If you haven't heard already, a candidate for governor for the state of Idaho made a comment at a Republican rally earlier this week about hunting Obama. When asked to follow up, he stated "Anyone who understands the law, knows I was just joking, because Idaho has no jurisdiction to issue hunting tags in Washington, D.C."
Though he says it was a joke, and hopefully (though not obviously) he won't be literally "hunting" Obama, could this comment have been in poorer taste? From a state whose school children chant "assassinate Obama" on the school bus? Gee, I wonder where they get that from...
In an article in today's paper, Rammell, the aforementioned "long-shot" candidate, expressed his opinion that while the publicity is negative, it's publicity and it will help him in his campaign. And in a state like Idaho, it will probably win him more than a few voters.
Lucky for all of us, there are more than a few people leaving comments on this on-line article who say the "hunting Obama" comment was made because Rammell is a Mormon - a white supremacist who believes black people are inferior to himself. Oh joy.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/08/27/rex-rammell-idaho-goper-j_n_270751.html
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