Republican says he’ll shoot you if you ask him about his job in public

[UCmeNdc]

A Republican state senator from Arkansas boasted on Twitter that he is prepared to shoot to kill if people do not approach him with proper amount of respect as he goes about his daily business.

According to the Arkansas Times blog, Sen. Jason Rapert was out at Lowe’s hardware recently when constituent Lance White approached him to ask a question about public policy.

“Wow! I introduce my self kindly to my state legislator at Lowe’s last night. I then ask him a complicated question regarding government/law, to which I legitimately wanted and answer,” wrote White on Facebook Sunday morning.

“He then replies, “I don’t answer questions to smarty pants like you.” Then yelled at the Lowe’s employee to hurry up and load his stuff as he jumped in his truck to avoid me,” White continued. “Later I notice this post on his Twitter account. Didn’t know asking government/law questions to a legislator qualified me for getting shot.
‪#?loosecanon‬”

On Twitter, Rapert wrote, “Not smart to come up and harass somebody in a parking lot who’s carrying a handgun. Better be glad you decided to walk away. #armed&ready”


— Sen. Jason Rapert (@jasonrapert) September 6, 2015


http://www.rawstory.com/2015/09/arkansas-republican-says-hell-shoot-you-if-you-ask-him-about-his-job-in-public/

[mdbl]

1. Sounds like a resignation in the making

Many repugs don't look at themselves as public servants. They think they are entitled to be idiots.

[Maynar]

2. Murderous lowlife.

[Vinca]

3. If you look up asshole in the dictionary you'll probably see Rapert's picture.

[LiberalArkie]

9. Oh you do. You know that Arkansas / Texas rivalry is pretty bad.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

4. He should lose his permit.

[w0nderer]

18. wouldn't he have if he'd threatened during situation?

Last time i took the course (CCW) (I keep taking the course and qualifications and not paying the fee or getting the license )

they told me that 'threatening to shoot someone' even if one isn't currently carrying (as a CCW) was a instant OOPS that'd throw someone in trouble

on the idea that 'has means and motive'

[Gothmog]

5. This GOP idiot is not going to last long

[alfredo]

8. That will only endear him to his constituents.

[LonePirate]

26. Agreed. Their support for him will only increase because of this incident.

They have no need to question their trusted tea party rep so they will assume the constituent was a liberal. And for them, the only good liberal is a dead liberal so the threat of violence is justified to them.

[alfredo]

28. Questioning authority is verboten.

[gregcrawford]

6. To paraphrase that bag of excrement, Wayne LaPierre...

... "The only way to stop an asshole with a gun, is another asshole with a gun."

Here's hoping Rapert threatens another inbred yahoo like him with anger management issues and a .44 magnum. Inflated egos flare from testosterone overload... BANG! BANG! TWO problems solved.

[WinkyDink]

7. EVEN IF the legislator were being "harassed," that is not cause to shoot to kill! This guy is NUTS!

[LiberalArkie]

10. We have a lot like Rapert since the DNC decided not to spend money here.

[Ford_Prefect]

14. Same problem here in NC. DNC uses us as example of what happens if you don't toe the line.

[mascarax]

19. Toe the line...not pick their candidate?

Is that what you mean? Curious if there was a candidate that they're using as an example.

I miss the 50 State Strategy! We need it back.

[raccoon]

11. Sounds like somebody ought to call the law on this whackjob. nt

[bahrbearian]

13. An armed society is a polite society.

[lastlib]

21. he certainly puts the lie to that meme.

(Any time some gun-humper quotes that one, I ask him if he's referring to Somalia.)

[paleotn]

15. Facist scum.....

big man on twitter, but runs away to his truck in public. Oooooo....he's so tough and scary.

Oh and that "go to church" thing he mentioned...I wonder who Jebus would gun down if they asked him a question in public?

[DemoTex]

16. Tough talk (and Tweet) big man ..

Sounds like likker-talk to me.

[malthaussen]

17. You know what? He should be impeached.

I don't say "resign," because I doubt he has the integrity.

When the legislators threaten, however obliquely, to shoot their constituents, they have demonstrated that they are unfit for the office.

-- Mal

[sinkingfeeling]

20. He's one of the top Tea baggers in Arkansas. See the Wikipedia entry below.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Rapert

[toddwv]

22. Just another coward

who can only "man up" by strapping steel to his leg in some pathetic attempt to look important.

Doesn't that qualify as assault in most jurisdictions?

[KG]

23. another wonderful responsible gun owner. yay guns!

[Orrex]

24. Arkansas state senator? Wow!

That's an even more important position than student council vice president!

Go on with your bad self, Jason!

[xmas74]

25. Jim Bob Duggar was either a state assemblyman or a state senator.

I can't remember which one but supposedly that's how he got all the kids insured.

[lonestarnot]

27. Does he belong to the NATZI party?

[Atman]

29. Just another "taker" suckling off the government teat and giving nothing in return.

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He is slime. Your tax dollars at work NOT feeding the hungry, NOT educating children, NOT building roads...just threatening to kill people for asking him to do his job. Asshole.

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Sen. Jason Rapert (@jasonrapert) ASSHOLE
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