Shot fired at Obama campaign headquarters in Denver

[bluedigger]

Source: The Denver Post

Police say someone fired a shot at the Obama campaign's Denver headquarters Friday afternoon.
No one was injured, though people were inside the offices when the incident occurred, said Denver police spokeswoman Raquel Lopez.
"It looks like it was one shot that was fired into the structure," she said.
The incident happened at about 3 p.m. at the campaign's offices on West Ninth Avenue near Acoma Street, Lopez said.


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Ed breaking right now.

[fascisthunter]

1. like your avatar!

[bluedigger]

5. Go Pats! n/t

[HeeBGBz]

2. I just saw this on MSNBC

Glad no one was hurt.

[bluedigger]

7. Ed broke it just as I was about to hit the post button.

Heard about it at the dog park an hour ago.

[liberaltiff]

3. Wow

Are they really that angry that they have to stoop that low!!

[struggle4progress]

4. Photo

https://twitter.com/SamTLevin/status/256889994092888065/photo/1

[freshwest]

25. Well, at least they didn't shoot a hole in the flag or any people... Jerks.

[Ash_F]

38. Right into a seating area. Awful. /nt

[Bjorn Against]

6. Wow, I hope they find whoever did this

I was worried we might have to worry about violence in this election, the teabaggers have endorsed their so-called "second amendment solutions" before.

[Bjorn Against]

8. Let's not be afraid to call this what it is: Terrorism

[freshwest]

26. Since this country was founded we've had it, but now we're going back in time.

[jsr]

9. It is domestic terrorism.

[chknltl]

55. Agreed, terrorism!

Makes me rethink what I put on my car or my lawn. Acts of terrorism do that to people.

[Plucketeer]

58. IT IS terrorism, but...

it's not gonna keep me from having Dem/Progressive stickers on my car. Just yesterday I was exiting my car when someone in the parking lot hollered that they liked my sticker-cluttered rear window - especially the "Equals" sign that's there. Someone wanna smash my back window? I hope they know that'll only redouble my efforts at promoting the things I'm passionate about!

[defacto7]

12. Yes... terrorism

I'm surprised that there hasn't been more though. There have been a lot of threats.

[4lbs]

10. It must be some teabagging GOPper that was pissed that Biden destroyed Ryan.

Those teabagging/GOP idiots are really jumping off the plank as they come to the realization that Obama is going to get his 2nd term.

He looks to beat Rmoney by as much as he did McLame.

[annabanana]

11. The effect of overheated rhetoric on

the deranged mind.

(Deranged by design)

[The Wizard]

13. The effects of Pox News

and Rash Limbaugh/hate radio.

[sakabatou]

14. O.O

[flamingdem]

15. Attempt at intimidation? Frustration with Biden win?

a-holes with guns

[freshwest]

29. Both. I haven't hardly seen any Obama stickers and no yard signs.. But have seen a few of those

Nasty posters of Obama in white face next to the Mitt Romney signs... In the same yards and windows with the GOP state candidate signs.

There are still Ron Paul and LIbertarian signs and signs to not vote for anything public; like schools, fire, police, parks, etc. And this is a blue state.

[vercetti2021]

16. Tea Party Terrorism

Strikes again.

[hrmjustin]

17. I hope they had video of some kind, so they can find the bastard that did that.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

20. Cameras should be visible as a deterrence.

[Bjorn Against]

24. It sounds like there is at least some video

How much that video shows is not known.

[freshwest]

30. Good. Please post if you hear any more. Someone needs to go to jail.

[ciking724]

46. Jail? How about Guantanamo with the other terrorists. Also, seize their assets and deny

them access to commercial flying, workplaces, and public venues. And while you're at it, round up all their associates too. Now that would be a real deterrent to this sort of domestic terrorism.

[Reasonable_Argument]

50. So..

One crime warrants another? Find whoever did this, give'em a fair trial, and then lock'em up.

[ciking724]

53. Terrorism, I thought, warrants a different approach.

You never know; maybe they're working with Al Qaeda. It's a matter of homeland security.

[heaven05]

66. yeah

IF he belongs to a group and the group had responsibility, yeah send all to gitmo.They ARE TERRORISTS. PERIOD.

[freshwest]

57. Are you saying jail is insufficient or talking of other issues?

[ciking724]

68. I am saying that these people should be treated the same way foreign terrorists are treated.

Their computers should be seized and their lives thoroughly investigated. They should not be allowed to spend a few days in jail and get out and resume a normal life. There must be stiffer penalties for terrorism.

[goclark]

59. directly to jail!!!

[freshwest]

61. +1,000. Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect $200!

[otohara]

18. Obama Hate On The Rise

It's getting worse - today on wingnut Radio/TV was un-fucking believable.

Out of the blue, I get an e-mail from someone I knew years ago, and who now lives in Malaysia decided he had to lash out at someone, and I was the lucky recipient. I told him to leave me alone and to fuck off, with a link to the truth.

[onehandle]

19. GOPNRA Rightist. nt

[Kolesar]

21. Where's the gungeon seven

Asserting that we are anti-2nd Amendment?

[glacierbay]

36. WTF does this have to do with the gungeon

and do you really think that anyone here thinks this is ok? Why in the world would you post anything as asinine as this?

[Electric Monk]

45. I posted a thread about this in the gungeon and Krispos locked it.

Gun Control & RKBA (Group): About This Group
Statement of Purpose

Discuss gun control laws, the Second Amendment, the use of firearms for self-defense, and the use of firearms to commit crime and violence.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/117278923#post3
Locking

This really belongs in LBN (where it's cross-posted already) or in GD.

Regards,
Krispos42, Group Host

So, they're aware. They're just oddly silent tonight. Funny, that.

[freshwest]

62. I think Gungeoneers only believe in *legal* use of guns. This was clearly illegal.

To be honest, though, the Gungeon was the first on my list of Trash This Forum, and although I believe in the RK & BA, I don't believe in attacking the lawful government which instituted that right in the Constitution. And I am unmoved by conspiracy theorists who claim that the US Government is acting illegally.

[Brigid]

22. Rachel Maddow is talking about this now.

[Trunk Monkey]

49. On most issues I find my self in total agreement with Rachel

However, when it comes to firearms she has made statements that I find it very hard to take any other way than being deliberately disingenuous and because of that I tend to be some what skeptical when she starts talking about them

[VespertineIconoclast]

23. Thank goodness no one was injured.

I hope they find the perpetrator and the individual or individuals responsible are prosecuted to the full extent of the law.

[freshwest]

31. +1. Love the signature pic, too.

[DonCoquixote]

27. We knew they would do this..

I am in Tampa,and I remember how people would brag in the comments section about how they would start gunfights with "hippies." They will use KKK style tactics,and will become more brazen, especially since the Media is a paper tiger.

[newspeak]

73. part of the media isn't a papertiger

part have been inciting this division for over twenty years or more. you don't hire people like limpballs, o'llielly and others who incite violence and intolerance without some sort of agenda.

[The Old Creak]

28. Sick fucks here

Sick fucks there, sick fucks everywhere!

[heaven05]

67. american

psychosis. Been here since slavery and eradication of whole nations of native americans and all in the name of manifest destiny mind you. God gave the then majority race the right to create this psychosis. And it's been perpetuated all the way to the 21st century. I laugh at the hypocrisy of our democracy. yes. very little d.

[Paddy Ryan]

32. Can't wait to see who this perp is! n/t

[johnlucas]

33. The Southern Strategy is dying & this is the reaction

This is the last election that the Republican Party is going to lock down on that familiar Southern Strategy in a Presidential race.
The Southern Strategy means the Selfish Rich guys getting policies passed in their favor by using the massive energy & numbers of bigoted Democrats who left the Democratic Party for the Republican Party after the 1964 Civil Rights Act (which broke up the Southern oppressive fiefdom of Blacks).
Get the bigots all riled up with some boogeyman 'other' figure & let their hatred fuel your voting block so you can have less obligation to the country you come from.

That strategy will be soundly defeated on November 6th in the Presidential race as Obama gets his 2nd term & they know this.
As it dawns on more & more of them that Change DID come in the way they feared & now the country is moving Forward beyond them, you will see more of these kinds of incidents.
Reality hasn't quite sunk in with all of them.
Wait 'til the years pass & the "Conservative" agenda gets packed up in the dusty attic.

The bigots either have to change or they have to go.
They have held this country back for too long with their mindless mentalities & it's time to progress.
John Lucas

[freshwest]

63. +1,000.

[wordpix]

34. lest we forget, the O admin was warned not to investigate militant RW groups when he first took

office.

[mountain grammy]

35. I seem to remember this happening before

I live in Colorado.. great place, beautiful weather, nice people! We do have our share of Reich wing teabaggers who have been bought and paid for and believe the lies. I know several personally. They're exhausting in their hate and negativity.

[ErikJ]

37. From the fevered brain of Beck Univ. student?

[Sadiedog]

39. Heard the crap Rush was spewing today?

" You saw a mean-spirited, rude, overbearing, disrespectful, vice president of the United States that epitomizes and epitomized the Democratic Party today. Joe Biden is who they are. We deal with it everyday." Amazing coming from that creature! His hypocrisy knows no bounds! Thank you Joe for getting under their skin last night! But be careful of the crazies everyone this could all get mighty ugly real quick!

[wordpix]

69. "mean-spirited, rude, overbearing, disrespectful" - describes Limballs perfectly - project much?

[DemKittyNC]

40. omg!

Thank goodness everyone was okay and no one got hurt. I hope they catch the sick people who did this! I have no love for republicans but I would never wish anything like this to happen to them.

[Deep13]

41. If the 1st Amendment doesn't work, we'll try the 2nd, or so I've heard...

[newspeak]

74. i don't get these morons?

little boots created homeland security, little boots administration did illegal wire tapping. but, hey little boots is white so he can't be bad. right? these morons really do need to read history, because to me, they look more like the brown shirts. hitler banned abortion, hitler targeted the gays, the jews, hitler's brownshirts physically killed and bullied anyone who didn't go with their ideology.

mirroring much?

[Jenoch]

42. Before jumping to all kinds of conclusions,

my suggestion is to wait until there are more facts presented about this incident. It could be part of a domestic, it could be anything really. It is kind of silly to speculate until we know more. (Although it is kind of fun to blame the republicans).

[Paladin]

54. Yeah, Thanks For The Concern.

I notice that 96% of your posts are lodged in Gun Control/RKBA. Imagine my surprise.....

[gkhouston]

56. Unlikely to be part of a domestic, IMO. An angry spouse would have gone inside

looking for his/her target.

[trailmonkee]

43. just saw this on my local news

[Left Coast2020]

44. Video from Rachel

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/ns/msnbc_tv-rachel_maddow_show/#49397164

[Andy Stanton]

47. A natural reaction

To the violent rhetoric from Rethuglican politicians. And such rhetoric is not uncommon either. Bachmann, Rick Perry and many others constantly use violence inducing imagery like "2nd amendment solutions" or "secession".

Prison is the appropriate place for them.

[freshwest]

64. +1

[Festivito]

48. 3pm. That's attempted mass murder.

Aside from the election violations.

[occupymybrain]

51. I was in that office two days ago..

I hope they get this person, I talked with a cop that said they might have a suspect. I'm kinda worried for our people working for Obama. but I also know we have to do what we are doing no matter how many nut jobs shoot at us. They can't win that way.

[Liberalynn]

52. Really Glad No One Was Hurt

Hope the asshole who did this is caught ASAP.

[mother earth]

60. Stirring the hate & fear pot eggs these nutjobs on...Limbaugh, Beck & their ilk should be proud...

they are sick, manipulative slimeballs & this is what they inspire, gunfire and all manners of criminality from their not so bright, not quite right followers.

[freshwest]

65. +1

[ushadrons]

70. Hate is the cornerstone of the GOP base.

Things like this are bound to happen when you have the GOP, Fox, and the rest of the right wing media promoting hate and fear 24/7 for the last 20 years. It has become even worse and more pronounced after the nomination of Barack Obama in 2007.

"I don't agree with all the people who support me, and my guess is they don't all agree with everything I believe in, but I need to get 50.1 percent or more, and I'm appreciative to have the help of a lot of good people." - Mitt Romney

Misinformation, Fear, And Hate In America

[navarth]

71. Please forgive my ignorance, but

how can they possibly catch this asshole? Unless there's camera footage of this, does the bullet give them a clue?

[bluedigger]

72. Ballistic evidence would only identify the weapon used, at best.

It wouldn't help find the perpetrator, but could tie them to the crime once they were found. A lot depends on the condition of the bullet, if they can find it.