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Arkansas state Democratic Party chairman shot dead
Aug 14, 2008, 0:47 GMT
Washington - The chairman of the Arkansas state Democratic Party, Bill Gwatney, 48, was shot dead Wednesday at the party headquarters in Little Rock, police said.
A gunman walked into the office, asked to speak to Gwatney and fired several shots, fatally wounding him. He died four hours later in hospital.
The shooter fled in a pickup truck, was chased by police and killed in an exchange of gunfire on a highway, the Arkansas Democrat- Gazette reported.
Police later identified the gunman as Timothy Dale Johnson, 50. They recovered additional weapons from his truck.
Gwatney, whose family owns an auto dealership in the state, was to attend the Democratic presidential convention later this month.
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama released a statement saying he was 'heartbroken to hear about the tragic loss of Chairman Bill Gwatney. We're praying for his family and friends and all who worked with him and loved him.'
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All those NRA idiots, Bubbas, NASCAR dads and republicants out there say that there is no need for gun control. Yeah, right.
Typical loving comments fron beautiful human beings . Whats wrong with the world ? Look in the mirror .
Oh no, here we go again. The anti-gun lobby will be out in force, but the simple fact is that if Mr. Gwatney had had a gun, he could have defended himself. He could have merely said, Mr. Gunman, please don’t shoot me as I am going to get my gun out of my briefcase to defend myself. Better yet, the Mr. Gwatney could simply keep his gun out at all times and point it at everyone who walks into his office. That would have prevented this. Besides, control of guns would take away the right of this law abiding citizen from letting off steam because he lost his job. But instead of a rational discussion about the need to defend one’s self and the right to bear arms, we are going to hear more of this drivel about the sickness of our “gun” culture. And ignorance and tragedy continue…
It should have read: All those NRA idiots, Bubbas, NASCAR dads, republicants and poster Peter out there say that there is no need for gun control. Yeah, right.
'Nam Vet'
You are such an incredible liar.
...draw very specific conclusions with virtually no, or very limited, facts.
We saw this in the Duke rape case.
We see this on global climate change.
We've certainly seen it in a failed dem lib energy policy for the last 30 years.
Now, one crazy shoots an Arkansas political wag and the rest of you above behave like you are in a sewing circle.
People get shot every day in America, and the press hardly even covers it.
is in full shuck and jive, let's throw out the non-sequiturs mode.
'...draw very specific conclusions with virtually no, or very limited, facts.'
EssPee is full capable, and does it all the time, of drawing very specific conclusions with absolutely no facts whatsoever. And when he can't do that, he goes straight to rumor and innuendo. When that fails, he goes into the Josef Goebbels propaganda mode.
See what I mean?
'Now, one crazy shoots an Arkansas political wag and the rest of you above behave like you are in a sewing circle.'
Now, if that political wag had been a Republican't, SP would be falling all over the Clinton/Obama/Al Qaeda/Democrat conspiracy to turn the US into a communist state.
'See what I mean?'
Nope. Can't see anything except that big cloud of pot smoke that you're hiding in.
..if that were the case, I would have reminded you of the libnazi approach to a lone Texas preacher with a single bullsh-t gun charge where the Clintons sent in their Janet Reno Gestapo troopers and murdered 20 women and children, for that important single gun charge, for which they failed to successfully prosecute...
...or the stellar success of pulling a single alien child in Florida out of his bed, at gunpoint, in the middle of the night, while letting thousands more run freely across the other borders in the USA. Apparantly, the kid could not vote...
But, as you can see, I did not.
..tell the little Whisky Tango posting above to run his three African American stepdaddys out of his mom's house for 10 minutes, and then have her help him with a meaningful post, assuming she can read...
'But, as you can see, I did not.'
You didn't what, vote? Couldn't see the ballot because of the dope haze? Your petty attempts at insult are too laughable. Keep it up comedeian. You're a laugh a minute. As a republican spokesperson/apologist/mouthpiece idiot, you do set a shining example of the lunatic fringe in the US.
'lone tex-ass preacher'????????? A flipping nut-bar.
I suppose Jim Jones was another one of your heros too. How about Charles Manson??? Was he your uncle, or your dad or both at the same time.
..your stepdaddys are still there...
Surely, that icon of republican't thought, the magnificent Bong Master himself, SPFool, can come up with something better than that lame comeback. Come on, EssPee, show us your great wit and wisdom. Or was that it? You are such a disappointment. Have another hit of that Paraquat soaked Mexican Brick-Weed.
why SP keeps posting the same old crap?
EssPee can't remember if he said it before. That what drugs do to the brain. They destroy memory. Also, the fool is a one-trick pony, he only 'knows' one thing and has to repeat it, in order to justify an otherwise meaningless existence.
You mean like your constant reference to drugs? Seriously, SP4 has more meaningful comments on one post than you've had in your whole existence, whether you agree with him or not.
I find that folks who talk a lot about drugs usually do so from experience. That does not paint you in a very flattering picture, even if your stepfathers are Caucasian.
..ouch!...that sorta says it all....
It is SP drug addicts behavior, dickweed. He needs to be continually reminded of his addictions, in the hope that he will see the light, through the pot haze, and go to rehab. As for the rest of your post, it is utter claptrap, the kind of deflectionary tactic to be expected from the republican't nut bars. And no, EssPee drug addict, that post by FPP(Fricking Pansy Poofter)doesn't sting at all, even IF there were a modicum of truth to it.
If you start walking upright, people will begin to notice...!
..ouch again!
If you ever started to make sense, people might take you seriously. Put down the bong, child.
is just another EssPee sock puppet.
...look, let the grown-ups talk politics.
As for you, go back to your room put the headphones on so you cannot hear your mom and three african american stepdad's, or the latino one's that come over on the weekends, in the next room, pick up your teen beat magazine and flagellate yourself to the pictures of the Jonas Brothers, like you do every other day.
This way, you'll not have to come unarmed to a match of wits and embarrass yourself.
And you state you only defend yourself - sure, but your rebuttals are the stuff pornography is made of - most of the time not very intelligent for someone who keeps thumping his/her chest!
That isn't his chest he's thumping.
..you wankers have any room to criticize...
Oh yeah, the article:
Turns out the victim owned a car lot and the killer had keys to a couple of the cars. Doesn't sound to me like it was politically motivated, huh?
The only thing politically motivated is the rantings on this site from the Republicants.
..Being Arkansas, it was more likely it happened over a trailor house or of someone porking the other guys sister....sorry to disappoint...
You manage to bad mouth (and that's putting it mildly) everything and everyone under the sun - your mother next?? Or did she raise a son with the mistaken understanding that he was the second god, and she was the virgin whoever? It doesn't make any difference if it's a tragedy, like this article,or political, you usually have a major put down to post aabout the previous poster. And if you continually think you are the one being slammed, it's probably because you are so prevalent on every article with your righeous attitude. You're kinda like the Energizer bunny, just keeps going and going!
Thanks!
you're welcome!
Leave it to the same Dumbolcraps, liberal scum, and hoplophobes to pull out the same old 'Gun COntrol would have prevented this' argument.
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10 to 1 says...Aug 14th, 2008 - 01:31:40
it was some Republican't nut bar who did the shooting. But then to use Republican't and nut bar in the same sentence is a redundancy. Let's see EssPee and company try and flog this one off on the Clintons or Obama.
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