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Foamfollower

(1,097 posts) Wed Jun 14, 2017, 10:38 AM Jun 2017

Now appears report of shooter seeking partisan identity of players FALSE [View all]

Confused the shooter with another person:

New details from Josh Marshall:

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/profile/josh-m

Edited to add another link:

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/new-details

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Now appears report of shooter seeking partisan identity of players FALSE [View all] Foamfollower Jun 2017 OP

It's too late. They got their media soundbite out there leftstreet Jun 2017 #1

They'll say this even if there weren't soundbites.... because they are lying, conniving fucks! TheBlackAdder Jun 2017 #21

YEP Cosmocat Jun 2017 #34

Doesn't matter. The story is out there now. Neema Jun 2017 #2

Too soon to believe much of any news reports now... Wounded Bear Jun 2017 #3

Something to keep in mind... Va Lefty Jun 2017 #4

wasnt the congress member who said that in first place not there when shooting happened ? JI7 Jun 2017 #5

yeah he left before the shooting. unblock Jun 2017 #14

and yet they ran with the story JI7 Jun 2017 #19

the story even included admitted speculation unblock Jun 2017 #28

wow, i'm shocked, shocked! unblock Jun 2017 #6

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K & R. n/t FSogol Jun 2017 #12

Your link not working 4139 Jun 2017 #13

Works fine for me. Foamfollower Jun 2017 #15

Works now... maybe they were tweeting something when I tried before 4139 Jun 2017 #17

It works for me. nt herding cats Jun 2017 #18

Like I said, the descriptions of the two people didn't match. herding cats Jun 2017 #16

I'd say likely motive would have been general hatred of Congress, not partisan. Foamfollower Jun 2017 #20

Looking at the shooters Facebook page, he hated Trump and supported Bernie Kaleva Jun 2017 #23

Maybe, but it's just too early to say yet. herding cats Jun 2017 #24

I never believed that nonsense. cwydro Jun 2017 #22

"He was specifically targeting Republicans" Wednesdays Jun 2017 #25

He's been identified and he's a Bernie-or-Bust dude. Neema Jun 2017 #26

Link? n/t sarge43 Jun 2017 #31

There are threads here giving links to his Facebook pages Kaleva Jun 2017 #33

But not with us on gun control Bucky Jun 2017 #36

Reading his Facebook postings, I think he was independent radical leftwing. Kaleva Jun 2017 #37

OK. Has it been confirmed it's the same person? sarge43 Jun 2017 #38

K & R. Nt Heartstrings Jun 2017 #27

Geez. SCRUBDASHRUB Jun 2017 #29

Interview on MSNBC FlightRN Jun 2017 #30

Hahahahhaha malaise Jun 2017 #32

If the right wing doesn't have to own their hundreds of shootings- 58Sunliner Jun 2017 #35

Thank you! Deb Jun 2017 #39

Republicans want to play the victim and now they have it in the heads of the misinformed liberal N proud Jun 2017 #40

right is waiting for excuse to go violent. The big difference between Tea Party & prior Repub pols.. yurbud Jun 2017 #41