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Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock enjoyed gambling, country music, lived quiet life before massacre
Washington Post ^ | October 2, 2017 | William Wan, Sandhya Somashekhar, Aaron C. Davis & Barbara Liston

Posted on 10/02/2017 10:50:17 AM PDT by Beautiful_Gracious_Skies

Before he opened fire late Sunday, killing at least 58 people at a country music festival on the Las Vegas Strip, the gunman Stephen Paddock was living out his retirement as a high-stakes professional gambler in a quiet town outside Las Vegas.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Nevada
KEYWORDS: mandalaybay; massacre; paddock; stephenpaddock; vegasshooter
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To: AppyPappy
All the info about this guy screams that someone was funding him.

He was an accountant and gambler. It could be his money.
21 posted on 10/02/2017 11:08:33 AM PDT by TexasGunLover ("Either you're with us or you're with the terrorists."-- President George W. Bush)
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To: aimhigh

Who gives two rat’s a@@es what the political association of this psychopath was. He killed many and the who or why I could care less. He killed end of story


22 posted on 10/02/2017 11:09:00 AM PDT by Jarhead9297
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To: Beautiful_Gracious_Skies

The article seems to be based on interviews with people who really didn’t know the guy.


23 posted on 10/02/2017 11:11:05 AM PDT by colorado tanker
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To: Beautiful_Gracious_Skies

Not buying it.


24 posted on 10/02/2017 11:11:32 AM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: aimhigh
There are three voter records for a Stephen Paddock in Florida marked as age 65 and 66 and all marked as Democrat. This site maintains some "swing state" voter records for states like FL, OH and PA but does not seem to have NV. But articles said Paddock lived in Florida up until 2 years ago.

http://politicalstrategies.com/name/Stephen+Paddock

25 posted on 10/02/2017 11:12:04 AM PDT by JediJones (We must deport all liberals until we can figure out what the hell is going on.)
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To: TexasGunLover

As much moving around as he has done for the last few years, I would say he wasn’t working.


26 posted on 10/02/2017 11:12:07 AM PDT by AppyPappy (Don't mistake your dorm political discussions with the desires of the nation)
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To: House Atreides
I never believe ANYTHING the Compost publishes.

Neither do I.

27 posted on 10/02/2017 11:12:19 AM PDT by NorthMountain
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To: AppyPappy

What if he wasn’t the shooter at all? Maybe someone killed him and all the other people but the narrative is he did it and committed suicide.


28 posted on 10/02/2017 11:12:31 AM PDT by funfan
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To: Red Badger

Lol.


29 posted on 10/02/2017 11:13:26 AM PDT by Yaelle (Socialism, faithfully implemented, delivers anguish and devastation. - President Trump)
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To: funfan

Occam’s Razor.


30 posted on 10/02/2017 11:13:54 AM PDT by AppyPappy (Don't mistake your dorm political discussions with the desires of the nation)
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To: Beautiful_Gracious_Skies

They’re trying to nudge the rest of the trained-chimp media and their mindless followers into believing Paddock was a conservative.


31 posted on 10/02/2017 11:17:03 AM PDT by ScottinVA ( Liberals, go find another country.)
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To: AppyPappy
As much moving around as he has done for the last few years, I would say he wasn’t working.

He owned several properties, and it doesn't mean he hadn't saved money. We won't know until we know.
32 posted on 10/02/2017 11:17:40 AM PDT by TexasGunLover ("Either you're with us or you're with the terrorists."-- President George W. Bush)
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To: JediJones
YeaH...doesn't look like the same Stephen Paddock of Nevada.

He was 64 years old.

33 posted on 10/02/2017 11:18:53 AM PDT by LdSentinal
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To: TexasGunLover

is there any confirmation he was active in any of the soros funded / Obama funded hate groups?

(Should the democrat party now be classed as a violent gang?)


34 posted on 10/02/2017 11:19:20 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: TexasGunLover

We may never know. If he was a convert working for ISIS, he drops out of the narrative


35 posted on 10/02/2017 11:20:11 AM PDT by AppyPappy (Don't mistake your dorm political discussions with the desires of the nation)
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To: Yaelle; longtermmemmory; AppyPappy; Seruzawa

The WAPO article sheds some light on his past, the headline is BS, of course.
They keep referring to him as ‘retired’, what about the rest of his life. Who is he. If he is the Steve Paddock listed on the linkedin profile, then there are ties to Jordan and Dubai.

Paddock looks like the anti-trump protester at this rally.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3591228/posts

He’s wearing a pink NASA shirt at that rally.

Stephen Paddock worked for Lockheed Martin, lived in Melbourne, Fl.

There’s much more to WHO he is.


36 posted on 10/02/2017 11:20:52 AM PDT by Beautiful_Gracious_Skies ('45 will be the best ever)
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To: Beautiful_Gracious_Skies

I took my car to the shop today, and they had The View on the TV (sound was off, thank God, just subtitles). I got there fifteen minutes into the show, and there was not a single mention of the Vegas shooting the entire time I was watching. Strange.


37 posted on 10/02/2017 11:22:25 AM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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To: Beautiful_Gracious_Skies
My theory? JAL which is short for Just Another Lunatic. A well armed one at that.
38 posted on 10/02/2017 11:22:54 AM PDT by Phlap (REDNECK@LIBARTS.EDU)
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To: Beautiful_Gracious_Skies
This voter records site shows three Stephen Paddock records for Florida. We know he lived in Florida up until two years ago. Both show a female also named Paddock living at the same address. CNN said he was married in the past, but wasn't currently.

I think this site has not been updated in a few years, but if he was registered to vote in Florida before 5 or so years ago, he would be in this site for sure. If we find out the name of his ex-wife, it could prove one of these records is his.

All these records are registered Democrat. http://politicalstrategies.com/name/Stephen+Paddock

39 posted on 10/02/2017 11:31:43 AM PDT by JediJones (We must deport all liberals until we can figure out what the hell is going on.)
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To: Beautiful_Gracious_Skies

I read somewhere that a few years ago he attempted unsuccessfully to sue one of the Las Vegas casinos. If that’s true, I’d say he was nursing a serious grudge, had some sort of stressor in his life that led to suicidal ideation, and decided to kill two birds with one stone. It doesn’t help that he knew he’d get 24/7 worldwide publicity.


40 posted on 10/02/2017 11:32:33 AM PDT by Mr Ramsbotham (Laws against sodomy are honored in the breech.)
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