He shot at the Congresswoman because he knew it would generate more attention than shooting at innocent bystanders. That’s just my prediction, of course, but I haven’t heard anything about this guy that convinces me he had any particular political ideology. His anti-government rantings on the website could have been from the left, the right or anywhere in between. He was just nuts. He shot the Congresswoman, but then he shoots a bunch of other people indiscriminately. Guys who do that are generally just looking for attention. They don’t care who they shoot, except to the extent that shooting someone in particular might generate more attention.
If they want to do something about this kind of thing, then they should start with getting the media to change their reporting so that there is less focus on the perpetrator. That’s what he was looking for.
You don’t have the Communist Manufesto as your favorite book if you aren’t a died in the wool commie as well as being an atheist. We all know liberalism is a mental disease and this one just went over the edge.
He was punishing her for either reading the Constitution or voting for Pelosi. His computer likely had the Daily Kook on its fovorites list.
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