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[Irving Cowboy]

I saw a report that said he had the No Kings stuff in his car because he also planned to disrupt those events.

 

[Irving Cowboy]

Sorry bro, this place is crickets today until someone can find a Twitter retard to give a semi-plausible explanation for the Radical MAGA Shooter.

Some I'm sure are out signing up for their Trump Mobile plans right now.

 

[Rev]

I saw a report that said he had the No Kings stuff in his car because he also planned to disrupt those events.

So an either/or kind of thing. Too much nonsense with people claiming this and that.

 

[Plan9Misfit]

Again, it could be. So far though, the only thing I have seen that says that is the weird Papa Johns guy. He wasn't registered as such in that state, because they don't register like that. I know he was registered in Oklahoma that way, but it was early 2000's so I am not sure that still held true. I guess we will see when they tell us.

Minnesota doesn’t require party affiliation, which is why there may not be a record. Regardless, the whole situation is horrible.

 

[roughneck266]

Minnesota doesn’t require party affiliation, which is why there may not be a record. Regardless, the whole situation is horrible.

Agreed.

 

[Bipo]

Minnesota doesn’t require party affiliation, which is why there may not be a record. Regardless, the whole situation is horrible.

It would be way worse tho if this were some libtard blowing away solid (R)s.....amirite?

 

[Cowboysrock55]

It would be way worse tho if this were some libtard blowing away solid (R)s.....amirite?

Its always fucked up when people do fucked up shit. At least some people can openly admit that regardless of the target or offenders affiliation.

 

[NoDak]

It would be way worse tho if this were some libtard blowing away solid (R)s.....amirite?

I hope you're just trying to stir up shit, because if you truly mean that you're a bigger idiot than ever given credit for.

 

[roughneck266]

It would be way worse tho if this were some libtard blowing away solid (R)s.....amirite?

No you aren't right. Youre a little unhinged though.

 

[Bipo]

I hope you're just trying to stir up shit, because if you truly mean that you're a bigger idiot than ever given credit for.

I just don't sense much outrage now that it is pretty much fact that the shooter is hardcore conservative.

I mean there were calls for civil war and all kinds of dumb shit when Scalise took a bullet and when Trump came an inch from getting his brains blown out.

 

[Bipo]

Some I'm sure are out signing up for their Trump Mobile plans right now.

I wonder how many retards drop $400 on that before it goes belly up?

 

[Cujo]

I just don't sense much outrage now that it is pretty much fact that the shooter is hardcore conservative.

I mean there were calls for civil war and all kinds of dumb shit when Scalise took a bullet and when Trump came an inch from getting his brains blown out.

This from the guy who's spent the last 48 hours trying to collect data proving he wasn't a liberal. Honestly, it's discouraging no matter who's doing it. And I don't remember anyone calling for a civil fucking war after Trump was shot. Maybe people on the fringe right. I would like for this shit to stop, personally.

 

[Cotton]

It would be way worse tho if this were some libtard blowing away solid (R)s.....amirite?

Just change your username back to Bipo and be done with it.

 

[roughneck266]

I just don't sense much outrage now that it is pretty much fact that the shooter is hardcore conservative.

I mean there were calls for civil war and all kinds of dumb shit when Scalise took a bullet and when Trump came an inch from getting his brains blown out.

Well your senses are wrong. It's also not fact that he was conservative.

 

[Bipo]

At least this guy has some fuckin guts along with Kaine in the Senate. So fucking long past due for these cowards in Congress to take back war powers given away to the Executive Branch.

But it will never happen.

 

[Plan9Misfit]

Well your senses are wrong. It's also not fact that he was conservative.

Actually, that part is fact.

 

[Plan9Misfit]

Fact check: Was suspected assassin Boelter close with MN Gov. Walz? No.

Boelter was appointed to an advisory board in 2019, but one member says the board does not interact with the governor on a regular basis.

www.startribune.com

Fact check: Did suspect in Minnesota shootings have close ties to Gov. Tim Walz? No.
The governor reappointed Boelter to an advisory board in 2019, but one member says the board is bipartisan. A friend of Boelter’s called him a strong supporter of President Donald Trump.
By Walker Orenstein
The Minnesota Star Tribune
JUNE 16, 2025 AT 2:48PM

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz addresses the media during a press conference at the State Emergency Operations Center on Sunday, June 15, 2025. Photographed in background are Inspector Mark Rabe Brooklyn Park Police and DPS commissioner Bob Jacobson. ] CARLOS GONZALEZ • carlos.gonzalez@startribune.com (Carlos Gonzalez/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

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Questions and misinformation have spread on social media and other platforms about the political views of the man suspected of assassinating Minnesota House DFL leader Melissa Hortman. One question centers on any connection the alleged gunman had to Gov. Tim Walz.
Police also have named Vance Boelter as a suspect in the shooting of state Sen. John Hoffman. Boelter was arrested by authorities late Sunday evening in Sibley County, according to a high-ranking state official.
Here’s what we know:
Was the alleged gunman close to Walz?
Boelter was appointed to a state advisory board by Walz.
Some on social media have claimed he had longstanding ties to the Minnesota’s DFL governor or was an associate of his. Benny Johnson, a right-wing YouTuber, referred to Boelter as a “left-wing Tim Walz appointee.”
U.S. Sen. Mike Lee, a Republican from Utah, also posted on the social media platform X two pictures of Boelter with the caption “Nightmare on Waltz Street.”
It’s true that Walz reappointed Boelter in 2019 to a workforce development advisory board, one that Hoffman also served on at the time.
But the governor did not know Boelter, a source in his office said, and emphasized these are not appointments to a position in the governor’s office or Cabinet. Boelter was first appointed to the board in 2016 by then-Gov. Mark Dayton.

Boelter’s friend and roommate David Carlson told reporters on Saturday that Boelter voted for President Donald Trump and was a “strong supporter” of the president but was “hardly ever talking about politics lately.”
Data released by the Minnesota DFL Party on Sunday showed Boelter voted in last year’s presidential primary election, but not as a Democrat. The Republican Party of Minnesota declined to share its presidential primary election voter data on Boelter, with a spokesman saying the party considers that data to be private under current law.
The workforce board has about 60 members, many of whom are not politically connected or would have meaningful access to the governor or interactions with him. The workforce board is tasked with recommending policies to Walz and the Legislature.
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Hundreds, if not thousands, of people apply to serve on these state boards, task forces, advisory councils and commissions each year. There are more than 130 in total, including high-paying jobs on powerful councils, but they mainly are volunteer positions.
Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Superintendent Drew Evans said on Saturday that there is “certainly some overlap with some public meetings” between Hoffman and Boelter, but that law enforcement didn’t know anything about their relationship or if they knew each other.
Steve Kalina owns a small manufacturing business and has been on the governor’s workforce board since 2019 and said he’s on the opposite end of the political spectrum from Walz.

Kalina said the governor appoints people to represent the views of industry, and not to represent Walz’s political views. Kalina said the board does not interact with the governor on a regular basis. Boelter is listed in a 2020 state report for the board as having no party preference.
Kalina said he’s seen people post on social media trying to criticize Walz but that it’s a “shameless way of attacking the governor at a time we should be mourning the leaders of our state.”
“It’s goofy to make those stretches that the suspect was a close tie to the governor, a close appointee,” he said.
Kalina, who said his prayers go out to the Hortman and Hoffman families and called the violence senseless, said he recognized Boelter’s face and was probably in a few meetings with him but hasn’t worked with him directly.
Did Boelter’s wife intern for Walz?
There also is speculation on social media that Boelter’s wife, Jenny, was an intern for Walz. A spokesperson for the governor said that’s not true.
The Walz intern is a different person who appears to be married to someone else, the spokesperson said.


Were Boelter’s attacks a left-wing assault over a vote to strip health care from undocumented adults?
Some on social media have speculated about Boelter’s political views and what motivated him to carry out the shootings.
One theory is that the shooter had left-wing politics and targeted Hoffman and Hortman for stripping state health care coverage from adult undocumented immigrants.
Those allegations have been spread by prominent political figures with huge followings, but so far there is no evidence to support them.
Elon Musk posted on his social media platform X that “the far left is murderously violent” while quoting a post alleging “the left” killed Hortman. Right-wing influencer Mike Cernovich suggested it was at Walz’s direction “to send a message.”
Laura Loomer, a prominent far-right personality who has spread 9/11 conspiracies and lodged racist attacks against former Vice President Kamala Harris, claimed “Walz’s goons are now assassinating lawmakers who support legislation Walz opposes,” and called the Democratic party “a terrorist organization.”
Right-wing commentator Nick Sortor claimed Hortman sounded “absolutely terrified” speaking to media after voting to end the health coverage for undocumented adults.

Trump voter, but right wing media is trying to spin it otherwise. Shocking.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

Trump voter, but right wing media is trying to spin it otherwise. Shocking.

Wait because his roommate says so? I mean I hope there is more than that.

 

[Plan9Misfit]

Wait because his roommate says so? I mean I hope there is more than that.

He was a registered Republican, with reports from friends, his roommate, and associates of his religious and political views. That’s more evidence than half of the bullshit that people post on here from their “sources”.

It amazes me that folks here need no evidence to attack “teh liberuls” and show how violent they are, but when anyone dares to say anything about a Republican committing a despicable act of violence, they go through every feat of mental gymnastics to discount it. The double standard is embarrassing. They just need to admit that both sides are capable of gross acts of violence and this piece of shit happened to be a Republican Trumpist.

 

[Cujo]

He was a registered Republican, with reports from friends, his roommate, and associates of his religious and political views. That’s more evidence than half of the bullshit that people post on here from their “sources”.

It amazes me that folks here need no evidence to attack “teh liberuls” and show how violent they are, but when anyone dares to say anything about a Republican committing a despicable act of violence, they go through every feat of mental gymnastics to discount it. The double standard is embarrassing. They just need to admit that both sides are capable of gross acts of violence and this piece of shit happened to be a Republican Trumpist.

I can see this means a lot to you.