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tblue37

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40. Not so sure about that. He proudly proclaimed his racist reasons for the killing,

Sat Jun 20, 2015, 02:40 AM

Jun 2015

both as he shot the victims and as he spoke later to the police. He wanted everyone to know his reasons, yet he never mentioned the state senator as a state senator or an activist, so I suspect he really didn't know. He doesn't seem to be all that bright or well-informed. He obviously got his information only from the rightwing racist echo chamber.

Seriously--how many people have any clue at all of who the members are of their state legislatures--or even their county commissioners or their city's mayor--are? Heck most people don't even know who their national congressmen or senators are.

BTW, even if he asked for the reverend specifically, that could just be because he was attacking this famous black church, and he wanted to make sure he got the leader of the church.

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Michael Moore: "Start reporting what this is: An ASSASSINATION of a State Senator" [View all] Adenoid_Hynkel Jun 2015 OP

Said the same thing, funny how the M$M likes to ignore the bull in the china shop. Rex Jun 2015 #1

+1,000 malaise Jun 2015 #2

And nothing on the racially motivated nature of this massacre, forest444 Jun 2015 #18

These are the same folks who don't want African Americans and other malaise Jun 2015 #21

Thank you. GOP congress also deepsixed report on RW terrorism a few years ago blm Jun 2015 #24

And thank you for reminding readers of that very disturbing fact. forest444 Jun 2015 #26

Next year? How about November this year? yeoman6987 Jun 2015 #51

Well said. forest444 Jun 2015 #61

Remember, remember the 5th of November? saidsimplesimon Jun 2015 #63

K&R Solly Mack Jun 2015 #3

GOP squelched Homeland Security report on RW terrorism. blm Jun 2015 #4

+1 daleanime Jun 2015 #7

That's a fact. Enthusiast Jun 2015 #10

Thanks for the link. nt raccoon Jun 2015 #41

Please rec and share - Corpmedia won't amplify the 'race war' intent of this crowd - blm Jun 2015 #55

k & r. Thanks for posting. nm rhett o rick Jun 2015 #5

exactly J_J_ Jun 2015 #6

I don't get why no one sees the connection, this person drove 200 miles to get to him... J_J_ Jun 2015 #8

IMO he drove 200 miles to a church that is a symbol of the fight for civil rights since 1822. His jwirr Jun 2015 #54

act of terrorism it is ... ProdigalJunkMail Jun 2015 #9

". I don't think the killer had the foggiest clue who would be there" < Who is there is advertised. jtuck004 Jun 2015 #11

I disagree about that killer not knowing who would be there... groundloop Jun 2015 #15

Not so sure about that. He proudly proclaimed his racist reasons for the killing, tblue37 Jun 2015 #40

"Pinckney�s cousin told WAFF-TV that the gunman specifically asked for the reverend before Bible.... Faryn Balyncd Jun 2015 #31

well that proves it- why are people still speculating on what happened? J_J_ Jun 2015 #38

Absolutely amazing. Someone upthread couldn't see the connection Joe Chi Minh Jun 2015 #47

I'll be damned. I hadn't thought of that. nolabear Jun 2015 #12

Damn, Yes! zentrum Jun 2015 #13

time ro march again olddots Jun 2015 #14

"time ro march again" handmade34 Jun 2015 #23

K & R nt m-lekktor Jun 2015 #16

I'm not sure what to think of this..... still in too much shock to totally process it groundloop Jun 2015 #17

And Gabby Giffords? Just another lone wolf the media says... jalan48 Jun 2015 #19

ding ding ding ding ding . allan01 Jun 2015 #20

Some of us have called this internal terror already nadinbrzezinski Jun 2015 #22

Exactly gopiscrap Jun 2015 #25

Umm... no Tab Jun 2015 #27

He was the main target. Roof asked for Pinckney by name upon arriving at the church. nt SunSeeker Jun 2015 #32

Wow! I hadn't heard that part. Thanks for the link. Little Star Jun 2015 #57

Whence your presumption? WinkyDink Jun 2015 #46

Too early to say that. Daemonaquila Jun 2015 #28

Definitely terrorism. It was an act of terror against African Americans TexasMommaWithAHat Jun 2015 #29

It's terrorism and racism rolled into one big mess Gloria Jun 2015 #30

Roof assassinated Pinckney as an act of terrorism against African Americans. SunSeeker Jun 2015 #35

Not helpful oberliner Jun 2015 #33

Agreed. It was a dumb remark. randome Jun 2015 #42

Always the right-wing opinion. Always. DisgustipatedinCA Jun 2015 #52

You go ahead and post that for everyone else in this thread that says it's dumb. randome Jun 2015 #68

K & R !!! WillyT Jun 2015 #34

It was an assassination of a black leader to maximize the shootings' terror impact. nt SunSeeker Jun 2015 #36

Retweeted his statement on twitter yuiyoshida Jun 2015 #37

Michael Moore once again tells the hard truth. marble falls Jun 2015 #39

He was targeted! The killer chose to be in the bible study group B Calm Jun 2015 #43

There is abundant evidence that Roof is a racist. randome Jun 2015 #44

Disagree. He stated he wanted to start a race war and murdering a black politican he thought would B Calm Jun 2015 #45

Where is the evidence that he thought the senator's death would start a race war? randome Jun 2015 #69

and it was a racist assassination. . .eom B Calm Jun 2015 #70

Moore is correct. " assassination - murder of a public figure by surprise attack" WinkyDink Jun 2015 #48

He has a point davidpdx Jun 2015 #49

K&R for DEALING with it... MrMickeysMom Jun 2015 #50

I realize that is true but it takes the focus off of the obvious point. This was about racism and jwirr Jun 2015 #53

I don't think that is MM's point. The point is this killer murdered a State Senator which is an sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #58

I did not realize that. Thank you. jwirr Jun 2015 #59

Wha.....? AikidoSoul Jun 2015 #64

But the state Senator and the pastor are one and the same person. AikidoSoul Jun 2015 #65

I do not agree at all. drray23 Jun 2015 #56

Agreed. Referring to it as a political assassination Nye Bevan Jun 2015 #67

Its both race based and murder polynomial Jun 2015 #60

ki and r for mm niyad Jun 2015 #62

K&R myrna minx Jun 2015 #66