by Steve Gilbert
August 24th, 2012 at 8:12 am
Sweetness-light:
From a conspicuously un-outraged Washington Post:
Todd Akin threats under investigation by Capitol Police, FBI
By Ed O’Keefe | Thurs August 23, 2012
Law enforcement authorities are investigating multiple threats made against Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.), his family and staff in the days since his controversial comments about abortion and rape, a spokesman said late Thursday.
”Over the last couple of days, there’s been threats of rape of staff, the congressman’s family, and suggestions that people die,” Akin spokesman Steve Taylor said late Thursday.
He confirmed that the U.S. Capitol Police and FBI are investigating “which threats are accurate or how to contextualize them.”
Yes, we wouldn’t want to take these threats out of context. By the way, these threats are real crimes. Akin committed no crime. Wonder which will get more press coverage?
Taylor would not confirm Akin’s whereabouts, but reports published Thursday said the congressman was in Tampa meeting with conservative leaders to discuss the future of his U.S. Senate bid in Missouri…
It sounds like a man who is running for the Senate has almost had to go into hiding. But this is what we have come to expect from the tolerant left. In this new era of civility that Obama has brought us.
Still, isn’t it funny how there is no suggestion that these threats against Akin could be hate crimes or even terrorism. Why is that, do you think?
A St. Louis television station first reported Thursday that “multiple people have threatened rape and harm against Akin, his staff and family.” …
[R]ecently, Capitol Police and Miami-area officials investigated a threat against Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) in April that prompted authorities to provide him extra protection in Washington and outside his West Miami home.
You remember all the news coverage about that, don’t you? We don’t either.
All I remember hearing about from the press is the danger posed by the rise of rightwing hate groups.
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