Occupy Maine shaken by bomb blast

It's funny how they go from minimizing the violence to throwing their hands up in the air in complete amazement that anyone would even suggest that Fox's well-documented coverage of depicting the protesters as violent mobs and then drawing a logical comparison of what Fox's coverage of such an incident at a Tea Party rally would have been, somehow is just beyond their comprehension. To be fair, I'm sure the irony is completely lost on them or just the hypocrisy.

But...But...But... It has nothing to do with Fox! It has everything to do with Fox and their nonstop violence baiting for the sake of the 24 hour news cycle. Just like the Right-winger that was trying to hand out bongs to the protesters so he could then take pictures of them. Pathetic!

 

In the only link I have found with any detailshttp://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-20124833/chemical-bomb-thrown-at-occupy-maine-camp/

But notice that is not the police saying that. As for "kill and maim", that is not what the police stated. I am not saying that I understand or agree with it, but they have the evidence, not I.

 

http://www.wgme.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wgme_vid_9705.shtml

"police say someone threw a chemical bomb into the center of the tents" and "Portland Police say they are investigating, saying the incident here is not an isolated one.
Police responded on the same night to a similar explosion just a few streets away" You might notice the police using the words BOMB and EXPLOSION

http://www.pressherald.com/news/Chemical-bomb-tossed-into-Occupy-Maine-encampment.html

""Sgt. Glen McGary said the homemade bomb, which consisted of chemicals poured into a plastic Gatorade container could have caused serious injury""

 

Your attempt to pin the blame for the Maine Flea Party bomb on FOX News is what's pathetic.

Using your "illogic" (and lack of evidence), you'd probably blame this bomb threat against the Tea Party on MSNBC or left-wing radicals. But, knowing you, this incident was probably completely off your radar. So, knowing what little you know of this bomb threat against the Tea Party, DO you blame it on MSNBC or left-wing radicals? I know I don't simply because I don't know what the evidence is nor do I know all the facts of the case (just like you don't know the evidence in the Maine Flea Party case):

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2009/09/bomb-threat-forces-evacuation-of-dc-tea-party-planners/

 

Is that an opinion? LOL!

 

I don't know--when I look at the news coverage between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m., I see a lot of Baby Lisa coverage. And economic coverage, with Stu Varney. And health stuff. And immigration stuff. If you're talking about O'Reilly, Hannity, and Sustern--who on earth considers them news casters? They are definitely not even journalists. What they are, in all truth, is opinion/talk show hosts.

What I'm trying to figure out is how being "right wing," what I would consider social conservatives, makes one prone to violence. I am a conservative. I have a lot of conservative friends and not one of them is violent. I admit, I'm trying to learn how to shoot a gun, but it's for hunting purposes so that I can supplement my food--I'm a poor conservative who is not angry at the rich conservatives. I haven't made more that $6000 in any given year for the last 5 years--but I am not out protesting or telling people how put upon I am, simply because I am not given to that sort of thing. I'd certainly like to know what value pigeon-holing someone as evil or tearing them down in an untrue fashion, just because you can't make your point any other way. Fine--you don't like conservatives. Give me reasons for your beliefs, not just some nonsense put up as talking point by the liberal media.

 

I most certainly did not. I made no claim whatsoever about the perpetrators of the act. Everything I posted was to make the point that, whoever did this, it was most definitely not harmless.
Show me where I made that statement or even attempted to place blame.

 

Sinmple. When CoinOKC said the we should not jump to conclusions as to who was to blame without any facts, your reply was;

 

rlm, where did I accuse a Bagger of throwing a bomb? I accuse Republicans generally of being enamored of violence and that would include Baggers. I think they get strange people fired up. But I'm certainly not saying that they were behind this incident.

 

Takiji, can we get rid of that nasty language? You know what the "tea bag" reference means, right? It's not the Darjeeling that I drink with ginger cookies, not by a long shot. Such nastiness does nothing to further your argument and loudly proclaims your lack of interest in real discussion. You've yet to support your argument that Republicans or other conservatives are enamored of violence. Where are your statistics? From what database do you get your information? Where are the peer-reviewed journal articles?

 

See post #92

 

How is that blaming the Tea Party?

 

Good points all, But I'm dealing with rlm here and it brings out the worst in me so I think I'm probably going to stop. I'd rather talk about left/differences with people like you.

 

*blushes* Thanks! I can get hot under the collar sometimes, too, but I try to be fairly reasonable. I have to run off and do some work and maybe work on plotting my NaNoWriMo work for tonight, but I'm looking forward to talking to you tomorrow! Take care!

 

THIS JUST IN: Whoever threw the device may have been driving a silver car! Hey, all you people who like to pre-judge, maybe you can pin that on a conservative. After all, what left wing liberal would be driving a plain old silver car... And if it's revealed that it was a four-door, too... well, how much more conservative can you get? There's your evidence!!

 

My car is a black coupe, so no one is gonna pin it on me. Although I suppose the silver car could have been rented. And RWers do rent cars... But then so do I sometimes.

 

Everyone I have come across who supports the Tea movement are just anti corrupt government. Then they have secondary agendas such as safe guarding the borders, etc. Basically they are fed up like we all should be. But lets pretend the democrats really care about us and the Mainstream republicans really have what it takes to save this nation. They the one and the same.

 

One and the same.... i.e. totally owned. But didn't the Tea Baggers start out by being against corporate power and exploitation?

 

And you were not even dealing with me. TSK! TSK!

 

Damn! That bit of speculation is thrown out the window... I thought this was going to be easy.