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To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (597471)	1/10/2011 8:12:36 PM
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Jared Lee Loughner was a registered independent, didn't vote in 2010 election By Chris Cillizza Suspected Tucson gunman Jared Lee Loughner registered as an independent voter in Arizona in the fall of 2006, according to the Pima County Registrar of Voters. Loughner registered to vote on Sept. 29, 2006, identifying himself as an independent. Records show he voted in the 2006 and 2008 elections but is current listed as "inactive" on the state's voter roles -- meaning that he did not vote in November. The political affiliations of Loughner, who is being charged by state and federal authorities with the shooting of Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D) as well as 19 other victims outside a Tucson grocery store on Saturday, have become the subject of a white-hot partisan debate in recent days. In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, liberals sought to paint Loughner as an anti-government, tea party conservative. Conservatives retorted that Loughner lacked anything close to a coherent political philosophy -- a case strengthened by subsequent glimpses into his personal life that suggests someone struggling with mental illness. Loughner's decision to affiliate as an independent rather than a Republican or Democrat would seem to affirm the sense that while he targeted Giffords in the attack, it was not a decision born of a set of deeply held political beliefs that fit neatly into either party. voices.washingtonpost.com [If he voted in 2006 & 2008, how would he have likely voted? ] ------------------ Caitie Parker’s Tweets Re Jared Loughner In reverse chronological order (latest to earliest) from Twitter: Caitie Parker @johnedelstein possibly. I’m looking back at this at a 14-19 year old. Who knows if any of us knew what for sure we were yet. @johnedelstein not as I knew him no. Very accepting of everyone. But that was 3 years ago. @FriendThatCooks 3 years ago when I saw him last he was more leftist. Now I don’t know. @johnedelstein & when I say "us" or "our" I mean our group. There were 5-6 of us that hung out in hs. @johnedelstein well for the Bush/Kerry election we all wore "1 term president" buttons. That election was HUGE to us. @johnedelstein we listened to political punk in high school & agreed with their leftist opinions for the most part Anti-Flag was our band. @johnedelstein also probably more libertarian & definitely socially liberal. @johnedelstein liberal in wanting to change the way the world was run, we both wanted to. He took it to an extreme I never would’ve. @pursueliberty who knows. It could all be merely a psychotic snap. I don’t think anyone knows. I surely don’t. @icwhatudo he was leftwing when I knew him in hs & college, 3 years ago. So he may have changed, who knows. But thanks. @nyctheblog yeah over 20 facebook messages, emails, & people harassing my poor mom & sister. @toyotabedzrock yep, I’m merely stating how I remembered an old friend as he was when I saw him last, 3 years ago. I’ve make that clear. @kurtbradwill I never said anything about him being a Tea Partier, check your facts. @veronacodex I wish I could give everyone a hug & apologize for lack of knowledge to know, that a guy I new, was troubled, & didn’t see it. @Gnushound very true. The guy I knew 3 years ago isn’t the evil he became today. @stewmj I went to high school, college, & was in a band with him. I know what I know & not asking anyone to believe me in this madness. @MindlessPrey I have no idea. I think he slowly descended in a psychotic break. Something in him snapped. He wasn’t always like this. @SkyZiegler you’re welcome. I’m glad I could be of some help in this horrible tragedy. Can’t help but think if I had been there today, if things would’ve come out differently. Maybe I could’ve talked him down. Stages of grief? @TQMKA b/c they’re all related. I’m all about peace & acceptance. That goes hand in hand in my faith & political views. @lonelyfame I have nothing against differing political views. That’s what our country is built on, freedom of opinions & beliefs. Thank you! @ToureX thank you sir. I haven’t seen him in 3 years, but the guy I knew was a polar opposite of the evil he became today. @ToureX I did know him & as stunned & horrified as anyone else. The Jared I knew, want like this. All about peace. @royaldavis the band It’s Like Love? Love those guys. I tweeter about Jared b/c writing is my means of coping. I had to write to get it off my chest. People hanging on my words, NOT expected. Anyone who says I’m milking or lying for media attention is WRONG! one tweet & my phone, twitter, & facebook blew up. I never wanted this. @shaunlandry I stated I went to high school, college, & was in a band with him, & made it clear how I knew him THEN not NOW. @theEcon_tweets what does that have to do with anything regarding today. I was making a observance of a TV show. I voted for Giffords & came into this story wondering what kind of evil could do this. Sadly, I know him, & I’m not proud of that. I do not condone anything Jarod has done, it is horrific. I’m still in shock & haven’t stopped shaking since the news. Did GMA(+ ABC Radio) & The Today Show. No more interviews. I said how I knew Jared, & my shock at this incident. Now to reflect & pray. I can’t manage all these media requests & @ replies. Too much too fast, can’t keep up. This is a circus. Good Morning America just called me. @antderosa it’s loughner just checked my year book. @lakarune I haven’t seen him since ’07. Then, he was left wing. [ If he was leftwing in '07, now how would he have likely voted in 06 and 08? ] @noboa more left. I haven’t seen him since ’07 though. He became very reclusive. @antderosa he had a lot of friends until he got alcohol poisoning in ’06, & dropped out of school. Mainly loner very philosophical. @antderosa As I knew him he was left wing, quite liberal. & oddly obsessed with the 2012 prophecy. @antderosa he was a pot head & into rock like Hendrix,The Doors, Anti-Flag. I haven’t seen him in person since ’07 in a sign language class @antderosa He was a political radical & met Giffords once before in ’07, asked her a question & he told me she was "stupid & unintelligent" @antderosa I went to high school, college, & was in a band with the gunman. This tragedy has just turned to horrific. sweetness-light.com