Jared Loughner's "Friends" on Twitter Discuss Him
By Jeralyn, Section Crime in the News
Posted on Sat Jan 08, 2011 at 04:11:44 PM EST
Tags: Jared Lee Loughner (all tags)
BTD found these on twitter. The feed of caitieparker. Good Morning America is already onto her.
1. @lakarune I haven't seen him since '07. Then, he was left wing. less than 5 seconds ago via Twitter for iPhone in reply to lakarune
2. @noboa more left. I haven't seen him since '07 though. He became very reclusive. 2 minutes ago via Twitter for iPhone in reply to noboa
3. @antderosa he had a lot of friends until he got alcohol poisoning in '06, & dropped out of school. Mainly loner very philosophical. 3 minutes ago via Twitter for iPhone in reply to antderosa [More...]
4. @antderosa As I knew him he was left wing, quite liberal. & oddly obsessed with the 2012 prophecy. 8 minutes ago via Twitter for iPhone in reply to antderosa
5. @antderosa he was a pot head & into rock like Hendrix,The Doors, Anti-Flag. I haven't seen him in person since '07 in a sign language class 10 minutes ago via Twitter for iPhone in reply to antderosa
6. @antderosa He was a political radical & met Giffords once before in '07, asked her a question & he told me she was "stupid & unintelligent" 12 minutes ago via Twitter for iPhone in reply to antderosa
7. @antderosa I can. That is him. 14 minutes ago via Twitter for iPhone in reply to antderosa
8. @antderosa I went to high school, college,
& was in a band with the gunman. This tragedy has just turned to horrific. 18 minutes ago via Twitter for iPhone in reply to antderosa
9. Official I went to high school & college, & was in a band w/ the gunman. I can't even fathom this right now. 28 minutes ago via Twitter for iPhone
10. Saying Jared Laughner was the gunman. Really hoping that's not the same guy I went to HS with, really good friend. Freaking out right now!!! 39 minutes ago via Twitter for iPhone
Here's the photo from his my space page before it was taken down.
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His political views are not (5.00 / 5) (#3)
by observed on Sat Jan 08, 2011 at 05:10:36 PM EST
important,since he is apparently nuts;however, the political leanings of those who incite attacks like this DO matter.
This may be the very incitement (1.00 / 1) (#4)
by Abdul Abulbul Amir on Sat Jan 08, 2011 at 06:01:25 PM EST
You're lucky we don't (none / 0) (#5)
have camps for teh stupid, a$$HOLE.
Now now (5.00 / 3) (#6)
by Militarytracy on Sat Jan 08, 2011 at 06:24:54 PM EST
The rightwing has been spewing mega hate indoctrination and inciting violence for awhile now. When they get called on it they will do everything they can to say that the leftwing does it too, but don't let them get to you. I don't preach getting my way with John Boehner by using guns and I don't paint crosshairs on him either, I don't vandalize rightwing vehicles when I go to leftwing events either or bring my firearm. Don't let them get to you.
It was just a matter of time (2.67 / 3) (#26)
by me only on Sat Jan 08, 2011 at 08:07:20 PM EST
before the left started calling for camps for its political enemies...
Good thing no one here (5.00 / 2) (#30)
is calling for that, although I might suggest a remedial reading camp in your case
The guilty dog barks first (3.00 / 2) (#31)
IME, guilty canines slink off (5.00 / 2) (#32)
by nycstray on Sat Jan 08, 2011 at 10:45:13 PM EST
Marijuana, high school band, what (none / 0) (#1)
by oculus on Sat Jan 08, 2011 at 04:33:42 PM EST
next? I did see a reference to alleged gunman being recruited to some military outfit. Also, here is article from Mother Jones on "currency." link
Apparently Rep. Giffords is Jewish.
yes, her rabbi was en route (none / 0) (#2)
by Jeralyn on Sat Jan 08, 2011 at 04:45:44 PM EST
to the hospital a few hours ago.
Woo Hoo (none / 0) (#7)
Jane Fonda blames Gifford's shooting on Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, and the Teaparty! Let's Rock!
Bad idea (5.00 / 1) (#10)
by andgarden on Sat Jan 08, 2011 at 06:43:10 PM EST
I will say this though: if Gabby survives as we all hope, she will henceforth be St. Giffords, and politically untouchable.
NPR "All Things Considered" just played (5.00 / 1) (#12)
some recordings from when she was first sworn into House of Representatives. She sd. her best job as a kid was mucking out horse stables, as she loved to ride horses and enjoyed the culture. She also allowed as how shoveling all that manure might have helped prepare her for new job.
Hardly. She'll be accused (none / 0) (#15)
of shamelessly exploiting her victim status for political purposes. You can bank on it.
I think you're wrong (5.00 / 1) (#16)
But I hope that if you're right we at least have an opportunity to find out.
Agreed,but just remember (none / 0) (#17)
Cindy Sheehan.
Assuming she emerges of sound mind (5.00 / 1) (#18)
Gabby Giffords will show better political judgement than Cindy Sheehan did.
I'm not sure that political judgement (5.00 / 4) (#21)
means anything to Cindy after she was able to initially open the door for the Iraq War debate to begin. She was soooo dedicated to her son then and blowing the Bush/Cheney rhetoric clear out of the water....and she did. After that success though, I don't think she cares about garnering political capital or credibility. Her work with Code Pink gave her life meaning after the loss of her son when she really needed it andgarden. She doesn't have much of an ego though...she really doesn't, she has more of a martyr personality and mission when things really mean something to her and she could not get the death of her son to mean anything to her without challenging all essences and aspects of war. She needed healing, it was how she found some of it.
I think it will be less than 1 (none / 0) (#20)
week (<24 hrs, IMO) before a right wing media figure asks if Giffords brought this on herself with her radical anti-American views.
Oy! (none / 0) (#22)
Well, let us breathe deeply now. I suppose we should begin to entertain the possibility so we aren't taken over by a grief riddled surprise.
We all know what taste (5.00 / 1) (#23)
and sensitivity Republicans displayed when JFK died.
They're (none / 0) (#25)
by Ga6thDem on Sat Jan 08, 2011 at 07:38:35 PM EST
already saying it was a plot by a left wing organization to blame the tea partiers.
Cindy Sheehan was right on the money (none / 0) (#19)
when she asked the question "What Noble Cause?" Later on she decided to join up with Code Pink on a dedicated and serious level, and that was a choice well within her rights. Her initial response to the Iraq War and the rhetoric though in my mind was not diminished in anyway for me when later on she dedicated herself to Code Pink issues....which tend to be very controversial.
For reasons such as (5.00 / 2) (#13)
by dead dancer on Sat Jan 08, 2011 at 06:55:20 PM EST
I'm with you (none / 0) (#14)
Is she the "last word"? (none / 0) (#8)
Probably not (none / 0) (#11)
This was her emotional tweet. Not surprised that I have a Jane Fondaish response :) If my husband dies first, I'm going to paint my entryway vag pink too.
Marilyn Manson, baggy pants, and wilileakls. (none / 0) (#29)
by Ben Masel on Sat Jan 08, 2011 at 08:39:25 PM EST
The rest of theusual suspects.
BTD, please explain why you didn't (none / 0) (#9)
post these twitters.
because he emailed them to me (none / 0) (#33)
and I made them a new post. I was just crediting him for directing me to them. Nothing behind it
what's the big deal? (none / 0) (#24)
by cpinva on Sat Jan 08, 2011 at 07:36:04 PM EST
he was just expressing his "second amendment rights".
Yup, if my best friend shot (none / 0) (#27)
a judge, I'll hurry to say he was a right winger. You know what I think? They KNEW ahead of time. Maybe the friend thought he was joking.
NY Times reports police are looking (none / 0) (#28)
by ruffian on Sat Jan 08, 2011 at 08:35:36 PM EST
for a second suspect. No more info than that however.