Texas State Senator's Fort Worth office firebombed

[narcoleption reflux]

This happened yesterday, just a few blocks from my house.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/03/2 ... Firebombed

Sorry if I pasted the link incorrectly, but I am upset for many reasons. I know Wendy and have much respect for her. She is a strong supporter of Planned Parenthood and civil rights. The cops arrested the man who did this, but I am waiting to hear further details. I have some friends who work for the daily in Fort Worth who can give me new info, but it is strongly suspected that the firebomber is a religious extremist.

I wondered why I heard so many sirens yesterday afternoon, but shrugged it off because I live so close to downtown. Then, I got some phone calls from friends, asking me to walk over there. No one was injured, but there was quite a mess.

Mods, if this topic doesn't belong here, please feel free to move it. I just wanted to let everyone know. Some scary stuff is happening in Texas.

[debrand]

If the attacker is someone from the Christian right, the news will not make his religion as as big an issue as they would if he was a Muslim extremist. With the political climate so heated, I'm surprised that we don't hear more of these types of attacks.

The person who set off the bomb is a terrorist and I hope that the news media dubs him one

edited because I can't spell

[Phyllis Styne]

Don't you also wonder if the attacks in France made these creeps bolder.

[narcoleption reflux]

The latest report states that the bomber is a 40-year-old homeless man who'd been to Wendy's office twice before the attack.

No mention of any religious affiliation. I'm still waiting to hear more from my buddies at the Star-T. Weird thing is, the attack was a few blocks from my house and the guy was arrested two blocks away from my husband's restaurant. He mentioned it to me this morning, and I told him what I knew about it.

Cue Twilight Zone theme.