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Famed Non-Automotive Journalist Michael Hastings Turns A C250 Into A “Bomb”
The Truth About Cars ^ | June 19, 2013 | Jack Baruth

Posted on 06/19/2013 4:04:13 PM PDT by jjotto

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To: jjotto

He supposedly feared for his life and was being investigated by the FBI.

I don’t know why he would have been out at this time of night if he feared for his life.

They also have a video where he tore through a red light moments before the accident.

Was he being chased? Was his car shot at?


41 posted on 06/19/2013 5:41:36 PM PDT by FR_addict
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To: FR_addict

There’s also word that he was in contact with a lawyer connected to the Wikileaks guy. Freedom-of-Information-Act requests are being put in about the FBI’s investigation of him.


42 posted on 06/19/2013 5:44:59 PM PDT by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: 23 Everest
excellerent

You related to Kathleen Kennedy Townsend?

43 posted on 06/19/2013 5:53:42 PM PDT by A.A. Cunningham (Electorate data confirms Resolute Conservative voted for Soetoro)
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To: Irenic

Maybe it was a freebasing mishap.


44 posted on 06/19/2013 6:07:04 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (America 2013 - STUCK ON STUPID)
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To: a fool in paradise

At least she knew what year it was, it took Obama two tries.


45 posted on 06/19/2013 6:09:56 PM PDT by Irenic (The pencil sharpener and Elmer's glue is put away-- we've lost the red wheel barrow)
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To: EVO X
According to MSN auto crash reports...

Has Dateline NBC weighed in yet?


46 posted on 06/19/2013 6:10:17 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (America 2013 - STUCK ON STUPID)
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To: jjotto

http://gawker.com/gruesome-video-appears-to-be-aftermath-of-michael-hasti-514428722

At about 3 minutes into this video, it shows holes in the frame. I think two are just where the door handle was, but the others look like they could be bullet holes.


47 posted on 06/19/2013 6:15:16 PM PDT by FR_addict
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To: a fool in paradise

Wow. That is a blast from the past.


48 posted on 06/19/2013 6:18:20 PM PDT by EVO X
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To: A.A. Cunningham

No, I hate the Kennedy’s. Are you related to Ernest Hemingway? Spell check Nazi.


49 posted on 06/19/2013 6:22:57 PM PDT by 23 Everest (When seconds count. The police are just 23 minutes away. 831 Bonnie)
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To: RegulatorCountry

So his love for Zero bit him on the as*? Nothing like being NSA’ed by your friends. Take heed Leftards.


50 posted on 06/19/2013 6:35:28 PM PDT by Amberdawn
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To: Amberdawn

I have no idea, but given his reported agitation and paranoia about his work, then this unusual sounding crash, it’s natural for speculation to arise. Who knows, maybe he was poking around Benghazi, given his prior history, or any number of other peculiar recent goings-on that would disturb even a leftist reporter who actually did still investigate?


51 posted on 06/19/2013 6:49:01 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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To: RegulatorCountry

Yes, at this point, it could be anything, including DUI or drugs or just plain speeding.


52 posted on 06/19/2013 6:52:35 PM PDT by Amberdawn
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To: Veto!

(You don’t suppose the drugs and alcohol were involved, do you? At 4:15 a.m., where was he coming from?)

Most likely drugs and/or alcohol were the cause. But I said 4:15 am was the first clue, not the cause.


53 posted on 06/19/2013 6:58:00 PM PDT by truth_seeker
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To: 23 Everest; A.A. Cunningham

“Spell check Nazi.”

Nah, that’s MY job! ;-)


54 posted on 06/19/2013 7:08:57 PM PDT by spel_grammer_an_punct_polise (Learn three chords and you, too, can be a Rock Star!)
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To: smokingfrog

And then the writer runs with it, proving he’s an idiot regarding cars/vehicles.


55 posted on 06/19/2013 7:24:14 PM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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But I said 4:15 am was the first clue, not the cause.

Yes, and I wonder where he was drinking and who he was with. Friends don't let friends drive soused. Supposedly.

56 posted on 06/19/2013 7:24:16 PM PDT by Veto! (Opinions freely expressed as advice)
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To: jjotto; smokingfrog; UCANSEE2

Spinning out via oversteer and jack knifing are two completely different things when discussing vehicle dynamics and crashes.

A car DOES NOT jackknife unless it is towing a trailer, in which case the combination can.


57 posted on 06/19/2013 7:27:48 PM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: FreedomPoster

A lot of speculation about what jackknife meant in context. Maybe just a Mexican not quite sure about English.

Non-car guys aren’t gonna know oversteer from squat.


58 posted on 06/19/2013 7:32:25 PM PDT by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: Veto!

Maybe the same bar Breitbart had visited?


59 posted on 06/19/2013 7:38:54 PM PDT by rabidralph (http://www.cafepress.com/westernwis)
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To: rabidralph

Probably.


60 posted on 06/19/2013 7:43:53 PM PDT by Veto! (Opinions freely expressed as advice)
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