[Vision2020] More Info Concerning Jared Loughner

[Tom Hansen]

Courtesy of Talking Points Memo at:

http://tinyurl.com/TPM-Loughner

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Likely Jared Lee Loughner Internet Postings Discuss NASA Conspiracies,
Existence Of God

Jared Lee Loughner appears to have been a user of a web forum where
conspiracy theorists discussed UFO sightings, the existence of God and
racism in video games. But even there, he didn't fit in. Other website
users appeared to grow frustrated with Loughner and one even plead for him
to seek professional help.

A Reddit user found what is believed to be a username used by Loughner on
the website AboveTopSecret.com. The website acknowledged that Loughner was
likely a user on their website, and the chief executive of the website's
parent company told the Washington Post it was 99 percent likely that the
posts came from Loughner.

Loughner, the gunman who allegedly attempted to assassinate Rep. Gabrielle
Giffords (D-AZ), killed six others and injured 14 people in a mass
shooting in Arizona on Saturday, had reportedly attended a Giffords
meeting back in 2007 and was unsatisfied with a response he received from
the congressman.

Many of his apparent posts on AboveTopSecret.com, written between February
2009 and July 2010, are written as syllogisms, three part logical appeals
written in the form of a major premise, a minor premise and a conclusion.
They also lend some credence to the widely held belief that Loughner is
mentally ill.

He appears to have started four posts: one that questioned the use of date
and time, another claiming space travel was impossible, a post claiming
the Mars rover was faked and another on currency.

Loughner's postings about NASA may have particular relevance because of
Giffords' high profile marriage to astronaut Mark Kelly.

Under the username erad3, Loughner also weighed in -- in his non-sensical
writing style -- on topics like racism in video games, an infinite source
of currency, and the existence of God.

"Crap on God! Crap on God! Crap on God!" he appears to have written on one
page about the existence of God. "Talk to the toilet seat for a hour."

"The games by certain brands are racist! These brands are to blame. There
are some games that can be changed with the modification of character.
This might be true for some, but not for all. If games are staying
prejudice then the future of gaming will be racist," he wrote.

"What is going on with the major college that supports Stephan Hawking in
receiving an education with mental retardation?" he writes.

Other users on the AboveTopSecret.com website grew frustrated with
Loughner, and one even asked him to receive professional help.

"I think youre frankly schizophrenic, and no that's not an amateur opinion
and not intended as an uninformed or insulting remark, you clearly make no
sense and are unable to communicate. I really do care," writes one user in
reply to Loughner. "Seek help before you hurt yourself or others or start
taking your medications again, please. Maybe, it'd be better for some
there be an infinite source of haldol or cogentin then fiat currency."

Some of the images that Loughner allegedly posted on the website:

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/loughner-ats-large.jpg

There's also additional information emerging that adds to the portrait of
Loughner that came together in the days after the shooting.

In 2009, Loughner applied to be a volunteer dog-walker at a local animal
shelter, and went through several hours of training and then worked for
several weeks in early 2010, the Wall Street Journal reported. But the
newspaper said Loughner was asked to leave because he would not obey
orders to keep dogs away from a contaminated area.

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Seeya round town, Moscow.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

"The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change
and the Realist adjusts his sails."

- Unknown