The Huffington Post is reporting that a Republican Tea Party (GOTP) state legislator in New Hampshire posted a statement on Facebook questioning the attempted-assassination charges against the man who allegedly shot at the White House last week.
State Representative Jason Antosz wrote on his Facebook wall the day Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez was arrested by federal officials, that he did not believe the case rose to an assassination attempt, describing it as more of a “lucky shot.”
“An Idaho man accused of firing two shots at the White House exterior last week has been charged with attempting to assassinate President Barack Obama or his staff. Are Your Kidding me?” Antosz wrote on Facebook. “The Obama family according to sources was not even in Washington. It was a lucky shot via driving by on Pennsylvania Avenue. The president has the safety security in our history, it’s near impossible to kill a U.S. President with today’s secret service protocols and vehicle technologies.”
Ortega-Hernandez was arrested on 17 Nov 11 following an 11 Nov 11 incident in which he allegedly shot at the White House with an assault rifle. An Idaho resident, Ortega-Hernandez has been described by friends as having made threats against Obama in the past. In a tape auditioning for “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” Ortega-Hernandez ranted against the federal government.
Representative Antosz is, as expected, a Tea Party-backed Republican (GOTP) who was elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 2010. He’s a member of the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee, and describes himself as “a Conservative Republican and advocate of Community Service, Pro-Life, and Patriotism” on his website.
According to the website, he’s also a member of the National Rifle Association and the Knights of Columbus and a former volunteer firefighter in Epping. He lists his platform positions including a smaller state government and state budget, protection of rivers, support of homeschooling, low or no taxes, transparency in government and support for the Second Amendment.
So, Antosz is your basic Tea Party, NRA, 2nd Amendment gun toting conservative who doesn’t understand that shooting an assault weapon at the White House, the residence of the President, is a federal crime. What is it with these people, are they really this obtuse? Well, yes, obviously they are this obtuse.
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