"Assassination tempting"

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Lauren Pierce, the president of the College Republicans at UT Austin, said on Twitter Wednesday that the idea of assassinating President Barack Obama was "tempting."
At approximately 2:30 p.m., Pierce posted, "Y'all as tempting as it may be, don't shoot Obama. We need him to go down in history as the WORST president we've EVER had! #2012."
The tweet came hours after police arrested a man for firing shots at the White House, leaving two bullets in the executive mansion.
http://huffingtonpost.com

I hope she gets a visit from the Secret Service,
She did take down the tweet and said she learned a valuable lesson. She learned not to joke about serious matters.
Really??
You just now figured this out?

[Syrinx]

1. I would never suggest assassinating anyone

Not Obama. Not Lauren Pierce. Nor anyone else.

[steve2470]

2. College GOP Leader Says Obama Assassination 'Tempting,' Apologizes for Gaffe

http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/251255/20111117/college-gop-leader-says-obama-assassination-tempting.htm

A vicious remark by a Republican student leader at the University of Texas, on Twitter, was met with scathing criticism on Wednesday. Hours after the police arrested a 21-year-old Idaho man for firing a rifle at the White House, Lauren Pierce tweeted that the idea of assassinating the U.S. President was "tempting."

Lauren Pierce, the president of the College Republicans at UT Austin, wrote on Twitter: "Y'all as tempting as it may be, don't shoot Obama. We need him to go down in history as the WORST president we've EVER had! #2012."

Despite an outcry against her comment in the Twitterverse, Pierce didn't seem to understand what was wrong with her tweet about the "temptation" involved in assassinating the president. A giggling Pierce told ABC news that the tweet was a "joke" and that she thought the "whole (shooting incident) was stupid."

Cassie Wright, the group's vice president justified the tweet, saying it was a positive statement asking people not to "shoot" Obama: "Insofar as she's a representative , maybe it shouldn't be said, but she's made a positive statement in a way." Wright said Pierce's comment was not representative of UT's Republicans, adding that it should be excused as "freedom of speech."

[No Joe]

3. And she's a college student.

She'll probably draduate. God help us all.

[CanonRay]

4. She's stupid. She has no viable ideas.

Wait, she should be running for the GOP nomination!