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Dystopian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 01:45 AM Original message |
Aide to U.S. Senator Jim Webb found dead from apparent gunshot wound |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 01:50 AM Response to Original message |
1. That scared me. I just read the Jim Webb part the the title. |
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Dystopian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 01:55 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. very sad... |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 02:14 AM Response to Original message |
3. OBVIOUSLY, Al Qaeda was behind it, LOL! Just kidding. |
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stevedeshazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 03:30 AM Response to Original message |
4. Whoa. |
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Mojambo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 03:38 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. This circumstances certainly seem to point to murder, perhaps even an organized hit. n/t |
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comtec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 03:58 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. I can smell rove all the way from Holland |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 06:25 AM Response to Reply #6 |
15. So when the RW break out the Clinton death list |
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comtec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 08:42 AM Response to Reply #15 |
26. Consider those who 'died' under clinton |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 09:43 AM Response to Reply #26 |
41. Ok nt |
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The Croquist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 06:55 AM Response to Reply #5 |
16. We should wait for more information |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 07:00 AM Response to Reply #5 |
17. Sounds equally -- or even more -- plausible that its suicide to me |
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Mike Daniels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 07:44 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. And that's what it's going to be. |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 09:04 AM Response to Reply #18 |
30. The "loons on the far left"? |
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Mike Daniels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 10:13 AM Response to Reply #30 |
46. I'm a left leaning Independent |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 11:30 AM Response to Reply #46 |
53. I wonder why you'd adopt right-wing language, then. |
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dolo amber (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 11:46 AM Response to Reply #46 |
54. ... |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 04:46 PM Response to Reply #46 |
59. I don't think so. I think you just outed yourself, RIGHTIE. |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 08:08 AM Response to Reply #17 |
21. A real professional hit man.. |
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The Stranger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 09:45 AM Response to Reply #17 |
42. Don't you think that if someone wanted to murder a political operative, they would do exactly that? |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 10:05 AM Response to Reply #42 |
45. and why would anyone want to murder this person? |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 10:33 AM Response to Reply #45 |
49. It may not have had anything to do with his job.. |
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galledgoblin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 07:00 PM Response to Reply #17 |
63. "gun found under his body" that phrasing has me a bit confused |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 04:47 AM Response to Original message |
7. well-known politcial operative at age 26? |
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intheflow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 08:17 AM Response to Reply #7 |
23. Yeah, what's with the McCarthy-esque wording? |
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Loudmxr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 05:12 AM Response to Original message |
8. I hate to say it but there is something strange surrounding Jim Webb |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 09:21 AM Response to Reply #8 |
35. I'd say there's a little something strange about YOU |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 09:52 AM Response to Reply #8 |
43. As one who does not like Webb, I think your assuption is off base |
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Magrittes Pipe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 09:55 AM Response to Reply #8 |
44. He was Secretary of the Navy during the Tailhook scandal. |
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Duppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 11:48 AM Response to Reply #8 |
55. how dare you post such comments in this thread |
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RufusTFirefly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 05:23 AM Response to Original message |
9. Bad blood with the BFEE? Don't forget this little incident... |
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NMDemDist2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 05:28 AM Response to Original message |
10. didn't one of Webb's aides get in hot water for bringing a gun to the Capitol? |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 07:46 AM Response to Reply #10 |
19. Yes: |
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fla nocount (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 05:42 AM Response to Original message |
11. We'll have to wait and see if it was rat-shot behind the left ear. |
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Oilwellian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 06:07 AM Response to Original message |
12. OMG, I know this kid |
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rosesaylavee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 06:21 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. ... |
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Dystopian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 08:05 AM Response to Reply #12 |
20. I'm so sorry... |
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Oilwellian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 10:22 AM Response to Reply #20 |
47. Thank you Dystopian |
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Dystopian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 05:20 PM Response to Reply #47 |
60. Thankfully...you'll be one of many |
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JoDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 10:25 AM Response to Reply #12 |
48. Please convey |
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DUlover2909 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 06:18 AM Response to Original message |
13. wierd. That's all I can say. |
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Dystopian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 08:13 AM Response to Original message |
22. What's freaking me out. |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 08:24 AM Response to Original message |
24. I suspect a carjacking gone bad.... |
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paparush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 08:25 AM Response to Original message |
25. Where was Cheney? |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 08:49 AM Response to Original message |
27. How many of Jim Webb's aides are armed? (Not that it's necessarily a bad idea) |
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Magrittes Pipe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 08:55 AM Response to Original message |
28. The gun was found beneath his body. It was a suicide. |
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Tempest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 09:05 AM Response to Reply #28 |
31. I have to agree with you |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 09:08 AM Response to Reply #28 |
32. Fortunately for you, we'll never know. |
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TNOE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 09:34 AM Response to Reply #28 |
37. Hope you like bacon salt ALOTA |
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Magrittes Pipe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 09:36 AM Response to Reply #37 |
38. You should be a forensic scientist. |
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TNOE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 09:40 AM Response to Reply #38 |
39. Yea, probably |
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Magrittes Pipe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 09:42 AM Response to Reply #39 |
40. The gun falls where it falls. |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 07:15 PM Response to Reply #37 |
64. Yeah, it will be interesting to see if the bullet was from that gun |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 11:27 AM Response to Reply #28 |
51. of the roughly 30,000 gun deaths every year 17,000 (56%) are suicide |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 06:33 PM Response to Reply #28 |
62. Is this the same white house that sticks anti death penalty activits on the terrorist watch lists |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 09:02 AM Response to Original message |
29. The article appears to have vanished. nt |
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fla nocount (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 09:15 AM Response to Reply #29 |
33. It has, sometime early AM. Try this. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 09:16 AM Response to Original message |
34. Deleted message |
Magrittes Pipe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 09:23 AM Response to Reply #34 |
36. You're calling me a freeper. |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 10:36 AM Response to Reply #34 |
50. Of course, anyone who disagrees with the official line must be a freeper |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
52. WaPo has it |
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trashcanistanista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
56. This is very sad and shocking. |
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FloridaJudy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
57. My condolences to his family and friends |
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HEyHEY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 01:55 PM Response to Original message |
58. What did he know about BFEE? Or whatever the acronym you guys use is |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-30-08 06:27 PM Response to Original message |
61. bump |
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Snazzy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-31-08 04:22 AM Response to Original message |
65. Questions linger in death of Webb aide |
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