Planned Parenthood Bomber May Have Attended Anti-Abortion Protests

Police investigating reports that bombing suspect may be involved in the anti-choice movement

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TPM has learned that police are investigating reports that the suspect in the Wisconsin Planned Parenthood firebombing may have attended anti-abortion protests at the clinic.

Investigators are looking into the possibility that the man accused in the weekend bombing of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Wisconsin may have been involved with anti-abortion protests there in the past, a police official told TPM on Wednesday.

Francis Gerald Grady, 50, was charged Tuesday with two federal crimes in the attack, which took place Sunday night in the town of Grand Chute. No one was injured and the explosion did only minor damage to the clinic.

Grand Chute Police Chief Greg Peterson said investigators in the case learned that Grady may have been involved in past protests at the office. The information was so far unconfirmed, Peterson said, but it is being looked at closely by the team of local and federal investigators handling the case.

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erik_t Wed, Apr 4, 2012 12:39:19pm

No kidding? Bomber may not have approved of bombed target? Someone fetch me my freaking smelling salts.

jamesfirecat Wed, Apr 4, 2012 12:40:39pm

Water may be wet.

Lidane Wed, Apr 4, 2012 12:41:20pm

Makes sense. Protesting the clinic first would have given him insight into their daily routines and allowed him to case the joint.

erik_t Wed, Apr 4, 2012 12:42:23pm

re: #2 jamesfirecat

Water may be wet.

Some scientists say that there are situations in which water is not wet. Now does that sound right to you?

Sounds to me like someone looking for big government research handouts.

Gus Wed, Apr 4, 2012 12:43:05pm

Terrorist.

wrenchwench Wed, Apr 4, 2012 12:43:54pm

Police investigating reports that bombing suspect may be involved in the anti-choice movement

That reminds me of an analogy. Think of a bacon and egg breakfast. The chicken was involved. The pig was committed.

This guy went beyond involvement, whether he went to meetings or not, if he's the bomber.

ProMayaLiberal Wed, Apr 4, 2012 12:44:09pm

No surprise here.

This is why I expect November to be violent. This is all I see out of the other side. Violent rhetoric and violent actions.

A Man for all Seasons Wed, Apr 4, 2012 12:44:15pm

They believe in the right to life..If you don't agree they will blow you up with a bomb..

Kragar Wed, Apr 4, 2012 12:48:18pm

Imagine my total shock at learning this.

b_sharp Wed, Apr 4, 2012 12:51:16pm

re: #8 HoosierHoops

They believe in the right to lie..If you don't agree they will blow you up with a bomb..

Minor adjustment made.

Kragar Wed, Apr 4, 2012 12:54:38pm

Tea Party Introduces ‘Wacky’ And ‘Ludicrous’ Conspiracy Bill To Shut Down Arizona Energy Efficiency Programs

The bill’s sponsor, Arizona State Senator Judy Burges, says her goal is to wipe out any environmental program administered or funded by the government to prevent “social engineering … including where we live, what we eat.”

Burges’ bill, Senate Bill 1507, is based upon an unfounded conspiracy theory about “Agenda 21,” a non-binding international plan for environmentally-sustainable development crafted by the United Nations. The plan was adopted in 1992 by 178 countries, including the United States under the George H.W. Bush administration.

Burges and other members of the Tea Party believe that clean energy programs in Arizona are a plot by the United Nations to create a single world government in order to control people’s lives. AZ Central reported on SB 1507:

The bill would bar the state and Arizona counties and cities “from adopting or implementing the United Nations Rio Declaration on Environment and Development.”

Under the provisions of Burges’ bill, the state, counties and cities could not accept funds from, spend funds from or give funds to “certain non-governmental organizations,” including non-profit groups and contractors, for any of the declaration’s initiatives.

Wes Harris, a Phoenix resident and tea-party member, also testified with Burges, repeating theories about the declaration that have been floated among conservative organizations such as the John Birch Society, which refer to the declaration as “Agenda 21.”

Harris claimed the declaration “is an attempt to implement a one-world order. It’s been going on for 20 years. It has not been ratified by the U.S. Senate. It has been snuck around the back door by the Clinton administration.”

HappyWarrior Wed, Apr 4, 2012 12:58:34pm

re: #11 Kragar

Tea Party Introduces ‘Wacky’ And ‘Ludicrous’ Conspiracy Bill To Shut Down Arizona Energy Efficiency Programs

Paranoia striking deep. The story of the TP really.

Gus Wed, Apr 4, 2012 12:59:40pm

re: #11 Kragar

Tea Party Introduces ‘Wacky’ And ‘Ludicrous’ Conspiracy Bill To Shut Down Arizona Energy Efficiency Programs

Judy Burges was also behind the Arizona "penis-free" birther bill.

Gus Wed, Apr 4, 2012 1:00:39pm

re: #12 HappyWarrior

Paranoia striking deep. The story of the TP really.

Patriots.

HappyWarrior Wed, Apr 4, 2012 1:01:16pm

re: #14 Gus

Patriots.

The few, the proud.

Henchman 25 Wed, Apr 4, 2012 1:02:03pm

re: #15 HappyWarrior

The few, the proud.

The loony.

Kragar Wed, Apr 4, 2012 1:02:06pm

re: #15 HappyWarrior

The few, the proud.

The clinically insane.

Gus Wed, Apr 4, 2012 1:02:37pm

re: #15 HappyWarrior

The few, the proud.

Unfortunately for us it's a lot more than a "few".

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ProMayaLiberal Wed, Apr 4, 2012 1:04:53pm

re: #18 Gus

Which is what makes me worry come November. It is going to take a great to convince me that there won't be massive issues if Obama wins in November.

HappyWarrior Wed, Apr 4, 2012 1:06:42pm

re: #18 Gus

Unfortunately for us it's a lot more than a "few".

Yes, and if I see someone wearing colonial garb not at colonial Williamsburg or whatever, I'm going on the warpath.

Amory Blaine Wed, Apr 4, 2012 1:08:34pm

In a report I saw yesterday, they arrested him because a video captured his truck that had "distinctive markings". I wonder what the markings are.

Kragar Wed, Apr 4, 2012 1:09:37pm

re: #22 Amory Blaine

In a report I saw yesterday, they arrested him because a video captured his truck that had "distinctive markings". I wonder what the markings are.

Truck nutz in a sling.

Sol Berdinowitz Wed, Apr 4, 2012 1:12:00pm

re: #20 ProGunLiberal

Which is what makes me worry come November. It is going to take a great to convince me that there won't be massive issues if Obama wins in November.

They are going to double down once they are assured that obama will drop his centrist mask and show his true Islamist/Socilist/Secularist agenda...

ProMayaLiberal Wed, Apr 4, 2012 1:12:07pm

Found this on Mother Jones just now:

UPDATE 37: Alleged letter from a Zimmerman family member calls NAACP "racists"; "enhanced" police video released

An anonymous member of George Zimmerman's family has allegedly written an open letter blasting the NAACP for characterizing Zimmerman as a racist. "If something happens to George as a result of the race furor stirred up by this mischaracterization of George there will be blood on your hands as well as the rest of the racists that have rushed to judgment," the letter states. "You need to call off the dogs. Period. Publicly and swiftly."

The letter, typos and all, was originally published by the Daily Caller, which claims to have confirmed the identity of the author. It's unclear why the author gave the letter to the Daily Caller; the site also claims to have been the first media outlet to have published Trayvon Martin's tweets under his Twitter handle, "NO_LIMIT_NIGGA." What is clear is that the letter writer fixates on the NAACP as the titular head of a violent and unruly African American community. "I will not be providing my name because all of our family is in hiding and frankly scared by the threats from the black community," the letter states. The letter goes on to claim that Zimmerman was actually an advocate for justice for a homeless black man who'd been assaulted by the son of a Sanford police officer in 2010.

Mother Jones could not independently confirm the author's identity, nor the claims that the letter-writer makes about Zimmerman's alleged activities on behalf of the homeless victim. The author claims to have "attached herewith a flyer that was placed on your constituents cars last year that might jog the memory of your amnesia-laden supporters"—but that attachment was not included in the Daily Caller's version of the letter, which we've posted in our collection of documents and videos related to the case.

NAACP President Ben Jealous didn't immediately comment on the letter, but last weekend he told MSNBC that "this isn't about whether Mr. Zimmerman is a racist. We have no idea. But it's about young black men being profiled, by white cops, by black cops, by people in the neighborhood watch program, by private security agencies in this town."

In other developments, ABC News Monday obtained an "enhanced" version of the police video of George Zimmerman's detention the night he shot Trayvon Martin. The recording shows possible gashes or marks on the back of Zimmerman's head—although, as MoJo's Kevin Drum points out, evidence of a struggle isn't necessarily proof of Zimmerman's self-defense claims.

Elsewhere on the web, Slate legal analyst Emily Bazelon has an excellent rundown of the most salient evidence that might be considered in court, if Zimmerman is eventually accused of a crime. "What we need to know is what happened in the moments before and during the shooting," she writes. "The rest says more about us than it does about the killing of Trayvon Martin, and whether it was a crime."

Zimmerman's family is just a bunch of human trash.

Lidane Wed, Apr 4, 2012 1:13:33pm

Sorry for the early OT, but this just happened:

5 cops get stiff sentences in Katrina shootings, cover-up

Five former New Orleans police officers were sentenced Wednesday to prison terms ranging from six to 65 years for their roles in deadly shootings of unarmed residents on a bridge after Hurricane Katrina.

Kenneth Bowen, Robert Gisevius, Anthony Villavaso and Robert Faulcon were convicted of firearms charges in the shootings.Retired Sgt. Arthur "Archie" Kaufman, who was assigned to investigate the shootings, was convicted of helping orchestrate the cover-up.
Faulcon received the stiffest sentence of 65 years. Bowen and Gisevius each got 40 years while Villavaso was sentenced to 38 years. Kaufman received the lightest sentence at six years.

A federal jury convicted the officers in August 2011 of civil rights violations in the shootings on the Danziger Bridge and the cover-up.
Police shot six people, killing two, less than a week after the storm's landfall on Aug. 29, 2005. To make the shootings appear justified, officers conspired to plant a gun, fabricate witnesses and falsify reports.

makeitstop Wed, Apr 4, 2012 1:13:38pm

re: #19 MikeySDCA

For them, the right to life ends at birth.

What was Barney Frank's famous quote? 'They believe life starts at conception and ends at birth,' or something like that.

Sol Berdinowitz Wed, Apr 4, 2012 1:13:52pm

re: #25 ProGunLiberal

Found this on Mother Jones just now:

Zimmerman's family is just a bunch of human trash.

It would be a mistake for the NAACP to characterize Zimmermann as a racist until the results of an investigation come out. Right now it is all speculation, despite a lot of circumstancial evidence that points to it.

ProMayaLiberal Wed, Apr 4, 2012 1:16:25pm

re: #28 Expand Your Ground

But NAACP hasn't made a direct accusation:

NAACP President Ben Jealous didn't immediately comment on the letter, but last weekend he told MSNBC that "this isn't about whether Mr. Zimmerman is a racist. We have no idea. But it's about young black men being profiled, by white cops, by black cops, by people in the neighborhood watch program, by private security agencies in this town."

The Zimmerman family are just a bunch of over-privileged pigs.

Sol Berdinowitz Wed, Apr 4, 2012 1:19:30pm

re: #29 ProGunLiberal

But NAACP hasn't made a direct accusation:

The Zimmerman family are just a bunch of over-privileged pigs.

I see, It was just assumed by the Zimmermann family that the NAACP are all racists: didn't Andrew Breitbard prove that with the example of Shirley Sherrod?

Gus Wed, Apr 4, 2012 1:21:25pm

re: #30 Expand Your Ground

I see, It was just assumed by the Zimmermann family that the NAACP are all racists: didn't Andrew Breitbard prove that with the example of Shirley Sherrod?

But I thought that was disproven and Breitbart issued a correction?

ProMayaLiberal Wed, Apr 4, 2012 1:24:13pm

re: #31 Gus

Don't think Breitbart will be issuing an apology from hell.

re: #30 Expand Your Ground

The Zimmerman family is perfect proof that money/power do not equal class. These assholes are rich, but not classy.

Most of the people these guys are attacking are classy, but not rich.

Sol Berdinowitz Wed, Apr 4, 2012 1:31:22pm

re: #31 Gus

But I thought that was disproven and Breitbart issued a correction?

/

sorry, forgot the sarc tag...

Needless to say, NAACP racism is an article among faith for those to whom "race " is not an issue as some of their best friends are racial...

Gus Wed, Apr 4, 2012 1:31:33pm

Not an Onion article: "Republicans for Environmental Protection is dropping the word 'Republican' from its name."huff.to/HdN2aA
— Ezra Klein (@ezraklein) April 4, 2012

Sol Berdinowitz Wed, Apr 4, 2012 1:35:13pm

re: #34 Gus

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When are Log Cabin Republicans going to drop the Republican from their name?

Amory Blaine Wed, Apr 4, 2012 1:36:15pm

re: #35 Expand Your Ground

It's almost as if they're the last to know.

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Nemesis6 Wed, Apr 4, 2012 2:29:38pm

I have a question -- When these attacks occur in America, are they treated as cases of domestic terrorism?

SanFranciscoZionist Wed, Apr 4, 2012 2:55:46pm

re: #13 Gus

Judy Burges was also behind the Arizona "penis-free" birther bill.

Ah. The Schlongers. I had forgotten for a moment about the Schlongers.

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