Officials: Arrest Made in Ricin Letter Investigation

A kook in Tupelo
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CNN is reporting, and it’s backed up by official sources on the record so you can believe it this time, that an arrest has been made in Tupelo, Mississippi in the ricin letter case.

(CNN) — An arrest has been made in connection with letters sent to President Barack Obama and Sen. Roger Wicker that authorities are testing to determine if they contain ricin, two federal law enforcement officials said Wednesday.

The person was arrested in the Tupelo, Mississippi, area, one of the officials said.

UPDATE at 4/17/13 5:20:32 pm

NBC News reports that the ricin letters were completely unrelated to the Boston bombings. The timing appears to be pure coincidence.

UPDATE at 4/17/13 5:35:18 pm

The suspect’s full name is Paul Kevin Curtis:

UPDATE at 4/17/13 6:22:03 pm

Some links to posts around the Internet by Paul Kevin Curtis:

kyivpost.com
kcjustice4u.blogspot.com
twitter.com
plus.google.com

And a tweet posted by @kevincurtislive uses the same phrase investigators found in the ricin letters:

UPDATE at 4/17/13 6:30:53 pm

Imagine, if you will, our immense surprise — Mr. Curtis is a dyed in the wool wingnut:

(h/t: Gus.)

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376 comments
1 Targetpractice  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 4:58:19pm

Sorry, can’t hear ya Charles, Alex Jones is having screaming fits about “False Flags” again.

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2 BryanS  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:01:20pm

Why do these crackpots always surface when a ‘terror incident’ happens? Bomb threats, mailing shit to government officials, etc all seem to bump up in frequency on the heals of an attack.

3 Skip Intro  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:04:10pm

re: #2 BryanS

I believe the letters were postmarked April 8. Of course, now I can’t find where I read that, so just call me John King for the rest of the day.

4 Charles Johnson  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:04:20pm

The suspect has been identified: Kenneth Curtis of Tupelo Arrested in Connection With Ricin Letters.

Federal sources have confirmed to The Clarion-Ledger that Kenneth Curtis of Tupelo has been arrested in connection with letters laced with ricin that were sent to Sen. Roger Wicker and President Barack Obama.

Federal authorities were in Tupelo on Wednesday investigating the letters. Both letters were signed: “I am KC and I approve this message.”

5 Tigger2  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:05:30pm

Good I’m glad they arrested that Terrorist.

6 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:07:02pm

re: #2 BryanS

Why do these crackpots always surface when a ‘terror incident’ happens? Bomb threats, mailing shit to government officials, etc all seem to bump up in frequency on the heals of an attack.

They are hateful bigots who want to lash out and get attention. And this Ken Curtis is getting attention. And I anticipate him getting at least 20 years in prison, too.

7 AlexRogan  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:08:38pm

re: #4 Charles Johnson

The suspect has been identified: Kenneth Curtis of Tupelo Arrested in Connection With Ricin Letters.

Federal authorities were in Tupelo on Wednesday investigating the letters. Both letters were signed: “I am KC and I approve this message.”

Well, I am DB and you’re a misanthropic dumbass, Mr. Curtis; I also approve this message.

/thank God you’re a fucking moron

8 Skip Intro  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:08:50pm

The story says the letters were postmarked April 8, so this guy is Terrorist #1 this cycle.

9 BryanS  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:11:00pm

Well, if the letters were sent a week ago, this Curtis freak must have just lucked out that a real terrorist attack had the media primed to freak all out about some boiled beans (reported as ‘non-weaponized’) getting sent in the mail .

10 Charles Johnson  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:11:41pm

re: #8 Skip Intro

The story says the letters were postmarked April 8, so this guy is Terrorist #1 this cycle.

Yes, the timing appears to be pure coincidence.

11 Charles Johnson  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:12:11pm

NBC just reported that the FBI says there is definitely no link to the Boston bombings.

12 sattv4u2  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:13:39pm

“I am KC and I approve this message.”


I am SATTV, and I approve of you being locked away in an 8 X 10 room for the rest of your natural (and miserable) life!

13 calochortus  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:14:46pm

It is also possible that the tests returned false positives (it happens) and he has the misfortune to have his derpitude coincide with an actual terrorist event.

14 Targetpractice  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:15:27pm

re: #13 calochortus

It is also possible that the tests returned false positives (it happens) and he has the misfortune to have his derpitude coincide with and actual terrorist event.

Two false positives seems a bit implausible.

15 Charles Johnson  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:15:44pm

“Ken Curtis” was also the name of the actor who played “Festus” on Gunsmoke.

16 DO WINGNUT WORDS SHOW THEY EVOLVED BRAINS?11!!  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:16:21pm

re: #5 Tigger2

Not a terrorist, a lone wolf./

17 sattv4u2  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:16:27pm

re: #13 calochortus

re: #14 Targetpractice

Two false positives seems a bit implausible.

He didn’t mail the President and congressman an Easter Card !

18 calochortus  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:17:18pm

re: #14 Targetpractice

Two false positives seems a bit implausible.

Not if there was a substance on both of them that shows positive on the test.

19 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:17:33pm

re: #10 Charles Johnson

Yes, the timing appears to be pure coincidence.

True, but that’ll just make things worse when it comes to conspiracism. A genuinely coincidental pairing of terrorist attacks may cause more people that normal to believe to conspiracy theory built up around them, this being so because those people distrust official pronouncements of “coincidence” or “a lone gunman”.

20 Stanley Sea  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:18:39pm

re: #2 BryanS

Why do these crackpots always surface when a ‘terror incident’ happens? Bomb threats, mailing shit to government officials, etc all seem to bump up in frequency on the heals of an attack.

re: #10 Charles Johnson

Yes, the timing appears to be pure coincidence.

I believe it’s totally a coincidence. The only link i can think of is this negatively historic week of April.

21 AlexRogan  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:18:50pm

re: #15 Charles Johnson

“Ken Curtis” was also the name of the actor who played “Festus” on Gunsmoke.

Long dead (1991), but still.

22 thedopefishlives  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:19:19pm

re: #3 Skip Intro

I believe the letters were postmarked April 8. Of course, now I can’t find where I read that, so just call me John King for the rest of the day.

John King is the new embodiment of mainstream media fail.

23 AlexRogan  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:19:29pm

re: #20 Stanley Sea

re: #10 Charles Johnson

I believe it’s totally a coincidence. The only link i can think of is this negatively historic week of April.

Seems like the Ides of March came a month late this year…

24 blueraven  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:20:31pm

re: #19 Dark_Falcon

True, but that’ll just make things worse when it comes to conspiracism. A genuinely coincidental pairing of terrorist attacks may cause more people that normal to believe to conspiracy theory built up around them, this being so because those people distrust official pronouncements of “coincidence” or “a lone gunman”.

We may never have even heard about this incident had it not been for Boston bombings. Everyone is on high alert.

25 Charles Johnson  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:22:11pm

re: #21 AlexRogan

I don’t know why I remembered that. Random synapse firing.

26 thedopefishlives  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:22:59pm

re: #24 blueraven

We may never have even heard about this incident had it not been for Boston bombings. Everyone is on high alert.

We probably would’ve heard about it thanks to one of them being addressed to the Prez. But it wouldn’t have generated quite the hype, I don’t think.

27 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:23:04pm

re: #24 blueraven

We may never have even heard about this incident had it not been for Boston bombings. Everyone is on high alert.

True that. BBL

28 AlexRogan  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:23:33pm

re: #25 Charles Johnson

I don’t know why I remembered that. Random synapse firing.

Did not know that Curtis was a singer before going into acting; he shortly sang with the Tommy Dorsey band after Sinatra left and was with the Sons of the Pioneers from 1949 to 1953.

29 Walking Spanish Down the Hall  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:23:53pm

I just heard on the local radio show that the letters were both false positives.

Does anybody know what the fuck is going on? The news people apparently don’t.

30 sattv4u2  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:24:21pm

re: #24 blueraven

We may never have even heard about this incident had it not been for Boston bombings. Everyone is on high alert.

Of course we would have!

An envelope with ricin mailed to the President and a senator? With or without Boston, it would have been a lead story.,,ESPECIALLY with an arrest so fast

31 Targetpractice  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:24:56pm

re: #24 blueraven

We may never have even heard about this incident had it not been for Boston bombings. Everyone is on high alert.

Would have been lost in all the talk about the gun control bill, except perhaps being noted by some bloggers and pundits as a possible example of just how all the talk about gun control had stirred up some powerful emotions.

32 erik_t  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:29:19pm

re: #18 calochortus

Not if there was a substance on both of them that shows positive on the test.

Since ricin is, by nature, an extract, this would seem plausible.

33 sattv4u2  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:33:31pm

Hard to pin down what flavor of nut he is. Mailed to the Pres (dem) and two senators (one dem.,, one repub). Further muddying it is one senator from the south and one from the north
Get Your Manifesto ,,, Can’t Tell Your Wahckjob Without a Manifesto !!

34 Skip Intro  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:33:36pm

KC’s been a busy little bastard.

Lee County Justice Court Judge Sadie Holland received letter similar to Wicker, Obama

Lee County Justice Court Judge Sadie Holland received a letter containing a suspicious substance that is thought to be linked to letters sent to Sen. Roger Wicker and President Barack Obama.

Holland, 80, said the envelope had a grainy type substance in it that resembled sand. The letter was sent to her office.

Holland said she received the letter on April 10. It was printed out and included a death threat.

“It just said something to the effect, ‘I tried to talk to you and you would not listen. Now it is time that someone must die,’” Holland said.

The letter signed off with, “I am KC and I approve this message.” The FBI has said that phrase was also included in the two letters to Wicker and Obama.

She said that one of her clerks contacted the sheriff’s department. The sheriff’s department said they would be right over and for no one to handle the letter anymore.

“I had opened the envelope,” she said.

Holland is the mother of state Rep. Steve Holland, D-Plantersville.

clarionledger.com

35 Charles Johnson  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:33:40pm

I seriously doubt that this ricin (if it wasn’t a false positive) was in a form that could have hurt anyone. This guy sounds like he’s a few shingles shy of a roof - he signed the letters with his real initials. There were probably lots of other clues too.

Making simple ricin from castor beans is not really that difficult. But making ricin that would disperse into the air in a way that would ensure a large quantity being inhaled is extremely difficult. I believe the US experimented with this but actually gave up because it wasn’t working.

The simple version is still a very deadly poison, if someone were to eat it, or be injected with it, so you can’t just dismiss it. But unless it’s taken into the body in some way, it’s relatively non-dangerous.

36 Charles Johnson  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:34:41pm
37 Charles Johnson  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:36:38pm

The Clarion Ledger got the name wrong.

Sigh.

38 SpaceJesus  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:38:50pm

i don’t think we’re dealing with a criminal genius here

39 Gus  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:39:24pm

re: #37 Charles Johnson

The Clarion Ledger got the name wrong.

Sigh.

I was going to say. They already had the name wrong.

40 Skip Intro  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:39:39pm

re: #37 Charles Johnson

The Clarion Ledger got the name wrong.

Sigh.

Things like this make me glad I’ve got a weird last name. At least we supposedly know he’s 45-46.

41 thedopefishlives  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:39:48pm

re: #38 SpaceJesus

i don’t think we’re dealing with a criminal genius here

He put his real initials on the letters. The phrase “A few fries short of a Happy Meal” comes to mind.

42 Charles Johnson  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:40:22pm

Here he is:

sites.google.com

43 Walking Spanish Down the Hall  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:41:12pm

His real name is Bill Ayers.

No wait. I’m confused.

44 Charles Johnson  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:41:33pm

Yup. Total kook.

45 sattv4u2  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:41:33pm

re: #42 Charles Johnson

Here he is:

sites.google.com

“Missing Pieces By: Kevin Curtis”

sort says it all!!

46 calochortus  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:41:40pm

And here (Curtis that is)

47 SpaceJesus  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:41:41pm

re: #41 thedopefishlives

but he was somehow smart enough to know what ricin is and knew how to make it. or somebody else helped him.

48 Vicious Babushka  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:41:52pm

OMG OMG OMG OMG
Teh Publik SKewls wantz to know WHAR TO PICK UR KIDZ UP AT TEH BUS STOP!!11!!11
INVASION OF ARE RITES1!11!! HOAM SKEWL NAOW!!!111


49 Charles Johnson  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:42:01pm

More from Mr. Curtis: ripoffreport.com

50 Skip Intro  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:42:28pm

re: #42 Charles Johnson

Here he is:

sites.google.com

Holy shit!

51 Eclectic Cyborg  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:42:34pm

re: #49 Charles Johnson

More from Mr. Curtis: ripoffreport.com

Seems like a stand up guy. /

52 efuseakay  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:43:05pm

Paul Kevin al-Curtis.

OBAMAO MOOSLEM TERRAIST FREND!

53 Stanley Sea  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:43:41pm

re: #42 Charles Johnson

Here he is:

sites.google.com

Wonder if he owns guns?

54 erik_t  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:44:12pm

re: #48 Vicious Babushka

Speaking of a few fries short of a Happy Meal…. I don’t think there’s enough helium on Earth to put an MRI machine in every classroom, never mind the cost.

Critical thinking: how iz performed?

55 Four More Tears  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:45:03pm
Federal authorities were in Tupelo on Wednesday investigating the letters. Both letters were signed: “I am KC and I approve this message.”

Bravo.

56 thedopefishlives  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:45:13pm

re: #47 SpaceJesus

but he was somehow smart enough to know what ricin is and knew how to make it. or somebody else helped him.

Sure, but apparently didn’t think his cunning plan all the way through.

57 HoosierHoops  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:46:05pm

Well Crap Lizards..Big storm here and Tornadoes are hitting Oklahoma.
Typical Springtime here..I think it is 20 miles away. Coming right at us.
Hope it turns away. Be well. Hope nobody loses their life tonight.

58 austin_blue  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:46:16pm

He should have made ricin pellets and mailed them with umbrellas with the pellets imbedded in the umbrella tips.

I miss the KGB.

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59 BongCrodny  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:46:31pm

Well, this is certainly weird:

Ripoff Report: State of MS v. Paul K. Curtis

In case you’re wondering whether it’s the same person, the last line of his “complaint” reads:

This is Kevin Curtis and I approve this report.

60 Stanley Sea  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:46:45pm

Read the reviews of his music act. Performed at some folk’s 50th anniversary party. I kinda feel sorry for the fool.

61 thedopefishlives  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:47:13pm

re: #57 HoosierHoops

Well Crap Lizards..Big storm here and Tornadoes are hitting Oklahoma.
Typical Springtime here..I think it is 20 miles away. Coming right at us.
Hope it turns away. Be well. Hope nobody loses their life tonight.

Tie yourself to the well piping with a belt. That’ll do the trick.

62 Vicious Babushka  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:48:05pm

re: #49 Charles Johnson

More from Mr. Curtis: ripoffreport.com

FALSE FLAG!!!11 TOTAL SETUP BY A MUSLIM ILLEGAL ALIEN COMMUNIST LEFTIST LIBTARD UNION THUG!!!11111!!!MOLONLABE!!11REDNATIONRISING!!111

63 austin_blue  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:48:42pm

re: #57 HoosierHoops

Well Crap Lizards..Big storm here and Tornadoes are hitting Oklahoma.
Typical Springtime here..I think it is 20 miles away. Coming right at us.
Hope it turns away. Be well. Hope nobody loses their life tonight.

Tuck into the bathtub with Winston and a mattress. Or better, a basement.

Be safe, Hoops!

64 Decatur Deb  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:48:52pm

re: #46 calochortus

And here (Curtis that is)

Freakn’ Elvis Impersonator…Where is HST when we need him?

65 SpaceJesus  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:49:25pm

im totally going to represent him in his case against north mississippi medical center

66 Political Atheist  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:50:00pm

re: #57 HoosierHoops

Well Crap Lizards..Big storm here and Tornadoes are hitting Oklahoma.
Typical Springtime here..I think it is 20 miles away. Coming right at us.
Hope it turns away. Be well. Hope nobody loses their life tonight.

Okay dude be careful. Looks like hook patterns on the radar around Edmund and west of Chikasha best luck to you and all under those big cells.

67 austin_blue  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:50:04pm

re: #64 Decatur Deb

Freakn’ Elvis Impersonator…Where is HST when we need him?

Harry Truman?

68 Whack-A-Mole  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:50:39pm

You know, without his admitted history of assault charges, KC would probably have had a gun to use rather than mailing the letters. Anyone still think that background checks aren’t worthwhile?

69 Decatur Deb  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:51:02pm

re: #67 austin_blue

Harry Truman?

Hunter S. Thompson—prophet of our times.

70 calochortus  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:51:16pm

From his piece on Ripoff Report:

I sent letters to State Representative Roger Wicker, Senator Trent Lott and Thad Cochran. I never heard a word from anyone. I even ran into Roger Wicker several different times while performing at special banquets and fundraisers in northeast, Mississippi but he seemed very nervous while speaking with me and would make a fast exit to the door when I engaged in conversation leading up to my case against NMMC…
…I personally sent out more than a million emails in one year detailing what happened to me when I found the body parts at NMMC. .

So apparently he’s been writing to Wicker and others for some time.

71 Gus  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:51:38pm

re: #49 Charles Johnson

More from Mr. Curtis: ripoffreport.com

??

kevincurtislive.createblog.com

72 Gus  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:52:53pm

re: #71 Gus

??

kevincurtislive.createblog.com

I also write and have completed my 1st Medical/Murder/Conspiracy novel “Missing Pieces” in which I have posted a Sneak Preview here in the “Blog” section.

73 Charles Johnson  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:52:59pm

re: #71 Gus

??

kevincurtislive.createblog.com

That looks like the same guy.

74 AlexRogan  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:53:09pm

re: #45 sattv4u2

“Missing Pieces By: Kevin Curtis”

sort says it all!!

Egads!

To quote Ace Ventura, “Obsess much?”

75 Vicious Babushka  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:53:34pm

Here is the Facebook page of Kevin Curtis the Elvis Impersonator. (probably not the ricin guy)

76 austin_blue  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:53:38pm

re: #66 Political Atheist

Okay dude be careful. Looks like hook patterns on the radar around Edmund and west of Chikasha best luck to you and all under those big cells.

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
746 PM CDT WED APR 17 2013

OKC01[no phone numbers allowed]15-
/O.CON.KOUN.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130418T0115Z/
COMANCHE OK-GRADY OK-CADDO OK-
746 PM CDT WED APR 17 2013

…A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN COMANCHE…SOUTHWESTERN GRADY AND SOUTHEASTERN CADDO
COUNTIES…

AT 744 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS AND STORM
SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A CONFIRMED TORNADO LOCATED 4 MILES EAST OF
FLETCHER…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
CYRIL…FLETCHER…STERLING…CEMENT…NORGE AND ACME.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

TAKE COVER NOW IN A STORM SHELTER OR AN INTERIOR ROOM OF A STURDY
BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM DOORS AND WINDOWS.

THE TORNADO WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE IN THE DARK. DO NOT WAIT.
TAKE COVER NOW.
&&

LAT…LON 3483 9832 3503 9801 3483 9794 3469 9817
3470 9818
TIME…MOT…LOC 0044Z 230DEG 28KT 3482 9817

$$
WR

77 Gus  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:53:46pm

re: #73 Charles Johnson

That looks like the same guy.

Subject to verification.

78 Vicious Babushka  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:54:59pm

re: #75 Vicious Babushka

Here is the Facebook page of Kevin Curtis the Elvis Impersonator. (probably not the ricin guy)

Hmmm. Maybe is the same guy.

79 Charles Johnson  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:55:31pm

A reflexologist. No wonder. You can’t trust those reflexologists.

80 Gus  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:56:15pm
81 calochortus  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:56:16pm

Whomever he made be, it’s kind of sad.

82 HoosierHoops  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:56:17pm

re: #63 austin_blue

Tuck into the bathtub with Winston and a mattress. Or better, a basement.

Be safe, Hoops!

Dang! Headed straight here. Storm chasers are in Norman right now on TV.
We are ready for it.. Will report back in a while

83 jaunte  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:56:33pm

re: #71 Gus

Music: elvis presley, journey, hank williams, chicago, air supply, country music, 80’s rock, gospel

Air Supply, the smoking gun.

84 Whack-A-Mole  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:56:44pm

re: #78 Vicious Babushka

I don’t care if it is or not. He liked the Dark Shadows movie. He’s a bad man.

85 Decatur Deb  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:56:47pm

re: #75 Vicious Babushka

Here is the Facebook page of Kevin Curtis the Elvis Impersonator. (probably not the ricin guy)

Most likely is the same guy—cites his “tribute” act.

86 austin_blue  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:56:51pm

re: #69 Decatur Deb

Hunter S. Thompson—prophet of our times.

Savage Lucy- Teeth like baseballs, Eyes like jellied fire

87 wrenchwench  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:56:53pm

re: #71 Gus

??

kevincurtislive.createblog.com

From there:

Interests jesus, family, music, charity work, festivals, benefits, truth about cancer, cold case files, mysteries of the unknown, paranormal activity, organ harvesting, justice

Organ harvesting?

88 Charles Johnson  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:57:19pm

re: #80 Gus

Gotta be him.

89 Gus  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:58:06pm

re: #88 Charles Johnson

Gotta be him.

“This is KC & I approve”

90 wrenchwench  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:58:30pm

re: #87 wrenchwench

From there:

Organ harvesting?

Ah, goes with ‘Missing Pieces’.

91 goddamnedfrank  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:58:32pm

Wingnut feed.

92 SpaceJesus  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:58:33pm

i can’t wait for the interviews with his neighbors. ‘yep, that’s him alright. ol kevin just wuddnt never quite right in the head”

93 Decatur Deb  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:58:37pm

re: #87 wrenchwench

From there:

Organ harvesting?

He was involved in a whistleblowing issue with a med facility and its refrigerator. That became his ‘novel’ at some point.

94 calochortus  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:58:46pm

re: #87 wrenchwench

From there:

Organ harvesting?

He claims to have found a refrigerator full of body parts at a hospital and no one will listen to him.

95 Charles Johnson  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:59:10pm

re: #89 Gus

“This is KC & I approve”

Yup.

96 austin_blue  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:59:22pm

re: #88 Charles Johnson

Gotta be him.

Golly, I remember his heyday with the Sunshine Band. So sad he has fallen this low…

97 thedopefishlives  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:59:37pm

He’s got a tagline. How cute. Dumbass.

98 goddamnedfrank  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:59:46pm

re: #94 calochortus

He claims to have found a refrigerator full of body parts at a hospital and no one will listen to him.

That was probably one of mine, I lose ‘em a lot.

99 Gus  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:00:17pm

re: #95 Charles Johnson

Yup.

Yeah. This would have to be a pretty big coincidence.

100 sattv4u2  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:00:39pm

re: #94 calochortus

He claims to have found a refrigerator full of body parts at a hospital and no one will listen to him.

“What happens at lunch, stays at lunch! “

Jeffery Dahmer

101 calochortus  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:00:47pm

re: #93 Decatur Deb

He was involved in a whistleblowing issue with a med facility and its refrigerator. That became his ‘novel’ at some point.

And did you read any of the first couple chapters of that novel he posted on his blog? 2 out of 3 sentences start with “Keith did this” or “Keith felt that”. I imagine he feels it’s a conspiracy that no one will publish it.

edited to correct name

102 BongCrodny  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:01:40pm

From his LinkedIn page:

My children, not for profit charity work, Patch Adams Ministry work, music ministry, Performing arts, writing, public speaking, motivational speaking, giving hope to the hopeless, making change, pushing envelopes, activism & non-conformist

Um.

103 Decatur Deb  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:01:47pm

Hope this guy gets to the doctors—doctors with secure facilities.

104 austin_blue  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:01:51pm

re: #98 goddamnedfrank

That was probably one of mine, I lose ‘em a lot.

Leper colony football:

“There’s a hand off and a fumble at the twenty yard line!”

105 Stanley Sea  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:02:24pm

re: #78 Vicious Babushka

Hmmm. Maybe is the same guy.

Gunsmoke!

106 Skip Intro  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:02:31pm

re: #94 calochortus

He claims to have found a refrigerator full of body parts at a hospital and no one will listen to him.

No, that now appears to have been his friend “Preston Keith Carter”.

kevincurtislive.createblog.com

107 wrenchwench  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:02:36pm
108 Gus  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:03:36pm
109 goddamnedfrank  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:03:41pm

“A certain man once lost a diamond cuff-link in the wide blue sea, and twenty years later, on the exact day, a Friday apparently, he was eating a large fish - but there was no diamond inside. That’s what I like about coincidence.”
― Vladimir Nabokov

110 jaunte  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:04:01pm
111 Stanley Sea  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:04:24pm

re: #103 Decatur Deb

Hope this guy gets to the doctors—doctors with secure facilities.

I’m feeling for his kids. Because of social media I know too much about this guys personal life. Yuck.

112 calochortus  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:05:58pm

re: #108 Gus

I’m proud to say I have never applied for Mensa membership.

113 thedopefishlives  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:06:43pm

re: #112 calochortus

I’m proud to say I have never applied for Mensa membership.

I never got the whole Mensa thing. I don’t need a piece of paper to tell me I have book smarts, that’s what graduating with honors is for.

114 Gus  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:07:23pm

This is KC & I approve this message.

Same guy. First comment there.

115 SpaceJesus  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:07:37pm

re: #108 Gus

lol

116 wrenchwench  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:07:57pm

Image: hA0E0DA1F.gif

Later, lizards.

117 Gus  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:08:24pm

kcjustice4u.blogspot.com

118 calochortus  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:08:46pm

re: #113 thedopefishlives

I never got the whole Mensa thing. I don’t need a piece of paper to tell me I have book smarts, that’s what graduating with honors is for.

Pretty much. And book smarts aren’t everything either.

119 Charles Johnson  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:08:49pm

All of @kevincurtislive’s images on Twitter:

twitter.com

120 sauceruney  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:08:53pm

I feel like listening to some KC & the Sunshine Band now

121 thedopefishlives  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:09:00pm

re: #118 calochortus

Pretty much. And book smarts aren’t everything either.

No, no they’re not. That’s what I married the Mrs. Fish for. ;)

122 sattv4u2  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:09:39pm

re: #108 Gus

Not sure if he’ll have room on his cell room wall for that!!

123 Vicious Babushka  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:11:01pm

THIS IS LIKE A REAL LIFE EPISODE OF “CRIMINAL MINDS”

//

124 sattv4u2  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:11:59pm

re: #123 Vicious Babushka

THIS IS LIKE A REAL LIFE EPISODE OF “CRIMINAL MINDLESS”

//

ftfy

125 jaunte  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:12:17pm
126 blueraven  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:12:29pm

This guy is a true life mental case. Sad

127 Gus  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:13:09pm

re: #126 blueraven

This guy is a true life mental case. Sad

plus.google.com

128 Vicious Babushka  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:13:33pm

Stay safe Hoops!

129 AlexRogan  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:13:40pm

re: #123 Vicious Babushka

THIS IS LIKE A REAL LIFE EPISODE OF “CRIMINAL OUT OF THEIR MINDS”

//

FTFY…again.

130 Charles Johnson  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:14:16pm

re: #127 Gus

plus.google.com

Whoa.

131 Decatur Deb  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:14:21pm

re: #122 sattv4u2

Not sure if he’ll have room on his cell room wall for that!!

Not the first case of a political threat with a Mensa claim, recently—can’t remember the other, unless it was Stranahan or someone like him.

132 austin_blue  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:14:23pm

re: #112 calochortus

I’m proud to say I have never applied for Mensa membership.

I didn’t either, but I took a thing called the JETS (Junior Engineering Testing Service) when I was fifteen. Mensa sent me a letter asking me to join up. I had just read Woody Allen’s short story, “The Whore of Mensa” and didn’t respond. Who wants to be a part of group that nerdish?

Hilarious story, by the way.

133 JamesWI  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:14:56pm

I FOUND BODY PARTS IN THE MORGUE!!!!!

Um yeah…..that’s pretty much the one place where you should expect to find body parts.

134 sattv4u2  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:15:24pm

re: #131 Decatur Deb

Not the first case of a political threat with a Mensa claim, recently—can’t remember the other, unless it was Stranahan or someone like him.

You could have if you were a member!!

//

135 Vicious Babushka  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:15:26pm

DERP

136 thedopefishlives  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:15:28pm

re: #133 JamesWI

I FOUND BODY PARTS IN THE MORGUE!!!!!

Um yeah…..that’s pretty much the one place where you should expect to find body parts.

Like we said, not the sharpest knife in the drawer.

137 Charles Johnson  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:15:52pm

re: #127 Gus

plus.google.com

This is why they found him so fast. He was out of his mind and couldn’t hide it. Tracks all over the Internet.

138 Vicious Babushka  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:16:16pm

re: #133 JamesWI

I FOUND BODY PARTS IN THE MORGUE!!!!!

Um yeah…..that’s pretty much the one place where you should expect to find body parts.

THINK ABOUT IT! HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT!!11!!

139 Walking Spanish Down the Hall  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:17:24pm

re: #132 austin_blue

I didn’t either, but I took a thing called the JETS (Junior Engineering Testing Service) when I was fifteen. Mensa sent me a letter asking me to join up. I had just read Woody Allen’s short story, “The Whore of Mensa” and didn’t respond. Who wants to be a part of group that nerdish?

Hilarious story, by the way.

I took a test once.

140 Gus  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:17:43pm

re: #137 Charles Johnson

This is why they found him so fast. He was out of his mind and couldn’t hide it. Tracks all over the Internet.

That’s what I was thinking. If this is him he’s pretty clearly disturbed.

141 Decatur Deb  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:19:09pm

re: #140 Gus

That’s what I was thinking. If this is him he’s pretty clearly disturbed.

Good news story, really—took himself out of circulation without doing great harm.

142 Skip Intro  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:19:18pm

re: #126 blueraven

This guy is a true life mental case. Sad

On the positive side, up until his arrest today there was nothing stopping him from buying all the guns he could afford.

Just think of all the other KCs out there who don’t have that restriction.

143 jaunte  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:22:48pm
144 AlexRogan  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:23:07pm

re: #137 Charles Johnson

This is why they found him so fast. He was out of his mind and couldn’t hide it. Tracks all over the Internet.

I think the clinical term for Mr. Curtis’ condition is “batshit insane”.

145 Whack-A-Mole  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:23:36pm

re: #144 AlexRogan

I prefer “crazy as a shithouse rat”.

146 palomino  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:23:38pm

re: #135 Vicious Babushka

DERP

Maybe that’s because when 90% of the country wants something reasonable (that exists in virtually every other developed nation) then the President should be pissed at how dysfunctional our govt is when such a measure won’t pass.

Moreover, the “presidential thing to do” immediately post-Boston is to show sympathy, not rage. Americans want someone calm and steady in a crisis, not a foaming at the mouth windbag like Trump.

147 austin_blue  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:24:44pm

re: #140 Gus

That’s what I was thinking. If this is him he’s pretty clearly disturbed.

Disturbed is when you are stuck in traffic on an August afternoon in Austin and your air conditioner craps out, or when the bacon pops and you get hit with hot oil.

Mailing ricin to the POTUS and two sitting Senators escalates into the “bull-goose loony” echelon.

They’re coming to take me away, ha ha….

148 Skip Intro  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:24:59pm
I found Tupelo, Mississippi to be the most corrupt in all state and I guess I’m not the only one, Consumer reports mag published article last year stating Mississippi as the most corrupt state in all 52 states in the U.S. so go figure! Poor “E” is prob rolling over in his grave! RIP E..we miss ya man! This is Kevin Curtis and I approve this message.
149 BongCrodny  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:25:39pm

re: #127 Gus

plus.google.com

Wow.

“go to facebook & type in Black market Organ harvesting” in the search square”

…and then…

“too late…”they” hacked/deleted it again…sigh”

No kidding?

150 Four More Tears  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:25:41pm

This picture sums up today nicely.

pbs.twimg.com

151 Whack-A-Mole  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:25:47pm

re: #148 Skip Intro

The 52nd state must be the state of Delusion.

152 palomino  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:26:10pm

re: #108 Gus

If the guy’s so fucking smart, why did it take all of one single day to find him?

Criminal mastermind in his own mind only.

153 Gus  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:27:15pm
154 Gus  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:27:21pm
155 thedopefishlives  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:27:40pm

re: #153 Gus

NIRTHER!

156 Gus  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:27:55pm
157 Charles Johnson  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:28:04pm

re: #154 Gus

Yup, he’s a wingnut.

158 SpaceJesus  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:28:18pm

what in the hell

159 jaunte  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:28:51pm

re: #154 Gus

160 AlexRogan  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:29:33pm

re: #143 jaunte

This is money right here:

I watch TV and read the papers like everyone else. We know what we’re going to hear: vague platitudes like “tough vote” and “complicated issue.” I was elected six times to represent southern Arizona, in the State Legislature and then in Congress. I know what a complicated issue is; I know what it feels like to take a tough vote. This was neither. These senators made their decision based on political fear and on cold calculations about the money of special interests like the National Rifle Association, which in the last election cycle spent around $25 million on contributions, lobbying and outside spending.

161 austin_blue  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:30:11pm

re: #154 Gus

Well, it’s nice to see that *someone* had a very Merry Christmas that year!

162 Stanley Sea  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:33:20pm

re: #154 Gus

Gag

163 Stanley Sea  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:34:16pm

re: #162 Stanley Sea

Gag

I heard the bullshit chatter about POTUS’s mother, but that was my first time seeing the flyer.

164 Gus  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:34:33pm

re: #162 Stanley Sea

Gag

Yeah. That was the BS from the campaign. Just some dumb wingnut hoax.

165 Stanley Sea  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:34:43pm

Slime

166 Charles Johnson  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:35:48pm

re: #154 Gus

Great finds. I updated with these tweets.

167 calochortus  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:36:09pm

re: #165 Stanley Sea

Slime

Also totally irrelevant to a candidate’s qualifications.

168 ProBosniaLiberal  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:37:00pm

re: #151 Whack-A-Mole

Cause Puerto Rico should be 51.

Except the Congress is incompetent to the point of not being able to find their own ass with a map.

169 Gus  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:37:20pm

re: #166 Charles Johnson

Great finds. I updated with these tweets.

They’re pretty excited about this find however.

170 SpaceJesus  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:37:51pm

has anybody found his freep account yet

171 jaunte  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:38:19pm
172 calochortus  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:38:22pm

re: #169 Gus

They’re pretty excited about this find however.

MySpace? Really?

173 Gus  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:39:02pm

re: #172 calochortus

MySpace? Really?

Yep. And Facebook.

174 Stanley Sea  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:39:47pm

Explosion at plant in Texas

175 Decatur Deb  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:39:52pm

re: #163 Stanley Sea

I heard the bullshit chatter about POTUS’s mother, but that was my first time seeing the flyer.

It’s a lift from the anti-Obama campaign DVD sent to a million or so voters, mostly in Ohio. Still available on eBay, along with the video of Obama as “Rothschild’s Choice”.

(Holding the link to eBay for LGF policy opinion.)

176 Decatur Deb  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:40:27pm

re: #170 SpaceJesus

has anybody found his freep account yet

Freep had not listed the story as of 10 min ago.

177 ProBosniaLiberal  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:40:51pm

re: #174 Stanley Sea

Pictured:

The definition of not good.

178 Skip Intro  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:42:28pm

From his MySpace Page

Kevin Curtis Live
Incontinence Seat Covers - Waterproof slip covers to Protect your furniture t.co

179 sattv4u2  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:43:24pm

re: #169 Gus

They’re pretty excited about this find however.

Looks as if he’s covered every Crazy Base he can!

180 Gus  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:44:06pm

re: #179 sattv4u2

Looks as if he’s covered every Crazy Base he can!

Circle of derp attained!

181 sattv4u2  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:44:11pm

re: #175 Decatur Deb

(Holding the link to eBay for LGF policy opinion.)

Ahhh,, go ahead. Whats a lil banning amongst friends !!
//

182 sattv4u2  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:44:46pm

re: #180 Gus

Circle of derp attained!

Zactically

A one man three ring circus,, WITH a full set of Freak Show on the side

183 Vicious Babushka  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:45:14pm
184 Kragar  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:45:45pm

Have the usual suspects let us know why this turd is a false flag liberal plant yet?

185 SpaceJesus  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:46:56pm

re: #184 Kragar

i’m sure king libertarian idiot alex jones will tell us how the obama administration used drugs to make him do this

186 Vicious Babushka  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:47:17pm

re: #184 Kragar

Have the usual suspects let us know why this turd is a false flag liberal plant yet?

They’re still Derping over this:

187 ProBosniaLiberal  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:47:18pm

re: #183 Vicious Babushka

Oh, that’s not good.

Thinking evacuating the area might be a good idea. That implies there is Fertilizer that has not yet gone Texas City yet.

188 calochortus  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:47:41pm

re: #176 Decatur Deb

Freep had not listed the story as of 10 min ago.

They have now.

To: cookcounty

His profile pic is of him by a bumper sticker that says “Christian and a Democrat!”

91 posted on Wed Apr 17 18:38:32 2013 by worrywart (Living up to my freeper name today, big time - and will be for the next four years :()
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189 austin_blue  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:47:43pm

re: #174 Stanley Sea

Explosion at plant in Texas

Wow. West is a small Czech community about 15 miles north of Waco. Great Kolaches. Home of baseballer Chuck Podsednik.

190 Decatur Deb  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:47:48pm

re: #181 sattv4u2

(Holding the link to eBay for LGF policy opinion.)

Ahhh,, go ahead. Whats a lil banning amongst friends !!
//

Nahhh—don’t wan’t to help the scum get hits. There are a couple pages of it for sale. The “Obama/Rothschild” disk is for sale on Amazon—about the bottom of the scale on their ethical standards.

191 sattv4u2  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:48:15pm

re: #190 Decatur Deb

Nahhh—don’t wan’t to help the scum get hits. There are a couple pages of it for sale. The “Obama/Rothschild” disk is for sale on Amazon—about the bottom of the scale on their ethical standards.

I’ll pass!

192 Gus  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:48:29pm

Uh oh. Look.

elvisguy.xanga.com

193 jamesfirecat  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:48:52pm

re: #171 jaunte

As much as I love (this) Mr. Rogers for his work on Leverage wouldn’t a “Batman Fantasy” involve fighting crime WITHOUT guns?

194 Vicious Babushka  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:48:58pm

DERP
Poor kid, it’s for his own good, he could get lynched.

195 calochortus  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:50:52pm

re: #194 Vicious Babushka

DERP
Poor kid, it’s for his own good, he could get lynched.

He’s already been tried and convicted in Wingnuttia.

196 Charles Johnson  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:51:27pm

The Clarion-Ledger finally gets the name right: Who Is Paul Kevin Curtis? | the Clarion-Ledger | clarionledger.com

Who is Paul Kevin Curtis, the Mississippi man the FBI arrested Wednesday in connection to letters with traces of ricin sent to President Barack Obama and Sen. Roger Wicker?

Curtis, a Corinth resident, might be better known to some as a celebrity impersonator.

According to GigSalad.com, a website dedicated to booking live entertainers, Curtis does impersonations of “70 of the biggest names in music history,” including Elvis, Johnny Cash, Prince, Bon Jovi and Kenny Chesney.

On the website, Curtis goes by the stage name “KC,” which was used in the letters sent to Obama and Wicker and to Lee County Justice Court Judge Sadie Holland.

“I am KC and I approve this message,” the letters read.

197 ProBosniaLiberal  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:51:44pm

re: #194 Vicious Babushka

Yeesh, why is it that the most hardline Israel supporters in the US are the most anti-Muslim?

Really doesn’t help when the ADL decides to join in with the bashing (like with the 9/11 Mosque thing, or the incident at UCI when they made a very poor remark about the Shahada.)

198 Joanne  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:52:15pm

re: #172 calochortus

MySpace? Really?

I’m thinking he should cancel all those 2013 events.

199 Targetpractice  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:52:33pm

re: #194 Vicious Babushka

DERP
Poor kid, it’s for his own good, he could get lynched.

Being deported? Now comes the declaration that Obama ordered him shepherded out of the country so that he couldn’t be charged or tried for the bombing.

200 SpaceJesus  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:52:51pm

re: #196 Charles Johnson

Youtube Video
201 Decatur Deb  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:53:28pm

re: #198 Joanne

I’m thinking he should cancel all those 2013 events.

He could get a Kevin Curtis tribute artist to fill in.

202 Vicious Babushka  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:53:29pm

re: #197 ProBosniaLiberal

Yeesh, why is it that the most hardline Israel supporters in the US are the most anti-Muslim?

Really doesn’t help when the ADL decides to join in with the bashing (like with the 9/11 Mosque thing, or the incident at UCI when they made a very poor remark about the Shahada.)

The fact is they really don’t give a shit about Israel, they support extremists who are marginalized in Israel. They only “support Israel” as a proxy against Islam.

203 sattv4u2  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:53:34pm

re: #198 Joanne

I’m thinking he should cancel all those 2013 events.

On the bright side, he’s totally booked for life !! (matinees on Sundays!!)

204 Varek Raith  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:54:14pm

Ted Nugent for President!

205 Vicious Babushka  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:54:24pm

re: #199 Targetpractice

Being deported? Now comes the declaration that Obama ordered him shepherded out of the country so that he couldn’t be charged or tried for the bombing.

Keep in mind this is a wingnut tweet, the kid might have decided on his own, for his own safety, to get the hell out of Dodge.

206 RealityBasedSteve  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:54:43pm

He’s not exactly what one would refer to as a criminal mastermind is he. In fact, it might not be much of a stretch to call him the “Jim Hoft of Terror”

I’m really amazed that they were able to catch him so quickly, I’d like to know how they did it.

RBS

207 Decatur Deb  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:55:10pm

re: #205 Vicious Babushka

Keep in mind this is a wingnut tweet, the kid might have decided on his own, for his own safety, to get the hell out of Dodge.

Didn’t he take significant injuries?

208 JamesWI  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:56:13pm

For anyone who wants to relive CNN’s day of failure:

CNN’s Jaw-Droppingly Awful Hour Of Boston Bombing Coverage

209 Whack-A-Mole  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:56:34pm

re: #206 RealityBasedSteve

With him smearing “I am KC and I approve this message” all over the internets, it probably only took a google search.

210 Vicious Babushka  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:56:50pm

re: #207 Decatur Deb

Didn’t he take significant injuries?

That’s true, we don’t even know if he has been released from the hospital.

211 BongCrodny  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:56:56pm

I don’t know how to embed a specific Facebook post, but check out the “Kevin Curtis Live” entry from Wednesday April 17, 2:20 a.m.

Kevin Curtis Live

212 Targetpractice  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:57:25pm

re: #207 Decatur Deb

Didn’t he take significant injuries?

True enough. But the fact that he’s leaving the country less than 72 hours after the bombing is going to get play in following days as part of the inevitable conspiracy theories. “Obama’s protecting the real bomber!”

213 Varek Raith  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:58:49pm

Reflexology?
Duck says what?

214 Whack-A-Mole  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:59:18pm

What’s the source for the story about him leaving the country?

215 NJDhockeyfan  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:59:20pm

Wow…this is bad.

216 Skip Intro  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:59:34pm

Kevin’s first follower

twitter.com

217 gwangung  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 6:59:38pm

re: #212 Targetpractice

True enough. But the fact that he’s leaving the country less than 72 hours after the bombing is going to get play in following days as part of the inevitable conspiracy theories. “Obama’s protecting the real bomber!”

Fuck them. They live by the anti-scientific method, making up “facts” to fit their prejudices.

218 calochortus  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:00:09pm

re: #209 Whack-A-Mole

With him smearing “I am KC and I approve this message” all over the internets, it probably only took a google search.

Claire McCaskell said something about his being “known” and sending a lot of mail before he was arrested. I suppose the Google search happened long before the Ricin incident.

219 sagehen  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:00:42pm

re: #215 NJDhockeyfan

Wow…this is bad.

Is it wrong of me that I’d rather that sentence didn’t require the comma?

220 ProBosniaLiberal  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:00:55pm

re: #215 NJDhockeyfan

This is getting worse by the minute.

Can lightning cause this?

221 jaunte  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:01:03pm

Waco local:
kwtx.com

222 Varek Raith  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:01:07pm

re: #215 NJDhockeyfan

Wow…this is bad.

Dammit, I hope it’s not another…
en.wikipedia.org

223 thedopefishlives  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:02:08pm

re: #220 ProBosniaLiberal

This is getting worse by the minute.

Can lightning cause this?

Fertilizer plants deal in nitrates, which are better known as explosives. I think it’s probably safe to say that yes, lightning could cause this.

224 NJDhockeyfan  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:02:15pm
225 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:03:54pm

re: #154 Gus

Birther Filth.

226 Decatur Deb  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:04:07pm

re: #220 ProBosniaLiberal

This is getting worse by the minute.

Can lightning cause this?

Lots of innocent things can.

227 calochortus  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:04:14pm

Fertilizer factory conveniently located near a school, a nursing home and an apartment building. Were they short on buildable land?

228 NJDhockeyfan  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:04:39pm

Holy cow!

229 Vicious Babushka  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:05:06pm

BADDA BOOM BADDA BING

230 SpaceJesus  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:05:12pm

re: #227 calochortus

i think telling somebody what they can and can’t build on their land in texas is a capital offense

231 jaunte  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:05:19pm

re: #228 NJDhockeyfan

I thought it was cloudy out.

232 Whack-A-Mole  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:05:44pm

re: #228 NJDhockeyfan

Jeebus! That is frightening.

233 NJDhockeyfan  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:05:45pm

That looks like a nuke cloud.

234 Skip Intro  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:05:50pm

re: #227 calochortus

Fertilizer factory conveniently located near a school, a nursing home and an apartment building. Were they short on buildable land?

Zoning laws in Texas? Are you kidding?

235 ProBosniaLiberal  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:05:56pm

re: #222 Varek Raith

Or another Halifax. That explosion is why Boston and Halifax are close today.

236 calochortus  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:06:03pm

re: #228 NJDhockeyfan

Holy cow!

Wow.

237 thedopefishlives  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:06:17pm

re: #233 NJDhockeyfan

That looks like a nuke cloud.

Any sufficiently massive explosion will generate a mushroom cloud. Doesn’t make it look any less sinister.

238 calochortus  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:06:30pm

re: #234 Skip Intro

Zoning laws in Texas? Are you kidding?

Apparently I am.

239 ProBosniaLiberal  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:07:03pm

re: #228 NJDhockeyfan

We could be talking about a Halifax killer here.

That is, bigger than Halifax (larger than Texas City).

240 JamesWI  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:09:05pm

For what it’s worth, a Facebook friend of mine who works for a Fox affiliate says she overheard “advise bomb squad” over the scanner. Though I’m sure that’s probably standard procedure for any major explosion.

241 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:09:21pm

re: #212 Targetpractice

True enough. But the fact that he’s leaving the country less than 72 hours after the bombing is going to get play in following days as part of the inevitable conspiracy theories. “Obama’s protecting the real bomber!”

That would be said no matter what. Detain the young man, and the Alex Jones crowd screams “The President is covering up a False Flag!!1”. Send him home, and the Pam Geller crowd screams “The president Worships Islam!!1”.

They both cream like this because their followers can’t scream what they really think, which would be “The President is a [n-word]!!1”

242 Whack-A-Mole  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:09:56pm

re: #240 JamesWI

I hope so. The last thing the country needs now is another incident.

243 Skip Intro  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:10:31pm

re: #229 Vicious Babushka

BADDA BOOM BADDA BING

Wingnuts can’t get the name in the right order.

FAIL!

244 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:10:43pm

re: #240 JamesWI

For what it’s worth, a Facebook friend of mine who works for a Fox affiliate says she overheard “advise bomb squad” over the scanner. Though I’m sure that’s probably standard procedure for any major explosion.

If its as big as some here think, it’s more like “Advise Ft. Hood”, because you’ll need military level relief efforts.

245 jaunte  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:15:50pm

re: #228 NJDhockeyfan

I think that photo may not be from Waco; look at the clear sky, vs. the cloudy one in all these other shots:
twitter.com

dfw.cbslocal.com

fox17online.com

246 Single-handed sailor  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:15:51pm

Scanner Feed for Mclennan County

247 Robert O.  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:16:33pm

I am glad they caught this one quick. And I note the ironic coincidence: 9/11 was immediately followed by the Anthrax plots (unrelated), and here, the Boston attack is immediately followed by Ricin plots (police say they are unrelated).

There is as yet no word on Boston. CNN/Fox both got it horribly wrong earlier in the day saying police caught a suspect. It appears police have a suspect, but he/she/it is not caught. The fact no photo of the suspect has been release might indicate the police think they can find him without any further public input, so they are keeping cards close to their chest.

248 Varek Raith  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:17:33pm
Residents 65 miles away reported hearing the blast.
249 NJDhockeyfan  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:17:33pm


250 ProBosniaLiberal  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:18:15pm

re: #244 Dark_Falcon

That thing looks enormous.

251 Whack-A-Mole  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:18:37pm

Thank God this happened in the evening when the middle school was probably empty.

252 Vicious Babushka  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:18:51pm
253 ProBosniaLiberal  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:19:51pm

re: #249 NJDhockeyfan

Here’s a reasonable question:

Is that school still there? On Google Earth, it seems the High School is all of a quarter mile away.

254 Vicious Babushka  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:20:39pm
255 Vicious Babushka  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:21:14pm

Wow today has been a total news FAIL

256 NJDhockeyfan  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:21:47pm

re: #253 ProBosniaLiberal

Here’s a reasonable question:

Is that school still there? On Google Earth, it seems the High School is all of a quarter mile away.

I hope so. The pilots will be in for a surprise when they get there if the school is gone.

257 jaunte  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:22:25pm

re: #254 Vicious Babushka

I don’t think you can get a view like that near Waco, the hills are too short.

258 ProBosniaLiberal  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:22:27pm

re: #256 NJDhockeyfan

The middle school is quite literally across the street.

Safe to say it’s fucked.

259 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:24:09pm

re: #257 jaunte

I don’t think you can get a view like that near Waco, the hills are too short.

Yeah. That looks more like Phoenix to me.

260 HappyWarrior  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:24:31pm

This guy Curtis sounds like a real nutcase. Glad they caught him.

261 jaunte  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:24:48pm
262 Varek Raith  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:25:45pm

WTF.
Building residential zones near a potential bomb?

263 calochortus  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:29:15pm

re: #262 Varek Raith

WTF.
Building residential zones near a potential bomb?

Covered in a previous post:

re: #234 Skip Intro

Zoning laws in Texas? Are you kidding?

264 jaunte  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:30:15pm

re: #262 Varek Raith

John McQuaid
The Times-Picayune:

“…Environmental justice proponents say that discrimination is woven into the landscape in ways never officially acknowledged. It can be found in cumulative results of decisions made over decades by agencies that traditionally paid little or no attention to the concerns of minorities or the poor: zoning boards, economic development bodies, and transit and environmental agencies. As a result, many people have fallen through gaps in an environmental safety net that is supposed to protect everyone.

In many places, poor and minority communities sit uncomfortably close to industrial sites and infrastructure such as freeways and off-ramps, while white people and others higher on the socioeconomic scale live farther away. That means minorities and the poor bear more environmental burdens — pollution, health risks, lowered property values — than the rest of the population. At the same time, they get fewer of the benefits such as jobs and other perks of industrial growth.
nola.com

265 Kragar  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:30:40pm

Rehtaeh Parsons’ family being ‘harassed’ by supporters of alleged rapists

Rehtaeh, 17, died earlier this month in a Canadian hospital after attempting to hang herself. She was allegedly the victim of a sexual assault and faced harassment from her peers, who labeled her a slut. A picture of the incident was widely shared at her school.

The incident sparked international outrage, leading police to re-open the case. Hundreds of people attended Rehtaeh’s funeral on Monday.

But on Wednesday the residents of Halifax awoke to find multi-colored posters supporting the four boy who allegedly raped Rehtaeh stapled to telephone poles. The posters were even put up on the street the Parson’s lived on.

“My daughter is gone because of them and they have the nerve to show up on my street and my community where my children live and keep harassing us,” Leah said. “That’s harassment.”

266 CuriousLurker  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:30:58pm

re: #247 Robert O.

There is as yet no word on Boston. CNN/Fox both got it horribly wrong earlier in the day saying police caught a suspect. It appears police have a suspect, but he/she/it is not caught. The fact no photo of the suspect has been release might indicate the police think they can find him without any further public input, so they are keeping cards close to their chest.

I have to wonder if the actual suspect is even among the crowd-sourced photos we’ve been seeing plastered everywhere today. They FBI says what interests them came from security video, which I wouldn’t think would be publicly available at this point. Emphasis mine:

Suspicions in Boston Attack Turn to Man Seen in a Video

BOSTON — In the first major break in the hunt for the Boston Marathon bomber, F.B.I. personnel on Wednesday found security video clips that showed a man they believe may have played a role in planting the explosives that killed three people and injured more than 170 on Monday.

The videos also showed at least a handful of others whom the authorities want to question, either because of what they appear to be doing in the video or their proximity to the blasts, a senior law enforcement official said.

The official said the authorities were trying to boil down the number of people of interest in the videos and would then decide whether to ask the public’s help in locating them.

“It’s a crowd, there are a lot of different angles. It is not like some television-produced video — there’s a lot that isn’t clear,” said the official. “But most interpretations support the notion that one man is seen dropping a bag.”

The official added: “There are several videos with people in them, and we’re looking to talk to more than one guy. It’s still very squishy but there are a lot of interesting people” the authorities want to talk to. […]

267 Kragar  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:31:05pm

re: #263 calochortus

Covered in a previous post:

re: #234 Skip Intro

Zoning laws are commie agit-prop.

268 Gus  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:31:17pm

McLennan County Live Audio Feeds

269 Varek Raith  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:32:26pm

re: #264 jaunte

John McQuaid
The Times-Picayune:

Figures.
e_e

270 Kragar  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:34:01pm

re: #264 jaunte

Or as they say it down in Texas, “They just don’t love Jesus enough.”

271 NJDhockeyfan  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:34:02pm

re: #262 Varek Raith

WTF.
Building residential zones near a potential bomb?

That’s not unusual. There are dangerous plants near residential neighborhoods in a few places out here.

272 CuriousLurker  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:35:26pm

QFT—last paragraph of the article:

The F.B.I. Criticizes the News Media After Several Mistaken Reports of an Arrest

Judy Muller, a former network news correspondent who teaches journalism at the University of Southern California, wrote in an e-mail, “I fear we have permanently entered the Age of the Retraction. All the lessons of the past — from Richard Jewell to NPR’s announcement of the death of Gabby Giffords to CNN’s erroneous report on the Supreme Court Ruling on ObamaCare — fail to inform the present. The rush to be first has so thoroughly swallowed up the principal of being right and first that it seems a little egg on the face is now deemed worth the risk.”

273 sattv4u2  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:36:15pm

re: #262 Varek Raith

re: #271 NJDhockeyfan

That’s not unusual. There are dangerous plants near residential neighborhoods in a few places out here.

Same where I grew up (Everett Massachusetts)

Residential neighborhood right next to a big Monsanto plant as well as abutting a Liquid Natural Gas Tank farm

274 Egregious Philbin  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:36:37pm

Wonder what his name is on Free Republic?

White, male, ultra conservative, paranoid, conspiracy theorist, angry.

Fits the bill.

275 Gus  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:36:39pm
276 freetoken  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:37:38pm
Imagine, if you will, our immense surprise — Mr. Curtis is a dyed in the wool wingnut:

Ok, I’ll try….


…. imagining….


…. imagining….


…. imagining….

…. nope, just can’t see any surprise…


Sadly, America is full of wingnuts, marginal members of society who find a reason to live by hating others.

277 Single-handed sailor  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:38:14pm

Live news feed from MyFoxdfw.

278 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:38:32pm

re: #272 CuriousLurker

QFT—last paragraph of the article:

It’s the Ricky Bobby Theory of Reporting: “If you’re not First, you’re Last.”

279 NJDhockeyfan  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:39:03pm
280 Kragar  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:39:09pm

Oklahoma Congressman: ExxonMobil ‘Should Be Patted On The Back’ For Arkansas Oil Spill

ExxonMobil’s recent oil spill dumped some 200,000 gallons into Mayflower, Arkansas, killed wildlife, and caused 22 homes to be evacuated. As the Natural Resources committee takes up another bill to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) argued at a hearing that the spill is more evidence the Keystone XL pipeline is a safe bet for Americans.

Comparing the safety of a pipeline to other transportation methods, Mullin said there is no reason to make a “big deal” about the spill:

“Would we really rather ship oil across the oceans? You’re talking about a catastrophe, we’re buying the oil. The percentages of barrels that are shipped daily from rail, from road, and from water the accidents versus the pipeline accidents, it’s a fraction. Your group is making a big deal about this ExxonMobil spill? I think Exxon should be patted on the back for the way they handled this. Yes this was horrible, yes we don’t like to see it, but they handled it. They did a great job handling it. I think they showed an example of what could be done when a catastrophe happens.

281 ProBosniaLiberal  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:39:15pm

re: #273 sattv4u2

The Monsanto Plant doesn’t bother me hugely.

The LNG on the other hand, does. Ever hear of an Fuel-Air Explosive Bomb? That’s basically what that is.

282 ProBosniaLiberal  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:40:08pm

re: #279 NJDhockeyfan

Oh yeah, let’s just pour some volatile hydrocarbons into the mix. That will make it better.

/////not enough in the world.

283 Joanne  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:40:28pm

re: #272 CuriousLurker

But for NBC, if I recall (I was working and only “listening” (loosely) in the background. I didn’t see any of the false reports until I logged on here a good hour after the fact.

Charles, and all, come here first for all news, because every one of you ROCKS! The Pages and comments are amazing at digging up what’s going on (especially looking at you, Gus).

Thanks one and all!

284 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:41:02pm

I’ve got my own problems to worry about here in Chicagoland. The Des Plaines River is likely going to flood to record-breaking levels tomorrow night. I’m going to need to at staying with my parents or my best friend for a couple days, because otherwise I’m not sure I’ll be able to get to work.

285 sattv4u2  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:41:36pm

re: #281 ProBosniaLiberal

The Monsanto Plant doesn’t bother me hugely.

The LNG on the other hand, does. Ever hear of an Fuel-Air Explosive Bomb? That’s basically what that is.

here’s a photo of the one from my hometown. Notice the house roofs in the foreground. It’s less than 1/4 mile across that part of the river (there are also homes on the other side of the tanks, not veiwable from that photo)

Image: 1N0225108x6.jpg

286 calochortus  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:42:26pm

re: #280 Kragar

“Would we really rather ship oil across the oceans?”

But isn’t that exactly what will happen with the oil sent down the Keystone Pipeline?

287 CuriousLurker  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:42:50pm

re: #278 Dark_Falcon

It’s the Ricky Bobby Theory of Reporting: “If you’re not First, you’re Last.”

The lack of professionalism really sucks. I hate that major media outlets can no longer be trusted to fact check. Pew was spot on in their report last month.

288 SpaceJesus  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:42:53pm

A guy who dresses up as Prince for a living tried to kill the President today

289 NJDhockeyfan  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:43:14pm
290 SpaceJesus  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:43:23pm

I’m moving to Canada

291 jaunte  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:43:54pm

Here’s West Fertilizer (top right) and the local Middle School (lower left), from Google Maps:

Image: WestFertilizer.jpg

292 Kragar  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:44:01pm

re: #286 calochortus

But isn’t that exactly what will happen with the oil sent down the Keystone Pipeline?

Yup, sent overseas to profit the oil companies without a drop of it being used here.

293 calochortus  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:45:01pm

re: #292 Kragar

Yup, sent overseas to profit the oil companies without a drop of it being used here.

And we have the hazards of pipeline the hazards of ships… Win! /

294 HappyWarrior  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:45:02pm

re: #280 Kragar

Oklahoma Congressman: ExxonMobil ‘Should Be Patted On The Back’ For Arkansas Oil Spill

Yeah oil spills are just awesome. Sigh.

295 Bear  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:45:08pm

re: #286 calochortus

Was it to be crude oil or refined product that was to be shipped?

296 calochortus  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:45:39pm

re: #295 Bear

Refined, I think.

297 Skip Intro  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:45:41pm

re: #292 Kragar

Yup, sent overseas to profit the oil companies without a drop of it being used here.

Funny how people can’t seem to figure that out.

298 Joanne  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:46:01pm

re: #287 CuriousLurker

Thing is…they are all self-inflicted wounds. News of today is killing itself.

299 Joanne  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:47:01pm

re: #290 SpaceJesus

Come in up. Nice peeps here. Just learn to say eh, eh?

300 ProBosniaLiberal  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:47:40pm

Whelp, someone said the Nursing Home collapsed.

301 CuriousLurker  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:48:09pm

re: #289 NJDhockeyfan

Old Man Spence @i__Cam

#BREAKING PHOTO: Multiple ambulances on scene at football field near Waco TX: patients being loaded onto helicopters pic.twitter.com/6z5rcu2xI4

This is one hell of a fucked up week so far. And it’s only Wednesday.

302 Bear  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:49:15pm

re: #296 calochortus

That was my impression.

303 ProBosniaLiberal  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:49:29pm

re: #301 CuriousLurker

At this point, I would think a long weekend is in order.

304 calochortus  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:50:12pm

re: #303 ProBosniaLiberal

At this point, I would think a long weekend is in order.

Or a glass of wine at the very least.

305 Joanne  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:50:44pm

re: #303 ProBosniaLiberal

At this point, I would think a long weekend is in order.

I wouldn’t mind pushing Pause for a while, to be sure.

306 CuriousLurker  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:50:45pm

re: #303 ProBosniaLiberal

At this point, I would think a long weekend is in order.

Yeah, I could use one of those right about now.

307 erik_t  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:52:41pm

re: #304 calochortus

Or a glass of wine at the very least.

image

308 NJDhockeyfan  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:52:59pm

CNN is interviewing people in Texas. One guy said his sister lives 5 miles away and the explosion blew her front door into the house.

309 Bear  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:53:16pm

Any report about what type of fertilizer was being made there?

310 ProBosniaLiberal  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:55:04pm

re: #309 Bear

Someone on Something Awful looked it up:

They are registered with the state as an ammonium nitrate manufacturer.

311 NJDhockeyfan  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:55:15pm

A nearby nursing home has collapsed. People trapped inside.

Damn.

312 Egregious Philbin  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:55:31pm

He is a chemtrail kook!

Of course he is.

LOL

313 CuriousLurker  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:55:32pm

re: #283 Joanne

But for NBC, if I recall (I was working and only “listening” (loosely) in the background. I didn’t see any of the false reports until I logged on here a good hour after the fact.

Charles, and all, come here first for all news, because every one of you ROCKS! The Pages and comments are amazing at digging up what’s going on (especially looking at you, Gus).

Thanks one and all!

Yep, NBC did good today.

314 jaunte  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:56:20pm

re: #309 Bear


About West Fertilizer CO
Business Categories:

Nitrogenous Fertilizers in West, TX
manta.com

315 ProBosniaLiberal  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:56:44pm

News reports that the Nursing Home has collapsed.

With people in it.

316 erik_t  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:56:51pm

re: #310 ProBosniaLiberal

Someone on Something Awful looked it up:

Ammonium nitrate is to be treated with respect. Same stuff as in the Texas City disaster, arguably our worst-ever industrial accident.

317 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:56:51pm

re: #303 ProBosniaLiberal

At this point, I would think a long weekend is in order.

Oh, mine may be long, but its not looking like I’ll have much fun.

318 ProBosniaLiberal  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:57:15pm

re: #313 CuriousLurker

What about CBS?

319 calochortus  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:58:01pm

re: #317 Dark_Falcon

Oh, mine may be long, but its not looking like I’ll have much fun.

Hope things aren’t as bad as predicted.

320 Gus  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:58:11pm
Ashes to ashes… dust to dust… let this be a reminder to everyone that the further we push for industrializing the world… the more danger waits to strike…

Derp.

321 Joanne  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:58:11pm

re: #318 ProBosniaLiberal

What about CBS?

They were all over the place…just not as epically as CNN.

322 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:58:23pm

re: #316 erik_t

Ammonium nitrate is to be treated with respect. Same stuff as in the Texas City disaster, arguably our worst-ever industrial accident.

Timothy McVeigh also mixed it with fuel oil to blow up the Murrah Federal Building in OKC back in 1995. 18th anniversary is this Friday.

323 NJDhockeyfan  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:58:24pm

Yikes!

324 sattv4u2  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:59:46pm

re: #323 NJDhockeyfan

Clear the entire area and let it burn. At this point it (appears to be) senseless to put firefighters at risk

Better to rebuild later than to bury tomorrow

325 Bear  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:59:49pm

re: #310 ProBosniaLiberal

Thanks I thought that might be the case.

326 ProBosniaLiberal  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 8:00:05pm

re: #323 NJDhockeyfan

Someone is going to have to call in the big guns.

Could the fire-fighting aircraft be used?

327 erik_t  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 8:00:26pm

re: #322 Dark_Falcon

Timothy McVeigh also mixed it with fuel oil to blow up the Murrah Federal Building in OKC back in 1995. 18th anniversary is this Friday.

Sure, but you can make a bomb out of lots of stuff. My point is that ammonium nitrate is intrinsically a dangerous substance in large quantities and high concentrations, even when ostensibly used peaceably and safely.

Why the fuck does anyone live within ten miles of a fucking AN(fo) plant!?

ZONING, PEOPLE. JESUS.

328 ProBosniaLiberal  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 8:00:29pm

re: #325 Bear

I have to buy an account for there.

329 Amory Blaine  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 8:01:15pm

I lived in Las Vegas when this happened. Moved there Senior year in HS. For some reason I missed a PE credit and I was the only senior in gym class. Felt like an earthquake. Walked home from school listening to my walkman. “Seal up all windows and doors!! Don’t breathe!!”. My heart goes out to the victims.

330 ProBosniaLiberal  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 8:02:22pm

re: #327 erik_t

Same Question about why there is LNG IN THE MIDDLE OF BOSTON!

That’s why I think that the Marathon Bombing was a local fruitcake.

Most of the Al-Qaeda like nutcases go for bombast. Those tanks are really dangerous.

331 NJDhockeyfan  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 8:03:11pm

re: #326 ProBosniaLiberal

Someone is going to have to call in the big guns.

Could the fire-fighting aircraft be used?

Drones with water cannons!

332 sattv4u2  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 8:03:43pm

re: #330 ProBosniaLiberal

Same Question about why there is LNG IN THE MIDDLE OF BOSTON!

That’s why I think that the Marathon Bombing was a local fruitcake.

Most of the Al-Qaeda like nutcases go for bombast. Those tanks are really dangerous.

but much more secure than Boylston Street

333 Whack-A-Mole  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 8:04:42pm

Sounds like they got everyone out of the nursing home at least.

334 ProBosniaLiberal  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 8:05:07pm

There is a video:

CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Fertilizer plant explosion near Waco

335 Killgore Trout  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 8:06:55pm

re: #287 CuriousLurker

The lack of professionalism really sucks. I hate that major media outlets can no longer be trusted to fact check. Pew was spot on in their report last month.

Pew was spot on. Also see: stateofthemedia.org
Which is why I find the complaints about CNN getting the story about the arrest in the Boston bombing from CNN to be slightly misplaced, Networks who do little, none, or 10% actual news reporting have very little chance of getting a story “wrong” since the “pundits” just reading opinions from a script that’s been written for them by a staff of writers. The news cycle is setting itself up for a very bland and safe style of reporting. I’m among the first to criticize the media but I expect false reports, dead end leads and roll with the punches with fast moving stories. The outrageous outrages are creating a risk adverse environment where actual news reporting (however imperfect) is being punished and safer opinion based coverage is being rewarded with a built in partisan audience.

336 Whack-A-Mole  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 8:08:01pm

re: #334 ProBosniaLiberal

Wow. Scary.

337 klys  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 8:08:27pm

re: #334 ProBosniaLiberal

There is a video:

CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Fertilizer plant explosion near Waco

Holy shit.

338 ProBosniaLiberal  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 8:09:05pm

re: #332 sattv4u2

All you need is one half-intelligent fucktard, and we have a problem.

339 abolitionist  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 8:09:52pm

re: #309 Bear

Any report about what type of fertilizer was being made there?

Won’t point to any report, but where I grew up one of the local industrial products was ammonium nitrate, which is the basis for the Nitrogen component of most fertilizers. The other two are Phosphorus and Potassium salts or oxides.

Ammonium nitrate is a component of some explosives, and is a feedstock for various industrial chemical processes. By itself it presents a modest or significant explosive hazard, especially when combined with some water (ie, poor storage) and/or exposed to ignition sources (such as lightning). Elevated water content increases the risk of explosion.

340 jaunte  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 8:12:03pm

Local NBC news here is reporting that firefighters were at the plant, fighting a structure fire, when an anhydrous ammonia tank exploded.

341 Whack-A-Mole  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 8:12:41pm

re: #340 jaunte

Hope they had some warning and were able to pull back in time.

342 CuriousLurker  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 8:13:02pm

This is my favorite photo today regarding the crowd-sourced hunt for a photo of the Boston bomber(s). Full Gawker article here.

343 Joanne  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 8:14:07pm

re: #338 ProBosniaLiberal

All you need is one half-intelligent fucktard, and we have a problem.

Yup. From what I read, the entire area would be gone. Just gone.

344 Dancing along the light of day  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 8:14:34pm

re: #57 HoosierHoops

Get outta dodge, dude. And take Winston with you!

345 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 8:15:12pm

Worse and worse: The river’s gonna be at 9 feet over flood by 1pm tomorrow and it’ll go 2 feet higher before its done. The building likely won’t lose power, but I’m going to have to plan on sleeping somewhere else tomorrow.

346 CuriousLurker  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 8:16:16pm

re: #345 Dark_Falcon

Worse and worse: The river’s gonna be at 9 feet over flood by 1pm tomorrow and it’ll go 2 feet higher before its done. The building likely won’t lose power, but I’m going to have to plan on sleeping somewhere else tomorrow.

Stay safe, Dark.

347 First As Tragedy, Then As Farce  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 8:17:35pm

re: #342 CuriousLurker

The irony of Adrian Chen cautioning against internet torch-and-pitchfork crusades is … ironic. He (and Gawker Media Group) is only about three notches above Breitbart in terms of ethics.

348 calochortus  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 8:18:30pm

Time for that glass of wine and a good book.
Good night, all.

349 CuriousLurker  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 8:19:00pm

re: #335 Killgore Trout

Pew was spot on. Also see: stateofthemedia.org
Which is why I find the complaints about CNN getting the story about the arrest in the Boston bombing from CNN to be slightly misplaced, Networks who do little, none, or 10% actual news reporting have very little chance of getting a story “wrong” since the “pundits” just reading opinions from a script that’s been written for them by a staff of writers. The news cycle is setting itself up for a very bland and safe style of reporting. I’m among the first to criticize the media but I expect false reports, dead end leads and roll with the punches with fast moving stories. The outrageous outrages are creating a risk adverse environment where actual news reporting (however imperfect) is being punished and safer opinion based coverage is being rewarded with a built in partisan audience.

Yeah, that’s the same report my Page was about. It’s depressing.

350 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 8:19:52pm

re: #346 CuriousLurker

Stay safe, Dark.

I’m not in any physical danger: I live in a condo building on the second floor, so my living space is not going to flood. I’ll also be safely away when the water is rising rapidly, so that isn’t an issue.

So don’t worry too much folks: I’m not in physical danger, this is just going to be a messy situation.

351 CuriousLurker  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 8:20:39pm

re: #350 Dark_Falcon

I’m not in any physical danger: I live in a condo building on the second floor, so my living space is not going to flood. I’ll also be safely away when the water is rising rapidly, so that isn’t an issue.

So don’t worry too much folks: I’m not in physical danger, this is just going to be a messy situation.

Good to know you’ll be safe, if inconvenienced.

352 gwangung  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 8:21:30pm

re: #351 CuriousLurker

Good to know you’ll be safe, if inconvenienced.

Yeah, same here. Inconvenienced is a LOT better than endangered.

353 Joanne  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 8:21:55pm

re: #345 Dark_Falcon

Holy cow! I used to live in Vernon Hills and that house on 60 right next to the DP was often underwater, and was an acre or so away. Couldn’t get past the bike path.

Good luck!!

354 Killgore Trout  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 8:23:56pm

re: #342 CuriousLurker

This is my favorite photo today regarding the crowd-sourced hunt for a photo of the Boston bomber(s). Full Gawker article here.

I was pretty skeptical (ok, downright dismissing) the efforts of 4chan and reddit on doxing the bombing suspects. Neither site is a reliable source of opinions or facts. However, like my comment above about CNN, I’m glad someone out there made the effort to look through the pics and use the information available. This is the sort of thing that used to happen on political blogs; looks through the evidence and see where it leads. If nothing else I found their efforts interesting and I don’t expect them to crack the case but I wouldn’t be terribly surprised in they stumbled across the bombers somewhere. I’ll at least give them credit for effort and some original work.

355 sattv4u2  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 8:27:27pm

re: #354 Killgore Trout


This is the sort of thing that used to happen on political blogs

The hell you say!!

//

356 Olsonist  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 8:27:46pm

Well, looks like he’s got the insanity defense pretty much covered.

357 sattv4u2  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 8:29:41pm

re: #356 Olsonist

Well, looks like he’s got the insanity defense covered.

“covered”??

Hell, blanketed,, smothered,,,, doused ,,,,,
//

358 NJDhockeyfan  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 8:33:47pm

This has been one hellava news day.

359 CuriousLurker  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 8:34:18pm

re: #354 Killgore Trout

I was pretty skeptical (ok, downright dismissing) the efforts of 4chan and reddit on doxing the bombing suspects. Neither site is a reliable source of opinions or facts. However, like my comment above about CNN, I’m glad someone out there made the effort to look through the pics and use the information available. This is the sort of thing that used to happen on political blogs; looks through the evidence and see where it leads. If nothing else I found their efforts interesting and I don’t expect them to crack the case but I wouldn’t be terribly surprised in they stumbled across the bombers somewhere. I’ll at least give them credit for effort and some original work.

I’m (sort of) glad someone’s making an effort too, but they’re not pros and there are surely some innocent bystanders having their photos plastered all over the internet as being “suspicious” according to the amateur sleuths. I can’t help but feel bad for them and hope that it doesn’t cause them any further trouble—they’ve got more than enough to deal with after having been there and witnessed the carnage.

360 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 8:36:41pm

re: #356 Olsonist

Well, looks like he’s got the insanity defense covered.

Not insane, just a subscriber to insane ideology.

361 ProBosniaLiberal  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 8:38:44pm

60 dead in West, Texas as of now.

362 Killgore Trout  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 8:39:08pm
Youtube Video
363 sattv4u2  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 8:39:11pm

re: #361 ProBosniaLiberal

60 dead in West, Texas as of now.

shit

364 Joanne  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 8:40:12pm

re: #361 ProBosniaLiberal

60 dead in West, Texas as of now.

OMG. This week sooooo needs to end.

365 Targetpractice  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 8:40:31pm

re: #361 ProBosniaLiberal

60 dead in West, Texas as of now.

That’s awful fast.

366 Whack-A-Mole  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 8:41:24pm

re: #361 ProBosniaLiberal

This miserable week can’t end fast enough.

367 austin_blue  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 8:44:14pm

Police helicopters are circling around the Capitol Building here in Austin. She Who Must Be Obeyed just told me that via Twitter the EMS manager in West is estimating 60-70 fatalities and well over 200 injured. Another feed from Houston is saying five firefighters and a policeman were killed (with at least 65 others) and injuries are in “the hundreds”. All hospitals from Austin to Dallas are on trauma alert.

Oh fuck, oh dear.

368 CuriousLurker  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 8:46:29pm

re: #361 ProBosniaLiberal

60 dead in West, Texas as of now.

Shit. If y’all will excuse me now, I’m going to go make a cup of Mexican hot chocolate, curl up in a fetal position, and dive into a book in the hopes that it’ll keep the real world at bay for a while.

Good night, lizards. Stay safe.

369 erik_t  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 8:48:51pm

re: #361 ProBosniaLiberal

60 dead in West, Texas as of now.

Presumably an estimate at this point, but we won’t be out of the weeds with less than 30 or 40.

370 Stanley Sea  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 8:52:16pm

Oh this just sucks.

371 Gus  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 8:52:21pm

Remember that we’re still dealing with the 24 hour news cycle. Remember? This morning? CNN ring a bell?

372 sattv4u2  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 8:56:06pm

re: #371 Gus

Remember that we’re still dealing with the 24 hour news cycle. Remember? This morning? CNN ring a bell?

“We get it wrong, but at least we get it wrong FIRST! This,,, is CNN”

(done in my best James Earl Jones voice)

373 sattv4u2  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 8:56:40pm

and on that note, the long quiet drive home beckons!!

374 sneb  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 9:31:04pm

re: #350 Dark_Falcon

Good luck from here in Highland Park! I’m far from any rivers but it’s pretty flooded around here, relatively speaking. Not looking forward to going downtown for a job interview tomorrow…

375 CriticalDragon1177  Thu, Apr 18, 2013 10:34:52am

Charles Johnson,

Sounds like this guy is a few cans short of a six pack!

376 KiTA  Thu, Apr 18, 2013 11:06:45am

I think Faux News is genuinely frightened that the Wingnuts have lost their minds — well, violently so, instead of just frothingly so.

I was forced to watch BillO at work on Tuesday, and he was damnright defensive of the President, saying that he felt he was handling it just fine, that President Obama’s taxes was a non-issue given that he donates 25% to charity, etc.

Of course, this is still Faux News, so they had some pretty faced troll woman alongside Alan Colmes (the most milquetoast liberal they could find over 10 years of searching) ranting that Obama’s a huge hypocrite for not voluntarily paying 100% in taxes, because lol-liberals wanna tax everything, ‘m I right!?


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