(07-21-2012 12:00 AM)I45owl Wrote:  

(07-20-2012 08:18 PM)THE NC Herd Fan Wrote:  

(07-20-2012 07:50 PM)smn1256 Wrote:  Can you imagine what would of happened if the shooter was Muslim?

The OBAMA administration would sweep it under the rug. Look what has happened with the Fort Hood shooter. NOTHING!!!! The executed Timothy McVeigh in less than two years after the OKC bombing

Six years, but it's hard to compare federal (and state) proceedings to military courts. The speed to which McVeigh was prosecuted likely has more to do with him and his lawyer than it has to do with prosecutors. I think Hasan's lawyers have repeatedly asked for delays.

McVeigh also told his lawyers to drop the appeals. The 'soldier' carried out his mission.

(07-21-2012 06:58 AM)THE NC Herd Fan Wrote:  

(07-21-2012 01:01 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  All these accusations and no links?

Are you guys just making this up?

Brian Ross the dimwit

Not to nit pick but technically, he never said that the two guys were the same person.

How do you think he found that guy, besides googling "James Holmes" and "tea party"?

He fails because he started his "investigation" with an agenda.

(07-22-2012 03:35 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(07-21-2012 06:58 AM)THE NC Herd Fan Wrote:  

(07-21-2012 01:01 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  All these accusations and no links?

Are you guys just making this up?

Brian Ross the dimwit

Not to nit pick but technically, he never said that the two guys were the same person.

(07-22-2012 03:35 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(07-21-2012 06:58 AM)THE NC Herd Fan Wrote:  

(07-21-2012 01:01 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  All these accusations and no links?

Are you guys just making this up?

Brian Ross the dimwit

Not to nit pick but technically, he never said that the two guys were the same person.

Ross' goal wasn't to make the link directly, rather to make sure the Tea Party was mentioned in the aftermath so viewers can draw the conclusion from there.

(07-21-2012 03:00 PM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote:  http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/...d-Democrat

And Breitbart.com was quick to point out that they thought Holmes was a registered Democrat. Now they're not so sure. The bottom line is media is both lazy and eager for a scoop, so they take shortcuts and liberties with the truth. Common name - big city - leads to a lot of false alarms.

One of the more sensible articles that I read blames the mis-reporting mostly on the desire to break the story and the tremendous pressure out there to be first when information can break so quickly in this day and age. The comparison they made was to the fact that both CNN and Fox broke stories indicating that the SCOTUS had overturned ObamaCare.

Where I think that article went wrong is saying that politics had nothing to do with it. I think the reporters would recognize a clear responsibility to get the story right if they were reporting about a religious or racial minority, and they would have more of a basis to go with the report than they had in this case.

On a personal note, I've missed your posting ... it's been too long.

(07-22-2012 05:09 PM)THE NC Herd Fan Wrote:  

(07-22-2012 03:35 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(07-21-2012 06:58 AM)THE NC Herd Fan Wrote:  

(07-21-2012 01:01 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  All these accusations and no links?

Are you guys just making this up?

Brian Ross the dimwit

Not to nit pick but technically, he never said that the two guys were the same person.

Ross' goal wasn't to make the link directly, rather to make sure the Tea Party was mentioned in the aftermath so viewers can draw the conclusion from there.

I won't make an assumption on what his goals were because I cannot read his mind.

I think it's more likely that they were jumping on a possible break in the story rather than attempting to make some sort of political statement.

(07-25-2012 11:07 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  I won't make an assumption on what his goals were because I cannot read his mind.
I think it's more likely that they were jumping on a possible break in the story rather than attempting to make some sort of political statement.

That's absolutely f-ing nuts.

Not to mention that after saying "I won't make an assumption what his goals were," you promptly make such an assumption.