White House: ‘No apparent’ ties between Colorado shooting and terrorism

Yahoo! News ^ | July 20, 2012 | Olivier Knox

[Free ThinkerNY]

The White House said Friday that it had no evidence of ties between the tragic mass shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, and organized terrorism.

"This is a local law enforcement investigation at this point, and what we can say is that we do not believe at this point that there is an apparent nexus to terrorism," press secretary Jay Carney told reporters.

Obama, who was cutting short a campaign swing through Florida in response to the shooting, received his first briefing on the incident from Homeland Security Advisor John Brennan at 5:26 a.m. A few hours later, he heard from FBI Director Bob Mueller, White House Chief of Staff Jack Lew, and Brennan.

"The president was told that, at approximately 12:30 am mountain time, or 2:30 am eastern time, a male suspect entered a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, and opened fire on people watching the Midnight premiere of the movie the Dark Knight Rises," said Carney.

[Arkansas Toothpick]

Uh, the act itself IS terrorism. This knee-jerk denial always cracks me up.

[scooby321]

The White House is confirming that this is a convert

[glorgau]

If Jay Carney says it, then I’ll take it as gospel. </sarc>

[sunny48]

That could have been hussein’s son.

[kidd]

...what we can say is that we do not believe at this point that there is an apparent nexus to terrorism...

Confirmation of earlier reports that said the shooter was Iranian. Remember, all Muslims are innocent after proven guilty.

[Eye of Unk]

Triple BS as usual

[JimRed]

When did the murdering b@$t@rd convert to Islam?

[nonsporting]

If the shooter were white, christian, conservative, constitutionalist, only THEN would he be a “terrorist”. Ask Janet.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

This means the guy was a Moose Limb and they are in damage control mode.

[JimRed]

The White House said Friday that it had no evidence of ties between the tragic mass shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, and organized terrorism.

Note the keyword. Only an individual Muslim going Jihad on us; nothing to see here!

[Fresh Wind]

Workplace violence, obviously. /s

[bergmeid]

Do we know for sure yet, Barack, that these weapons are not tied to Fast & Furious?

He ought to keep his yap shut until we know more.

[Carbonsteel]

That’s what they said about the Ft. Hood shooting as well!!!!!

[dfwgator]

Obama said, “If you’re a shooter, you really didn’t shoot them, somebody else made that happen.”

[C210N]

This statement that there are no ties to terrorism is a TOTAL relief to me!

For a minute there, I thought it might be tied to Tea Party extremist domestic terrorists.

[bill1952]

Obama, who was cutting short a campaign swing through Florida

One good thing - and stay out!

[txrangerette]

A White Iranian named James Holmes?

With a mother in San Diego who, as soon as she heard on tv of the shooting, said the police had the right guy if it was her son they had, and made arrangements to fly immediately to CO?

I don’t get it.

The WH says no evidence it’s terror related, and YOU conclude that proves he’s Iranian??

Beam me up.

[bill1952]

I thought it might be tied to Tea Party extremist domestic terrorists.

On Good Morning America, ABC News’ Brian Ross and George Stephanolpoulos suggested that the Tea Party might be connected to the mass shootings early this morning

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2908622/posts

[Cicero]

The picture of the guy on the TV news shows a red-headed white male with a small mustache and a beard on his chin.

Could very well be a Muslim convert, with that beard—although that is purely speculative. Not a born Muslim, but there have been white American leftists who have converted.

We’ll need to hope for information from his acquaintances, because the authorities certainly won’t tell us if he’s Muslim or not. The media will do everything they can to pretend that he is a conservative, as they did with that left-wing Satanist in Tulsa.

[Fido969]

The police were of NO HELP in this situation, and the gunman surrendered after he did what he wanted.

The ONLY thing that could have stopped this would have been armed citizens.

Put that in your pipe, Herr Bloomberg.

[Crimson Elephant]

Great. Mention the word “muslim” and half those on the right go for TSA at the mall, mention “gun control” and half the left is on board with TSA at the mall.

What a country.

[CORedneck]

In honor of congressman Joe Wilson from SC,

Liar

[liberalh8ter]

I disagree, you Kenyan, Marxist, Obamahole, This was organized terrorism. It was organized by you and your Socialist counterparts. It's called ‘Occupy’ and it's the invention of you freedom-hating enemies that have infiltrated our government at the highest levels. May you and your red friends rot in Hades for all of eternity. Take your hope and change To Man's Country and shove it up your pleasure center.

[arthurus]

That is an automatic reflex pronouncement made by Republican and Democrat presidents alike. It has no relationship with facts on the round except as events trigger such instant pronouncements. The announcement would have been the same were it ̉ arabs yelling Allahu Akbar.