Self-described "patriot" Mark Krause, a 40-year-old Arkansas blacksmith whose home was foreclosed upon, was arrested in Washington state on Friday and charged with placing a bomb made out of a Pepsi can in front of a polling place during the runoff election for the Arkansas Democratic Senate primary.
It allegedly started on June 8, the day of the runoff election for the Democratic Senate primary between Sen. Blanche Lincoln and Lt. Gov. Bill Halter.
According to the FBI, poll worker Kay Reed opened the polls at the Osage Baptist Church in Osage, Arkansas at 6 a.m. and found a 12-ounce can of Pepsi soda sitting by the gym door. She reportedly placed the can on the desk of the church secretary.
It wasn't until the next day that somebody noticed wires coming out of the bottom of the can and called the sheriff's office, which told the FBI.
Yeah, first of all this guy had no moral issues placing an IED at a church. Second of all, he did it on the Democratic primary run-off when only Democrats would be voting (and getting blown up.) I'm glad the FBI tracked this jackass down, but seriously? An IED at a polling place is usually associated with, I don't know, Iraq or Afghanistan, not Arkansas.
Hey America? This guy was trying to kill Democratic voters.
That jives with what Krause wrote on his MySpace page.
"I'm in a transitional period in my life. I'm a patriot. The government worries me. I have a nice shop full of enormous old machines and others I have made," Krause writes. His favorite movies were listed as "V for Vendetta" and "Taxi Driver," and he wrote that he'd like to meet Thomas Jefferson.
Sure, I remember the Jefferson letter where he totally said IEDs at polling places to kill voters from one political party is cool.
So really, the only reason why a bunch of people didn't get hurt or killed is because this guy flubbed his wiring or something. Amazing. Oh, and I can't wait to hear how this guy has to be a liberal, too. It doesn't matter what his political views were, but he sure was trying to target Democrats.
Going to make 2012's election cycle look like a walk in the park.
Like most wingnut terrorist-wannabes, this dimwit knows one thing and one thing only about Thomas Jefferson.
ReplyDeleteYeah, first of all this guy had no moral issues placing an IED at a church. Second of all, he did it on the Democratic primary run-off when only Democrats would be voting (and getting blown up.)...
ReplyDeleteIt doesn't matter what his political views were, but he sure was trying to target Democrats.
I live in Arkansas. I voted in that election. Osage, AR is part of the same congressional district I live in. It wasn't just a Democratic primary run-off election; it was a general run-off election since there was also a run-off for the House Republican nominee as well. So people voting for either Democrats or Republicans could have been killed.
I'm not sure how TPM thought that election only dealt with Democrats. Even though TPM used the FBI affidavit for their report, the affidavit itself mentioned nothing about a Democrat-only election. That may have been the only election that TPM knew existed, but like I said above, there was also a runoff for the Republican House nominee.
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