Well, that's pretty frightening. I didn't realize the left was willing to have GOPers killed for their government handouts.
— eric (@eriContrarian) May 9, 2014
Last night, a man was arrested for allegedly threatening the life of Rep. John Boehner. The suspect is reportedly upset because Congress hasn’t extended unemployment insurance:
Police arrest Brandon Thompson of New Castle, IN. Charge him with threatening to kill Boehner. Obtained Boehner's wife's cell phone number.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) May 9, 2014
Last night FBI arrested an Indiana man for threatening Boehner's life over not extending unemployment benefits. http://t.co/AS1PEQ7ixw
— Luke Russert (@LukeRussert) May 9, 2014
Man got cellphone number of Boehner's wife &left her msg saying, "I'm coming after your oompa loompa f-ing husband. he shoulda extended UI"
— Luke Russert (@LukeRussert) May 9, 2014
Man wrote to Boehner: "U want to play with 2.7mil people's lives, I am going to take yours, you'll never see it coming w my sniper rifle."
— Luke Russert (@LukeRussert) May 9, 2014
More details from Politico:
Brandon James Thompson was receiving unemployment checks for $341 each month, and they ended Jan. 11, according to an FBI affidavit. Thompson allegedly made a number of threats on Boehner’s website and to his wife’s cell phone. Thompson had a concealed carry permit and no criminal history, the FBI said. He admitted to the threatening calls, the FBI said.
Believe it or not, there are those who think that what the man is accused of doing is wrong, but at the same time they could sort of understand his frustration with Boehner:
https://twitter.com/SansMerci86/status/464850905649520640
@LukeRussert Well isn't that the brand of justice the gun people &their GOP buds have been moving towards? Once you start down that road…
— Ithinkitscatchy (@Ithinkitscatchy) May 9, 2014
@LukeRussert no justification for this but it puts in stark terms how much misery the speaker has caused people that have become desperate
— Richard Sharpe (@Sharpe222) May 9, 2014
@LukeRussert I don't condone violance of any kind, but I do see where this guy is coming from. We are so sick of this do nothing GOP party.
— ilesa Chidester®⚜ (@isee61) May 9, 2014
https://twitter.com/tracy_keebaugh/status/464851433926316032
https://twitter.com/Gimmeabud/status/464850748988456960
Just another day in the land of “new tone.”
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