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What motivated man accused of sending threats [Olbermann launches on right-wing blogs re: Castagana]
MSNBC ^
| Nov 14, 2006
| By Keith Olbermann
Posted on 11/14/2006 9:29:45 PM PST by Jim Robinson
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Unfortunately, looks like this guy did have an FR account. And even more unfortunately, we had not caught him yet. Chasing down Marc Costanzo's IP address and other Internet footprints, looks like he had at least four earlier FR accounts, each of which had been banned. He was a "retread troll." It happens.
To: Jim Robinson
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posted on
11/14/2006 9:33:32 PM PST
by
kinoxi
To: Jim Robinson
Unfortunately, looks like this guy did have an FR account. And even more unfortunately, we had not caught him yet. Aren't there over 200,000 Freeper accounts now? There's bound to be a few bad apples in any group that size.
To: Jim Robinson
Interesting. It has to be difficult being on lookout for the nuts who are out there.
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posted on
11/14/2006 9:34:30 PM PST
by
KoRn
To: Jim Robinson
There has been a lot of call here for a probationary period before new accounts can post on FR.
Maybe the time has come to look into that.
My .02
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posted on
11/14/2006 9:34:58 PM PST
by
ButThreeLeftsDo
(Fight Crime. Shoot back.)
To: Jim Robinson
It wasn't TLBSHOW was it?
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posted on
11/14/2006 9:36:11 PM PST
by
SoDak
To: Jim Robinson
We know you'll do whatever you can to help track the bum down.
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posted on
11/14/2006 9:37:20 PM PST
by
Just Lori
(Blessed are the peacemakers: ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE, MARINES, COAST GUARD!!!!)
To: Jim Robinson
Yes, it happens. There are no mental clarity tests given in cyberspace. And there are nuts among us wherever we go. Good riddance to the freak.
banned from FR at least four previous times needs to be repeated.
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
Your tag line makes me want to shoot at people.....
;^)
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posted on
11/14/2006 9:38:32 PM PST
by
KoRn
To: Jim Robinson
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posted on
11/14/2006 9:38:38 PM PST
by
fatima
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
Hard to spot a troll until you see his posts.
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posted on
11/14/2006 9:38:43 PM PST
by
Just Lori
(Blessed are the peacemakers: ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE, MARINES, COAST GUARD!!!!)
To: Jim Robinson
"Well, I mean, if he is idolizing them, that sounds like hero worship to me. I mean, I think, you know, these, Ann Coulter and Malkin, you know, they sort of present a kind of rhetorical world view where they have their troops out there, and I think he thought of himself as one of their troops and wanted to live up to their standards. And I mean, I dont think we can always hold these people responsible for the actions of the least hinged of their followers, but I think it is clear that he was an acolyte of the Coulters and the Malkins, and I think that they clearly enjoy having acolytes, and they clearly sort of issue calls to action -- not necessarily to send threatening powder-filled envelopes to you in so many words, but they certainly exhort their followers to let themselves be known."
Cooks really not blaming Ann Coulter or anything..../sarcasm
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posted on
11/14/2006 9:40:13 PM PST
by
TAdams8591
(It's the Justices, stupid!)
To: Jim Robinson
I'm shocked to see MSNBC called Free Republic "some of the most thoughtful right-wing thinkers out there", instead of far right wingnuts.
To: Jim Robinson
"FreeRepublic, which, as you know, is an online library of some of the most thoughtful right-wing thinkers"
______________________
At least he thinks we're thoughtful.
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posted on
11/14/2006 9:41:27 PM PST
by
Vinny
(You can't compromise with evil.)
To: SoDak
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posted on
11/14/2006 9:42:45 PM PST
by
finnman69
(cum puella incedit minore medio corpore sub quo manifestu s globus, inflammare animos)
To: Jim Robinson
Open public forum...even with moderators there is only so much you can do....
Keep up the good work!
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posted on
11/14/2006 9:43:21 PM PST
by
nevergore
(?It could be that the purpose of my life is simply to serve as a warning to others.?)
To: Jim Robinson
Sorry to hear he posted here. We all know that the odd nut doesn't characterize FR, but outsiders will surely zero in on these exceptions. I'm here for the long haul and am proud of it.
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posted on
11/14/2006 9:43:45 PM PST
by
umgud
(I love NASCAR as much as the Democrats hate Bush)
To: Vinny
I could be wrong but I don't think it was meant as a compliment:')
To: Jim Robinson
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posted on
11/14/2006 9:44:39 PM PST
by
claudiustg
("We are entering an era where when the speaker instructs you what to do, you do it.")
To: Just Lori
Correct.
However, on average, trolls begin posting 4.5 seconds after enrolling. An embargo would dissuade many of them.
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