I came across a story today online which follows below. I had a strong reaction to what I read. What is yours?
At a press conference on Thursday, the no. 2 House Republican Eric Cantor
said that someone had shot through the window of his Richmond, Virginia
office sometime on Monday. He also said he had received threatening
emails but would not make them public. Cantor accused Democrats of
“fanning the flames of violence” and using recent threats against them
for political gain.
UPDATE: The AP reports that the bullet was
actually fired at a building where one of Cantor's consultants works.
Possible
shot fired at office building of Cantor consultant
A possible
gunshot was fired through the window of the downtown Richmond Main
Street building that houses the offices of one of Rep. Eric Cantor’s top
political consultants, a source says.
There was no immediate
confirmation that it was a gunshot. There were no injuries or other
details immediately reported. It’s not clear whether the damage was
inflicted —it may have been last night or two nights ago.
Brad
Woodhouse, spokesman for the Democratic National Committee was quick to
respond to Cantor's claims:
"We disagree with the charge made by
Rep. Cantor today that Democrats are using acts of violence for
political gain," he said. "Let's be clear: Calling on Republican leaders
who have contributed in part to this anger by wildly mischaracterizing
the substance and motives of health reform to condemn these acts is
entirely appropriate."
Later on Thursday, Cantor is scheduled to
be the special guest on a “S.T.O.P. Obama Tyranny National Coalition”
conference call.
