Dem Congressman's Office: His Life Has Been Threatened Over Health Care Bill

[RandySF]

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/08/dem-congressmans-office-his-life-has-been-threatened-over-health-care-bill.php?ref=fpblg

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.

[BlooInBloo]

1. More terrorism. Pieces of shit.

[RagAss]

2. So...when can we start calling them Nazis?????

[TankLV]

13. INDEED...

[fascisthunter]

3. fascist goons

[Xipe Totec]

4. Bolsheviks

The ironically named Bolsheviks (Majoritarians) were actually a minority in Russian politics.

[fascisthunter]

6. I'm fine with either... so are they going to start killing the Mensheviks?

although I do prefer fascist goons, because their agenda is fascist not communist.

[Xipe Totec]

7. Isn't that what they've been advocating all along?

their agenda is communist, in the sense of Animal Farm, where some animals are more equal than others.

[midnight]

5. I hope they called the FBI. so they can trace the call. But with

the ATT agreement to tape all calls they should have no trouble finding the abuser.

[defendandprotect]

8. Anthrax time, again? We need more security for Democrats, obviously . . .

but if they're going to be this easily frightened off -- what hope is there?

This is NC . . . any chance he's a "Blue Dog" . . . ???

[mnhtnbb]

9. No way. Brad Miller is NOT a Blue Dog.

[defendandprotect]

12. Great . . . but I don't think they can cancel meetings; they need more security . . .

The right wing does WIN thru violence . . . whether it's abortion or
assassination or whatever.

All they'd have to do now is go down the list of Reps and call in threats
and the battle for health care would be over ... ????

[jwirr]

10. As long as he stand with President Obama that is all that counts. These

threats should make the congress pull together all the more.

[zbdent]

11. ooo ... caller ID can be your friend ...

[ddeclue]

14. Apparently they want to meet their local Secret Service field agent..

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

15. Why haven't the people who have made death threats been arrested yet?