Saturday, January 8, 2011

Loughner's Political Bent? Probably Doesn't Matter

Jill Lawrence, senior correspondent at Politics Daily has a good column on Jared Loughner's possible political motivations or lack thereof. Here's part of what she says:
It is not possible now, and it may never be possible, to know if the perpetrator or perpetrators of this awful crime had political motives. The man identified as the shooter, Jared Loughner, appears to be mentally ill. His online accounts suggest favorite books ranging from "Mein Kempf" and "The Communist Manifesto" to "Animal Farm" and "To Kill a Mockingbird."
A video posted on Loughner's YouTube account suggests a preoccupation with monetary
currency, brainwashing and literacy. He lists a "favorite" video entitled "America: Your Last Video in a Terrorist Country." It's a music video of "Let the Bodies Hit the Floor" by the band "Drowning Pool." Besides the title line, other lyrics include "Nothing wrong with me" and "Something's got to give."
What are his politics? Who knows. Does it matter? Probably not.
Click here to read the entire column.

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