Census Worker Committed Suicide
Remember the census worker who was found hanged to death in Kentucky with the word "Fed" scrawled into his chest? At the time of the incident, leftists jumped all over it blaming the "murder" on elected Republicans, talk show hosts, and Fox News. One such attack came from the Huffington Post, which featured an article by Landon Ross which alleged the following.
Our country is being polarized by conscious forces down the road to extremity -- the corollary of which has historically been violence. Those who are stoking the irrational fears which most of us chuckle at every day (I needn't really name them all), tend to be well educated and successful individuals. As such, they are undoubtedly aware of how venomous ideas are capable of manifesting themselves: violently. Yet Republican lawmakers, cable hosts, and radio personalities are riling up fears that a Manchurian-Kenyan-socialist and his secretly anti-American comrades are planning to turn this country into the Fourth Reich. They lend credibility to the idea that the Democrats want to kill your grandmother, and that the 2010 census will lay the groundwork for FEMA's secret concentration camps.
When an individual comes to believe these malignant distortions, it then becomes rational for them to kill in defense of country; just as when one comes to believe that exploding themselves amongst a group of civilian infidels is a righteous act commanded by God, that person can then justify acting. Beliefs are powerful catalysts.
When House Speaker Nancy Pelosi recently warned of the consequences of hateful rhetoric, she was promptly lambasted by the right. Similarly, Janet Napolitano was bullied by the right, until she apologized, for a D.H.S report that warned of rising right-wing extremism in response to the election of Barack Obama. Conservative voices are always heard feigning outrage when such cautionary statements are made... "How dare you imply these things! I could not foresee that calling a man 'Tiller the baby-killer' on prime-time could lead to his demise!"
Notice how he points out how Pelosi, Nepalitano, and others have predicted such attacks from right wing lunatics? And finally they had the case to vindicate the leftists who had leveled such charges. Right?
Well, this just in from CNN.
"A thorough examination of evidence from the scene, to include DNA testing, as well as examination of his vehicle and his residence, resulted in the determination that Mr. Sparkman, alone, handled the key pieces of evidence with no indications of any other persons involved," Kentucky State Police said.
Sparkman's wrists were bound with duct tape, and a rope around his neck was tied to a tree, but his body was touching the ground, authorities said. He had "Fed" written on his chest in black ink.
However, Sparkman's wrists were loosely bound in front of his body at shoulder width apart, allowing for "considerable mobility," said Kentucky State Police Capt. Lisa Rudzinski.
He was also in contact with the ground, "almost on his knees," she said.
"To survive, all Mr. Sparkman had to do was stand up."
Lividity on the body -- marks made as blood stops pumping and settles in areas of the body -- showed that Sparkman died in the same position, Rudzinski said.
His glasses were taped to his head, and that tape was underneath tape that held a rag in his mouth, she said.
"Mr. Sparkman had extremely poor eyesight" and so would have needed his glasses secured, Rudzinski said.
But the most compelling evidence came from the fact that Sparkman had obtained $600,000 in accidental-death insurance, which would not have paid in the event of a suicide, as late as May, she said.
In addition, he told a "credible witness" of his plans to commit suicide and stage the scene to make it look like he was slain because he worked for the federal government. The details were consistent with how Sparkman died and was found, Rudzinski said.
The witness did not take action after Sparkman shared his plans out of a belief that he would not follow through, authorities said.
"It was learned that Mr. Sparkman had discussed recent federal investigations and the perceived negative attitudes toward federal entities by some residents of Clay County," Kentucky state police said in a statement.
So I have a question for liberal idiots like Landon Ross. Since back when you thought this was a murder you attributed this mans death to the rhetoric of Bachmann, Limbaugh, and Hannity, would you now say that Pelosi and Nepalitano are instead responsible for his death? After all, he stated his intention to stage his death in a manner consistent with the predictions of these leftists. So is his blood on their hands, much the same way you tried to place it on the hands of people across the aisle?
Of course not. That would require consistency and logical thought. If Landon Ross had either of these, he would not have made that ridiculous claim in the first place, and had he made it, we wouldn't know because he certainly couldn't land a spot on Huff Po with either of those traits. I won't hold my breath awaiting apologies and retractions from all of the idiot leftists who took the lead on arguing this idea. I'm sure they are busy over at Dopenhagen.