That isn’t a threat.
Doesn’t sound threatening to me.
I don’t think I saw any party designation for the Congressman......shall we all take a guess?
Sounds like a threat to me.
Cooperate, for the love of God. You cannot refuse this offer.
Charming, indeed. Lamborn was far from being my first choice for the 5th CD ... precisely because this is the kind of stuff he does.
They've got the whole make an accusation ... then play the victim role down pat.
"We felt very threatened and intimidated, and quite frankly, scared," Anna Bartha told the Post. "It was just not anything we would ever anticipate an elected official would pursue or a way that an elected official would conduct himself."
Unless I heard the audio, knew that it was the Congressman's voice, I'd chock this up to a pathetic bid for attention.
No indication as to what they wrote and whether or not it is true or blatantly false as he claims. If the statements are demonstrably false, then I approve of his approach. If they are true then it looks like he is trying to intimidate them.
What was the threat? NONE!!!! And what is the problem with taking campaign money from LEGAL gambling? There is NOTHING in the law about gambling that I have read. Must be left-wing anti-American Democrats trying to discard another Republican.
Gee, I wonder what his message would have if he did pay attention to constituent criticism?
Proponents of gambling towns should have to live where they defecate and send their kids to those schools.
Pompous
A$$.
Well, if all are brothers and sisters in Christ, a letter or call like this, in general, is perfectly acceptable.
However, the “consequences” thing from someone with obvious political authority was completely inappropriate and it undermined what could have been a sincere and reasonable vetting of facts.
What an ass. He should resign.
If he is looking at “letters to the editor” in a “small community paper”, he’s got issues.
He had no business making that phone call. He wanted to force a retraction or rewrite from American citizens freely expressing their opinion. Note the religious plea to provide convenient rational for taking the intimidated action under threat of “consequences” from a high up political figure.
Sounds a little like Islam’s m.o.
I hope he’s replaced. Doesn’t belong in politics.
Definately a threat, and completely out of line for a member of Congress.
There seems to be a clear failure to communicate.shalom b'shem Yah'shua
The headline is provocative and only reflects
self rightous politically motivated individuals.
Doug Lamborn is my Congressman in the 5th CD.
There seems to be no leadership in the El Paso County Republican Party
in healing the open wounds in the 5th CD following the contentious primary.
The former congressman ( Joel M. Hefley ) refused to close ranks
behind the winner of last years primary. This is a violation of Ronald Reagan
famous 11th commandment to speak no ill of fellow republicans.
As well as someone who doesn't play well with others and
Hefley does not believe in the American experiment in self-government.
This failure to operate a political party with some discipline
provides fodder for the socialist rags, like the Denver Post or
Editor & Publisher to exploit.
If Jonathan and Anna Bartha were reasonable and rational
citizens, they would have approached the Congressman's office
or the party chairman's office
about their concerns first before they embarrassed themselves
and the Republican Party
by making false and unsubstantiated statements in public.
The members of the 5th CD Republicans should shun and
dis-fellowship irrational and self-centered people like the Barthas
My recommendation to Doug Lamborn would be to keep better books on donations
and donate publicly any questionable donations for documentation purposes.
Also treat so-called Christians from "Focus on the Family" at arms length.
NAU Romans 14:10 But you, why do you judge your brother?It seems that the Barthas demonstrate that they are not followers of the Christ
Or you again, why do you regard your brother with contempt?
For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God.
When an elected official says this, I'm done with him/her. Doesn't matter which party.