Suspicious package at CNN New York

[sparky]

For virtually his entire political career, Trump has embraced inflammatory and often deeply personal attacks against his opponents. He repeatedly encouraged supporters to physically attack liberal protesters during the campaign, offering to pay for their legal bills. He regularly calls media outlets such as CNN "the enemy of the people."

Yet the rhetoric has sometimes turned darker in recent weeks.

 

[mudwhistle]

The problem with you is you automatically feel both sides are to blame for this.
You assume the victim is just as guilty as the perpetrator.
How many of these hoaxes do you have to swallow before you can admit that the targets of these bombs are trying to get a little sympathy in the middle of early voting? Everything else they've tried has blown up in their faces, so now they try this stunt.

As I've said many times, as I said in the OP, it could have come from either side.

I don't claim to "know" one way or the other yet.

You don't either.
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We both know what led to this....so does it matter who sent them?
For the last 2 years Republicans have literally been under attack.
Now the Democrats can act like victims.....and every pundit in the news, as if reading from a script, is taking full advantage of this opportunity.

I don't know. There is a difference between fact and opinion.
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I just spelled out the facts and you ignored them.

Yes, I ignored them. I see arguments on both ends of this, arguments that you are ignoring.

That's what those of us who are not paralyzed by partisan myopia are able to do. It's not that tough.
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I think you're brain is paralyzed by your attempts to remain nonpartisan.

 

[sparky]

But even some Trump allies saw the events of Wednesday as a moment for reflection and urged Trump to tone it down.

"You gotta calm it down," said Anthony Scaramucci, a prominent Trump supporter who briefly worked in his administration

 

[ColonelAngus]

These fake bombs were not real so to speak and were likely sent by a disgruntled democrat who believes that this act will cause people to vote democratic to combat the evil GOP. These were TV bombs and not real explosives. Note that none of them exploded

Definitely Trumps fault.

 

[Mac1958]

As I've said many times, as I said in the OP, it could have come from either side.

I don't claim to "know" one way or the other yet.

You don't either.
.

We both know what led to this....so does it matter who sent them?
For the last 2 years Republicans have literally been under attack.
Now the Democrats can act like victims.....and every pundit in the news, as if reading from a script, is taking full advantage of this opportunity.

I don't know. There is a difference between fact and opinion.
.

I just spelled out the facts and you ignored them.

Yes, I ignored them. I see arguments on both ends of this, arguments that you are ignoring.

That's what those of us who are not paralyzed by partisan myopia are able to do. It's not that tough.
.

I think you're brain is paralyzed by your attempts to remain nonpartisan.

Great, thanks.
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[mudwhistle]

So some whacked-out zealot or zealots figured this was a good time to throw a monkey wrench into everything. Maybe it's some right wing whacko juiced up on Trump rallies and talk radio. Maybe it's some left wing whacko in a panic over "news" that the "blue wave" might be ebbing, desperate for some sympathy votes.

How did we get here? Escalating hate from both ends. Claims of innocence and finger-pointing by both ends. A complete lack of accountability and honesty by both ends.

Hopefully the cops will find out who did this. Obviously both "ends" have their fingers crossed. But unfortunately, when they do, that whole side of this is fucked, just in time for the elections. But as a country, we have ALL lost here. We should be hanging our heads in shame.

Is anyone surprised this is the point to which we have fallen? Will anyone be surprised when it gets worse?

As long as we deflect for our "side" and refuse to hold our "side" accountable, we are enabling this madness. We are all complicit. Even when our "side" is the "winner".
.

Last night when I saw on the news that the mad bomber is a poor speller, built extremely rudimentary bombs and apparently thought that Soros, Clinton, and Obama would open their own mail directly, I said OH SHIT! It's someone from USMB!
It was the spelling that clinched it. That and the low IQ. Let's hope the asshole ran out of stamps.

Obviously the spelling was intended to satisfy a typical stereotype that liberals use against conservatives.
The fact that these devices are un-explodeable means they were meant to be discovered so the spelling becomes important.
Folks like you will assume it's your typical knuckle-dragging Trump supporter. One of them actually put a quote "Git Er Done" in the stupid thing.

It's pretty obvious from what is being reported that these packages were designed not to explode but to generate a suspicion of a specific type of suspect.
That's pretty dumb if you're trying to escape detection.....unless that was your purpose. To place blame on someone or some group.

 

[Fang]

These fake bombs were not real so to speak and were likely sent by a disgruntled democrat who believes that this act will cause people to vote democratic to combat the evil GOP. These were TV bombs and not real explosives. Note that none of them exploded

Agree 100%. Liberals went way to far on Kavanaugh and they know it. This is a Liberal last ditch effort to sway the sympathy vote.

 

[gipper]

Wow what a coincidence!!!

All the bombs target people who hate Trump and have been outspoken about their hate.

LMFAO!!!

 

[JoeMoma]

So some whacked-out zealot or zealots figured this was a good time to throw a monkey wrench into everything. Maybe it's some right wing whacko juiced up on Trump rallies and talk radio. Maybe it's some left wing whacko in a panic over "news" that the "blue wave" might be ebbing, desperate for some sympathy votes.

How did we get here? Escalating hate from both ends. Claims of innocence and finger-pointing by both ends. A complete lack of accountability and honesty by both ends.

Hopefully the cops will find out who did this. Obviously both "ends" have their fingers crossed. But unfortunately, when they do, that whole side of this is fucked, just in time for the elections. But as a country, we have ALL lost here. We should be hanging our heads in shame.

Is anyone surprised this is the point to which we have fallen? Will anyone be surprised when it gets worse?

As long as we deflect for our "side" and refuse to hold our "side" accountable, we are enabling this madness. We are all complicit. Even when our "side" is the "winner".
.

Last night when I saw on the news that the mad bomber is a poor speller, built extremely rudimentary bombs and apparently thought that Soros, Clinton, and Obama would open their own mail directly, I said OH SHIT! It's someone from USMB!
It was the spelling that clinched it. That and the low IQ. Let's hope the asshole ran out of stamps.

So it's you!

 

[JLW]

These fake bombs were not real so to speak and were likely sent by a disgruntled democrat who believes that this act will cause people to vote democratic to combat the evil GOP. These were TV bombs and not real explosives. Note that none of them exploded

Agree 100%. Liberals went way to far on Kavanaugh and they know it. This is a Liberal last ditch effort to sway the sympathy vote.

Sad there are so many conservatives who have had lobotomies.

 

[sakinago]

I remember B now, in things I’m curious to learn.

B. What type of pipe bombs were these, what was the explosive material? What was the fuse type? Were they even functional?

Riddle me this batman, Soros's employee that opened the package, thought it was a bomb, then proceeded pick it up and carry it into the woods. Who would do that if they thought they were actually dealing with a real bomb?

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That’s one hell of a dedicated employee, give that sumbitch a raise Soros.

 

[OldLady]

So some whacked-out zealot or zealots figured this was a good time to throw a monkey wrench into everything. Maybe it's some right wing whacko juiced up on Trump rallies and talk radio. Maybe it's some left wing whacko in a panic over "news" that the "blue wave" might be ebbing, desperate for some sympathy votes.

How did we get here? Escalating hate from both ends. Claims of innocence and finger-pointing by both ends. A complete lack of accountability and honesty by both ends.

Hopefully the cops will find out who did this. Obviously both "ends" have their fingers crossed. But unfortunately, when they do, that whole side of this is fucked, just in time for the elections. But as a country, we have ALL lost here. We should be hanging our heads in shame.

Is anyone surprised this is the point to which we have fallen? Will anyone be surprised when it gets worse?

As long as we deflect for our "side" and refuse to hold our "side" accountable, we are enabling this madness. We are all complicit. Even when our "side" is the "winner".
.

Last night when I saw on the news that the mad bomber is a poor speller, built extremely rudimentary bombs and apparently thought that Soros, Clinton, and Obama would open their own mail directly, I said OH SHIT! It's someone from USMB!
It was the spelling that clinched it. That and the low IQ. Let's hope the asshole ran out of stamps.

Obviously the spelling was intended to satisfy a typical stereotype that liberals use against conservatives.
The fact that these devices are un-explodeable means they were meant to be discovered so the spelling becomes important.
Folks like you will assume it's your typical knuckle-dragging Trump supporter. One of them actually put a quote "Git Er Done" in the stupid thing.

One of them actually put a quote "Git Er Done" in the stupid thing.
You sure? I heard they only had one, the one that went to CNN. The rest were destroyed. If there had been a note in the package, they would have said so.

 

[Windparadox]

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Here's a fact, they just discovered one of those similar packages was sent to Robert DeNiro, at his NYC office.

 

[OldLady]

So some whacked-out zealot or zealots figured this was a good time to throw a monkey wrench into everything. Maybe it's some right wing whacko juiced up on Trump rallies and talk radio. Maybe it's some left wing whacko in a panic over "news" that the "blue wave" might be ebbing, desperate for some sympathy votes.

How did we get here? Escalating hate from both ends. Claims of innocence and finger-pointing by both ends. A complete lack of accountability and honesty by both ends.

Hopefully the cops will find out who did this. Obviously both "ends" have their fingers crossed. But unfortunately, when they do, that whole side of this is fucked, just in time for the elections. But as a country, we have ALL lost here. We should be hanging our heads in shame.

Is anyone surprised this is the point to which we have fallen? Will anyone be surprised when it gets worse?

As long as we deflect for our "side" and refuse to hold our "side" accountable, we are enabling this madness. We are all complicit. Even when our "side" is the "winner".
.

Last night when I saw on the news that the mad bomber is a poor speller, built extremely rudimentary bombs and apparently thought that Soros, Clinton, and Obama would open their own mail directly, I said OH SHIT! It's someone from USMB!
It was the spelling that clinched it. That and the low IQ. Let's hope the asshole ran out of stamps.

So it's you!

Yes, you've always known me to be a poor speller, haven't you?

 

[Frankeneinstein]

The bombs aren't fake.

From Wired:


“The US Secret Service has intercepted two suspicious packages addressed to Secret Service protectees,” the agency said in a statement on Wednesday, referring to the packages addressed to Clinton and Obama. “The packages were immediately identified during routine mail screening procedures as potential explosive devices and were appropriately handled as such. The protectees did not receive the packages, nor were they at risk of receiving them.”

In a press conference Wednesday, NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill said the package contained an explosive device, and that additionally there was an envelope with white powder, which is being investigated. Further reports have indicated that congresswoman Maxine Waters, among others, had also been sent suspicious packages."""

Sooooooooooo do we have to tune in next week to find out why they did not detonate?

 

[August West]

These fake bombs were not real so to speak and were likely sent by a disgruntled democrat who believes that this act will cause people to vote democratic to combat the evil GOP. These were TV bombs and not real explosives. Note that none of them exploded

Agree 100%. Liberals went way to far on Kavanaugh and they know it. This is a Liberal last ditch effort to sway the sympathy vote.

How dare they try to keep a drunken groper off the Supreme Court. What will sway the votes is the crumbling economy.

 

[ColonelAngus]

And here I thought Deniros last movie was a bomb.

(Rimshot)

This shit is bizarre.

 

[ColonelAngus]

These fake bombs were not real so to speak and were likely sent by a disgruntled democrat who believes that this act will cause people to vote democratic to combat the evil GOP. These were TV bombs and not real explosives. Note that none of them exploded

Agree 100%. Liberals went way to far on Kavanaugh and they know it. This is a Liberal last ditch effort to sway the sympathy vote.

How dare they try to keep a drunken groper off the Supreme Court. What will sway the votes is the crumbling economy.

Why did Dimms abandon Ford?

She just vanished as soon as Kavanaugh was confirmed.

They are continuing the investigation unilaterally, right? They care about her and want to get to the bottom of the issue.

 

[Fang]

These fake bombs were not real so to speak and were likely sent by a disgruntled democrat who believes that this act will cause people to vote democratic to combat the evil GOP. These were TV bombs and not real explosives. Note that none of them exploded

Agree 100%. Liberals went way to far on Kavanaugh and they know it. This is a Liberal last ditch effort to sway the sympathy vote.

How dare they try to keep a drunken groper off the Supreme Court. What will sway the votes is the crumbling economy.

"Guilty until proven innocent" - the Liberal way.

 

[mudwhistle]

Wow what a coincidence!!!

All the bombs target people who hate Trump and have been outspoken about their hate.

LMFAO!!!

Isn't it weird how a prominent liberal White House journalist (April Ryan) said that America is unsafe for journalists....and within 72 hours fake bombs start showing up at Democrat's offices and homes. John Brennan is now attempting to blame Trump for the hate he himself has been spreading.