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Breaking: Shooting at Family Research Council office in DC
The Washington Examiner ^ | 8/15/2012 | Joel Gehrke

Posted on 08/15/2012 9:09:28 AM PDT by Palmetto Patriot

Two people, including one security guard, were shot at the office of the Family Research Council in Washington, D.C., this morning.

“The police are investigating this incident,” said FRC President Tony Perkins in a statement on the shooting. “Our first concern is with our colleague who was shot today. Our concern is for him and his family.”

The shooter was also reportedly shot, according to a local news report, which notes that the FBI is at the scene.

The Family Research Council is a socially-conservative non-profit that participates in cultural debates about abortion, traditional marriage, and religious liberty.


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To: scottjewell

Yeah, it always comes down to Christ vs anti-Christ, ultimately.

But, it’s kinda fun to engage them once in a while and logically force them to be consistent in their espoused beliefs and show them the contradiction. But stand back, sometimes their heads explode.

Usually in their argument for relativism, they appeal to some form of absolute (consensus), and pointing that out to them leaves them spluttering.


151 posted on 08/15/2012 12:55:09 PM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter knows whom he's working fors)
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To: onemiddleamerican

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By now in the Gabby Gifford shooting -

The democrats and the 99.9% democrat media were all blaming Sarah Palin and the “targets” (map symbols) on her website

6’3” and 250 pounds - sounds like he was better with eating food that using a handgun

Somewhere on this thread someone posted he had multiple guns and mucho ammo

I am surprised they did not use Ryan’s photograph and Obama’s baby pictures.....

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152 posted on 08/15/2012 12:55:20 PM PDT by devolve (-------------------- ------- "...maybe a little blow..." - Barack Hussein Obama Junior -------------)
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To: kcvl

SPLC IS A HATE GROUP, Biden and his speech yesterday promoted the hate which in turn promoted this violence


153 posted on 08/15/2012 12:55:52 PM PDT by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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To: Covenantor
Had to be an AK-747, with a folding SPEC-OPS stock and the 6,000 rd drum clip hidden in his pocket. /sarkov

No, no, no. The correct MSM agitprop terminology is "high capacity magazine." Learn it, know it, love it, as this is where they are directing their future mission. When they start ululating "Whyyyyyyy should anyone be allowed to own a high capacity magazeeeeeeeeeen????" Then the correct response is: "Ask the Korean shop owners in Los Angeles why."

154 posted on 08/15/2012 1:00:41 PM PDT by ponygirl (Be Breitbart.)
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To: Domandred

then these nuts and that site should be reported and if TV Pundits actually get some balls then they need to tell their viewers.

Also i’m off to CNN, NBC, ABC etc and asking them in no uncertain terms as to why they ae not reporting all of this and linking this to certain speeches which have been made recently and why they refuse to show the hate from the radical hate bigoted groups on the left.


155 posted on 08/15/2012 1:03:35 PM PDT by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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To: scottjewell

their sites and their conversations have been getting more and mroe radical recently and our side have never done a damn thing, people like Hannity, talk radio, perino , Rove etc have left social issues alone thus letting the left spew their hate, their bigotry and their violence.

MMMMMMM DOJ, HOLDER WHERE ARE YOU?


156 posted on 08/15/2012 1:05:42 PM PDT by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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To: metmom
Spoken like a true hate monger.

Spoken like a true National Socialist! It's amazing - the same idiots that called our former President "Bushitler" and yet, they are the ones emulating the SS stormtroopers in NAZI Germany.

157 posted on 08/15/2012 1:07:16 PM PDT by meyer (It's 1860 all over again - the taxpayer is the new "N" word)
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To: Palmetto Patriot

“Look what you made me do!” defense in 3...2....


158 posted on 08/15/2012 1:09:01 PM PDT by Crawdad
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To: Palmetto Patriot
From WJLA-TV:

"A suspect in the shooting of a security guard at the headquarters of a downtown D.C. conservative Christian lobbying firm criticized the group's anti-gay stance before opening fire, a source tells ABC7."

Family Research Council shooting leaves security guard wounded

159 posted on 08/15/2012 1:09:01 PM PDT by Palmetto Patriot (2010 All Over Again. Make it happen. Get Busy!)
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To: penelopesire
(Putting on a lefty, hand-wringing, MSM hat I found in the gutter recently)...

this alleged black man heard Joe Biden's warning that the conservatives want to put him in chains, and he decided to fight back.

...(Now taking off the lefty, hand-wringing, MSM hat I found in the gutter recently)

160 posted on 08/15/2012 1:10:21 PM PDT by onemiddleamerican (FUBO and all your terrorist buddies)
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To: onemiddleamerican

Yep and Holder’s ‘people’ in the black panthers that he refused to prosecute are now calling on blacks to kill white babies and people at the RNC convention. They want blood in the streets. I truly think we need to prosecute the SPLC for inciting this violence.


161 posted on 08/15/2012 1:19:16 PM PDT by penelopesire (TIME FOR A SPECIAL PROSECUTOR!)
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To: onemiddleamerican
A photographer who saw the suspect being arrested describes him as a 6-foot-3, 250-pound black male.

Well this pretty much assures that he won't be prosecuted by Holder's "justice" department.

162 posted on 08/15/2012 1:20:44 PM PDT by VoiceOfBruck (Mandrake gestures hypnotically)
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Let me guess the shooter was wearing a Obama T-shirt or something like that, that is why we haven’t seen any pictures of the shooter.


163 posted on 08/15/2012 1:22:13 PM PDT by ReformedBeckite (1 of 3 I'm only allowing my self each day)
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To: penelopesire

they labeled it “domestic terrorism” so they can cover it up.


164 posted on 08/15/2012 1:23:18 PM PDT by newnhdad (Where will you be during the Election Riots of 2012/2013?)
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To: wastedyears

I thought it was the end of the beginning.

Or perhaps it is just the middle of the middle?


165 posted on 08/15/2012 1:26:26 PM PDT by Pikachu_Dad (Impeach Sen Quinn)
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To: Palmetto Patriot

This is a political shooting, not a shooting of random people by an unhinged person.

This shooter is probably unhinged as well, but he was directed to the target by the drumbeat from the “gay” community that the eeeeevil FRC was a receiver of money from Chick-fil-a.


166 posted on 08/15/2012 1:49:24 PM PDT by Right Wing Assault (Dick Obama is more inexperienced now than he was before he was elected.)
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To: MrB

These Humanist’s are in fact dangerous, when their heads explode. Many of them can’t handle ANY conflicting facts, and if their world view is under threat, they will lash out.

I’ve always enjoyed getting them to say that “There is no truth”, I, of course reply with “Is that true ?”

I think most are simply misguided. They don’t know the evil roots of their philosophy, and somehow find a small “safe place” where they feel the can belong.

You are correct with regards to the Christ Vs. Anti-Christ position.

Their Christ will be our anti-Christ, and given how institutionalized Satan has become, I’m afraid the logical extension of our current trajectory is inevitable.


167 posted on 08/15/2012 1:50:43 PM PDT by Zeneta (Why are so many people searching for something that has already found us ?)
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To: Albion Wilde

I agree.

Don’t forget the VA Tech dry run and the Ohio thing/bridge, etc.


168 posted on 08/15/2012 1:54:11 PM PDT by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto.)
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To: Palmetto Patriot

Not surprised....we’ll see this more and more and more.

Our decent into armed Fiefdoms is coming quicker than I thought, though of course a few incidents don’t show a tidal wave just yet.

Heavily armed “loyal men” will be needed everywhere for even basic safety.

This is the very slow start.... 10 years... I pray we don’t have a flood.


169 posted on 08/15/2012 2:00:37 PM PDT by Individual Rights in NJ (Infidel Inside)
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To: <1/1,000,000th%
Just another left-wing extremist, neo-NAZI, white separatist, skin-head, militia, Obama voter./

I don't get that at all. Can anyone explain this connection, which appeared the same in the Sikh tragedy?

170 posted on 08/15/2012 2:02:28 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it. -- George Bernard Shaw)
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To: ZX12R
Those comments are truly disturbing. I have a hard time believing that those people actually put those thoughts to writing, and with their name attached even.

Ever considered that they may be paid agents of the left, or one of the campaigns, even? Do I need to say which one?

171 posted on 08/15/2012 2:04:52 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it. -- George Bernard Shaw)
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To: onemiddleamerican
The photographer who saw the suspect... did he forget he was a photographer when he saw the suspect? Why no photo?

https://twitter.com/ChrisLoesch/status/235815023736414208/photo/1

172 posted on 08/15/2012 2:12:05 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it. -- George Bernard Shaw)
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To: ReformedBeckite

This photo is alleged to be Floyd Corkins of Herndon, VA, according to this post on Pundit Press: Who is Floyd Corkins?


173 posted on 08/15/2012 2:13:18 PM PDT by Palmetto Patriot (2010 All Over Again. Make it happen. Get Busy!)
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To: jimjohn

I agree. When O loses, he and his group are going to seek revenge. That is my prediction for post election. These are mean people


174 posted on 08/15/2012 2:17:15 PM PDT by ncpatriot
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To: kcvl
Lifenews reported that the attacker was a man posing as an intern.

Peter Parker did the same thing in the new Spider-Man movie to sneak into a research facility.

175 posted on 08/15/2012 2:27:02 PM PDT by JediJones (Too Hot for GOP TV: Newt Gingrich, Sarah Palin, Allen West and Donald Trump)
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To: VoiceOfBruck

Black?

http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/the-frc-shooting-americas-reckoning-has-come/


176 posted on 08/15/2012 2:28:44 PM PDT by LadyEleanor
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To: Palmetto Patriot
Authorities were treating the attack as a case of domestic terrorism.”

As they should. If nothing else - it's definitely a hate crime.

177 posted on 08/15/2012 2:47:30 PM PDT by concerned about politics ("Get thee behind me, Liberal")
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To: Palmetto Patriot

Someone kick his butt so hard he almost lost his britches?! /s That is not a pretty sight!


178 posted on 08/15/2012 2:51:07 PM PDT by kcvl
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To: Palmetto Patriot

NBC and ABC7 identified him as 28-year-old Floyd Corkins of Virginia. Fox News obtained photos of the man, apparently taken by a witness, that show the suspect in handcuffs and his bloody shirt fully unbuttoned.

The Associated Press reports that according to DC Police Chief Cathy Lanier, a man, later identified as Floyd Corkins, of Herndon, Va., walked into the Family Research Council and was confronted by a security guard. He then shot the guard.

AP reports the guard and others wrestled the man to the ground before FBI agents took him into custody.

According to Ryan Reilly of TPM, Corkins is not registered to vote in Virginia.


179 posted on 08/15/2012 2:56:07 PM PDT by kcvl
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To: Palmetto Patriot

What do his fb and mylife pages say? (for those of us who don’t do Facebook)


180 posted on 08/15/2012 2:57:11 PM PDT by penelopesire (TIME FOR A SPECIAL PROSECUTOR!)
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To: Palmetto Patriot

MSNBC Klux Klan Family Research Council Shooter ID’d As Floyd Corkins, 28

An ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER at Tuckahoe Elementary School in Arlington. Confirmed through two law enforcement sources by NBC News. A photographer who saw the suspect being arrested describes him as a 6-foot-3, 250-pound black male.


181 posted on 08/15/2012 3:01:02 PM PDT by kcvl
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To: penelopesire
Pundant Press....

"According to the news, he just bought the gun five days ago. He allegedly had thirty rounds of ammunition and Chick-Fil-A leaflets. He also said that he did it because of the FRC's stance on gay marriage."

He must be a radical, left wing homosexual?

182 posted on 08/15/2012 3:04:37 PM PDT by concerned about politics ("Get thee behind me, Liberal")
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To: concerned about politics

Updated: Family Research Council shooting suspect may be licensed Virginia school teacher

It’s possible the licensed teacher is the suspect’s Father. There’s a Virginia elementary school teacher with a similar name, but older, pictured here. There’s also a blocked Facebook page associated with George Mason that’s been circulating, which I haven’t linked as no information is available there, other than the name, Floyd Corkins.

At Tuckahoe Elementary School our Physical Education program is one in which students are introduced to a wide range of skill themes and movement concepts (building a foundation). Each class is comprised of health and skill-related fitness activities. We provide a learning environment that is focused on Tuckahoes three R’s (rights, respect and responsibility). This enables all students to achieve success. The goal of Tuckahoes Physical Education program is for all students to appreciate and participate in physical activities for a lifetime.

According to web service, “My Life,” there is a Floyd L Corkins in Herndon, VA who would appear to be the appropriate age. A Floyd Corkins of Herndon, VA has been tentatively ID’d as the suspect.

Floyd L Corkins is related to Jacqueline Corkins, who is 52 years old and lives in Herndon, VA. Floyd L Corkins is also related to Floyd Corkins, who is 55 years ...

This registration is from the Virginia Department of Education.

This site provides information concerning active teaching and educator licenses only, as issued by the Virginia Board of Education. Licenses that are inactive (expired), pending action, or on hold are not included in this query. Local licenses also are not included.

Name Floyd Lee Corkins
Highest Degree Reported* Bachelor’s Degree

Active License(s)

License Type Collegiate Professional License
Expiration Date 06/30/2013
Endorsement(s) Health and Physical Educ. PreK-12

* The “Highest Degree Reported” denotes the highest degree reported to the Division of Teacher Education and Licensure for this individual. Please note that individuals may have an advanced degree (master’s or doctorate), and the degree has not been reported to the Division of Teacher Education and Licensure.

http://www.riehlworldview.com/carnivorous_conservative/2012/08/family-research-council-shooting-suspect-may-be-licensed-virginia-school-teacher.html


183 posted on 08/15/2012 3:06:49 PM PDT by kcvl
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To: All

local TV news just reported the parents of the shooter were retired mil and his father was the teacher.


184 posted on 08/15/2012 3:07:04 PM PDT by newnhdad (Where will you be during the Election Riots of 2012/2013?)
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To: concerned about politics

Sounds like it. I wonder what his Kos and DU screenname was and if he had a page on Obama’s campaign site?


185 posted on 08/15/2012 3:09:01 PM PDT by penelopesire (TIME FOR A SPECIAL PROSECUTOR!)
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To: JediJones

Ken Molestina@kenwusa9

FBI investigators are inside the Herndon home of suspected #FCRshooting suspect Floyd Corkins. @wusa9 pic.twitter.com/zjkw46xX

http://twitter.com/kenwusa9/status/235857533397499904/photo/1


186 posted on 08/15/2012 3:12:34 PM PDT by kcvl
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To: newnhdad

Neighbor of alleged FRC shooter Floyd Corkins tells me family kept to themselves, not well known on their block.

less than a minute agoReplyRetweetFavorite

I’ll save http://t.co/DDIcUhvw the trouble: Floyd Corkins isn’t registered to vote in Virginia.

http://muckrack.com/ryanjreilly


187 posted on 08/15/2012 3:14:05 PM PDT by kcvl
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To: kcvl
FOX Nation...

"The suspect "made statements regarding their policies, and then opened fire with a gun striking a security guard," a source told Fox News. WJLA-TV7 reported the suspect was also shot. Sources also said the gunman may have been carrying a bag from Chick-fil-A, the embattled fast-food restaurant whose president came under fire from gay activists after he said he did not agree with same-sex marriage.

Sources told Fox New that after guard took away his gun, the suspect said, "Don't shoot me, it was not about you, it was what this place stands for."

Authorities were treating the attack as a case of domestic terrorism, although James McJunkin, the head of the FBI’s Washington Field Office, said authorities do not yet know the gunman's motive."

UH....I'd say his motives were quite clear. He's homo, and he will not "tolerate" anyone disagreeing with him.

188 posted on 08/15/2012 3:24:31 PM PDT by concerned about politics ("Get thee behind me, Liberal")
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To: Palmetto Patriot
Looks like we got some freaks to chase in this country.
189 posted on 08/15/2012 3:44:31 PM PDT by mcleodglen
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To: kcvl

Phys ed teacher?

Doesn’t look like the guy in cuffs.

http://www.arlington.k12.va.us/domain/1408


190 posted on 08/15/2012 3:46:14 PM PDT by Right Wing Assault (Dick Obama is more inexperienced now than he was before he was elected.)
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To: kcvl

Phys ed teacher?

Doesn’t look like the guy in cuffs.

http://www.arlington.k12.va.us/domain/1408


191 posted on 08/15/2012 3:46:32 PM PDT by Right Wing Assault (Dick Obama is more inexperienced now than he was before he was elected.)
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To: Right Wing Assault

Well, maybe. Take off the glasses and shave off the facial hair.


192 posted on 08/15/2012 3:49:17 PM PDT by Right Wing Assault (Dick Obama is more inexperienced now than he was before he was elected.)
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To: kcvl

...so in other words, do their best to bury any leftist motive, probably release the perp because he is part of that “largest civilian army in history” Obama was talking about [/sarcasm]


193 posted on 08/15/2012 3:50:38 PM PDT by KTM rider
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To: newnhdad
his father was the teacher

OK, that explains the picture differences.

194 posted on 08/15/2012 3:51:15 PM PDT by Right Wing Assault (Dick Obama is more inexperienced now than he was before he was elected.)
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To: Palmetto Patriot

Looks like a bicycle cop and his ride in the pic. I was trying to figure out the helmet and then saw the bike.


195 posted on 08/15/2012 3:59:00 PM PDT by Right Wing Assault (Dick Obama is more inexperienced now than he was before he was elected.)
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To: concerned about politics

Thanks for the update I have been trying to read every single post to keep up. I hope they nail this guy to the wall. These little gay nazi’s need to be sent a lesson. I won’t hold my breath with Obama and holder in charge.


196 posted on 08/15/2012 4:11:26 PM PDT by penelopesire (TIME FOR A SPECIAL PROSECUTOR!)
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To: Palmetto Patriot

Looks like they’ve whitened it as much as they could.


197 posted on 08/15/2012 4:19:31 PM PDT by treetopsandroofs (Had FDR been GOP, there would have been no World Wars, just "The Great War" and "Roosevelt's Wars".)
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To: kcvl

Ha! One of this dirt bags 12 Facebook friends is a girl named Reagan Chaney. No doubt a Lefty, can you imaging the ridicule she must get from friends about her name.


198 posted on 08/15/2012 4:32:50 PM PDT by DAC21
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199 posted on 08/15/2012 4:35:43 PM PDT by RedMDer (https://support.woundedwarriorproject.org/default.aspx?tsid=93destr)
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To: concerned about politics

Thank God wing nut liberals are as ineffective at mass shootings as they are at being productive members of society or this could have ended more tragically. What an abject failure...When these guys finally get violent en masse it will not end well for them.


200 posted on 08/15/2012 5:02:22 PM PDT by Heavyrunner (Socialize this.)
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