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Police Say Austin Shooter Harbored Extremist Views
ABC AP ^ | 12/1/14 | By JIM VERTUNO

Posted on 12/01/2014 2:51:01 PM PST by Oliviaforever

AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas man who shot up downtown Austin buildings and tried to the burn the Mexican Consulate before he was gunned down by police harbored extremist right-wing views and appeared to be planning a broader attack against churches and government facilities, law enforcement officials said Monday.

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To: Oliviaforever

Ah here we go:

“Also in the van was a copy of “Vigilantes of Christendom,” a 1990 book associated with the Christian Identity movement known as the Phineas Priesthood, which espouses anti-Semitic and racist views. Inside the book was a handwritten note that referred to McQuilliams as a “priest in the fight against anti-God people,” Acevedo said.”

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/police-austin-shooter-harbored-extremist-views-27289862

The “Christian Identity” movement is neither Christian, nor right-wing. It’s leftist National Socialism masquerading as Christianity, much like “Liberation Theology” is leftist Communism masquerading as Christianity.


21 posted on 12/01/2014 3:10:55 PM PST by Boogieman
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To: Boogieman

He’s a former felon (bankrobber). He may not have voted in awhile.


22 posted on 12/01/2014 3:11:44 PM PST by a fool in paradise (Shickl-Gruber's Big Lie gave us Hussein's Un-Affordable Care act (HUAC).)
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To: Politicalkiddo

“Churches? I don’t think so. “

Well,,,, considering the views some churches have taken lately,,,,,,,,,


23 posted on 12/01/2014 3:12:17 PM PST by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra (Don't touch that thing Don't let anybody touch that thing!I'm a Doctor and I won't touch that thing!)
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To: Oliviaforever
Wonder if yet again, the perp will turn out to be a radical Leftist.
24 posted on 12/01/2014 3:14:22 PM PST by dhs12345
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To: a fool in paradise

“How does this make the man a “right-winger”?”

Here’s how it works, to a leftist mind: This man was a racist. Right-wingers are all racist. Therefore, this man was a right-winger.


25 posted on 12/01/2014 3:14:38 PM PST by Boogieman
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To: The Ghost of FReepers Past

Exactly! The press paints all criminal views as “right wing.” In truth, they are left wing actions. Remember “actions speak louder than words?”


26 posted on 12/01/2014 3:15:07 PM PST by BatGuano (You don't think I'd go into combat with loose change in my pocket, do ya?)
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To: RC one

aha there is that angle yes.

I dont ordinarily think of “Church” in that regard...but given current social[ist] realities the likelihood that the churches had chosen to target may well have been of the “social[ist] “gospel”-”..variety.

I smell another gubment directed crisis..


27 posted on 12/01/2014 3:15:39 PM PST by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: Boogieman
Racist secret right-wingers at the DNC convention booing Israel...


28 posted on 12/01/2014 3:16:38 PM PST by a fool in paradise (Shickl-Gruber's Big Lie gave us Hussein's Un-Affordable Care act (HUAC).)
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To: Oliviaforever

After the Ferguson unpleasantness, the alphabit news are all trying to get back on message: that white, middle-aged men are the real culprits when it comes to hare-brained violence.
Of course, they aren’t basing their opinion on anything factual, as usual, so down the ol’ memory hole with this story.


29 posted on 12/01/2014 3:18:37 PM PST by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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To: Oliviaforever

Anyone even marginally right of center in Austin is considered a right wing extremist. Puh-Lease!

Gunner


30 posted on 12/01/2014 3:20:12 PM PST by weps4ret (Republicans are suffering from Testicular Atrophy!!!)
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To: MeshugeMikey
He didn't leave a note/manifesto (that was found). He is not believed to have been acting with anyone else.

He had a map with 34 buildings and “hundreds” of rounds. Even if he had 900 rounds, that's only 30 a building and he used 200 on one. He wasn't planning to attack 34 buildings, they were possibly targets or possibly exit “hiding places”.

They don't know much of what was driving his rage but the leap was made that a “consulate” and federal office (both in the wake of sweeping amnesty by executive order) MUST mean rabid right winger.

Just as Mayor Bloomberg knew that the Times Square bomber had to be some obese middle aged white guy upset over the passage of Obamacare.

31 posted on 12/01/2014 3:21:09 PM PST by a fool in paradise (Shickl-Gruber's Big Lie gave us Hussein's Un-Affordable Care act (HUAC).)
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To: a fool in paradise

It is apparent that this shooter had severe mental issues as is not typically the case with urban gunmen.


32 posted on 12/01/2014 3:23:36 PM PST by Oliviaforever
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To: a fool in paradise

” the tea party connections will be revealed, as soon as we can fabricate them”


33 posted on 12/01/2014 3:25:40 PM PST by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: a fool in paradise

..but he had his Turner Diaries copy on him and a Ted Cruz fan club card.


34 posted on 12/01/2014 3:32:23 PM PST by TurboZamboni (Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.-JFK)
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To: smokingfrog
Can you provide links. Will come in handy in the coming days. Good for nipping it in the bud and embarrassing a few liberal news stations.
35 posted on 12/01/2014 3:33:13 PM PST by dhs12345
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To: Oliviaforever

A left-wing extremist.


36 posted on 12/01/2014 3:37:21 PM PST by <1/1,000,000th%
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To: dhs12345

http://m.statesman.com/news/news/crime-law/neighbor-says-shooter-sought-fresh-start-in-austin/njHXG/


37 posted on 12/01/2014 3:42:58 PM PST by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: a fool in paradise

Obviously, they are FReeper trolls.


38 posted on 12/01/2014 3:49:28 PM PST by Boogieman
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To: smokingfrog

“He felt at home in drum circles.”

Not a “right-winger”. Case closed.


39 posted on 12/01/2014 3:54:51 PM PST by Boogieman
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To: DocRock

I’d say he was probably an anti-Catholic, dope-smoking white supremacist...probably if he hadn’t been interested in attacking churches, a goal with which the left can sympathize, this would have gotten more attention.


40 posted on 12/01/2014 4:25:43 PM PST by livius
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