A Republican State Legislator in Tennessee emailed constituents warning of a “fake” assassination plot by the Obama administration so Obama can declare martial law and refuse to hold this year’s elections. Seriously.
A Republican member of the Tennessee state legislature emailed constituents Tuesday morning with a rumor circulating in conservative circles that President Barack Obama is planning to stage a fake assassination attempt in an effort to stop the 2012 election from happening.
Rep. Kelly Keisling (R-Byrdstown) sent an email from his state email account to constituents containing a rumor that Obama and the Department of Homeland Security are planning a series of events that could lead to the imposition of “martial law” and delay the election. Among the events hypothesized in the email is a staged assassination attempt on the president that would lead to civil unrest in urban areas and martial law.
You ever wonder why your right wing, Fox News loving, Tea Party joining friends and relatives are so crazy when it comes to Obama, why they call him a dictator, why they think he’s out to steal their guns and other “unspecified” freedoms? Well, this is one reason. Emails from GOP elected officials like this one.
Back in the day, only the John Birchers and the KKK were this nuts. Since the nomination of Palin, this is your new Republican Party, from top to bottom. You know, the one that controls the House of Representatives, and many governorships and state legislatures. It’s enough to make you wish Dubya and Cheney were still the face of the Elephant party.
