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96. Yes, it is.

Thu Aug 22, 2013, 03:21 PM

Aug 2013

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/coroner-details-journalist-michael-hastings-death-20016317

If he was having paranoia from drug use, the coroner wouldn't have said that he was sober at the time of the accident.

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LA Weekly: Michael Hastings feared his car had been tampered with [View all] kpete Aug 2013 OP

Take enough meth, you get paranoid. nt msanthrope Aug 2013 #1

But the drugs were ruled as not the reason he crashed and burned. Rex Aug 2013 #4

Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you... AzDar Aug 2013 #5

Trace amounts... ljm2002 Aug 2013 #12

Investigating generals, CIA directors, pissing off people in the MIC can also make you feel paranoid Incitatus Aug 2013 #28

Yup, my first thought too... SidDithers Aug 2013 #44

+1 Tarheel_Dem Aug 2013 #47

This place is starting to remind me of this--- msanthrope Aug 2013 #56

Is this just a sneaky way to spam? Rockyj Aug 2013 #87

Your concern is noted. Please feel free to share more of your concerns, and enjoy your stay. nt msanthrope Aug 2013 #92

don't apologize, kpete burnodo Aug 2013 #2

I see a pattern regarding Snowden's most ardent supporters and the CT folks Pretzel_Warrior Aug 2013 #33

your own interpretation of evidence is not the Gold standard burnodo Aug 2013 #34

so you think people who think Hastings death was an accident are saying so because of Obama ? JI7 Aug 2013 #50

Much more fundamental than that. zeemike Aug 2013 #57

+1 nt silvershadow Aug 2013 #59

Well here's a CT for you: I think PW writes these things to snappyturtle Aug 2013 #76

Same as it ever was... nt Mnemosyne Aug 2013 #78

The CT label is an old tactic, too old now to have any impact. Especially when it always sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #81

I guess Walt knocked. msanthrope Aug 2013 #55

funny how this kind of shit warrprayer Aug 2013 #3

Breitbart's taking a dirt nap, isn't he? nt msanthrope Aug 2013 #7

As a matter of fact, wasn't his ruled as a drug overdose? Rex Aug 2013 #16

A little weird that Hastings, Breitbart, and also Rodney King all died shortly after being on TYT... cascadiance Aug 2013 #27

It probably would, if they smoked meth. HooptieWagon Aug 2013 #8

like this guy? warrprayer Aug 2013 #9

Smoking Meth? HangOnKids Aug 2013 #25

Coroner reported amounts of amphetemine HooptieWagon Aug 2013 #36

DMT is found in small amounts in everyone's blood stream. EOTE Aug 2013 #91

No, thats not what the coroner said. HooptieWagon Aug 2013 #95

Yes, it is. EOTE Aug 2013 #96

Also, you haven't addressed the clearly bogus "reported amounts of DMT" EOTE Aug 2013 #97

I'm not pushing a case. HooptieWagon Aug 2013 #98

But you haven't provided any proof of that. EOTE Aug 2013 #99

Coroner's report was posted on DU a couple days ago. HooptieWagon Aug 2013 #100

What a joke. Throw out random bullshit and expect everyone else to prove that you're NOT full of EOTE Aug 2013 #102

Joke's on you. HooptieWagon Aug 2013 #109

Did you read the portion that said "None detected"? EOTE Aug 2013 #110

Two posts up you claim its always present. HooptieWagon Aug 2013 #111

It IS always present. EOTE Aug 2013 #112

wow G_j Aug 2013 #6

Yes. Smoke meth and have paranoid delusions. HooptieWagon Aug 2013 #10

The meth was unlikely to have an intoxicative effect at the time of the accident FreeState Aug 2013 #17

marijiana registers for 3 months burnodo Aug 2013 #29

3 months in your blood? Socal31 Aug 2013 #37

3 months in your blood. Yes burnodo Aug 2013 #39

NORML says 3-7 days. Socal31 Aug 2013 #42

Did you only read what you wanted to? burnodo Aug 2013 #45

No, I read what pertained to the report. Socal31 Aug 2013 #49

did YOU read your own link? Heddi Aug 2013 #51

Thats what I've always heard... HooptieWagon Aug 2013 #101

That's really neither here nor there jberryhill Aug 2013 #41

DMT is kind of odd, They_Live Aug 2013 #63

The coroner said that he was sober at the time of the crash. EOTE Aug 2013 #93

Wow - The Other Shoe Falls. 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #11

Of course he was Hydra Aug 2013 #14

thank you for putting in the tinfoil hat smiley Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #18

actually 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #23

... Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #26

I should buy stock in Reynolds or Alcoa. CakeGrrl Aug 2013 #85

Bam! HangOnKids Aug 2013 #30

It's the meth, yo! bravenak Aug 2013 #13

That is so very true. RebelOne Aug 2013 #24

It turns normal people into lunatics Aerows Aug 2013 #32

Adderall messed my friend up. bravenak Aug 2013 #35

I've known two separate people that were promising and Aerows Aug 2013 #40

And it ages you so fast. bravenak Aug 2013 #48

It reduces people to shameful levels Aerows Aug 2013 #53

how come his own family accepts it was an accident ? JI7 Aug 2013 #15

They've been paid off by the feds Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #20

i have seen some actually blame his wife JI7 Aug 2013 #43

Yep. "They" got to her just like they CakeGrrl Aug 2013 #86

Keep doing Polly Hennessey Aug 2013 #19

Polly Hennessey kpete Aug 2013 #21

And i agree with both of you. zeemike Aug 2013 #60

This article is a good read quinnox Aug 2013 #22

Agreed... Fact Or Fiction... That Writer Is In The Right Town For Future Employment... WillyT Aug 2013 #58

Ruh-roh. n/t Fire Walk With Me Aug 2013 #31

Hmmm Socal31 Aug 2013 #38

A new version of Boston breaks nadinbrzezinski Aug 2013 #46

LA Weekly Article is a good read. It still leaves some questions KoKo Aug 2013 #90

Anyone that is trying to explain that meth Aerows Aug 2013 #52

He had damn good reason to be paranoid, drugs or no drugs. MotherPetrie Aug 2013 #54

Totally agree. nt Raine Aug 2013 #83

I'm hopeful that much more will come out about this. So far...it's KoKo Aug 2013 #61

Writer Gene Maddaus did quite a good job on reconstructing Hastings' last hours, Z_I_Peevey Aug 2013 #77

This message was self-deleted by its author Jesus Malverde Aug 2013 #82

Is there proof his car had been tampered with? Generic Brad Aug 2013 #62

That his car inexplicably sped out of control to burst into flames is not "proof" enough for you? 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #64

No. It is not. Generic Brad Aug 2013 #65

"traces" does not a 'driver on drugs" make. 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #66

Blah, blah, blah Generic Brad Aug 2013 #69

Cars don't but drivers do. nt geek tragedy Aug 2013 #67

Please see 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #68

Eh, y'all have your religion and no sense trying geek tragedy Aug 2013 #70

Even if a car bursts into flames Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #103

The car's manufacturer claims their cars don't explode like that. nt 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #104

Well, gee Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #105

Sure. Happily. 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #107

Sorry. Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #108

ok. later. ~nt 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #113

I remain skeptical of the official story Berlum Aug 2013 #71

You should not have to apologize for posting this. senseandsensibility Aug 2013 #72

usually kpete Aug 2013 #73

ah, a fellow Truzzi enthusiast! MisterP Aug 2013 #89

Yeah, and his wife who had not "relapsed and on drugs for a month before the Cha Aug 2013 #74

I'm hoping more comes out..... DeSwiss Aug 2013 #75

Thanks for that link to the news clip 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #79

Great read.... ohheckyeah Aug 2013 #80

Kicked and Recommended. Enthusiast Aug 2013 #84

Hastings died in June NOT April: The person who died in April was Jordanna's fiancée. MagickMuffin Aug 2013 #88

Sometimes, they really ARE out to get you. closeupready Aug 2013 #94

The mere possibility may make many reporters very hesitant ... spin Aug 2013 #106

I'm suspicious,but blackspade Aug 2013 #114