In a town-hall meeting, Paul Broun, a Republican representative from Athens, Georgia, was startled by quite a remark from an audience member. "Who is going to shoot Obama?" This remark was difficult to hear for some but was still greeted with laughter. Broun did not directly denounce the statement, but instead calmy mentioned the general unhappiness of Obamacare, the healthcare plan that was passed last year. He said later that he chose not to say anything directly to that audience member because he felt the comment deserved no recognition or dignity. The Secret Service questioned the accused and found them to be of no danger to the president or other government officials. He or she just acted "in poor taste.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41780873/ns/politics-more_politics/
I think it is incredibly sad that someone would say that! How embarassing for them! It's pretty ridiculous that even though most people seem aware of how tight everything is regulated in our society, especially when it comes to security, that someone would still make such a comment that's obviously going to draw a lot of attention. I was also pretty surprised the Broun didn't say anything to the comment, but I suppose he handled the best he could spur of the moment like that. If it was a Republican-hosted meeting, it's pretty safe to say most attendants aren't too happy with Obama, but this, as the Secret Service said, was just an act of poor taste.
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