The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

[Alex]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Holy hell. Y'all remember that hanged census worker in Kentucky? Seems he staged it all and hung himself!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34130128/ns/us_news-life/

I like when I end up looking smart, in this case for not jumping on the crucify Michelle Bachmann bandwagon (though she is, of course, thoroughly nuts).

Originally Posted by Me, back then

Not saying that was the reason, it [that he was killed to protect illicit drug/alcohol operations] just strikes me as equally likely (and there are many other possibilities) based on the currently available information as it being someone inspired by Michele Bachman's comments on the census itself.

Ultimately, unless there is direct evidence found one way or another, it may not be possible to assign one murder to one cause. And jumping to conclusions isn't particularly useful except as a rhetorical club. It is something to watch and investigate, of course.

And why is it that people who write on themselves to incite outrage in others can never seem to do it properly.