# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![3trew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/13edae/32.png) [@3trew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3trew)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2018, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bombs-keep-turning-up-at-prominent-democrats-houses/823428/61 "2018-10-24T18:27:45Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > I didn’t get a bomb. ☹ I’m sure that once they get done with sending them to the very fine people on both sides you’re, like, right near the top of the list. ---
**Author:** ![Shoujin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoujin/32/3884_2.png) [@Shoujin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoujin)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2018, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bombs-keep-turning-up-at-prominent-democrats-houses/823428/62 "2018-10-24T18:29:12Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Sloppy-ass USPS could not even be arsed to cancel the stamps on the cnn package. (Return address label says it is from Debbie Wasserman Schultz.) Chances are it was never sent via USPS mail. It is a classic representation of what is referred to as “target mail”, which is usually identified and detained by the sending office and tendered to the USPIS, the Postal Inspection Service. ---
**Author:** ![choie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/choie/32/7829_2.png) [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2018, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bombs-keep-turning-up-at-prominent-democrats-houses/823428/63 "2018-10-24T18:34:29Z")
Well, Trump’s speech was… perfunctory, but written well by whoever actually wrote it. The paranoia and offensiveness will be saved for his teat-sucking base at the rally. ---
**Author:** ![choie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/choie/32/7829_2.png) [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2018, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bombs-keep-turning-up-at-prominent-democrats-houses/823428/64 "2018-10-24T18:36:15Z")
> [@Shoujin](#): > > Chances are it was never sent via USPS mail. It is a classic representation of what is referred to as “target mail”, which is usually identified and detained by the sending office and tendered to the USPIS, the Postal Inspection Service. If these were all dropped off, that’s pretty scary, because the bombs have been sent in multiple sites/states. Meaning that many people are involved. ---
**Author:** ![Shoujin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoujin/32/3884_2.png) [@Shoujin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoujin)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2018, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bombs-keep-turning-up-at-prominent-democrats-houses/823428/65 "2018-10-24T18:39:05Z")
> [@choie](#): > > If these were all dropped off, that’s pretty scary, because the bombs have been sent in multiple sites/states. Meaning that many people are involved. That, or a lot of Postal Employees are in a lot of trouble. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Parker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/35a633/32.png) [@Richard\_Parker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Parker)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2018, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bombs-keep-turning-up-at-prominent-democrats-houses/823428/66 "2018-10-24T18:45:18Z")
> [@choie](#): > > If these were all dropped off, that’s pretty scary, because the bombs have been sent in multiple sites/states. Meaning that many people are involved. Not necessarily. One person can drive pretty far in a day, and not all were dropped the same day. ---
**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 24, 2018, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bombs-keep-turning-up-at-prominent-democrats-houses/823428/67 "2018-10-24T18:48:21Z")
> [@Richard\_Parker](#): > > Not necessarily. One person can drive pretty far in a day, and not all were dropped the same day. This is true. I’ve driven over 1200 miles in less than 24 hours on several occasions. ---
**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 24, 2018, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bombs-keep-turning-up-at-prominent-democrats-houses/823428/68 "2018-10-24T19:10:25Z")
> [@Section\_Maker\_Jupe](#): > > A suspicious package intercepted at the white house. Going to be a long news day. The caravan won’t be front and center anymore. Turns out that was a lie. Seth Abramson said, No word on which “official” lied and said there was to wrongly cast today’s attempted terrorist attacks as bipartisan. > ---
**Author:** ![choie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/choie/32/7829_2.png) [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2018, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bombs-keep-turning-up-at-prominent-democrats-houses/823428/69 "2018-10-24T19:10:30Z")
> [@Richard\_Parker](#): > > Not necessarily. One person can drive pretty far in a day, and not all were dropped the same day. From NY to Florida? The NYC-based Clinton/Obama/CNN-Brennan devices were received today, as was the Eric Holder-Debbie Wasserman Shultz device (Florida). ---
**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 24, 2018, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bombs-keep-turning-up-at-prominent-democrats-houses/823428/70 "2018-10-24T19:12:11Z")
> [@Fiveyearlurker](#): > > The CNN bomb was addressed to [John Brennan.](https://twitter.com/jaketapper/status/1055119241354117121) Who happens to be a Trump foil. Though, they probably should have checked because he doesn’t work at CNN. He works at MSNBC. Actually, it was addressed to “John Brenan” with a return address in “Florsda”. ---
**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 24, 2018, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bombs-keep-turning-up-at-prominent-democrats-houses/823428/71 "2018-10-24T19:15:43Z")
There are conflicting reports as to whether there was a bomb at Kamala Harris’s offices in San Diego. ---
**Author:** ![choie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/choie/32/7829_2.png) [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2018, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bombs-keep-turning-up-at-prominent-democrats-houses/823428/72 "2018-10-24T19:20:46Z")
> [@choie](#): > > From NY to Florida? The NYC-based Clinton/Obama/CNN-Brennan devices were received today, as was the Eric Holder-Debbie Wasserman Shultz device (Florida). Ugh, very sloppy of me–the CNN-Brennan, Clinton and Soros bombs were in NYS, not NYC. (Except for the CNN one, which btw is about five blocks away from me, so… you can imagine the loud sirens I’ve been hearing all day.) Obama/Waters are in the DC/Maryland area. Holder c/o Wasserman Schultz is Florida. My apologies. Geography is not my strong suit! ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Parker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/35a633/32.png) [@Richard\_Parker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Parker)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2018, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bombs-keep-turning-up-at-prominent-democrats-houses/823428/73 "2018-10-24T19:24:55Z")
> [@choie](#): > > Ugh, very sloppy of me–the CNN-Brennan, Clinton and Soros bombs were in NYS, not NYC. (Except for the CNN one, which btw is about five blocks away from me, so… you can imagine the loud sirens I’ve been hearing all day.) Obama/Waters are in the DC/Maryland area. Holder c/o Wasserman Schultz is Florida. > > My apologies. Geography is not my strong suit! AFAICT, the only reason the package ended up in Florida is because it was returned by USPS there. Wasn’t it originally delivered (or dropped) somewhere in DC? ---
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2018, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bombs-keep-turning-up-at-prominent-democrats-houses/823428/74 "2018-10-24T19:30:46Z")
> [@choie](#): > > Well, Trump’s speech was… perfunctory, but written well by whoever actually wrote it. > > The paranoia and offensiveness will be saved for his teat-sucking base at the rally. I imagine it was firmly stressed that he stick to the script on this one. As usual when he’s having to read something he doesn’t like, he’s very monotone and lifeless. I did notice he said the bombs were sent to government officials, not to Democrats. Tonight’s rally should be interesting. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2018, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bombs-keep-turning-up-at-prominent-democrats-houses/823428/75 "2018-10-24T19:36:54Z")
> [@choie](#): > > If these were all dropped off, that’s pretty scary, because the bombs have been sent in multiple sites/states. Meaning that many people are involved. Holy shit, maybe there’s a large gang of magabombers. Maybe they have some dumb name like Proud Bomb Boys. ---
**Author:** ![choie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/choie/32/7829_2.png) [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2018, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bombs-keep-turning-up-at-prominent-democrats-houses/823428/76 "2018-10-24T19:56:22Z")
> [@Richard\_Parker](#): > > AFAICT, the only reason the package ended up in Florida is because it was returned by USPS there. Wasn’t it originally delivered (or dropped) somewhere in DC? Ohh interesting. So for some reason it wasn’t delivered to its addressee, but then got returned to the sender’s address (DWS in Florida). ---
**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 24, 2018, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bombs-keep-turning-up-at-prominent-democrats-houses/823428/77 "2018-10-24T19:58:58Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Actually, it was addressed to “John Brenan” with a return address in “Florsda”. No, the picture I saw had a return address of “Florids”. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2018, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bombs-keep-turning-up-at-prominent-democrats-houses/823428/78 "2018-10-24T20:04:43Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > If you appeared on Trump’s Twitter feed anytime in the past two years, it probably wouldn’t be too soon to call the police. I’ve wondered if people who tweet him go on a list. ---
**Author:** ![Fiveyearlurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2018, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bombs-keep-turning-up-at-prominent-democrats-houses/823428/79 "2018-10-24T20:18:54Z")
The Cuomo bomb turns out to be pamphlets. He was the one victim who didn’t really fit into the Trump hit list. ---
**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 24, 2018, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bombs-keep-turning-up-at-prominent-democrats-houses/823428/80 "2018-10-24T20:19:36Z")
[this image](https://magaimg.net/img/6jhh.jpg) shows a bomb pulled out of the package. It looks like there may be some Arabic lettering on it, and/or perhaps the graphic device from the Iranian flag. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bombs-keep-turning-up-at-prominent-democrats-houses/823428.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bombs-keep-turning-up-at-prominent-democrats-houses/823428.md?page=5)