tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148719993180036093.post516910749250324610..comments2023-04-13T05:50:18.620-04:00Comments on The Newbius Papers: Pentagon shooter was a what?Newbiushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09501998014769060130noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148719993180036093.post-3967768368757539392010-03-06T21:21:20.455-05:002010-03-06T21:21:20.455-05:00They don't want to Newb, it would upset their ...They don't want to Newb, it would upset their 'applecart' of beliefs...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148719993180036093.post-21955144317166411692010-03-05T20:14:08.820-05:002010-03-05T20:14:08.820-05:00I agree, the Grey Lady seems like it believes that...I agree, the Grey Lady seems like it believes that Virginia poses a security threat. <br /><br />On the other hand, nothing in that quote was factually inaccurate, even if it wasn't portrayed in a positive light.<br /><br />Ultimately, I agree that politicizing this story to criticize Virginia's gun laws is inappropriate, considering that nobody from Virginia has or is likely to be implicated in the crime.<br /><br />Thanks for the info.Lord Obsidianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08438031560437703196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148719993180036093.post-89502834284419612572010-03-05T19:38:36.656-05:002010-03-05T19:38:36.656-05:00Sorry, got my wires crossed.
The NYT threw a gr...Sorry, got my wires crossed. <br /><br />The NYT threw a gratuitous slap at Virginia and our attempts to restore some of our Gun Freedoms, even though the shooter was from central California. They went from this paragraph:<i>"Shortly after the shooting, officers with military-style weapons fitted with flashlights were seen patrolling the area around the Pentagon, apparently looking to ensure there were no other gunmen. The subway stop where the shooting took place is a major transfer point for people taking buses to various points in Virginia."</i><br /><br />To THIS:<i>"Virginia, which has some of the most lax gun laws in the nation and has been pushing to expand gun rights, has been criticized lately by gun control advocates. The state’s General Assembly approved a bill last month allowing people to carry concealed weapons in bars and restaurants that serve alcohol, and the House of Delegates voted to end a 17-year-old measure barring people from buying more than one handgun a month.</i><br /><br />Nice of them to stay on point there about this guy...Newbiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09501998014769060130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148719993180036093.post-45278634469296052612010-03-05T17:35:54.347-05:002010-03-05T17:35:54.347-05:00I checked the NYT and the story I read on their fr...I checked the NYT and the story I read on their front page was that no motive had been established. There might have been a story I missed though. Do you have a link?Lord Obsidianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08438031560437703196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148719993180036093.post-55731777377537603302010-03-05T16:57:28.226-05:002010-03-05T16:57:28.226-05:00The New York Times is also singing the same tune. ...The New York Times is also singing the same tune. While I would personally classify the NYT as a joke, they are considered an acceptable source for news. <br /><br />The less-shrill voices out there, upon digging more deeply, have discovered a person with a history of mental illness who bought into the conspiracy theories. The fact is that this doesn't fit the narrative and so it isn't getting much play in more mainstream journals.Newbiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09501998014769060130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148719993180036093.post-81904339516655762152010-03-05T16:41:37.388-05:002010-03-05T16:41:37.388-05:00Dude, it's just the CSM. I haven't read an...Dude, it's just the CSM. I haven't read any other coverage that even tries to connect Bedell with political conservatives. Making him out to be some kind of lefty extremist is equally incorrect. Right now there's no established motive, and with the subject dead, we can't exactly ask him why he did this. <br /><br />Not to put too fine a point on it, but this guy was just an asshole, and there's no political motivation required to become one.<br /><br />CSM shouldn't have published that article, but CSM is a joke of a newspaper and everyone knows it.Lord Obsidianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08438031560437703196noreply@blogger.com