Ariz. Tea Party Leader Worried About Threats(to him)

[RamboLiberal]

Source: CBS News

TUCSON, Ariz. - The co-founder of the Tucson Tea Party is worried about the threats he is receiving, including the remark he says a shooting victim made to him at a televised town hall meeting.

Trent Humphries told The Associated Press on Sunday he was surprised when shooting victim James Eric Fuller took a picture of him and said, "you're dead."

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Humphries told the AP he was worried about Fuller's threat, and the dozens of other angry e-mails he has received.

"I had nothing to do with the murders that happened or the shooting of Gabriel Giffords," Humphries said. "And I wonder, if he (Fuller) is crazy or is he the canary in a coal mine? Is he saying what a lot of other people are holding in their hearts? If so, that's a problem."

Humphries believes the heated political rhetoric that ignited shortly after the shooting should be toned down, and was trying to express that at the event when Fuller began booing.



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[livetohike]

1. Boo hoo hoo

Can't heckle him like so many tea partiers did at Democratic townhalls?? Can't take it, eh?

[thaddeus_flowe]

2. yes, the allusion of a camera as a gun is oh so intimidating.

but a gun as a gun is lethal.
this guy is an asshole looking for his 15 minutes.

[rfranklin]

3. What a freakin' crybaby...

waaaah!

[TheCowsCameHome]

4. Oh gosh, can you imagine that?

'Baggers are such peace-loving folk.

[SoapBox]

5. So how does it go? "You reap what you sow"?

...poor Mr. T.HaterBagger...they spew and vomit and divide and hate...and then
when it comes back...they cry.

T.HaterBaggers = Pathetic

[NeoConsSuck]

23. Exactly

Wanna bet that security at Sarah Palin events is now going to greatly increased? How ironic is that? The wasilla witch with the crosshair map, the same witch when her supporters at her campaign stops were threatening Obama, she said nothing to stop them, she just smiled. And now she is going to be worried the crosshairs are pointing back at her.

Yes, you reap what you sow.

[samsingh]

6. these people are weasils. it's fine if a liberal is put on a list but they

can't stand it when they're treated the same way.

[Demoiselle]

7. "..the heated political rhetoric that ignited shortly AFTER the shooting?!!"

REally? AFTER the shooting?
Astonishing.

[smuglysmiling]

8. waa..waa...waa

He's finding out how bitter tea can get....

[Plucketeer]

9. Truly LAUGHABLE!!!

Worried about gettin' your bags in hot water??? Couldn't happen to MORE DESERVING FOLKS!




Tea-Baggers vision of America
prospering.

[glinda]

10. It is always about "tunnel vision for the Country" them.

[bowens43]

11. his kind makes threats or supports those who do

and then whine like frightened child when they get back some of what they gave........

the baggers really are the most pathetic people our nation has ever produced.

[icnorth]

12. Sound like that snapshot shook him up a bit

but it was the booing that really got him rattled.

[bluedigger]

13. So what's his gripe?

I thought his kind liked living in fear?:shrug:

[MadMaddie]

14. Once again a Teabagger that takes no responsibility for prior

actions. Totally predictable.

[Downtown Hound]

15. "Humphries believes the heated political rhetoric that ignited shortly after the shooting should be

toned down."

After the event huh? You mean, after you got all the lonely gun clinging losers whipped up into a total frenzy with your stories about Health Care death panels and Obama isn't really an American citizen but a Kenyan born anti-Christ or whatever other lame and insane theories you've come up with to the point where one of them finally snapped and now you're experiencing a blowback...now, NOW you want to tone down the discourse?

Ahem, fuck off asshole.

[Kweli4Real]

16. Ohhh, I get it ...

We are to pretend that words have little to no effect when they are coming from, or expressing views you support; but they are to be taken seriously when they are directed towards you.

Got it!

[crim son]

17. If he hasn't spoken out against the teabaggers who ARE responsible

for the violence, then he's one of them and I don't blame him for being worried.

[Lost-in-FL]

18. ...

:nopity:

[Vidar]

19. Not merely bloodthirsty, but also a coward.

[Bravo Zulu]

20. Teabaggers are brave against unarmed women and children,

but if you stand up against them they are cowards!

[pasto76]

21. WAH fucking WAH

Rule #1 of my platoon: DONT START SHIT, WONT BE SHIT.

[JJW]

22. They thought it fun

when they targeted and terrorized Gaby. Now it seems the chickens are coming home to roost.

[DUgosh]

24. It's not like....

somebody put crosshairs on him.

[Brother Buzz]

25. Hey, Trent baby, what do you think of 'political gamesmanship' now?

[lobodons]

26. Oh, this is getting good!!

Arizona seems like a pretty safe place with all those guns and all.

[Az_lefty]

27. hey Trent, there's an old adage about playing with fire.

[DeSwiss]

28. ....

- K&R

[queerart]

29. Hire Security.......

Wasn't that his answer for everyone else?

[Skittles]

30. fuck you, you teabagging piece of SHIT

[Lil Missy]

31. 1st amendment rights, ya know?

[joeglow3]

32. Really? Is this how low we have sunk?

When does a woman deserve to be raped? What people deserve to be shot and killed? Honestly, anyone who supports this just lost ALL credibility to discuss the same issue with Palin.

I seriously question the validity of the complaints. However, if true, they are wrong. We are better than these people. We don't celebrate people (even those we disagree with) receiving death threats. Truly sad.