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The Spectacle Blog
There has been a shooting at the Washington, D.C. offices of the Family Research Council, a conservative Christian organization run by Tony Perkins.
The FRC put out a short note on its web site after a security guard there was shot; early reports are that the guard is OK and that the shooter has been arrested.
Fox News reported that the shooter made comments opposing FRC’s positions on certain issues.
It will be interesting to see whether any of the major liberal media outlets give this prominent coverage. After all, in most recent shooting incidents there has been immediate anti-conservative, anti-Republican finger-pointing by Democrats and their media parrots, but there has been zero evidence to support those charges. The Arizona shooting was the worst example, with the shooter not only insane but seemingly leaning left politically rather than right.
Today’s shooting, in which thankfully it seems nobody was killed, is the first I can think of in recent memory where the political (or at least pollicy) motive is apparent — and where the motivation is against conservatives.
UPDATE at 12:43 PM EDT: Fox reporting: Guard was shot in the arm. Shooter reportedly 28-year old man from Virginia who posed as an intern. Shooter may have been shouting something about FRC’s politics. Law enforcement searching area for other weapons in case shooter came with more than one.
According to Washington Post, the guard (apparently after being shot in the arm) along with other FRC personnel wrestled the shooter to the ground. So far no mention from Washington Post about shooter shouting anything political. No mention of that in ABC News or Politico.com report either. Fox will have egg on their face if that aspect turns out not to be true. If I had to bet, I’d bet it is true and that the other liberal outlets are doing editing gymnastics to avoid talking about it. But I wouldn’t yet bet much. Story still developing, so let’s see what happens.
Update, 2 PM EDT:
From Fox News: According to authorities, shooter made statements about FRC’s conservative policies, then shooting. Security guard “was a hero…went above and beyond…” Incident appears to be classified as domestic terrorism, which suggests FBI believes the motive was political. Fox News reporter also suggested that maybe statements about FRC policies were made after shooter was wrestled to the ground (though whether it was before or after is irrelevant.)
Politico.com is quoting Fox News regarding statements by shooter. Updated Washington Post article still does not mention that aspect of story, and niether does CNN story.
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Interested Conservative| 8.15.12 @ 12:19PM
Deranged Tea Party member, for sure.
spike59| 8.15.12 @ 12:35PM
i'm pretty sure CNN, MSDNC, CBS, ABC, NBC, and NPR will be blaming it on Palin, Rush, Bachmann, or Ann Coulter
Bob Grant| 8.15.12 @ 12:42PM
Don't you worry. Brian Ross will get right on it.
Derek Leaberry| 8.15.12 @ 12:54PM
Thank goodness that libs aren't good at handling firearms.
darcy| 8.15.12 @ 1:38PM
Right you are there, Derek.
Which reminds me: When is Spectator going to do a story about the reports on Drudge that numerous Federal agencies are buying up massive amounts of ammunition -- hollow point rounds; yesterday it was the NOAA, and today it's the Social Security Administration?
Conservative Bob| 8.15.12 @ 2:36PM
Don't forget the just over 1 billion rounds of hand gun ammo ordered by Big Sis's DHS....
maybe the getting ready for an interagency shooting match in celebratio of the 2nd ammendment?
Seriously why is the National Weather Service and Social Security buying handgun ammo...
Kingofthenet| 8.15.12 @ 3:21PM
Maybe they are afraid once Ryan and Willard's plans go into effect, they are going to be RIOTS of Seniors on hoverounds.
Kingofthenet| 8.15.12 @ 2:36PM
Whoever sows injustice reaps calamity,
and the rod they wield in fury will be broken...Proverbs 22:8
Ross Kaminsky| 8.15.12 @ 3:34PM
Are you suggesting that this is FRC's fault? Bet you would never say anything like that if the target had been liberals. I hope I'm misunderstanding you...
Skippy| 8.15.12 @ 3:35PM
One deranged lefty without a clue against tens of millions of trained veterans and hunters?
Good luck with that.
Kingofthenet| 8.15.12 @ 3:39PM
No it's NOT their fault, but HATE begets HATE, it's a vicious cycle. The FRC is deemed a 'hate Group' by the Southern Poverty Law Center.
Skippy| 8.15.12 @ 3:50PM
The SPLC IS a hate group.
Better watch from whom you get your info, turd.
Derek Leaberry| 8.15.12 @ 4:23PM
Skippy's right. The Southern Poverty Law Center is a hate group. But then again the whole Democratic Party is a hate group. It bathes in the blood of 50 million aborted babies. It adores every perversion known to man. And it hates Christ, Christians and Christianity.
Jack in Wi| 8.15.12 @ 4:29PM
The SPLC is an anti-Christian hate group. It has a lot to answer for.
Derek Leaberry| 8.15.12 @ 4:53PM
Morris Dees is the Johnny Friendly of racial pimping.
CJW| 8.15.12 @ 5:04PM
King
You may correct. I heard from a reliable source that the shooter read and BELIEVED the daily emails and speeches from DebbieWassermanSchulz and Harry Reid about the War on Women. All this hate speech from Harry and Debbie must stop.
Ken (Old Texican)| 8.15.12 @ 3:09PM
Ross,
I think we are going to see a lot more of this type thing up through the el;ection.
Obama has lit the fuses of the crazies and ..."AGITATED ONES". No matter their political stripe.
Please keep in mind the concept of "agitated ones".
Occupy wallstreet seems to be full of them.