Saturday, December 14, 2013

Well, this one will disappear off the gungrabbers' radar quickly. Arapahoe H.S. shooter was a self-described pro-gun control "Keynesian" Socialist/Communist.

Arapahoe High gunman held strong political beliefs, classmates said.
LATER: It turns out the Denver Post first said the shooter was a "very opinionated socialist" then edited out "socialist." -- "Denver Post Stealth Edits Out ‘Socialist’ from Profile of Arapahoe School Shooter."
"In a profile on the shooter in the Denver Post which focused on his “strong political beliefs,” several of Pierson’s classmates offered their impressions of the shooter. One of the shooter’s classmates described him as a “very opinionated socialist.” Shortly after that post was published, however, that description was edited out. The current copy simply describes him as “very opinionated.”
. . . The edited post did not remove a passage which notes how Pierson described himself as a “Keynesian” who regularly attacked the free market philosophies of economist Adam Smith.
No one is suggesting Pierson’s political beliefs had anything to do with his crime. But what is the logic for editing out a carefully reported account of who this person was in life? Why does the Denver Post not trust its readers to be able to consume the unvarnished truth?
Even later: Yup, he was -- at least -- a socialist.
As students were returning to the school to retrieve their vehicles on Saturday, one described Mr. Pierson, a senior, as an outspoken proponent of political views that were unpopular with others at the school. Chris Davis, an 18-year-old senior, recalled Mr. Pierson once wore a shirt emblazoned with the letters U.S.S.R. and described himself as a communist. "People definitely disagreed with a lot of that and gave him a hard time," said Mr. Davis, adding that he didn't think the criticism amounted to bullying.
Also, Ace of Spades weighs in: If it was clear that he was anti-gun rights -- as it is clear -- why leave it vague in the important opening paragraphs of the article? That makes their deletion of the Socialist descriptor all the more suspicious. They will imply he's on the right while deliberately editing out facts placing him on the hard left.

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

Oops.

Wonder if the teacher is a Republican.

Anonymous said...

Not to mention that he followed VP Biden's advice almost to the letter: "Buy a shotgun and fire two blasts..."

Doug Rink said...

The Denver Post's selective censorship strikes me as journalism malpractice.

I'm also struck by the attack's timing.

Was it just coincidence gunman chose the eve of the Sandy Hook anniversary to make his armed assault on a school?

Anonymous said...

Of course 'Socialists' are anti-gun ... everyone disarmed except themselves ...

Victim disarmament makes their planned masacres so much easier.

III

Anonymous said...

Good communist is a dead communist.

Good riddance!

Anonymous said...

The sad part is the low information people will only remember the leftist punk bought a shotgun.

The left likes to push gun control and every piece of the communist dehumanizing agenda and at the same time they call gun owners mentally ill.

I think its time to call a spade a spade the leftist are Looney as hell!

I believe the reason they want gun control is because they are so miserable they can’t handle seeing the thought of themselves being armed.

Anonymous said...

Poor misguided youth. "Bullied" at school, so the only recourse it to get a shotgun and take out his frustrations on the innocent. His family are probably very nice people who did not realize what kind of sociopath they had for a son. I truly feel sorry for them, and what they now must endure. The best thing he could have done for everyone would have been to take a short walk off a long pier. But being a collectivist, he figured if he was going to go out anyway, why not use a weapon and enrage society again with another "school shooting", especially near the anniversary of the CT murders. Is there another explanation I am not seeing?

Anonymous said...

Just like the Navy yard shooter. Casper the Freindly Communist over at PMSNBC literally prayed for the shooter to be armed with an AR and have a Tea Party membership card in his pocket. When it was revealed that the shooter was black, Liberal and a supporter of the Ayatollah Obama that dropped off the radar quicker then Wus Matthews ratings.

Paul X said...

What, people still pay attention to the Ministry of Propaganda?!