Apparently a journalist was "Wellstoned"

[Ralph Wiggum]

WillyT (46,355 posts)

:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 'Journalist Michael Hastings Dies In Car Crash' - RawStory
 
Journalist Michael Hastings dies in car crash
By Eric W. Dolan - RawStory
Tuesday, June 18, 2013 19:03 EDT

 

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The journalist and author Michael Hastings died at the age of 33 on Tuesday morning. According to his employer BuzzFeed, Hastings was killed in a car crash in Los Angeles..

“We are shocked and devastated by the news that Michael Hastings is gone,” Ben Smith, BuzzFeed Editor-in-Chief, said in a statement. “Michael was a great, fearless journalist with an incredible instinct for the story, and a gift for finding ways to make his readers care about anything he covered from wars to politicians. He wrote stories that would otherwise have gone unwritten, and without him there are great stories that will go untold. Michael was also a wonderful, generous colleague and a joy to work with. Our thoughts are with Elise and and the rest of his family and we are going to miss him.”

Hastings gained national attention in 2010 after exposing inflammatory comments made by Gen. Stanley McChrystal about President Barack Obama and the civilian leadership of the military.

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Link: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/06/18/journalist-michael-hastings-dies-in-car-crash/

Never heard of this guy, but RIP.

This thread & others immediately delve into conspiracies.

malaise (107,085 posts)
6. Are we sure it was an accident?

b.durruti (26 posts)
29. They murder with impunity. -nt-

siligut (11,506 posts)
85. My first thought is that it wasn't an accident

Early Tuesday morning, one 'witness', at least that is what the article indicates. Car suddenly jackknifed, hit a tree and burst into flames. Seriously, other than in movies and TV, I have never seen a vehicle burst into flames.

Cooley Hurd (21,007 posts)
20. I hope it's thoroughly investigated.

He's pissed off a lot of powerful people in the past.

Cross gently, Michael.

Divernan (9,877 posts)
65. Including whether his car was tampered with.

A biting comment from the Yahoo coverage: Weather in Los Angeles: Cloudy with a chance of Drones.

JI7 (40,475 posts)
19. i use to drive that way to work a few years ago , not an area i would drive very fast in

and at least the streets along melrose can be very close together. but i don't know how it would look at 4 am and if it was empty enough that one would drive much faster than usual.

i have to wonder if he was drinking.

HubertHeaver (1,049 posts)
40. or being followed..............

glinda (12,128 posts)
58. That was my thought. Run off the road.

cherokeeprogressive (15,320 posts)
28. Single vehicle crossed a median, impacted a tree, driver burned beyond recognition.

I'm not normally one to entertain conspiracy stuff... in fact I usually mock those who do, but this seems a little strange.

I'd like to know what his habits were. Did he normally drive down that street that early in the morning?

glinda (12,128 posts)
60. Slipped a drug at an interview?????

I would want to know where he was. Was he lured with a scoop?

NoMoreWarNow (971 posts)
51. yes, there is something very wrong here

KoKo (70,066 posts)
93. "...friends worried..he was agitated"..from KTLA Link from Greg Mitchell's Piece

Friends said that, because of the nature of Hastings’ work, he often led a very paranoid lifestyle.

“A lot of his friends were worried that he was in a very agitated state, yes. No question, people were concerned,” said Cenk Uygur, host of “The Young Turks.”

“He was incredibly tense and very worried and was concerned that the government was looking in on his material,” he said.

“I don’t know what his state of mind was at 4:30 in the morning, but I do know what his state of mind was in general, and it was a nervous wreck.”

In addition to his work for Rolling Stone and BuzzFeed, Hastings was also a contributor for GQ and Newsweek. He leaves behind a wife.

http://ktla.com/2013/06/19/driver-killed-in-fiery-car-crash-in-hollywood/#axzz2Wc62vgTS

SleeplessinSoCal (1,712 posts)
30. The photo is terribly disturbing.

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http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-michael-hastings-dies-car-crash-20130618,0,7611310.story

I don't see how this can be taken as "Just an accident", considering all that is going on right now.

radiclib (1,458 posts)
31. This is absolutely hideous news

The world can hardly afford to lose the likes of Michael.
The circumstances of this so-called (sorry, but I gotta go there) "accident" had better be closely and openly scrutinized.

SleeplessinSoCal (1,712 posts)
34. I agree. I also feel that there are way too many enemies out there of real journalism.

And the timing is totally suspicious. Not saying it was the "government". But I think it could easily have been a hit job timed to coincide with NSA revelations by those who felt betrayed by his reporting.

colsohlibgal (1,002 posts)
70. This Does Seem Fishy, I Hope It Really Is Looked At

There is enough here so far to raise my suspicions, much like what happened to Paul Wellstone some years ago. Just a bit too convenient for some in power that he regularly exposed.

It's just so sad in any event, way too young to die.

YeahSureRight (129 posts)
79. How convenient a real journalist who is exposing the lies and making powerful

enemies ends up in a car accident.

Seems like his death is also sending a message to others to not expose the lies or you will end up dead.


We will never know the truth about what happened.

OKNancy (30,204 posts)
80. And the conspiracy theories start....

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but I saw the video. A witness said he was going really fast. He said it in broken English but he said.. maybe 100.

A print article says: A witness described the accident to KTLA News: “I was just coming northbound on Highland and I seen a car, like, going really fast and all of a sudden I seen it jackknife,” Luis Cortez said. “I just seen parts fly everywhere, and I slammed on my brakes and stopped and tried to call 911."
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-michael-hastings-dies-car-crash-20130618,0,7611310.story

So, wouldn't the most likely thing be that he was going too fast and lost control?

ETA: no witness said anything about another car. A single car going way too fast

reformist2 (4,435 posts)
84. Maybe his wife can explain why he was out and about at 4 am on a Tuesday?

WilliamPitt (54,580 posts)
91. A reporter out late?

*gasp*

We're not talking about you and one of your drinking binges, Wee Willie.

More lunacy at the link.

[FlaGator]

Paranoid much?

[Kimberly]

Who exactly are they accusing of bumping this guy off? Obama? Murder isn't necessary any more. This regime has discovered that you can just call someone a conservative and ignore them. Look at Sharyl Attkisson. She's been digging into several of the scandals, and suddenly people crawl out of the woodwork and insinuate she's got conservative leanings in order to marginalize her. If that doesn't work, sic the IRS on your enemies and have their phone and computers hacked.  Unless, of course, they think Bush did it.

[SSG Snuggle Bunny]

Anybody notice that William Whoreson is not worth Wellstoning?

glinda (12,128 posts)

60. Slipped a drug at an interview?????

Why would you have to slip drugs to a liberal when you can just openly offer?

[Big Dog]

siligut

Seriously, other than in movies and TV, I have never seen a vehicle burst into flames.

Ford Pinto, anyone?

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcNeorjXMrE[/youtube]

[Zathras]

Ford Pinto, anyone?

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcNeorjXMrE[/youtube]

Funny thing about the Pinto. It was originally designed to have a rubber bladder in the fuel tank to prevent fuel leaks in a collision. It was removed due to the cost.

On a lighter note, the East Germans had the same problems with their version of the Pinto....

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dT0J0rcJTLo[/youtube]

[Karin]

I'll bet he had the Kenyan birth certificate. 

[FiddyBeowulf]

siligut

Seriously, other than in movies and TV, I have never seen a vehicle burst into flames.

Chevy Volts seem to have that problem.

Talk about wrong place, wrong time: three weeks after being crash-tested by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, a Chevrolet Volt caught fire in an agency parking lot. Bloomberg reports that the fire has prompted a NHTSA investigation into the safety of electric cars.

Read more: http://wot.motortrend.com/chevrolet-volt-catches-fire-at-nhtsa-facility-sparks-investigation-of-battery-packs-135313.html#ixzz2Wgibwe7q
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[Chris_]

Funny thing about the Pinto. It was originally designed to have a rubber bladder in the fuel tank to prevent fuel leaks in a collision. It was removed due to the cost.

The Crown Vic/Town Car had the same problem, and they were still making them up to 2011.

[DLR Pyro]

The DUmp was quick to dance and piss on the grave of Andrew Breitbart when he died suddenly, but not mention of him being "wellstoned".

[GOBUCKS]

Hastings gained national attention in 2010 after exposing inflammatory comments made by Gen. Stanley McChrystal about President Barack Obama

Good riddance.

Another successful wellstoning.
 
I hope coach's fat bald cousin takes note.

Her explosive expose of how the government watches us through little cameras embedded in our TVs puts her at risk.

Combine that with her reporting on deadly windmill blades being hurled over a mile, and you have a prime candidate for a wellstoning.

She's just lucky that up to now the NSA has overlooked crazy Miriam's San Diego pennysaver.

[txradioguy]

Karma's a bitch.

[Chris_]

Who exactly are they accusing of bumping this guy off?

It was the B-F-double-E

[ExGeeEye]

How does a car "jackknife"?

[ColonelCarrots]

How does a car "jackknife"?

  Was wondering the same thing.

[DumbAss Tanker]

I expect a blood test would explain it all.

[franksolich]

Anybody notice that William Whoreson is not worth Wellstoning?

Yeah.

[98ZJUSMC]

I don’t know what his state of mind was at 4:30 in the morning

Inebriated, (D)Ummy.  Care to wager?

I expect a blood test would explain it all.

Yup.  /gNads

eformist2 (4,435 posts)
84. Maybe his wife can explain why he was out and about at 4 am on a Tuesday?

[Mr Mannn]

Wellstone was an accident blamed on President Bush by liberal conspiracy nuts.

This guy is a liberal, who criticized a liberal president, and then dies hours later. If the DUmmy formula is applied, Obama is responsible for killing this reporter. They nearly say as much in the thread, but can't bring themselves to speak it out loud.

I wonder if the consequences of their votes is beginning to dawn on the Primitives.

[franksolich]

I wonder if the consequences of their votes is beginning to dawn on the Primitives.

Yeah, right.

As soon as their pharmaceutical supplies start running out and become harder and harder to get because of free medical care for all, it won't dawn on the primitives.  They'll blame George Bush or Calvin Coolidge or someone else instead.

As soon as the primitives are being dragged in front of death panels, it won't dawn on them.  They'll blame Ronald Reagan or Rutherford B. Hayes or someone else instead.

It'll never dawn on the primitives.  A rock can't change its mind.

[98ZJUSMC]

It'll never dawn on the primitives.  A rock can't change its mind.

    

[Duke Nukum]

Michael Hastings was not murdered. Nor was his death an accident.

He died at 33 on the 33rd (more or less) parallel

His first name refers to the Archangel Michael who is sort of an avenging angel and his last name, Hastings, means "son of the austere (or stern or disciplined) man"

Therefore his death was some sort of ritual sacrifice. Probably the Masons but maybe some other group that uses Masonic symbolism. And he probably, in some way, volunteered for it.

There you go DUmmies, I've ratified your madness, I think you can take it from here. Nadin, get on this. Follow the trends across the Rubicon and you may just discover Oz.

You're welcome!

[SSG Snuggle Bunny]

I expect a blood test would explain it all.

A fraudulent toxicology report to discredit the victim, no doubt.

[DumbAss Tanker]

A fraudulent toxicology report to discredit the victim, no doubt.

Perhaps they could do something with cinderblocks and a rabbit cage to explain how that works...

 

[Ralph Wiggum]

Perhaps they could do something with cinderblocks and a rabbit cage to explain how that works...