[Mr Ramsbotham]

Another Pima classmate, Lydian Ali, said Loughner would frequently laugh aloud to himself during the advanced-poetry class they attended. Only about 16 people were in the class, so Loughner's behavior stood out, Ali said.

"It almost seemed like he was on his own planet, because his comments would have nothing to do with what we were talking about," Ali said.

Loughner's online accounts contain some political comments but are dominated by bizarre discussions of his desire to establish a new currency and his disdain for what he considered the public's low literacy rates. He also wrote threatening and despairing messages.

That does sound quite a bit like schizophrenia. Compare him to the Unabomber, whose writings were perfectly lucid, to-the-point, and completely non-rambling, despite the formula the lamebrain media is always spouting.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

...Compare him to the Unabomber,...

Exactly.

[rogue yam]

Compare him to the Unabomber, whose writings were perfectly lucid, to-the-point, and completely non-rambling,

Are you sure of this?

[bill1952]

his disdain for what he considered the public's low literacy rates

Hm. This from a guy who was taking pre algebra? - In college?

he was asked to leave the pre-algebra class several times and eventually was barred from class..

And what college has the need for 4th grade pre algebra class?
I guess there really are no standards too low anymore.