case in point...
The Athens Banner-Herald in Georgia reports that a shocking question was asked at a town hall event held by Rep. Paul Broun (R-Ga.) on Tuesday. According to the article, an audience member asked the congressman, "Who is going to shoot Obama?"now, does this guy stop the townhall and severely chastise this person for saying such a thing? Does Breitbart put a video of it so Hannity and Palin can condemn all GOP'ers for their lack of civility? Does really anyone on that side of the aisle say anything about this? Or do they just reply the same way this congressman did..
The paper reports that Broun responded to the stunning inquiry as follows:
"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."as for the crowd of people? How 'civil' were they? did the boo,gasp, or otherwise react in a horrified manner that a question like this was posed?
uh, no... they roared with laughter..
http://athenscms.com/blogs/2487/But hey, let's point to a cpl of breitbart found Dems who said something mean on twitter... because that's what is really the issue here, not a room full of towns people and an elected official laughing and ignoring when someone asks "who is going to kill the president"...
this is why I say they've reduced themselves to the level of scum. Not a single one will take the initiative to condemn this kind of talk..while taking every ounce of initiative to denounce a slight, no matter how fanciful or minor, deemed to be from the left...
As usual...The time-delayed response from Broun. Made long after the initial comments and hidden away on a Friday afternoon so nobody would see it:
"Tuesday night at a town hall meeting in Oglethorpe County, Georgia an elderly man asked the abhorrent question, 'Who's going to shoot Obama?' I was stunned by the question and chose not to dignify it with a response; therefore, at that moment I moved on to the next person with a question. After the event, my office took action with the appropriate authorities.
"I deeply regret that this incident happened at all. Furthermore, I condemn all statements -- made in sincerity or jest -- that threaten or suggest the use of violence against the President of the United States or any other public official. Such rhetoric cannot and will not be tolerated."
Wait...
I was stunned by the question and chose not to dignify it with a response
WHY CAN'T THESE ASSHOLES EVER TELL THE FUCKING TRUTH?
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.
Sure does sound like a response to me!
