Posted on 01/12/2011 11:27:50 AM PST by kristinn
TUCSON, AZ -- Trent Humphries, the leader of the largest tea party group in this mourning southern Arizona city, has nothing but praise for the way President Obama has led the nation through the aftermath of Saturday's mass shooting at a constituent event for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ). But Humphries won't be there tonight when Obama speaks at a memorial rally intended to unify Tucson after six people were killed in the tragedy.
Humphries says he's been getting threats at his home from people who seem to hold him and his organization partially responsible for the shootings Saturday.
Humphries told TPM he thinks Obama's visit will help put an an end to the political debates and let Tucson refocus on healing after the deaths of six of its citizens. Humphries told TPM he's called the Sheriff's department more than once in the past few days to make them aware of threatening phone calls.
"We got a not-so-veiled threat," Humprhies told me. "The Sheriff's deputies told me to stay away from public places."
The Pima County Sheriff's Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Humphries said the threats have coincided with Saturday's shooting and began nearly right away.
"We had people say, 'too bad it wasn't your family that was killed,'" Humphries told me. Other angry calls have come in as well. "'The blood of that little girl on your hands,'" Humphries recalled one message saying.
But it was a new call that came in this week that Humphries said had him staying out of public view for a while.
"It was something like 'we hate you and we're going to stand against you and we're going to use our First and Second Amendment rights to stop you,'" Humphries told me.
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Is anyone surprised?
That is reprehensible.
Those aren’t threats; they’re just dissent, the highest form of patriotism. And if, God forbid, someone should actually carry out a threat, there will be absolutely no connection between the hatred being spewed by the left and the act.
Words don’t cause (left-wing) wackos to hurt (right-wing) innocent people.
Dont give in, stay strong!!!!
What a wimp..
If Obama does not condemn this type of anti-Conservative rhetoric, he is equally guilty of spreading hate and division in this nation.
Condemn it? He’s loving it.
No nut surprised and Im sure Palin will have an increased number of threats also.
He calls the Pima County Sheriff’s Department, the same government agency that basically blamed him and his party of this mass murder?
What did he expect from them?
Threats wouldn’t stop me from attending to see Obama if I wanted to go.
However listening to the drivel that he will be putting out would.
I’m not surprised that the Sheriff’s office told him to stay away.
WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG
But it was a new call that came in this week that Humphries said had him staying out of public view for a while.
“It was something like ‘we hate you and we’re going to stand against you and we’re going to use our First and Second Amendment rights to stop you,’” Humphries told me.
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Check the caller ID. Sounds like Sheriff Dupnik again as usual.
$hit I wouldn’t go anyway. Who wants to look at that pencil neck big eared freak.
There is only one appropriate response: a MASSIVE Tea Party rally and no few attendees making it clear that they are recording everything any opposition might say or do.
Rally, Rally, Oh really? I thought this was a damn Memorial Service.
I won’t be watching. I smell a Wellstone redux.
This reminds me of the Peanuts film, "Race For Your Life, Charlie Brown." Peppermint Patty keeps cheering Charlie Brown, each time he speaks or gestures, "You're leading, Chuck! You're really doing it, you're leading!"
All anyone not personally involved can do is say a prayer for the victims and their families/friends. We needed Zero to "lead" for that? Piffle.
I don’t see the problem. The Second Amendment is a civil right!
Interesting. How many people would be willing to walk into that cesspool of a rally and offer themselves up as a martyr to expose the unbridled hatred of the opposition?
I recall reading about someone who did something like that some time ago.
Though he won't be in attendance this evening, Humphries says he's glad Obama is coming to Tucson.
"I've been very impressed with the way he's handled things so far," he said. Humphries said the president has struck "the right tone" in the aftermath of the shooting
"From the way he's handled it so far he's been really impressive," Humprhies said of Obama.
Who got to this guy?
Is he recording these threats?
When the dust settles he needs to play them for the PUBLIC to see what the VILE actions of the Sheriff and Leftist Media have produced.
BTW shouldn’t the Deputies be PROTECTING him. Have they received direct orders from Sheriff Dipsh*t to NOT protect him.
He has evey right as a FREE Citizen to be in public whenever he wishes.
Hypocrisy.
I agree that it’s best to ignore the Obama arrival, but...
on April 15...
The Pima County Tea Party Rally of 2011 is ***ON***
You can bet the Kos, DUmmie and MorOn.org types will be outside with their obscene, anti-America/anti-Palin signs and banners. I’d stay as far away from that joint tonight as I could. Especially when they’ll be so many ‘RATS there hitting people up for donations for the DemocRAT candidates.
And a sign at the entrance with an estimate of the number of concealed carry permit holders present...
Apparently he is afraid of GUNS.
... memorial rally intended to unify Tucson after six people were killed ...
Because Tucson is evenly divided between those who think it's terrible that a judge, a child, and several elderly bystanders were killed, and those who believe a few random shootings just keep life interesting?
Our public discourse is unremitting twaddle.
Excuse me, but how exactly has Sheik Obama “led the country” in the aftermath of this crime?
He read a statement from TOTUS into a microphone. Has he done anything else?
This so-called Tea Party leader, instead of hiding in his house at the suggestion of the same government agency that implied it was he and others like him that are responsible for mass murder, ought to gather up a few hundred other patriots, close to this memorial, with some signs that say, "God bless the victims and their families" and then tell the media that shows up they're outraged that them and most others in government have blamed the Tea Party, veterans, Palin, conservatives, Republicans, and patriots etc...
Instead of hiding in their homes, lets see and hear someone down their stand up and state the damn truth!
You know as well as I do that, to a leftist, saying something about a problem
IS
“doing something about it”.
One more example of real world Lefty lynch-mob justice...
Take a look at this sports fans.
http://www.binscorner.com/pages/d/death-threats-against-bush-at-protests-i.html
Obama’s plan is working.
Why couldnt he just go. What was he going to do, wear a tshirt and hold up a poster board? This is not a Rally this is a memorial. Big difference. For the sake of these families goodness gracious please let there not be politics.
Would you really want to go into a ‘everyone disarmed zone’ because of obama’s presence? You are threatened and prevented from protecting yours and yourself.
He is strong, tonight is not the place to be for him.
There is a time and a place for all actions. Easy for you to say what other people should and shouldn't do. I'll leave it up to others to determine what is the "best" course of action for themselves.
“Excuse me, but how exactly has Sheik Obama “led the country” in the aftermath of this crime?
He read a statement from TOTUS into a microphone. Has he done anything else?”
He and the wookie walked outside for his daily photo op and LED the world in a moment of silence. /s
Because the local deragned sheriff has been inciting hatred against innocent people.
If any harm comes to the innocents, remember who incited this.
Tea Party chapters from neighboring cities and states should drive/fly/walk there and stand in support of the Tucson chapter.
Let there be no politics? Are you joking?
That is all the left and those in government had done since the shooting stopped...They have blamed innocent Americans for mass murder for Gods sake...You going to hide in your home after being falsely accused and threatened?
Screw whoever said the word "rally". Their idiots.
I am talking about this Tea Party leader coming out of hiding from inside his home, and setting people straight by by letting the media know their totally outraged and offended by their accusations. I don't care if he stand on his front lawn. The media will show up and he ought to stand up for everyone that was blamed for this mass murder.
A Memorial Rally? What is that? I’ve heard of Memorial Services but never a Memorial Rally.
I get it. I was speaking about the memorial only. Absolutely agree about him coming out of his home of course.
Really. I thought he had done not much.
Well this IS the Sheriffs department that IGNORE the shooters threats to other people. To busy protecting illegals I guess.
Amen.
There’s nothing for him to do. Most people are perfectly capable of saying, “Oh, how sad!” without the President’s telling them to.
Of course they're not available. They -- led by that pathetic excuse for a sheriff -- are busy rushing to microphones to blame Palin, Limbaugh, the Tea Party and other conservatives for a massacre THEY COULD HAVE PREVENTED!!!!!!
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