Stupid Things University Of Texas College Republicans Say
For some reason, the head of the UT College Republicans thought it was a good idea to joke about Presidential assassination on Twitter
Hours after Pennsylvania State Police arrested a 21-year-old Idaho man for allegedly firing a semi-automatic rifle at the White House, the top student official for the College Republicans at the University of Texas tweeted that the idea of assassinating President Obama was “tempting.”
At 2:29 p.m. ET, UT’s Lauren E. Pierce wrote: “Y’all as tempting as it may be, don’t shoot Obama. We need him to go down in history as the WORST president we’ve EVER had! #2012.”
Pierce, the president of the College Republicans at UT Austin, told ABC News the comment was a “joke” and that the “whole [shooting incident] was stupid.” Giggling, she said that an attempted assassination would “only make the situation worse.”
“Insofar as she’s a representative [of the College Republicans], maybe it shouldn’t be said, but she’s made a positive statement in a way, ” said Cassie Wright, the group’s vice president.
“I don’t really see anything wrong with it,” Wright added. “It’s just a personal comment, not representative of any group. Just freedom of speech, you know?”
Yea, right. Pierce’s Twitter account has since been locked and her photo removed. I wonder why.
Photo via The Texas Tribune
Has everyone just gone to Stupidland? Come on GOP. We don’t see eye to eye on much but can you just lock the crazies in the closet for awhile and pretend you are serious about…oh…anything?
@Mark:
Progressives never joked about assassinating President Bush.
They were serious.
Assassination fascination
Have we forgotten Gabby Gifford, some craziie person shot her in the “HEAD”, and killed 9 other encluding a (9) year old girl.
To Tweet somehing like that she sound just as crazies a the person who shot those people in AZ.
Lauren Pierce must know what kind of wourld she is living in “HATE” is alive and well and we sure don’t need some moron tweet out a Joke regarding the President of the United State and i don’t care what color he is, only a fool would do something like that.
That person that maybe shot at the W.H i’m not sure, if he did he will reget that one they put him away for the rest of his entire live.
If Lauren Pierce wants to go that route she can just keep joking about the President of the United State.
@Paul – It is just as stupid when progressives do it as it is when conservatives do it. No argument there. But I clicked on your link. Those idiots weren’t serious. They were just making a stupid pun.
@Paul L.:
Again, it’s wrong any time this garbage is said, why can’t you just say that? Is it just impossible to admit that someone was an ass?
That’s why so many “conservatives” come across as self-rationalizing pricks.
Where is “taking responsibility”?
It’s ALWAYS the other guys did it too!, or They said worse!, or lord know any other excuse.
It’s wrong.
BTW – what’s the over/under that some oblivious tool comments a variation of this: “The democrats should also take responsibility for the rhetoric of their side too!!11!
Why is some stupid thing a college Republican said national news?
Really smart, this coming from the same state that killed Kennedy.
It isn’t the fact that this woman commented on the assassination attempt, but that she said, “we need him to be the worst president we’ve ever had.”
That’s really patriotic to say about our President. I don’t care if you like him or not, or agree or disagree with him. We have to show respect and support to him. After all, he’s still our leader til the next election.
It appears the University of Texas now has omitted the study of history in its curriculum. Otherwise Ms. Pierce would have had brushing familiarity with the Kennedy assassination.
@JR: Odd, I thought it was Oswald that killed Kennedy, not the whole state.
More broadly; folks get so used to just tweeting, texting, posting on facebook and what have you, that they fail to regulate their communiques. Hell, I don’t even answer the phone if I’ve had more than a couple beers.
“just joking” — that’s what inciters of hatred and violence always say. Rush Limbaugh says it every day.
But its a felony to suggest, in any way, assassinating the President. This young lady — no genius, to be sure — may be getting a courtesy call from the Secret Service soon….
@Paul L.:
Oh yeah the two women holding that sign look so serious.
Just laughable.
When it comes to actual violence, no matter who the actual violent actor (historically an extremist person of the left), progressives and the media will find a way to redirect the responsibility to conservatives.
BTW: for you Texas history buffs…Oswald was a communist.
@Paul L.:
Was going to take down this silly comment then realized that sharp readers have already done so!
@Paul L.:
So you base your argument on a stupid sign held up at some demonstration. This doesn’t differ in any way from the head of an official GOP organization making an equally stupid comment?
You can always find a sign somewhere to prove a false equivalence, I guess.
@Paul L.: And to prove your point you use Malkin as a reference? lol
Just a Typical-Dumb-Texan-Blonde! I’m from Austin…. trust me!
Y’all know now why the rest of the country still think of southerners – especially Texans – as backward and ignorant.
Silly rich girl.
@Muffler:
So your defense is Malkin Photoshopped the sign?
As for the rest of the progressive defenders
Check out her category Assassination Chic
See Amanda Marcotte.
@tao9:
“BTW: for you Texas history buffs…Oswald was a communist.”
Actually, Oswald was almost certainly a U.S. intelligence asset. The book to read, recent, extensively footnoted, and extremely persuasive, is “JFK and the Unspeakable.”
Oswald was a Marine who worked at a radar facility where u2 planes flew out of. He defected to the USSR, then returned to the U.S without ANY attempt at debriefing.
Really smart, this coming from the same state that killed Kennedy.
Dumbest comment of the day.
Stupid tweet. Dumb “joke”. However, seriously, why would anyone really care what a college co-ed tweeted? Is it only because she’s the President of UT Austin’s College Republicans? Who cares?
Maybe it is Lauren Pierce that should be shot. Oh, right. Two wrongs don’t make one right. Oops. My bad. http://bit.ly/tvc57G
@I Mean What:
But 3 lefts do.
Don’t kid yourself the college republicans are taken very seriously on the right.
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The right very much treats the CR as a training academy for future politicians, activists, and strategists.