Are wingnuts capable of committing suicide attacks against Democrats?

[MoonRiver]

I've been pondering this question for awhile. They certainly have many of the same fanatical cultural and personality traits seen among Muslim extremists. Some of the odd Dem deaths could be explained by the presence of a crazed pilot deliberately planted to do the dirty deed for the glory of God and his personal secretary, G.W. Bush*. Of course I'm thinking about the NTSB's ruling that Wellstone's death was due to "pilot error". But I'm also wondering if Carnahan and his son were flying the plane themselves or had a pilot.

:tinfoilhat: anyone?

[HEyHEY]

1. No - they lack the courage

Of course what they lack in courage they make up for in stupidity

[HereSince1628]

7. B b b but, put 5 of them in a room and they'll attack the world!

Just look at the chickenhawks in the WH.

Individually they are whimpering yellow bellies, together they are the very definition of attempted hegemony.

[ShaneGR]

25. I disagree, there a LOT of whackos, check out this sick guy!!!

Check out this psycho:

http://markbyron.typepad.com/main/2003/11/the_usefulness__1.html

(snip)
Note-I am NOT advocating the following fantasy episode, but it has a following in the darker parts of my mind.

WASHINGTON-January 6, 2004. A paramilitary organization calling itself the Christian Liberation Front changed the balance of power in Washington by a pair of brutal attacks this afternoon. A force estimated at about 200 CLF commandos stormed the Supreme Court building, killing 35 people, including five Supreme Court Justices. At the same time, a contingent of 1,000 CLF paramilitaries attacked the Hart Senate Office Building, where a Senate Democratic Caucus meeting was being held. Approximately 50 people were killed in the attack. Once the commandos had seized the building, they systematically killed Democratic senators from states with Republican governors. Here is a list of the 21 senators killed Daniel Akaka Byron Dorgan Mary Landrieu
John Breaux Bob Graham Blanche Lincoln
Hillary Clinton Ernest Hollings Barbara Mikulski
Kent Conrad Daniel Inouyye David Pryor
Tom Daschle Tim Johnson Harry Reid
Mark Dayton Ted Kennedy Paul Sarbanes
Chris Dodd John Kerry Chuch Schumer

Joe Lieberman was campaigning in South Carolina, and missed the assassins. The attackers turned themselves in to police, and are proudly confessing their crimes, cooperating with authorities.

If the governors appoint Republican replacements, there will be 72 Republicans in the US Senate until replacement elections can be held. Even if a few Democrats are named, there will be likely at least 60 votes to vote for cloture and appoint replacements for the slain Supreme Court justices, changing the balance of power on the court.

OK, I'm ignoring Vermont, where the governor is a RINO, IIRC, and sparing Ben Nelson and Zell Miller as well. I'm also assuming that Bobby Jindal wins Saturday.

I'm also assuming that such bloodshed would be a good idea; I don't think it would. Would five extra conservatives on the Supreme Court and a filibuster-free Senate be worth the bloodshed? It is opposing evil, given some of the less-than-biblical decisions that have emanated from the court.

[Jackson Daley]

2. Actually, I believe Randy Carnahan (the son) was the pilot.

(New here, by the way - Hello!)

[Lizz612]

8. Welcome!

:hi:
Welcome to DU!
:bounce:

[Semi_subversive]

9. Welcome

[MoonRiver]

12. Hi Daley!!! Welcome to DU, home of the free!

:hi:

[Jackson Daley]

17. Thanks - glad to be here. :)

[Kanary]

18. Hi!

I haven't figured out the emoticons and other cute fancies here, but.... ~~friendly wave~~

How's that for a low-tech but sincere greeting? ^_^

Kanary

[DieboldMustDie]

21. Just click the Smilies lookup table link.

It's just above the subject line ;)

[msmcghee]

29. A little more detail

With the typing curser positioned on your text insert page where you want the emoticon - either left (not right, oops) click the symbol (on the left) you want to use - or copy the ASCII characters (on the right) that represent the emoticon and paste them to your page :)

[newyawker99]

32. Hi Jackson Daley!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[arcane1]

3. wingnuts can't even enlist and fight in their precious war

:evilgrin:

[Scott Lee]

33. hey no fair! Remember, they are CYBER WARRIORRRRRS!

*fade up patriotic fanfare*

Tireless vanguards of all that is mighty and RIGHT! Cyber Warrior Action Figures - from Mattell!

(coffee cup and half eaten donut accessories sold separately)

[brainshrub]

4. No. They are not.

Because as hateful as they are, Americans don't suicide-bomb other Americans. They prefer to vent the anger on 3rd world countries.

Anti-Choice people, maybe. But not your average Limbaugh-listening conservative.

[childslibrarian]

5. Sure

But...They are also way more capable of arranging accidents.

[Paschall]

6. Well, I suppose Ann Coulter...

...could do a lot of damage if she threw herself out of a speeding vehicle in the direction of a crowd. Imagine human flesh pierced by those bony limbs!

[kentuck]

10. No. Most of them are afraid to go to war.

They might have the fanaticism to kill others but not themselves.

[Demobrat]

11. Those chickenshits?

You're kidding, right?

[Jackpine Radical]

13. You guys are all underestimating the courage of Freddie FReep.

I happen to know that he has already completed seven suicide missions against Democrats.

[olacan]

14. The

son was at the controls.

[bleedingheart]

15. Timothy McVeigh

[tom_paine]

27. Not a suicide bombing...just your standard cowardly terrorist

McVeigh...Bushevik to the core!

[ComerPerro]

16. Nah

Its easier to just arrange accidents.

[MoonRiver]

19. I don't know about easier, but definitely a lot less personal.

It was just a thought, and I sure get the drift that most don't think these nuts are THAT far gone.

[rucky]

20. They're probably asking the same questions about us n/t

[FrankBooth]

22. No

Their ideology, more accurately described as bluster, is only about a centimeter deep.

[maddezmom]

23. eric rudolph did some damage

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2003-06-03-rudolph_x.htm

[snippy]

24. Suicide attacks seem unlikely. But inciting followers to violence

has a long history regardless of ideologies or beliefs. So that is certainly possible. Lowering the level of what is acceptable political discourse is a first step in that direction. Ann Coulter, Usually Not Truthful, specializes in this. Here is an interesting example of a second step recently written by a right winger.

WASHINGTON-January 6, 2004. A paramilitary organization calling itself the Christian Liberation Front changed the balance of power in Washington by a pair of brutal attacks this afternoon. A force estimated at about 200 CLF commandos stormed the Supreme Court building, killing 35 people, including five Supreme Court Justices. At the same time, a contingent of 1,000 CLF paramilitaries attacked the Hart Senate Office Building, where a Senate Democratic Caucus meeting was being held. Approximately 50 people were killed in the attack. Once the commandos had seized the building, they systematically killed Democratic senators from states with Republican governors. Here is a list of the 21 senators killed

Daniel Akaka Byron Dorgan Mary Landrieu
John Breaux Bob Graham Blanche Lincoln
Hillary Clinton Ernest Hollings Barbara Mikulski
Kent Conrad Daniel Inouyye David Pryor
Tom Daschle Tim Johnson Harry Reid
Mark Dayton Ted Kennedy Paul Sarbanes
Chris Dodd John Kerry Chuch Schumer

Joe Lieberman was campaigning in South Carolina, and missed the assassins. The attackers turned themselves in to police, and are proudly confessing their crimes, cooperating with authorities.

If the governors appoint Republican replacements, there will be 72 Republicans in the US Senate until replacement elections can be held. Even if a few Democrats are named, there will be likely at least 60 votes to vote for cloture and appoint replacements for the slain Supreme Court justices, changing the balance of power on the court.

* * *

OK, I'm ignoring Vermont, where the governor is a RINO, IIRC, and sparing Ben Nelson and Zell Miller as well. I'm also assuming that Bobby Jindal wins Saturday.

I'm also assuming that such bloodshed would be a good idea; I don't think it would. Would five extra conservatives on the Supreme Court and a filibuster-free Senate be worth the bloodshed? It is opposing evil, given some of the less-than-biblical decisions that have emanated from the court.

http://markbyron.typepad.com/main/2003/11/the_usefulness__1.html

This type of thing can influence mentally unstable people. So I hope no one reads it to Bush.

[MIMStigator]

26. Too cowardly. They'll make their kids do it.

n/t

[snippy]

28. I think they would make someone else's kids do it.

[msmcghee]

30. Every abortion doctor who is killed by a wingnut . .

. . is killed by someone who knows they could well get the death penalty if and when they are caught.

Timothy McVeigh knew that as well.

Of course they are capable of that. As the rhetoric rises in this culture war it will happen more often and more brazenly. It's just a matter of time until an actual suicide-winger tries to save the world.

[bitchkitty]

31. Never happen.

I've known few Republicans that didn't put his or her interests first. Their God forbids suicide anyway.

[in_cog_ni_to]

34. The zealots

do kill abortion doctors. Yes, they are capable of it.