# Bombs keep turning up at prominent Democrats houses **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 24, 2018, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bombs-keep-turning-up-at-prominent-democrats-houses/823428 "2018-10-24T13:52:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2018, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bombs-keep-turning-up-at-prominent-democrats-houses/823428/221 "2018-10-26T13:35:56Z")
> [@Uncommon\_Sense](#): > > Let’s not rule out that this could be orchestrated by someone on the left to motivate the base. Let’s not rule out that it this could be [ul] [li]Ghosts[/li][li]Martians[/li][li]Laser Sharks[/li][li]The Joker[/li][li]Killer Algae[/li][/ul] Let’s look at the facts – the bombs were: [ul] [li]Incompetently Assembled (a dozen, none of which blew up their target)[/li][li]Incompetently Addressed (misspellings galore)[/li][li]Sent from Florida or hand-delivered in New York[/li][/ul] Now… who do we know who is incompetent, inept at spelling, and has residences in New York and Florida…? ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2018, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bombs-keep-turning-up-at-prominent-democrats-houses/823428/222 "2018-10-26T13:53:36Z")
If you want to see how the absolute scum of the earth are taking this, go ahead and check out the Facebook group “Vietnam Veterans for Trump”. One post says the only bombs involving Robert DeNiro were his last three movies. Another shows Maxine Waters telling Obama “I got my bomb, did you get yours yet?” with Obama answering “Yes, do you think people are going to fall for this shit?” Another post states that Obama and Clinton couldn’t have received their bombs because all of their mail goes through a Secret Service facility before being sent to them, implying that this whole thing was a hoax. Never underestimate the lengths that right wingers will go to to place the blame for any story at the feet of Democrats or to declare that the whole thing is fake news. I don’t see a lot of difference between this demented Facebook group and the Hitler Youth. ---
**Author:** ![Fiveyearlurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2018, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bombs-keep-turning-up-at-prominent-democrats-houses/823428/223 "2018-10-26T13:57:34Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > If you want to see how the absolute scum of the earth are taking this, go ahead and check out the Facebook group “Vietnam Veterans for Trump”. One post says the only bombs involving Robert DeNiro were his last three movies. To be fair, that’s sort of funny. ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2018, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bombs-keep-turning-up-at-prominent-democrats-houses/823428/224 "2018-10-26T14:14:32Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > If you want to see how the absolute scum of the earth are taking this, go ahead and check out the Facebook group “Vietnam Veterans for Trump”. One post says the only bombs involving Robert DeNiro were his last three movies. Another shows Maxine Waters telling Obama “I got my bomb, did you get yours yet?” with Obama answering “Yes, do you think people are going to fall for this shit?” Another post states that Obama and Clinton couldn’t have received their bombs because all of their mail goes through a Secret Service facility before being sent to them, implying that this whole thing was a hoax. > > Never underestimate the lengths that right wingers will go to to place the blame for any story at the feet of Democrats or to declare that the whole thing is fake news. I don’t see a lot of difference between this demented Facebook group and the Hitler Youth. We’ll see how funny it is when the federal government cuts more of their veterans benefits to pay for the job creators’ tax cuts. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_McQwark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@Steve\_McQwark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_McQwark)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2018, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bombs-keep-turning-up-at-prominent-democrats-houses/823428/225 "2018-10-26T14:36:57Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > Let’s look at the facts – the bombs were: > [ul] > [li]Incompetently Assembled (a dozen, none of which blew up their target)[/li][li]Incompetently Addressed (misspellings galore)[/li][li]Sent from Florida or hand-delivered in New York[/li][/ul] > Now… who do we know who is incompetent, inept at spelling, and has residences in New York and Florida…? Oh my god! You mean the call is coming from inside the (White) House? ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2018, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bombs-keep-turning-up-at-prominent-democrats-houses/823428/226 "2018-10-26T15:07:29Z")
arrest made in Florida no other details so far ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2018, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bombs-keep-turning-up-at-prominent-democrats-houses/823428/227 "2018-10-26T15:54:41Z")
Florida? There is a crazy guy in Florida? Go figure. ---
**Author:** ![Fiveyearlurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2018, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bombs-keep-turning-up-at-prominent-democrats-houses/823428/228 "2018-10-26T15:58:02Z")
There have to be more out there. Can’t imagine Pelosi, one of the ultimate MAGA boogeypeople, didn’t get one aimed at her. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![sps49sd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@sps49sd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sps49sd)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2018, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bombs-keep-turning-up-at-prominent-democrats-houses/823428/229 "2018-10-26T16:03:25Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > arrest made in Florida no other details so far omg it really IS Debbie Wasserman Schulz! ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2018, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bombs-keep-turning-up-at-prominent-democrats-houses/823428/230 "2018-10-26T16:16:26Z")
And what’s thump’s main concern? [**Trump Suggests ‘This “Bomb” Stuff’ Is Hurting Republicans at the Polls**](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/26/us/politics/trump-bomb-media.html?partner=rss&emc=rss) :smack: > [@](#): > > In a Twitter post directed to his base in the midst of a bomb scare affecting prominent Democrats, celebrities and news organizations, President Trump also suggested that the problem was not real or exaggerated, putting the word “bomb” in quotes. > > “Republicans are doing so well in early voting, and at the polls, and now this “Bomb” stuff happens and the momentum greatly slows - news not talking politics,” Mr. Trump said. “Very unfortunate, what is going on. Republicans, go out and vote!” > … I truly do not understand how anyone can still support this M.F. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2018, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bombs-keep-turning-up-at-prominent-democrats-houses/823428/231 "2018-10-26T16:29:39Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > And what’s thump’s main concern? > > [**Trump Suggests ‘This “Bomb” Stuff’ Is Hurting Republicans at the Polls**](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/26/us/politics/trump-bomb-media.html?partner=rss&emc=rss) > > :smack: > I truly do not understand how anyone can still support this M.F. See what I mean? [Republicans are ALWAYS the REAL victims! :rolleyes:](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=864487) ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2018, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bombs-keep-turning-up-at-prominent-democrats-houses/823428/232 "2018-10-26T16:50:42Z")
Followup to the above: (Everyone knows how much thump LOVES being told what to do and what not to do, right?) [**Ben Shapiro tells Trump to ‘stop’ complaints about bombs**](https://thehill.com/homenews/media/413324-ben-shapiro-tells-trump-to-stop-complaints-about-bombs) > [@](#): > > Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro said President Trump should stop complaining about package bombs blunting the GOP’s political momentum on Friday, hours after the president first made the complaint. > > “STOP,” Shapiro wrote in retweeting the president’s tweet. > > ``` > STOP https://t.co/HqKp7GKa7w > — Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) October 26, 2018 > > ``` > > “OK, let’s all take a step back here,” Shapiro said on his daily live video broadcast. “\*\*Everyone \*\*is overheated. It needs to stop." > > “Basically, \*\*everyone \*\*is acting badly here,” Shapiro added in mainly referencing Trump and the media coverage of this week’s events. > > "\*\*Everyone \*\*is acting as badly as can be, which has become the usual state of affairs in America politics. It’s really quite awful.” > … My bold. Ah, no, Ben. It’s not “everyone.” It’s your out-of-control puppet, your FrankenFuerher. You fostered it, but you can’t control it. ---
**Author:** ![Ashtura](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ashtura/32/2963_2.png) [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2018, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bombs-keep-turning-up-at-prominent-democrats-houses/823428/233 "2018-10-26T18:42:05Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Followup to the above: (Everyone knows how much thump LOVES being told what to do and what not to do, right?) > > [**Ben Shapiro tells Trump to ‘stop’ complaints about bombs**](https://thehill.com/homenews/media/413324-ben-shapiro-tells-trump-to-stop-complaints-about-bombs) > My bold. > > Ah, no, Ben. It’s not “everyone.” It’s your out-of-control puppet, your FrankenFuerher. You fostered it, but you can’t control it. You _don’t_ think everyone is being overheated? May I present [Exhibit A](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/forumdisplay.php?f=5)? Ben Shapiro was a never-Trumper, didn’t vote for him, and criticizes Trump on literally almost a daily basis, FYI. Not sure why you’re singling him out. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2018, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bombs-keep-turning-up-at-prominent-democrats-houses/823428/234 "2018-10-26T19:08:58Z")
> [@Ashtura](#): > > You _don’t_ think everyone is being overheated? May I present [Exhibit A](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/forumdisplay.php?f=5)? Tell you what: why don’t you list all the violent rhetoric from the Pit, and we’ll compare it to the violent rhetoric from Trump and see which is worse and more frequent. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2018, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bombs-keep-turning-up-at-prominent-democrats-houses/823428/235 "2018-10-26T19:09:44Z")
Jefferson Beauregard, at a DOJ press conference about the bomber and the arrest, when asked why he thinks the bomber was targeting Democrats: “I don’t know.” ---
**Author:** ![Ashtura](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ashtura/32/2963_2.png) [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2018, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bombs-keep-turning-up-at-prominent-democrats-houses/823428/236 "2018-10-26T19:13:25Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Tell you what: why don’t you list all the violent rhetoric from the Pit, and we’ll compare it to the violent rhetoric from Trump and see which is worse and more frequent. Do it yourself. I’m only in the cesspool because it’s the only place here to talk about this bomber. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2018, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bombs-keep-turning-up-at-prominent-democrats-houses/823428/237 "2018-10-26T19:15:18Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Tell you what: why don’t you list all the violent rhetoric from the Pit, and we’ll compare it to the violent rhetoric from Trump and see which is worse and more frequent. Better yet, list everybody who reads the Pit who sent bombs to prominent Republicans. ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2018, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bombs-keep-turning-up-at-prominent-democrats-houses/823428/238 "2018-10-26T19:17:34Z")
Looks like they have a suspect (as of a couple hours ago - this thread seems to be behind?). Trump stickers plastered all over his van: > **[Man in Florida arrested, charged in connection with mail bombs sent to public...](https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2018/10/26/suspected-explosive-devices-addressed-cory-booker-james-clapper-probe-expands-packages/?utm_term=.ae13eeec9b69)** > > The arrests came after at least a dozen packages containing suspected explosives were sent to public figures. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2018, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bombs-keep-turning-up-at-prominent-democrats-houses/823428/239 "2018-10-26T19:25:04Z")
Yeah, we love you, Beaubo, CNN coverage _When asked why bomb suspect Cesar Sayoc was targeting Democrats, Attorney General Jeff Sessions replied, “I don’t know. Other than what you might normally expect. He may have been – he appears to be partisan but that will be determined by the facts as the case goes forward. I’m not able to comment on that.”_ ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2018, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bombs-keep-turning-up-at-prominent-democrats-houses/823428/240 "2018-10-26T19:33:48Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Tell you what: why don’t you list all the violent rhetoric from the Pit, and we’ll compare it to the violent rhetoric from Trump and see which is worse and more frequent. Maybe I’m odd this way, but I hold the President of the United States to higher standards than people shooting shit on an obscure message board. And whole it might be a really strange position to take, I also think - just bear with me here - that in terms of assessing relative levels of vitriol, the appropriate comparisons for the President might not be anonymous people on a message board but might be, you know, prominent Democratic politicians and leaders. And, now, while you might think I’m crazy, I also think that what the President of the United States says might be just a tiny bit more influential that what people on an obscure message board say. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bombs-keep-turning-up-at-prominent-democrats-houses/823428.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bombs-keep-turning-up-at-prominent-democrats-houses/823428.md?page=13)