Violent threats against 10 Democrats (and growing) vs 1 Republican seems fair and balanced to me

[dave29]

I'm sure the MSM will agree

:eyes:

[missmel224]

1. 1 threat that has only been reported on by

fox news.. With no pictures of damage or anything. Just says his office was shot at. All BS

[tridim]

2. ..and no police report.

It's he said, Faux said. Nothing more.

[dave29]

3. so it probably will come out that someone heard a loud noise

.

[JohnnyBoots]

10. Or they shot their own office...

[Cha]

16. Yeah I wouldn't rule that out ..

We know from history how they operate.

[greencharlie]

17. from the Richmond rimes Dispatch (police investigating means a report has been filed)

Rep. Eric Cantor says this afternoon that a gunshot was fired through a window of his downtown Richmond campaign office building either last night or two nights ago.

There were no injuries or other details immediately reported. Cantor, in an interview with the Richmond Times-Dispatch, said he doesn’t know whether the shot was random or aimed at the building.

He said he doesn’t know if anyone was in the building when the shot was fired. Richmond police are investigating, he said.

In Washington, Cantor said at a news conference that he has also received threatening e-mail, The Associated Press reported.

Cantor, in Washington, attributed the actions to his being in the House GOP leadership and being Jewish.

The office of Republican Jean Schmidt of Ohio also released a profanity-laced phone message in which the caller accused the GOP of being racist and, referring to an accident two years ago when Schmidt was hit by a car while jogging, said “you should have broke your back, b… .“

(This has been a breaking news update. Check back for further details as they develop.)

[tridim]

19. That's the Faux story right?

Do you have a link to another source?

[greencharlie]

21. no, it's from Richmond Times Dispatch website. nt

[tledford]

24. Posting in boldface might be routine at freerepublic.com, but it isn't necessary here on DU. eom

[Cha]

4. A republicon had a threat? From a teabagger?

[dave29]

5. a supposed gunshot at Rep Cantor's office. Of course there is no police report...

so it's hard to say exactly what went down :) -- but that won't stop the media from (R)eporting about all those violent Democrats.

[Cha]

8. I'd say it was a stupid teabagger if anyone.

[dave29]

9. sounds like there is a police report after all via TPM. They will release details later...

eom

[tridim]

11. Link?

[dave29]

14. here you go srry

Cantor's congressional office tells TPMDC the shooting happened sometime late Monday night or early Tuesday morning. It triggered an alarm, and the campaign filed a police report immediately. No one was harmed.

Michael Lowry, a spokesman for the Cantor campaign, told TPMDC that all inquiries about the shooting were being handled by Cantor's congressional office staff. He would not confirm any details about the incident, including whether or not there was a visible bullet hole.

A Richmond Police spokeswoman says the department is working on a statement about the incident to release to the press.

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/03/cantor-accuses-dems-of-using-threats-for-political-gain.php?ref=fpa

Late update: The DNC gives a statement to Greg Sargent:

We disagree with the charge made by Rep. Cantor today that Democrats are using acts of violence for political gain. Let's be clear: calling on Republican leaders who have contributed in part to this anger by wildly mischaracterizing the substance and motives of health reform to condemn these acts is entirely appropriate.
Instead of distracting from the issue with more attacks, we would again ask Mr. Cantor and other Republicans, as we did yesterday, to join Chairman Kaine in working to ratchet down the rhetoric, condemn deplorable behavior and find ways to disagree on these issues without the charged rhetoric that we've been hearing from Republican leaders.

[Cha]

15. Perfect from Greg Sargent! I wouldn't be surprised

if a gop operative shot through cantor's window to take the heat off the domestic terrorism of the teabaggers or it was a teabagger(like I said).

[missmel224]

18. update from TPM

Late late update: The Associated Press is calling this a "possible gunshot" and describes the office as that of a political consultant for Cantor, not his campaign office.

But Cantor's spokesman, Brad Dayspring, tells TPMDC that it was indeed his campaign office.

Late late late update: From the local paper: "Cantor, in an interview with the Richmond Times-Dispatch, said he doesn't know whether the shot was random or aimed at the building."


http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/03/cantor-accuses-dems-of-using-threats-for-political-gain.php?ref=fpa

[tridim]

20. Haha, his story is already falling apart. It lasted about an hour.

Heckuva job Egon.

[fugop]

22. He'll clear it up on this conference call, I'm sure.

After Accusing Democrats of ‘Fanning Flames,’ Cantor to Appear on ‘S.T.O.P. Obama Tyranny’ Conference Call

http://washingtonindependent.com/80467/after-accusing-democrats-of-fanning-flames-cantor-to-appear-on-s-t-o-p-obama-tyranny-conference-call

But Cantor says it's the Dems fault (i.e., "The b#tches had it coming!").

[prolesunited]

13. Don't believe it

Congress, I'm sure, is advised to report any such activity. I'm sure disclosing it is optional, but how could routine security measures not require all incidents be reported.

[vaberella]

23. There's no police report?! How do we know anything happened?! n/t

[Hello_Kitty]

6. I smell Parlockery. eom

[dave29]

7. He only shows up when necessary... usually with his kids

what an asshat.

[LiberalFighter]

12. 10 verifed threats against Democrats. 1 unverified against a Republican.