Me thinks the dumb cluck has turned chicken
Posted on 08/06/2009 6:39:57 AM PDT by Rebelbase
Rep. Brad Miller (D-NC) will not be hosting any town hall events this August -- instead, he's making himself available to constituents for one-on-one meetings about health care reform -- and at least part of the reason is this: His offices have received threatening phone calls, including at least one direct threat against his life.
"We had no town hall events scheduled for the August recess anyway, but in light of everything that's happened -- we have received a threatening phone call in the D.C. office, there have been calls to the Raleigh office," said Miller communications director LuAnn Canipe, in an interview with TPM. The threatening call in question happened earlier this week.
"The call to the D.C. office was, 'Miller could lose his life over this,'" said Canipe. "Our staffer took it so seriously, he confirmed what the guy was saying. He said, 'Sir is that a threat?' and at that time our staffer was getting the phone number off caller ID and turning it over to the Capitol Police."
They haven't heard anything back from the police yet, but they did get the caller's number. So this could develop into something soon enough.
Canipe explained that Miller had no plans for a town hall before and won't be holding any now, due to this event and the examples he's already seen from the around the country: "Our point is, we're not gonna be bullied into having a town hall so it can then be interrupted by the fake grassroots folks."
"We don't want to people to think we're shutting out our constituents," Canipe added.. "We're meeting with them one on one to discuss health care reform."
“His offices have received threatening phone calls, including at least one direct threat against his life. “
B.S.
NC ping.
Any Death threats comes from Either ACORN or one of OBAMA’s Union Thugs.
We “RIGHT WINGERS” will not threaten something as WORTHLESS as your life... we Threaten something IMPORTANT... YOUR JOB!!!
Take the blue pill, congressman.
I smell a liar., a thief and a coward.
The DemocRATS are just a bunch of whineyass drama queens. Everytime they start to feel a little heat from the “unwashed masses”, they start with their “death threats” whine.
I think we will see this used as an excuse whether any phone calls like that ever took place.
But that one guy who had his effigy hanging from a noose still kept meeting the public. I think he is a newbie Congress Critter, though.
Wait until this is passed and people can’t get health care in a timely fashion..I predict there will be a new phrase coined..similiar to “going postal”
We also got to our Congresscommie Kathy Castor. She cancelled hers and is hiding out in her office. In Tampa. I imagine she can not wait to get back to Washington and away from her irate constituants.
I DO NOT BELIEVE YOU! YOU ARE LYING.....PLAY THE RECORDING OR PUT SOMEONE UNDER OATH.
This liar congressman is just avoiding what all others are getting. Magically in the end he will have “Strong support” for socialized Obama care.
If someone’s life was threatened, trace the call, press charges and put the perp on trial.
In other words, “prove it”. Otherwise, you’re full of bravo sierra.
I heard a commentator say they expected a lot of Democratic town hall meetings to be cancelled, because they didn’t want to face their constituents. Looks like it has started.
Me thinks the dumb cluck has turned chicken
” “The call to the D.C. office was, ‘Miller could lose his life over this,’” said Canipe. “Our staffer took it so seriously, he confirmed what the guy was saying. He said, ‘Sir is that a threat?’ and at that time our staffer was getting the phone number off caller ID and turning it over to the Capitol Police.”
They haven’t heard anything back from the police yet, but they did get the caller’s number. So this could develop into something soon enough. “
Smells like that college prof’s car that was vandalized with racist sayings, only it was determined she was the one who did it.
I can only see him losing his life over this if he actually had to use the government run health plan, but that wouldn’t happen anyway.
Typical RAT—liar and a coward!!!
“His offices have received threatening phone calls, including at least one direct threat against his life. “
No, no BS. It was his staff who made the call, giving covering for his sorry butt. /s
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