# Who is sending Bombs? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 24, 2018, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-sending-bombs/823454 "2018-10-24T19:31:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2018, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-sending-bombs/823454/1 "2018-10-24T19:31:07Z")
It seems that the GOP is accusing dems of making some kind of false flag about explosive devices sent to dems. I would bet it is a false flag. From the right. They are as predictable as 5 year olds. The only one who gains from this without any taint is Putin. The more chaos and confusion the more beneficial to losers. Let’s hope that these thrashings are the dying gestures of a party that has no future. ---
**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 24, 2018, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-sending-bombs/823454/2 "2018-10-24T19:42:08Z")
> [@](#): > > Let’s hope that these thrashings are the dying gestures of a party that has no future. Uh, let’s just hope whoever did this gets caught soon and receives a very harsh punishment. How about we do that first? ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2018, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-sending-bombs/823454/3 "2018-10-24T19:54:29Z")
> [@drad\_dog](#): > > It seems that the GOP is accusing dems of making some kind of false flag about explosive devices sent to dems. > > I would bet it is a false flag. From the right. Maybe. But the _most likely_ possibility is it is just fucking whackadoos doing what whackadoos do. Simplest explanation is always the most likely. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2018, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-sending-bombs/823454/4 "2018-10-24T19:54:43Z")
Chances are its a nobody, CT loving, right wing crank acting on his own. Basically the right wing equilent of [James Thomas Hodgkinson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Congressional_baseball_shooting). ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2018, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-sending-bombs/823454/5 "2018-10-24T20:02:54Z")
> [@drad\_dog](#): > > It seems that the GOP is accusing dems of making some kind of false flag about explosive devices sent to dems. > > I would bet it is a false flag. From the right. They are as predictable as 5 year olds. The only one who gains from this without any taint is Putin. The more chaos and confusion the more beneficial to losers. > > Let’s hope that these thrashings are the dying gestures of a party that has no future. We would kind of have to wait until someone is caught to know what you are asking. I doubt it’s a false flag (I have no idea what sort double-think you need to consider this a right wing false flag operation :p). My WAG, as far as whodunit would be a lone right wing nutter, or maybe a small pod (cell?) of them, riled up by Trump et al and the horrible path the US is on because of those pesky commie-pinko Democrats. ---
**Author:** ![HurricaneDitka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/96bed5/32.png) [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2018, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-sending-bombs/823454/6 "2018-10-24T20:04:17Z")
The correct answer is “we don’t know (yet)”. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2018, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-sending-bombs/823454/7 "2018-10-24T20:18:12Z")
It is [Matt Damon](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjEiBNN33Rw). Stranger ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2018, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-sending-bombs/823454/8 "2018-10-24T20:20:26Z")
My guess is going to be the “Proud Boys” group. ---
**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, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-sending-bombs/823454/9 "2018-10-24T20:21:29Z")
I can’t tell you who is sending them. But I can tell you how they chose Maxine Waters, CNN, and George Soros to be among their targets. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2018, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-sending-bombs/823454/10 "2018-10-24T20:23:45Z")
According to [a whole bunch of conservative types](https://twitter.com/jonswaine/status/1055175217641865216), it’s a liberal ‘false flag’ operation. Notably: Ann Coulter Rush Limbaugh Michael Savage James Woods Mike Flynn Jr. Frank Gaffney Kurt Schlichter Candace Owens David Horowitz John Lott ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2018, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-sending-bombs/823454/11 "2018-10-24T20:24:58Z")
And the NRCC is [launching a new ad with Soros as the bogeyman](https://www.thedailybeast.com/house-republicans-launches-new-anti-soros-ad-after-bomb-attempt-on-billionaire-democrat-donor), because that’s who they are. ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2018, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-sending-bombs/823454/12 "2018-10-24T20:25:59Z")
> [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](#): > > It is [Matt Damon](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjEiBNN33Rw). > > Stranger Damn smokers… ---
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2018, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-sending-bombs/823454/13 "2018-10-24T20:30:15Z")
> [@drad\_dog](#): > > It seems that the GOP is accusing dems of making some kind of false flag about explosive devices sent to dems. > > I would bet it is a false flag. From the right. They are as predictable as 5 year olds. The only one who gains from this without any taint is Putin. The more chaos and confusion the more beneficial to losers. > > Let’s hope that these thrashings are the dying gestures of a party that has no future. If only there were some organization, a group with police powers, who could investigate these incidents, and arrest the psychopath before someone actually gets killed, or worse. ---
**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, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-sending-bombs/823454/14 "2018-10-24T20:30:50Z")
If it’s a false flag operation, it’s pretty frickin’ stupid to create bombs that were “rudimentary but _functional_” (acc. to NYPD reports). The most important part is that no one–and the victims could’ve been dozens aside from the alleged direct targets–was hurt. I hope whoever it is, they’re caught, whether one sole nut or a group with specific motives–left or right. ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2018, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-sending-bombs/823454/15 "2018-10-24T20:37:11Z")
> [@doorhinge](#): > > If only there were some organization, a group with police powers, who could investigate these incidents, and arrest the psychopath before someone actually gets killed, or worse. Well I have learned recently that the FBI doesn’t actually do investigations anymore. They just call three or four people, ask if they know of any crimes, and if the people don’t then the case is closed. ---
**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 24, 2018, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-sending-bombs/823454/16 "2018-10-24T20:48:39Z")
Why is this under elections, exactly? ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2018, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-sending-bombs/823454/17 "2018-10-24T21:06:28Z")
> [@choie](#): > > If it’s a false flag operation, it’s pretty frickin’ stupid to create bombs that were “rudimentary but _functional_” (acc. to NYPD reports). Yeah, a bit like hiring “crisis actors” and then shooting their kids. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2018, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-sending-bombs/823454/18 "2018-10-24T21:09:26Z")
> [@drad\_dog](#): > > The only one who gains from this without any taint is Putin. Which is exactly why you need to keep Putin on your list of suspects.:eek: Frankly I’m a fan of **Tamerlane’s** fucking whackadoo theory. If there were a real Right Wing Conspiracy behind this, wouldn’t it make more sense for them to try and blow up someone who might run for President in 2020? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2018, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-sending-bombs/823454/19 "2018-10-24T21:15:18Z")
I knew a guy who mailed a package to a local county judge. In the package was a piece of pvc pipe with the letters TNT written on it. Nothing else, no real bomb of any kind. He was ‘disappeared’ for 2 years for that little stunt. Whoever did this will go down the river for a few decades. How stupid can you be? ETA, I have no doubt this character was ginned up by Trumps remarks at these rallies. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2018, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-sending-bombs/823454/20 "2018-10-24T21:17:31Z")
heres the story ive read about this :[MSN](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-instant-inevitable-cries-of-%E2%80%98false-flag%E2%80%99-after-bomb-threats-targeting-the-clintons-obamas-and-cnn/ar-BBOQs9K?li=BBnbcA1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-sending-bombs/823454.md?page=2)