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Posted on Wednesday, August 25, 2010 by J. Robert Gough 
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U.S.Rep. Russ Carnahan's (D-St. Louis) office was set on fire last week and the suspect was mysteriously released after being questioned.
Jim Hoft is reporting this today:
The suspect was reportedly a disgruntled progressive activist employed by Russ Carnahan. An unnamed source familiar with the case released the information. Suspect Chris Powers reportedly was upset because he did not get paid so he firebombed the Carnahan finance offices at 2 in the morning.
Now I would never confuse St. Louis' Riverfront Times with The Wall Street Journal, but read how this news story appeared in that publication last week:
Police aren't releasing the man's name until charges are
officially filed. No motive was given for the attack, though one could suspect
that the perpetrator is not a fan of the congressman. Given what we know of him
-- 50, white, angry -- he certainly fits the demographics of a Tea Party
member. (This is a supposed news piece, not a column or an op-ed.)
Perhaps, he joined his fellow "patriots" earlier this year when they burned
Carnahan's photo in effigy or placed a coffin
on the sidewalk outside his home. On second thought, maybe he's not a Tea
Party member. Firebombing your opponent's office seems a little too, um, sane
for that group.
Incidentially, notice the fresh thread of comments that are grilling this guy today.
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Posts: 1
Reply #1 on : Wed August 25, 2010, 21:06:17