New details emerge re Cantor’s camp office incident - shots outside office - occurred early in week

[sabra]

http://www2.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/local/crime/article/shots_fired_outside_eric_cantors_campaign_office/54067/

Word of the gunfire near the Republican’s Richmond office comes a day after it was revealed that someone had cut a gas line to a propane grill at the home of the brother of U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello, D-Ivy.

“We do know that there were shots fired earlier this week,” said Megan Whittemore, Cantor’s deputy press secretary. The shots were fired late Monday or early Tuesday, she said.

The gunfire triggered the office’s alarm and an incident report was filed immediately. Richmond police are investigating.

“There is an ongoing investigation,” Whittemore said.

So the shots were near his office (no mention of hitting a window?) and happened early in the week and Cantor decides to announce this incident in a news conference attacking Dems for politicizing the incidents...

[Robyn66]

1. Cant you just picture him

having some assistant look for some kind of incident in the area he could hang on to. He truly makes me sick!

[DCKit]

24. OMG, a cat was hit by a car only five blocks from my house.... it's a personal attack!!!!! n/t

[Robyn66]

25. They were trying to hit MY cat because its a Republicat (nt)!

[tridim]

2. Just to be clear, Cantor claimed his window was shot out. Right?

That's his story, now let's see if it changes.

Gawd, I love the Internet. Imagine if we didn't have it. :scared:

[sabra]

6. yep - here's his quote from the press conference

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/virginiapolitics/2010/03/eric_cantor_accuses_democrats.html

<snip>

"I've received threats since I assumed elected office, not only because of my position but also because I'm Jewish. I've never blamed anyone in this body for that, period. Any suggestion that a leader in this body would incite threats or acts against other members is akin to saying that I would endanger myself, my wife or my children. Just recently I have been directly threatened. A bullet was shot through the window of my campaign office in Richmond this week, and I've received threatening e-mails. But I will not release them, because I believe such actions will only encourage more to be sent," he said.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

3. Were any shots fired at all? Or did the alarm just go off?

Engine backfire?

[seabeyond]

4. and THAT is why you wait for the rest of the story with a repug. they lie. nt

[FSogol]

5. A Liberal truck backfired near Cantor's office. n/t

[RockaFowler]

7. What a loser

He can't even lie RIGHT!!!

[tom_paine]

15. Bushiganda isn't about "lying right" - Bushiganda is about laundering lies

into "conventional wisdom" and it doesn't matter if the lie is debunked 1000 times over - if nobody sees the debunking.

Corporate M$M will give Cantor's Lies equal credence and if they even mention the debuinkings, it will be in a way so minute that Cantor's Lies are still believed to be true by 99.9% of people.

Thus, as we have seen literally dozens, perhaps hundreds of times before, it's MISSION ACCOMPLISHED for the Bushiganda Op. The squid ink has been shot into the water, thanks to a compliant M$M, and it's now a "both sides do it" thing.

Sigh. If only the Bushies were even required to keep their lies straight in order to be successful.

But they aren't.

Watch and learn.

[vduhr]

19. I e-mailed this news report to

Nancy Pelosi, and Rachel Maddow...so far. I am looking at what other news source it can be sent to. Perhaps it will be reported and he will be revealed.

[willhe]

21. outside of msnbc...

dont waste your time

[tom_paine]

23. I applaud you for your actions, and do try it. Maybe I am wrong.

It is definitely worth a try, if only to see for yourself whether my assertions are true.

PM me and let me know how it turns out.

[tandot]

8. Republicans lie as soon as they open their mouths

He made it sound like the shots were fired through his window and narrowly missed him

[xultar]

9. Make sure you guys get this out far and wide.

[Bobbie Jo]

10. The bullet was stopped as Cantor shielded himself with that 2,700 page bill...

he's been packing around as a prop.

Saved his life. Yep. ;)

[sabra]

11. +1

:rofl:

[City Lights]

12. Sounds like they're making it up as they go.

I've read that it occurred last week, or last night, or Monday, or Tuesday. :crazy:

[blogslut]

13. I call shenanigans

According to the Richmond Times Dispatch, Cantor's people can't even positively state exactly when the shot(s) was fired. As well, the article has Cantor's camp unsure as to whether or not the shot(s) was random or directed at his office.

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/state_regional/article/possible_shot_fired_at_office_building_of_cantor_consultant/332877/

My guess? The people in Cantor's Richmond office noticed a chip in their window and decided to call it Liberal terrorism.

[spanone]

14. please show the police report mr cantor.

[MyNameGoesHere]

16. Why would Richmond police

be investigating? Which by the way i cannot find a police report for. I also checked Henrico county which is where the campaign office location is listed. 4201 Dominion Blvd, #110 Glen Allen, VA 23060. If anyone has different info let me know.

[Zenlitened]

17. .

[Turborama]

18. K&R Thanks for this info.

KKKarl Rove must be working overtime on this, it's got his trotter prints all over it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okBYvkPgZgc

[willhe]

20. show us the report

you can guarantee they did it themselves if true.

late monday or early tuesday? which was it? the alarm went would have went off at a certain time? the gunfire triggered the alarm... oh wow. Where are the 9-1-1 calls of shots fired?

[Scott M]

22. News report showing it was NOT shot AT his windows

http://www.roanoke.com/news/breaking/wb/241109

...In a news release, Richmond police said a preliminary investigation showed that a bullet was fired into the air and struck the window coming down. The round broke the glass but caused no other damage, the release said....