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In more news from the campaign front, the Times-News reported today that GOP gubernatorial candidate Rex Rammell was highly critical of Gov. Butch Otter for not purchasing a wolf hunting tag on the first day they went on sale, which Otter didn’t do because he was attending the Lewiston funeral for the late Bruce Sweeney, longtime Idaho state legislator, former Senate minority leader, and a basketball chum of Otter’s from back in their legislative days. Rammell’s riposte: “That’s a lame excuse.” Really. That’s what he said. You can read the full story here from Times-News reporter Jared Hopkins, who also reports in the piece that when questioned, Rammell acknowledged saying at a Republican event this week amid discussion of the wolf hunt, “The Obama tags? We’d buy some of those,” but said it was a joke.
“I was just being sarcastic. That was just a joke,” Rammell told the paper. “I would never support him being assassinated.”
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Phaedrus on August 28 at 7:33 a.m.
He should and the individual who called out in the first olace should be investigated by the Secret Service; maybe an arrest will wake-up these folks and remind them that threatening the life of the POTUS is NOT a joke.
terrymr on August 28 at 8:41 a.m.
Yeah there’s no excuse for jokes about shooting any president. There seems to have been way to much of this nonsense in the last few months though.
Phaedrus on August 28 at 8:42 a.m.
Has anyone heard of Republican politicians and GOP leadership condemning this? Where is Gov. Otter? Where is Norm Semanko? Risch? Crapo? Simpson?
Lisa on August 28 at 12:44 p.m.
The only JOKE in this is Rex. He needs to worry more about paying off his debts, and get some serious mental health treatment.