Shooting at the White House

[Pyriel]

I know that I'm a little late on this one, but the level of amazement I'm feeling is fresh....The media didn't call it an AK-47 .

Shooting suspect called Obama the anti-Christ

 

[mcolford]

Obama? The Anti-Christ? Im not 100% up on the bible... But Im pretty sure that in the beginning of the end (Revelation), the Anti-Christ gains the trust of the people. Obama has never had that. Ortega is nuts.


-MColford

 

[hoosierdoc]

Numerous reports had it as an AK-47 initially. Then AK-style assault rifle.

They are making it an attempted assassination to use as an election tool. Nevermind he was in Hawaii. The line was "attempted assassination of the president or his staff". I guess this dude had it out for Obama's waiter.

 

[Mgderf]

This whole story just doesn't smell right

 

[85t5mcss]

This whole story just doesn't smell right

Ding, ding, ding. We have a winner. Problem is the sheep won't care anyways. It's a shame that people will be so blind and not listen to reason once they have made up their minds.

 

[Pyriel]

This whole story just doesn't smell right

I see how you might thing that, since it's absolute lunacy to fire on the white house with anything less than a .50BMG round and expect to make it through the window.........

 

[esrice]

The thing that still gets me, from the first time I saw this story on the news, is the picture of the shooter. Where on EARTH do you get a front profile picture like that? Its like an outdoor mugshot, where he's just standing there in front of a wall and someone took his picture. It looks staged.

Weird.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Are not most photographs staged?

 

[esrice]

Are not most photographs staged?

Many, yes.

But this one looked like "hey kid, stand here and let me take your picture and I'll give you $5". No posing, no real smile, no interesting background.

 

[JoshuaW]

The thing that still gets me, from the first time I saw this story on the news, is the picture of the shooter. Where on EARTH do you get a front profile picture like that? Its like an outdoor mugshot, where he's just standing there in front of a wall and someone took his picture. It looks staged.

Weird.

Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, etc

 

[96harley]

Who knows?

 

[Mr Evilwrench]

Who knows?

That's what may be interesting to find out.

 

[mrortega]

Obama? The Anti-Christ? Im not 100% up on the bible... But Im pretty sure that in the beginning of the end (Revelation), the Anti-Christ gains the trust of the people. Obama has never had that. Ortega is nuts.


-MColford

Dang, that's scary. Poor choice of screen names, huh?

 

[subtlesixer03]

What amazes me the most about this is the guy actually manged to hit a window more than once at that distance with what is most likely a rather cheap version of an ak. Is it not like 500yrd from the fence to the buildings? Id like to see a pic of the actual gun but I doubt that will happen.

 

[indianajoe]

Playing with Google Earth, it looks like about 680 yards.

 

[subtlesixer03]

Playing with Google Earth, it looks like about 680 yards.

Thats a hell of a shot then with an ak and most likely in a hurry. Thats actually fairly long for a psl as well. He cuold just be luck though. Just seems fishy to me all around.

 

[Mgderf]

Thats a hell of a shot then with an ak and most likely in a hurry. Thats actually fairly long for a psl as well. He cuold just be luck though. Just seems fishy to me all around.

The linked USA Today article in the OP says 700-800 yards.

Just smells bad, but so does most of Washington


D.C. that is

 

[Pete]

Like most things in the media, this sounds like it was made, NOT reported. I think the media is more interested in ratings & the price of commercial breaks.

 

[indianajoe]

Shooting out the passenger window of a moving Honda Accord, in traffic, one-handed. It does seem like a lucky shot. And right in the middle of the House debates on HR 822 (National Right to Carry Reciprocity).

 

[2008blackwrx]

what a dumb ass...