Angry middle-aged White guy fire-bombs Dem. office

If you're curious why Newsweek Magazine was sold for a dollar, which is less than the cover price of one copy of said mag-rag, this might give some indication of just how worthless is a mainstream media product in general:

Chad Garrison, Daily RFT.com, 18 Aug. 2010

St. Louis police have arrested a 50-year-old white man in connection to the bizarre firebombing early yesterday of Congressman Russ Carnahan's campaign headquarters.

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Police aren't releasing the man's name until charges are officially filed. No motive was given for the attack, though one could suspect that the perpetrator is not a fan of the congressman. Given what we know of him -- 50, white, angry -- he certainly fits the demographics of a Tea Party member.

Perhaps, he joined his fellow "patriots" earlier this year when they burned Carnahan's photo in effigy or placed a coffin on the sidewalk outside his home. On second thought, maybe he's not a Tea Party member. Firebombing your opponent's office seems a little too, um, sane for that group.

http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/dailyrft/2010/08/man_arrested_for_firebombing_russ_carnahans_campaign_office.php

What really happened? For that we must look not to the msm but to a blog:

VANDAL WHO FIREBOMBED CARNAHAN’S OFFICE IDENTIFIED – He’s a Dem Operative & Disgruntled Employee …Update: Carnahan Confesses

Jim Hoft, August 25, 2010.

Last Tuesday August 17, 2010, Rep. Russ Carnahan’s office was reportedly vandalized and “firebombed” at 2 AM in the morning. Hours later police arrested a suspect for the crime and held him for several hours.

Of course, when the “firebombing” was reported local leftists blamed the tea party activists.

Then things got really weird. The police released the suspect and the Carnahan camp went silent. Carnahan employees were seen dumping documents into a dumpster but refused to to talk to reporters. There was a complete blackout on information.

Now we know why. The suspect was reportedly a disgruntled progressive activist employed by Russ Carnahan. An unnamed source familiar with the case released the information. Suspect Chris Powers reportedly was upset because he did not get paid so he firebombed the Carnahan finance offices at 2 in the morning.

What a complete shock.

Who'll waste a dollar to buy the New York Times?

Oh, gee, look at this:

Man held without bail in NYC cab driver stabbing

By TOM HAYS
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- A college student who did volunteer work in Afghanistan was charged Wednesday with using a folding tool to slash the neck and face of a New York City taxi driver after the driver said he is Muslim.

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Enright volunteered for Intersections International, a group that promotes interfaith dialogue and has supported a controversial proposed mosque near ground zero.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CABBIE_STABBED?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=US

Supports Ground Zero mosque by slashing a Muslim's throat. I get it. He's a secret Tea Partier hiding secretly under cover. Yeah, no one will ever figure this one out but me, right?