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"the name tells us a lot"
That's what Shepherd Smith on Fox News just said about the officer who is described as the primary gunman who killed 12 people and wounded 31 in a mass shooting at Fort Hood Texas. He is described as "a convert...
Eric Boehlert: The myth of Fox  News' ratings spike
Eric Boehlert: The myth of Fox News' ratings spike
mediamatters.org — Fact: The breathless claim that Fox News' ratings recently spiked thanks to the White House's public critique... is bogus hype -- hype that Fox News and the Beltway press have relentlessly pushed. It's just not true. No matter how many times ... (more) Eric Boehlert: The myth of Fox News' ratings spike
Hullabaloo: Ft. Hood
digbysblog.blogspot.com — I have no idea what happened at Ft Hood. They've confirmed that the perpetrators were military. They... don't know the reason for the killings. CNN's military correspondent Barbara Starr says there an incredible amount of stress and PTSD at the post, the ... (more) Hullabaloo: Ft. Hood
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THE HOPELESS BANALITY OF THE BLOGOSPHERE
Right Wing Nut House — ... were gunned down in Pittsburgh - the result, we were told, of the maniac listening to conservative talk radio and reading conservative literature. Trying to glean motive when a madman acts insanely is an exercise in futility. This is especially true when you pull such theories out of your ass because no investigation had been made at that point into the shooter’s motives. Brainwashing and indoctrination are a separate issue. In this case, we know he attended a wahabbist mosque headed up by a radical imam . But regardless of the personal views of the imam, there apparently ...

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