Cantor lies about office being targeted

[lovekendyl]

It was nothing more than a random gunshot in the air.

The Richmond Police Department is investigating an act of vandalism at the Reagan Building, 25 E. Main St., Richmond, Virginia. A first floor window was struck by a bullet at approximately 1 a.m. on Tuesday, March 23. The building, which has several tenants including an office used by Congressman Eric Cantor, was unoccupied at the time.

A Richmond Police detective was assigned to the case. A preliminary investigation shows that a bullet was fired into the air and struck the window in a downward direction, landing on the floor about a foot from the window. The round struck with enough force to break the windowpane but did not penetrate the window blinds. There was no other damage to the room, which is used occasionally for meetings by the congressman.

The Richmond Police Department is sharing information about the incident with appropriate law enforcement agencies.


http://theplumline.whorunsgov.com/house-republicans/richmond-police-detail-shooting-of-cantors-office/

[eleny]

1. Do they know where Rove was at the time?

[Island Blue]

4. Rove? How about Cheney?

An old man with a face full of buck shot is sure to surface soon.

[eleny]

9. One of Rove's tactics is to inflict something on himself and then cry foul

[justgamma]

10. That's SOP for the GOP. They love to Parlock people. n/t

[phleshdef]

2. Well, still why was someone shooting a gun off that close to the office?

I mean, to hell with Cantor but we can't just dismiss the incident as nothing. It could have even been staged if you want to get conspiratorial about it, but it sounds like someone was definately shooting a gun way too close.

[lovekendyl]

3. yup

But there was many offices in the building, the office in question is barely used its not like its his main office as he tried to make it sound, but you are right they shouldnt be firing guns period.

[Pryderi]

5. prolly some Yosemite Sam teabagger celebrating the brick throwing.

[phleshdef]

7. I wouldn't be surprised if that wasn't the real truth!

[kestrel91316]

12. You're probably right, lol.

[kestrel91316]

11. Who says it was close to the office. Bullets fired into the air follow a parabolic curve.

They come down at the same angle they go up. It could have been fired some distance away. If you want to think that still constitutes a direct attack on the poor guy, be my guest. Just don't expect anything other than pity from me.

[DCBob]

6. The "magic bullet theory"...

We need a Commission to investigate.

[LiberalFighter]

8. There are quite a few vacant spaces in the area that idiots could had been shooting off from.

[Metric System]

13. The Rethugs are trying to muddy the water today.

[FrenchieCat]

14. That's what they do everyday!

[Metric System]

17. Yes, that's true. It's just so blatant. Yet the "liberal" media doesn't call them on it.

[jenmito]

15. John King just repeated the lie in his "both sides do it" "introduction" to the show. n/t

[vaberella]

16. Oh fabulous...he lied. n/t