Frightening! --Georgia Town Hall question: Who is going to shoot Obama?

This is the kind of consciousness that passes for "normal" on the far right. Crazies are out there, questioning Congressional representatives, and the Republican representatives are NOT confronting the questioners!  This is tantamount to a threat on the life of the president -- when we have already in our lifetime witnessed the assassination of one president and attempts on the lives of others.  And yet, Rep. Broun acted as if the question was legitimate and casually addressed it as such.  God help us!  Can you imagine what the campaign will be like next year when Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann run for president--and all their wingnut supporters are fired up? (that choice of words is deliberately chosen in this case).

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/25/paul-broun-town-hall-who-is-going-to-shoot-obama_n_828047.html

The Athens Banner-Herald in Georgia reports that a shocking question was asked at a town hall event held by Rep. Paul Broun (R-Ga.) on Tuesday. According to the article, an audience member asked the congressman, "Who is going to shoot Obama?"

Blake Aued reports:

Broun's press secretary, Jessica Morris, confirmed that the question was indeed, who is going to shoot Obama? "Obviously, the question was inappropriate, so Congressman Broun moved on," she said.

However, rather than confronting the questioner or condemning the question, Broun instead acknowledged "frustration" with Obama, according to the Banner-Herald. The paper reports that Broun responded to the stunning inquiry as follows:

"The thing is, I know there's a lot of frustration with this president. We're going to have an election next year. Hopefully, we'll elect somebody that's going to be a conservative, limited-government president that will take a smaller, who will sign a bill to repeal and replace Obamacare."

Read the full story from the Athens Banner-Herald.