When they find out that it's an RW goon, will they focus

[malaise]

on Obama not calling it terrorism...that seems to be the new meme

[JaneyVee]

1. WH now acknowledging it is terrorism.

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. The WH already went there

Update 16:00 hours pst

The explosions that struck the Boston marathon on Monday “appear” to be to a terrorist attack, according to the White House.

“Any event with multiple explosive devices — as this appears to be — is clearly an act of terror, and will be approached as an act of terror,” the official said in a statement, according to Politico.

“We don’t yet know who carried out this attack, and a thorough investigation will have to determine whether it was planned and carried out by a terrorist group, foreign or domestic,” the official added.

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/white-house-boston-explosion-appears-to-be-terror

[Cal Carpenter]

3. No matter who did it, this is terrorism

It's absurd that everything has to turn into a... well... 'meta' discussion.

It's just sad that we have to look at it that way. Why can't words just mean what they mean? This attack was clearly meant to spread terror. The specific politics of it don't even matter, as far as that goes.

[Hekate]

4. Personally I think it is likely to be homegrown, like Tim McVeigh in Oklahoma

But if I were a broadcaster I would keep that suspicion to myself and avoid speculation. Speculations in the "news" media are irresponsible -- but then, irresponsible is what most of them are these days.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

5. Bill Bratton on MSNBC called the alleged perps "home-grown".

He used that exact word.
I put up a quote of that in LBN and it got locked. I spent 20 years listening to people talk for a living. I used to be a court reporter. Shorthand reporter.

Bill Bratton is a former Boston Police Commissioner and I would consider him to be an expert.

[nadinbrzezinski]

10. I heard that too by the way

[Hekate]

11. Having someone of his stature say that is definitely worth quoting

...with attribution.

Sorry your thread got locked.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

12. The mods told me to repost in GD

They said it was a unanimous decision to lock.

GD was OK and they weren't saying I misheard it.

[malaise]

13. I think he's right and we know he knows more than we do

I'm betting home-grown.

[nadinbrzezinski]

8. There is a reason I have stuck to just the facts ma'am

And damn it, I have my own theories, and as such they will remain.

Live blogging this with just facts.

Tweety should can the speculation

[malaise]

14. Broadcasters should be more careful

but they make up most of their stories anyway

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

6. Whether it turns out to be a Tea Party fascist, a Moslem terrorist, or N. Korean communist

you just know the Limbaughs and Hannities will find some way to spin it as Obama's fault.

[socialist_n_TN]

9. Unfortunately true. It will go from an "act of terrorism" to a.........

"deranged loner". That's the owner's MO in cases like this.

[malaise]

15. They've already started planting the lone-wolf theory

It's like ground hog day

[socialist_n_TN]

19. "It's like ground hog day"......

I'd put a rofl here if people hadn't died. But yeah, it's always the same when it's a proto-fascist doing the damage. If it were a Arab, they would automatically be part of the vast, Muslim conspiracy.

This needs kicking again anyway. We should keep this at the top until they come up with another "lone wolf"

[Manifestor_of_Light]

16. look up "stochastic terrorism".

Useful concept in these cases.

Hate speech by mass media (Bill O'Reilly calling Dr. Tiller "Killer Tiller&quot .

That's an example. Then some "lone nut" goes and actually kills the person that is the target of the hate speech. And the media person totally disowns all responsibility for putting the idea in the "lone nut"'s head. Millions of people hear the same message. Chances are good that one guy will act on it. And the media washes their hands of responsibility for hate speech or incitement to violence.

[malaise]

17. Well the usual suspect on M$NBComcast was

explaining how to make bombs to them earlier this afternoon

[Hekate]

18. I remember when I first read about stochastic terrorism

It was like a lightbulb going on, and I have referred to it numerous times since.

Thank you for bringing it up.

[zbdent]

20. 1. Mental illness, not a "political statement"

2. Lone wolf

3. Not indicative of an ideology.

Now, if the person has ONE Al Franken book ...

"liberally-biased media" will have hoards of RW talkers saying that this is a prime example of Obama's evil influence on today's "entitled" youth ...

[malaise]

21. You nailed it

They have it all worked out

[zbdent]

22. I have this image of someone (in a studio audience) jumping up at the mention of one of a string

of RW talking points and shouting "BINGO!" while holding up a bingo card ...

[malaise]

23. Joe Scum just shouted BINGO to Tom Ridge equating this with 9/11

[TimberValley]

24. But did they find that....?

Your assumption is off.

[malaise]

25. All assumptions are off

Think about it

[TimberValley]

27. But you still made it. nt.

[malaise]

28. Yes ...and n/t

[Bolo Boffin]

29. Well, actually, this was still a right wing terrorist as I see it

Just not a Christian right wing terrorist.

[Zax2me]

31. Yea - that's why 'I hope it is a white American not Muslim' articles were being written.

[ChangeUp106]

26. Not the time to bump this stuff

Have your fun later. Getting pretty tense in Beantown. People are trying to keep up with news.

[malaise]

30. Then you'd netter check who bumped it before wasting posts n/t