The Washington Post’s contributor Jonathan Capeheart–in his enduring wisdom, made the “connection” today…
Joseph Stack was angry at the Internal Revenue Service, and he took his rage out on it by slamming his single-engine plane into the Echelon Building in Austin, Texas. We now know this thanks to the rather clear (as rants go) suicide note Stack left behind. There’s no information yet on whether he was involved in any anti-government groups or whether he was a lone wolf. But after reading his 34-paragraph screed, I am struck by how his alienation is similar to that we’re hearing from the extreme elements of the Tea Party movement.
Oh, and if you don’t know what the hell happened, that’s my fault…
Some loon crashed his single-engine plane into an IRS office in Austin, Texas.
Now that you’re up to speed…
But there are a few problems with Mr. Capeheart’s article…
Well, if you read his article, you will see that he neglected to include the anti-Bush rhetoric…:
“…presidential puppet GW Bush and his cronies…”
Oh, and he also forgot to include the part about the “joke we call the American medical system … [that's] murdering tens of thousands of people a year.”
Read–Hot Air
Oh and also totally misquoting the loony…
Actual text:
Well, Mr. Big Brother IRS man, let’s try something different; take my pound of flesh and sleep well.
The communist creed: From each according to his ability, to each according to his need.
The capitalist creed: From each according to his gullibility, to each according to his greed.
Joe Stack (1956-2010)
02/18/2010
Capeheart’s revisionist present text:
Well, Mr. Big Brother IRS man, let’s try something different; take my pound of flesh and sleep well.
Joe Stack (1956-2010)
02/18/2010
Read–Hot Air
Now, that is wholly irresponsible…Your position is a stretch, at best, Mr. Capeheart…
I’ll get to the Time Magazine portion of this story in the morning…It’s been a long day.
Developing…
