 2013 #5

Gak. Texting at that speed is pure insanity considering the density flamingdem Jun 2013 #7

I've seen some pretty idiotic stunts inre texting... HooptieWagon Jun 2013 #9

Were his brakes tampered with?..n/t monmouth3 Jun 2013 #11

Not likely. HooptieWagon Jun 2013 #48

You don't know much about how autos are programed and operated today i would presume nolabels Jun 2013 #82

Then you presume wrong. HooptieWagon Jun 2013 #83

Rigging the accelerator signal to a remote would not be that difficult nolabels Jun 2013 #95

And the police would have discovered evidence of remote control linkage to throttle body. HooptieWagon Jun 2013 #96

That is not my trade and i was answering the other poster who said it couldn't be done nolabels Jun 2013 #98

You responded to my post. HooptieWagon Jun 2013 #100

Who said it would be the government? nolabels Jun 2013 #109

Still haven't addressed fact that throttle sabotage easily disabled... HooptieWagon Jun 2013 #111

Lovely that you have been able to rule out SUA Berlum Jun 2013 #51

Huh? I haven't ruled out anything. HooptieWagon Jun 2013 #54

Going all out tinfoil here - but what about laundry_queen Jun 2013 #86

OnStar is a GM system. HooptieWagon Jun 2013 #88

He did get death threats Ichingcarpenter Jun 2013 #12

Great find. Straight from his own lips. I'm posting it here Catherina Jun 2013 #17

Knee Jerk Reflex to "wild conspiracy theories" whenever anything bad may be linked to gov usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jun 2013 #18

lots of wild, knee-jerk conspiracy theories being offered right in this thread. geek tragedy Jun 2013 #23

Of course! zappaman Jun 2013 #24

These people would have rushed ahead of the Freepers to be the first to accuse Hillary of geek tragedy Jun 2013 #26

Don't forget we are authoritarians as well. zappaman Jun 2013 #28

They use "authoritarian" the way Hannity uses "liberal." geek tragedy Jun 2013 #30

Did Bush steal the 2000 election? JW2020 Jun 2013 #80

There was evidence of that. nt geek tragedy Jun 2013 #81

"Lacking evidence, let's not rule out the possibility of a gigantic government conspiracy here!" struggle4progress Jun 2013 #27

Thanks for illustrating the point usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jun 2013 #34

Has the involvement of extra-terrestrials from the Crab Nebula been ruled out by geek tragedy Jun 2013 #35

Those scenarios are far more likely than an accident. zappaman Jun 2013 #36

Accidents don't happen. 'Accidents' happen. geek tragedy Jun 2013 #37

ask Elvis zappaman Jun 2013 #38

Holy shizz! I didn't even know Halle Berry was dead! There's a well-orchestrated cover-up here! struggle4progress Jun 2013 #40

Jill Kelley lawsuit alleges lost business, social snubbing after Petraeus scandal struggle4progress Jun 2013 #21

Woman at center of Petraeus scandal, Jill Kelley sues government over breach of privacy struggle4progress Jun 2013 #22

Bollixed up behind the Benghazi Scandal (R) Berlum Jun 2013 #49

Just a weird thought--Maybe he was running from someone? Jackpine Radical Jun 2013 #52

Why are so many people so quick to render judgment in this case? Vinnie From Indy Jun 2013 #55

Because there's no evidence to back up the conspiracy loons on this nt geek tragedy Jun 2013 #56

+1. It's important not to jump to conclusions; but speculation is in order... Smarmie Doofus Jun 2013 #57

this guy will never have to worry warrprayer Jun 2013 #62

There won't be a rush to conclusion on this. There will be an investigation. Zen Democrat Jun 2013 #73

and don't forget about the runaway Lexus accelerating to 120 miles womanofthehills Jun 2013 #76

They could have shifted the transmission to neutral. HooptieWagon Jun 2013 #101

Hacking into cars Fire Walk With Me Jun 2013 #85

Thank You For That !!! WillyT Jun 2013 #87

nobody mention Ernie Kovak's crash . olddots Jun 2013 #105

hmmmmmm interesting. nt Raine Jun 2013 #106