Town hall question: "Who's going to shoot Obama?"

[sufrommich]

To which Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA) responded: "I know there's a lot of frustration with this president."
Here's the latest evidence that nothing has changed in post-Tucson America: A person at a Tuesday town hall with Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA) got up and asked, "who is going to shoot President Obama?"

The exact wording of the question is not clear because, the Athens Banner- Herald reports, there was a lot of noise at the event. Perhaps more significant than the question was the response of the crowd and Broun, who is a member of the Tea Party Caucus and one of the most right-wing members of Congress.

The question prompted a "big laugh" from the crowd, in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, according to the Banner-Herald. Broun, for his part, did not object to the question. He said in response:

"The thing is, I know there’s a lot of frustration with this president. We’re going to have an election next year. Hopefully, we’ll elect somebody that’s going to be a conservative, limited-government president that will take a smaller, who will sign a bill to repeal and replace Obamacare."

Whoever asked that question will probably be hearing from the Secret Service shortly.

It's also worth noting Broun's own history of inflammatory rhetoric. In November 2008 he warned that Obama may try to impose either a Marxist or a Nazi dictatorship on the country. He has also, for example, addressed the John Birch Society.

http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2011/02/24/broun_shoot_obama/




I'm sure Breitbart will be outraged.:mad:

[Keith Bee]

1. This is already in LBN

In fact, it's the lead.

[sufrommich]

2. Well, now it's in GD. It's not unusual for news to be posted in

more than one place.

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[krispos42]

3. "The question prompted a 'big laugh'"

:wow:

[bdamomma]

12. real stupid people!!!

I just had to say that.:hide:

[Newest Reality]

4. The willing

servants of their Fascist masters will say things like that boldly and then laugh.

Its a movement to contend with as they continue to push and shove their way into everything they can. There appears to be no finish line or meter that says, "this is enough!" Every victory, small or large, is simply a lure to continue to aid and abet the corporate takeover as its henchmen and lackeys.

You can promise them anything and they probably will believe and follow. All they might really end-up getting is shirts of the same color.

[steve2470]

5. Question to Broun: Who’s going to shoot President Obama?

http://athenscms.com/blogs/2487/

Update: Broun’s press secretary, Jessica Morris, confirmed that the question was indeed, who is going to shoot Obama? “Obviously, the question was inappropriate, so Congressman Broun moved on,” she said.

Here was Broun’s response:

The thing is, I know there’s a lot of frustration with this president. We’re going to have an election next year. Hopefully, we’ll elect somebody that’s going to be a conservative, limited-government president that will take a smaller, who will sign a bill to repeal and replace Obamacare.

He then segued into Republicans’ budget proposal.

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[Initech]

7. WTF

[LAGC]

8. Don't these idiots realize that if one of them assassinates Obama...

That he'd simply become a martyr and their right-wing cause would be vilified in the minds of the vast majority of Americans, and the world?

I could easily see the "Fairness Doctrine" being implemented and right-wing hate radio being ostracized.

Do they really want to open up that can of worms?

[raccoon]

9. You gotta be effing kidding. The Secret Service should be all over this asshole. nt

[sufrommich]

10. Even more troublesome than the teabagger ( because really, I

expect craziness from them) is the congressman's lukewarm answer to the question.Any sane person would have answered "WTF, are you serious" and then had the teabagger removed from the hall.The fact that he didn't have a stronger reaction speaks volumes about how far the GOP is willing to kowtow to these cretins.

[raccoon]

11. +1000. nt