I was
shocked to read today that the U.S. Capitol Police have had to assign
additional security to protect Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill after Scott Boston, a Tea Party activist, said:
"We have to kill the Claire Bear, ladies and
gentlemen."
This is totally unacceptable and horrific
language.
Free speech is at
the core of liberty, but threats of violence--particularly against women--are
completely unacceptable. It's this type of rhetoric that many believe lead to
the tragic shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords in Arizona just last
year.
Making matters worse, Senator McCaskill’s Tea Party
opponent, Sarah Steelman, defended Mr. Boston, and her campaign’s paid
spokesperson applauded his statement. Sickening.
I also saw that my opponent, Congressman Tom Marino, just voted to support the Republican House bill to re-authorize the
Violence Against Women's Act.
That's why I am asking Congressman Marino to join
me in denouncing in the strongest possible language the use of violent language
by this Missouri Tea Party activist and the approval of that language by
Claire's opponent's campaign.
I will be reaching out to the Congressman shortly
in the hopes of coordinating a joint statement.
Thank you,
Phil Scollo
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