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riverwalker

(8,694 posts) Fri Jul 20, 2012, 10:12 AM Jul 2012

was Jim Holmes a Tea Party member? [View all]

save this in case page gets scrubbed. I don't know how big Aurora Colorado is, or if there are two Jim Holmes' living there. Odd that there is total silence about the shooter, no friends or neighbors coming forward yet.

http://denverteaparty.ning.com/profile/JimHolmes?xg_source=activity

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was Jim Holmes a Tea Party member? [View all] riverwalker Jul 2012 OP

I heard there are 24 guys with that name Bluzmann57 Jul 2012 #1

This is the first few hours. mucifer Jul 2012 #2

I think this was debunked 2 hours ago KurtNYC Jul 2012 #3

ABC's Brian Ross is all over this. Zax2me Jul 2012 #4

Ross walked it back--can't confirm tea party ties n/t librechik Jul 2012 #13

Be careful, its not an uncommon name. HooptieWagon Jul 2012 #5

Screenr.com Shankapotomus Jul 2012 #6

No one knows yet Marrah_G Jul 2012 #7

If he is a Tea Party member gopiscrap Jul 2012 #8

Just heard on the S.Millers show there's 30 people in the Denver area with the name James Holmes bigdarryl Jul 2012 #9

My guess is, no. He only recently moved to Colorado according to reports. Lone_Star_Dem Jul 2012 #10

It doesn't matter. He is sick on multiple levels. The motivation is irrelevant. It's just sad. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #11

The answer is no. please self delete this. alp227 Jul 2012 #12

Agree. Please do delete. This kind of talk isn't helpful at this point. WillowTree Jul 2012 #14

We don't know much about him yet, what if he was a democrat? IndyPragmatist123 Jul 2012 #16

Congrats. Marinedem Jul 2012 #15

The Tea Party IS murderous, but not in this way BanTheGOP Jul 2012 #17