If You Can't Beat 'Em, Shoot 'Em [UPDATED X2]

Yesterday:

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (CNN) -- The suspect in a fatal shooting at a Knoxville church Sunday was motivated by frustration over being unable to obtain a job and hatred for the liberal movement, police said Monday.

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[Jim] Adkisson killed two adults and wounded seven others before being overpowered by congregants, authorities said.

"It appears that what brought him to this horrible event was his lack of being able to obtain a job, his frustration over that, and his stated hatred for the liberal movement," Knoxville Police Chief Sterling Owen IV told reporters Monday.

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Owen said Adkisson apparently acted alone and chose the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church because of recent publicity about activities there that Adkisson considered liberal.

Owen said police found Adkisson's letter in his vehicle, and that Adkisson signed it but did not address it to anyone. The letter specifically expressed hatred for gay people, Owen said.

$100 says 'ole Jimbo was a Rush listener. And another $100 says he also listened to Hannity when he wasn't busy watching Fox News.

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Oh, my. Would you look at this?

Adkisson told Still that "he could not get to the leaders of the liberal movement that he would then target those that had voted them in to office."

Adkisson told officers he left the house unlocked for them because "he expected to be killed during the assault."

Inside the house, officers found "Liberalism is a Mental Health Disorder" by radio talk show host Michael Savage, "Let Freedom Ring" by talk show host Sean Hannity, and "The O'Reilly Factor," by television talk show host Bill O'Reilly. [Emphasis SFDB]

Shocking.

Absolutely shocking.

-Thanks to Bark Bark Woof Woof for the tip

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What conservative commenters at The Free Republic are saying about the shooting, via Pandagon.


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