Editor’s note: see our full coverage of the shooting, including multiple videos, here.
Clay Duke, the man who opened fire on a Florida school board Tuesday, posted a “last testament” on Facebook decrying the wealthy and linking to a slew of progressive sites including theprogressivemind.info and MediaMatters.org.
The chilling Facebook statement, posted under the “About Clay” section, talks about being born poor and how the rich “take turns fleecing us”:
My Testament: Some people (the government sponsored media) will say I was evil, a monster (V)… no… I was just born poor in a country where the Wealthy manipulate, use, abuse, and economically enslave 95% of the population. Rich Republicans, Rich Democrats… same-same… rich… they take turns fleecing us… our few dollars… pyramiding the wealth for themselves. The 95%… the us, in US of A, are the neo slaves of the Global South. Our Masters, the Wealthy, do, as they like to us…
In addition to the note, Duke also includes a reference to class warfare:
“There’s class warfare, all right, but its my class, the rich class that’s making war and we’re winning”
- Warren Buffet
And then issues a call to rise up, which seems to be from a poem titled “The Mask of Anarchy”:
Rise like lions after slumber
In unvanquishable number.
Shake your chains to earth like dew.
Which in sleep has fallen on you.
Ye are many – they are few.
Besides the writings, Duke also includes an exhaustive list of links under the quote “You want the truth? You can’t handle the truth!” The page includes a link dedicated to Wikileaks, another to a progressive 9/11 truther site, and even Media Matters:
http://metanoia-films.org/index.php
http://www.theprogressivemind.info/
http://www.axisoflogic.com/
http://carolynbaker.net/
http://www.accountabilitycircle.org/
http://crimesofthestate.blogspot.com
http://www.indymedia.org/en/index.shtml
http://mediamatters.org/
http://www.medialens.org/
http://redpill8.blogspot.com/
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Disinfopedia
http://www.stoplying.ca/
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/
http://luvsite.org/natsec.html
http://www.wearechange.org/
http://wikileaks.indymedia.org/mirrors.html
A description of the video found online says it “explores the rise of mechanistic philosphy and the exploitation of human beings under modern hierarhical systems.”
Duke apparently has a history of violence. WMBB-TV reveals Duke’s past:
Clay Duke has quite a history. This video shows him in court over 10 years ago authorities allege he made threats and even shot out the back tires in a woman’s car. He was released in 2004.
On Wednesday morning, school Superintendent Bill Husfelt, who was shot at by Duke, recounts the ordeal and credits God for stopping the bullet meant to kill him:




















































































































Comments (142)
loweralabama
Dec. 15, 2010 at 9:40amLefty Loon. Its what happens when you believe the Marxist Progressives that have infected our society. I’m afraid its only going to get worse. Panama City is generally known as a conservative leaning town from my recollection. Its time to rid our great country of the disease called Liberalism. We are a Republic and the greatest nation in the world. Get used to it. God Bless America!
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GhostOfJefferson
Dec. 15, 2010 at 9:36amWhile there is the very rare occasional right wing nutjob who goes off his tonic once in a while, the violence by and large exists on the Left. This idiot, this waste of good oxygen, was a class warrior to his core, as demonstrated by the quotes from his Facebook page. As is typical of the Left, he was one of the utterly idiot zombies who uncritically received the Class Warfare gospel as it was handed down to him from on high by the smug Elite, then, lacking critical thinking skills, immediately turns to violence the first time he thinks he sees the received wisdom being verified.
The Left always likes to sneer at us that we’re violent wack jobs, yet for some reason the overwhelming preponderance of senseless violence usually starts with their rank and file. The Left has probably the most glaring case of Projection I think I’ve ever witnessed.
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TSUNAMI-22
Dec. 15, 2010 at 9:58amI wonder if he was a union member. -sarcasm-
Maybe he had a rough childhood. -more sarcasm-
Maybe he martyred himself to enact more leftist anti-gun sentiment -non sarcasm-
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GhostOfJefferson
Dec. 15, 2010 at 10:37amNow that it’s clear he was a hard leftist, I believe that the “we all need to understand his plight” song will begin playing soon.
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Gonzo
Dec. 15, 2010 at 9:35amThe fact that he was a leftist explains the fact that he couldn’t hit the side of a barn from 8 feet away!
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mtnclimberjim
Dec. 15, 2010 at 9:56amHe sure was proficient with that weapon. Notice the hand in the pocket. That council member Had to be a lib also. Did you see him trying to reason with the guy up in his face? What an idiot. Union membership at it’s finest.
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NotaLemming
Dec. 15, 2010 at 9:34amMedia Matters BASELESSLY makes man shoot up school board meeting. Sure Sure…. Well we know this tool was a student of the left just by the type of crap news he looked at. I was actually shocked to NOT see morning Joes site and Tingle up my leg Mathews in his list of repugnant progressive puke.
……….Perhaps Maddow and Olbermann consulted with him in advance and advised against listing those sites.
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Gonzo
Dec. 15, 2010 at 9:32amAnother violent leftist driven to act out his sick vendetta by the left wing media and a president that validates his ideals.
Come on AP, there is your storyline. I won’t hold my breath waiting for you to print the truth.
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HUGGINGMYBABIES
Dec. 15, 2010 at 9:50amOne less progressive voter! Happy early Christmas!
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Gonzo
Dec. 15, 2010 at 10:08amGood point hugging, hadn’t thought of that angle.
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GhostOfJefferson
Dec. 15, 2010 at 10:24am@Hugging
Are you forgetting sir? Most dead people vote Democrat.
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sarg356
Dec. 15, 2010 at 9:32amLiberalism is a mental disorder, Thank god nobody was hurt. School cop needs to aim center mass.
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heavyduty
Dec. 15, 2010 at 9:31amThe boy definitely had a few screws loose. I hope his wife will be ok. People never think things through and what it’s going to do to their loved ones especially children.
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338lapua
Dec. 15, 2010 at 9:30amWhy,why, why, is it always the leftys who commit these wierd shootings. Are their minds so frail that the responsibility of gun ownership is too much for them? It sickens me that people become so enraged by these lefty incitements. And let me point out, a school board meeting is probably held in a “gun free zone”,thereby guaranteeing unfettered domination dy a twisted individual. The good (legally armed) citizens of Florida had no chance to defend themselves. Lets outlaw “gun free zones”
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@leftfighter
Dec. 15, 2010 at 9:29amOh, yay! Another Leftist nutbag!
…but *we’re* the violent ones.
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RepubliCorp
Dec. 16, 2010 at 12:58amThe lame stream are going to ignore this. Did you notice our trolls 13th degeneration and Broken 101 are not on this one? Why?
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IVillageIdiot
Dec. 15, 2010 at 9:29amThis guy is/was a testament to modern propaganda’s effectiveness.
We have “Health Warnings” and usage labels on EVERY product, most of which mean nothing due to the fact that they aren’t real…. WHY DOESN’T LEFT-WING-BATTERY come with a warning label? It is most certainly dangerous to your health!
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Dustyluv
Dec. 15, 2010 at 9:38amNo warning label on that gun…So now a new law will be that guns must include a warning label that says. Do not pull trigger of loaded weapon when it is pointed at your head, the projectile will come out very fast. Possible injury or death is possible.
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sinnersavedbygrace
Dec. 15, 2010 at 9:24amI bet there are ant-gun laws preventing him from bringing that gun there, so we shouldn’t have to worry about anything……
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Reagan/Demint.deciple
Dec. 15, 2010 at 9:45amGood one :)
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Docrow
Dec. 15, 2010 at 10:33amyes those laws work so very well……..
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Jsh1284
Dec. 15, 2010 at 8:59pmYup! These gun free zones “free fire zones” are ridiculous! It’s funny how the only ones who end up having guns there are CRIMINALS! It’s like DisneyLand for a mass shooter! You KNOW nobody else is armed!
If an MP at Ft Hood would’ve had his M9 on his side, that nutjob would not have killed so many people. If there was a legal concealed carrier at Va Tech I betcha that loon would not have killed so many kids either! I know if I was there I would’ve done everything I could to take him down! Unfortunately .. I am a law abiding citizen so I don’t carry where it’s illegal. However those laws need to be thrown in the TRASH!
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mtnclimberjim
Dec. 15, 2010 at 9:24amLibs with guns. Whats funny is that most of them will either shoot themselves on accident or commit suicide thinking they are making a statement. Either way it’s a win win.
Merry Christmas
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4theRepublic
Dec. 15, 2010 at 3:50pmthat was an ex-con Lefty Loon with a gun….
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guyperram
Dec. 15, 2010 at 9:21amHey Va Magoo, maybe you should actually read the story. Just another crazy left wing hater, Good thing the guy had not trained with the gun, he might have hurt someone, besides himself of course.
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bbygrl82546
Dec. 28, 2010 at 3:19amThis might sound kinda crazy, but no one has made the comment that just MAYBE he never intended to kill anyone, that he went there to commit suicide by someone else’s hand, so he’d be able to support his “family” whoever they may be, because if HE committed suicide, then any insurance policy would be null & void, but if he was killed, then they might pay double indemnity. The way he was standing there, aiming, etc., he just couldn’t have missed, but I have to wonder if he didn’t do it on purpose !!! just my humble opinion !
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Shurmus
Dec. 15, 2010 at 9:20amThe left is coming unhinged. Good thing we have all the folks that can actually use weapons efficiently on our side. Crap…meet the fan.
TBHA
Dec. 15, 2010 at 9:20amWe need to teach folks that art is the view of the artist and is not meant to be taken as gospel… only the gospel should be taken as gospel I think, and I’m an agnostic!
va_magoo
Dec. 15, 2010 at 9:15amWho spray painted the wall in the room? Is that the symbol from “V”?
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TheBMT
Dec. 15, 2010 at 10:58amYea its from V for Vendetta. The media has no idea what it means though so far lol. BUT what a jackass move to use that symbol. That symbol had 2 meanings. One was the V is for Violence, which was by one man against a tyrannical govt. The other was to represent the people peacefully protesting the govt through overwhelming conviction. BUT now the latter is lost because of this stupid guy.
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va_magoo
Dec. 15, 2010 at 9:13amIts all that “Hate speech” from Glenn, Glenn must be stopped!
(j/k) :-)
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john w. gault
Dec. 15, 2010 at 9:29amRight again, Mr. Beck…”The war has begun.” The left is calling for this war…stay calm and stay tuned.
Political CorrectnessWillBeTheDeathOfUsAll
Dec. 15, 2010 at 9:41amGlen’s name is mentioned in the comments on that guy’s facebook page.
TexasCommonSense
Dec. 15, 2010 at 9:06amNo doubt a result of Democrats stoking the class-warfare fire in order to push their agenda.
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EqualJustice
Dec. 15, 2010 at 9:04amI think we should blame progressives like Arianna Huffyington, Kieth Olbermann, Rachel Maddcow and the rest for this. That’s what they would do, right?
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Republic Under God
Dec. 15, 2010 at 2:32pmIt is what they do. But I am getting old and I don’t think my back could handle stooping to that level. Let’s leave the spin and baseless accusations to them.
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vermindust
Dec. 15, 2010 at 9:03amYesterday he was holding a cap gun and only two shots were fired. Today he blazed away and killed himself. Stories that change that much lend credance to the theories of conspiracy. Also, note that he is quoting Glen Beck (“we are many, they are few” and if Glenn didn’t actually say that it won’t matter). I am certain the Left can explain this attack by a Right Wing Extreamist against The Children(tm) was practicaly ordered by the AM radio planted in the shooter’s teeth.
They’ll either paint this loon as a conservative or they’ll burythe story, never to be heard again.
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EqualJustice
Dec. 15, 2010 at 9:03amWell, I hope this administration is HAPPY NOW? The CLASS WAR has begun….
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CatB
Dec. 15, 2010 at 4:13pmUnfortunately they more than likely ARE!
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123abc
Dec. 15, 2010 at 4:17pmIt’s EXACTLY what they wanted. Sicko’s.
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FED-UP-AND-READY-TO-TAKE-ACTION
Dec. 15, 2010 at 9:02amMore to follow I’m sure as things tougher for the average Joe………..VICTORY OR DETH
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GeauxAlready
Dec. 15, 2010 at 9:02amObama look what you did. Shame on you……….
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HillBillySam1
Dec. 15, 2010 at 9:01amI’m sure that MSNBC will preach about how “class-warfare” led to this man becoming so violent and extreme……oh, wait a minute…..they say the same things that he did…..along with the Progressive Democrats in Congress and even the White House…..on second thought, just move along…..nothing to report here….
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LSX
Dec. 15, 2010 at 8:56amOMG – How is the left going to explain this?
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va_magoo
Dec. 15, 2010 at 9:10amWith spin! The spin will turn him into a Tea Party Patriot you wait and see
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VanGrungy
Dec. 15, 2010 at 9:12amThey will say that he ‘misunderstands’ leftism.. That rampant leftophobia drove him insane… That our rights need to be curtailed to prevent more ‘misunderstanders’ from being exposed to leftophobia…
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Nightstalker
Dec. 15, 2010 at 9:16amHow much do you want to bet that the mainstream media, won’t say a word about the lefty sites he is linked to?
We are going to need armed guards everywhere now!
They should call out the national guard, set them up at the intersections of every small town to protect us, from ourselves!
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wildjoker5
Dec. 15, 2010 at 9:41amWhat is sad, it is that this guy hates “rich controled” media because it spews propganda. But loves mediamatters owned by Soros.
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akim
Dec. 15, 2010 at 9:49amOBAMA ENCOURAGES THIS KIND OF KILLING. YOU CAN ALWAYS TELL WHO VOTED FOR OBAMA.
We know who these Democrats are and where they live. Volunteers should keep an eye on their comings and goings. Volunteers do not need warrents.
Reagan/Demint.deciple
Dec. 15, 2010 at 9:56amWOW , amazing, that athiest how quick he found God when being shot at… Just sayin
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akim
Dec. 15, 2010 at 9:57amOBAMA WAS REALLY SHOOTING THAT GUN.
Obama makes statements that and encourages his armed domestic violence people to kill us.
UpstateNYConservative
Dec. 15, 2010 at 9:59amOh, here’s how:
“…My Testament: Some people will say I was evil, a monster (V)… no… I was born (to) Rich Republicans…There’s class warfare, my class…that’s making war and we’re winning”
See how easy that was?
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James
Dec. 15, 2010 at 10:14amThey will ignor it and hope it goes away, just like the always do. Google this story and see how much coverage it is getting. They mention it, of course but do not go into any detail about the shooter’s background.
If the guy were a member of Tea Party the coverage about that would be endless.
http://crazyconservative.wordpress.com/
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Sparky101
Dec. 15, 2010 at 10:14amNightstalker, so far you are correct. MSNBC, NBC, AP, and CNN all mention the facebook site, quote his rant, but fail to mention that he linked to other sites, let alone did not list them. So, the lefties won’t get the news fair and balanced once again. I would hope that the Simpson helicopter might make a snide note about the leftie media failing America once again.
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GhostOfJefferson
Dec. 15, 2010 at 10:35amThey aren’t. They are going to ignore his influences.
Had he said anything even vaguely “right wing” it would be all over the media with 24 hour coverage blaring about right wing extremism.
Remember that guy who crashed his Cessna into the IRS building not long ago? They were already ramping up the “right wing waaaaaaccccckkkkkoooooo….” screech until it came to light that he was a hard core leftist. Then, all of the political labeling magically disappeared.
That’s how it works.
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brotherhiram
Dec. 15, 2010 at 10:45amby the end of the week the media will have placed him at the washington glenn beck rally, they will cgi his face there holdinf a tea party sign…
or they will simply ignore it., glenn, rush, mark and sean are the ones inciting violence.
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treshall
Dec. 15, 2010 at 10:46amI just said the exact same thing- there is no way that the lamestream media will admit that this guy provided links to all of their faves, mediamatters, progressivemind, etc. They’ll somehow turn the guy into a ‘far right racist, homophobe, islamophobe, tea party, evangelical wack job’, wait and see.
Ah, well, MSNBC et al., the truth hurts, don’t it??
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FLUSH THE COMMIES OUT !
Dec. 15, 2010 at 10:59amBottom Up !!!
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SavvyCowboy
Dec. 15, 2010 at 11:01amThanks Barrack! You and your commie pals drove this man to this!
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Ksera Sugarmail
Dec. 15, 2010 at 12:10pmYou beat me to the punch, VA-Magoo.
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southway
Dec. 15, 2010 at 1:03pmThe left will do what they always do in these cases, ignore it.
They will never explain or even acknowledge the defects in their ranks.
To do so would be to recognize their numbers in Congress.
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BMartin1776
Dec. 15, 2010 at 1:26pmThey cant and they will spin it. I could honestly see them saying “oh he was a rightwing nut and all those sources listed he was using to create his manifestation against the left” or something similar. OR they wont even do much coverage on the story which most likely is what will happen.
They never NEVER have covered stories where its one of their own committing the crime. I put some of the greatest hits together a few mos back http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Qtr0GIh7CQ
56 men, our Founding Fathers, had the guts to stand up and do what’s right, what about you? http://www.savingtherepublic.com
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Ellie
Dec. 15, 2010 at 1:43pmI am so sick and tired of the gross prejudice and vilification of the rich.
The rich are no different then you and I – they just have more money. The rich can become poor in a heartbeat and many have since the Obama socialist take over. The poor can also become rich in a heartbeat but far more have done so over a lifetime of hard work. While some are born rich most of the richest started out poorer then dirt.
This is one of the key points to a society where the classes are only separated by money, the only thing stopping someone from going from the lower (poor) class to the higher (rich) class is their own determination and willingness to obtain their own wealth from the sweat of their brow. The harder you work the greater your reward until of course you morph into the evil rich and don’t deserve to keep what you have earned – how absurdly ridiculous.
No one that has become rich in America did so without giving the unemployed jobs, promotion of persons from labor to management, from management to executive positions, and the creation of wealth for hundreds or thousands of other people who can in turn take their own brilliant ideas out on their own to become rich for themselves thus creating more wealth.
No one has become rich or employed a single other person while living on handouts, government or otherwise.
ALL REDISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH VIA TAXATION IS THEFT!
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tradexpertbuysell
Dec. 15, 2010 at 1:46pmSoros has the money to deflect all criticism and walk on water.
Media Matters! Don’t worry if they can’t turn it on the tea party then they’ll just ignore it or as another opined spin it as a misunderstanding.
You know the game.
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rpp
Dec. 15, 2010 at 2:16pmHow will the Left explain this? Just like they did when the anti-population nut invaded the lobby of the Discovery Chanel headquarters a few months ago. They ignored it.
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FatherOf2FromNJ
Dec. 15, 2010 at 3:29pmthe same way they explain everything, he was a disturbed man acting alone not part of any larger movement or affected in any way by the resonance of the left’s constant class war and social justice rhetoric. But imagine the fury if he had linked to fox, Glenn, or Rush?
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Sparky101
Dec. 15, 2010 at 4:05pmCNN and MSNBC have still not informed their readers of the links from this shooter’s facebook page to leftist web sites. And on CNN.com, the lefties responding there are already talking about religious morons and rednecks and how if there was a God, he would not have allowed this man to do what he did and how there can’t be a God because many innocent people get killed. Typical bias, bigotry and intolerance from the unbiased, open-minded, tolerant crowd.
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CatB
Dec. 15, 2010 at 4:09pmLSX .. they aren’t they will IGNORE IT! Let people know .. email this link to friends … another LIBERAL goes over the edge .. and they will try to spin him into the the TEA PARTY!
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Andy_B
Dec. 15, 2010 at 4:52pmthe evidence for people who support George Soros and others from the left who are socialists, communists, Leninists, Marxists and so forth who urge class warfare are not looking good for them. they will obviously try to spin this and falsely accuse that Clay Duke was in league with the Tea Party who incited this type of violence.
Also Media Matters has been Ticking me off, but I read it to see what the Progressives are thinking and how their illogical logic conflicts with real logic and common sense. I also read NewsBusters as well. I do have to say that this site is very good and Mediaite as well, but lets not forget these very resourceful links: http://abyznewslinks.com/, http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/usstate/uswashdc.htm, http://newstrust.net/sources, http://politicsresources.net/, http://pewresearch.org/
(I could list more, but that should be enough for now)
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jkitko
Dec. 15, 2010 at 6:02pmIf 95% of americans are poor and oppressed like him,whats that say for the rest of the world?where do these dangerous fools get there info? is it possible he was abducted by illegal aliens?Maybe if that bold women with the purse had a carry permit she could have shot him sooner
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CultureWarriors
Dec. 15, 2010 at 6:47pmYet another left wing nut committing acts of violence. Considering the fact that the vast majority of this domestic terror comes from the left, what is Janet doing? Maybe we should consider shutting down these left wing hate mongers like Media Matters, Huffington, Olberman, Schultz (oh heck all of MSNBC and the rest of the MSM…CNN, NBC, CBS ,ABC while we’re at it). They seem to be stirring idiots up in to a frenzy. Something needs to be done about them. LOL … While most of that is obviously sarcastic, doesn’t it seem that we’ve heard that same thing from the left before? Seriously, I wonder if they still feel the same, given the fact that the last 5-6 nut jobs causing violence during the Obama Presidency have been left wing loons, where do they stand? Are they just hypocrites? Of course they are, any leftist is a moron and a hypocrite!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8DnA4Ro9tQ
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ozz
Dec. 15, 2010 at 7:06pmYou can tell he was a *******. He had zero fire arms skills. Point blank range and he missed them all.
As usual, he also possessed the firearm illegally. Very few crimes are committed with legally owned firearms. But many are stopped buy them. Good thing there was some one else armed near by.
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Slayer
Dec. 15, 2010 at 7:49pmThe Left will explain this the way they always do:
1) Ignore it.
2) Bush lied.
3) Palin’s an idiot.
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emperorbob
Dec. 16, 2010 at 2:27amWas there some left wing nut job talking head calling on patriots to take action against the evil Florida School Board? I must have missed it, please post the link.
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staythecourse
Dec. 16, 2010 at 2:50am“Human resources”… what no one realizes…this IS what the Obama administration is all about.
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mizflame98
Dec. 17, 2010 at 9:06amMike Malloy is blaming Glenn Beck for this believe it or not.
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