By Mr. Anonymous: Do you think an American Revolutionary War II is coming?
House GOP leader says bullet fired into office after health care vote.

Washington (CNN) — Rep. Eric Cantor, the No. 2 Republican in the House of Representatives, said Thursday that a bullet had been fired through a window at his campaign office in Richmond, Virginia.

A Richmond police spokeswoman confirmed to CNN that a bullet was fired at the congressman’s office. “We are investigating the circumstance surrounding it,” spokeswoman Karla Peters said.

Cantor also said that he had received threatening messages but that he would not publicly release the messages out of concern that doing so would only incite further violence.

He also accused Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine and Rep. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland — a member of the Democratic House leadership — of “fanning the flames” of violence by using threats that have been made against Democratic members “as political weapons.”

“Enough is enough,” Cantor said. “It has to stop.”

Democratic National Committee spokesman Brad Woodhouse hit back against Cantor’s claims.

“We disagree with the charge made by Rep. Cantor today that Democrats are using acts of violence for political gain,” he said. “Let’s be clear: Calling on Republican leaders who have contributed in part to this anger by wildly mischaracterizing the substance and motives of health reform to condemn these acts is entirely appropriate.”

More than 10 Democrats have reported trouble since the weekend health care vote, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, told reporters Wednesday.

Windows have been smashed at Democratic offices in at least three states, and federal agents are investigating whether a cut gas line at the home of a Virginia congressman’s brother was related to the lawmaker’s yes vote.

Democratic congressional leaders have demanded Republicans join them in condemning a spate of threats and vandalism that has followed Sunday’s vote on a sweeping overhaul of the U.S. health care system.

The FBI is now looking into the threats, and at least 10 House Democrats have been given extra security.

The threats are especially vicious for Michigan’s Bart Stupak, who switched his vote to seal the deal for the bill. He has released a threatening voice mail that he received.

“Stupak, you are a lowlife, baby-murdering scumbag, pile of steaming crap. You’re a cowardly punk, Stupak, that’s what you are. You and your family are scum,” an unidentified caller said. “That’s what you are, Stupak. You are a piece of crap.”

“Go to hell, you piece of [expletive deleted]” another called said.

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In Virginia, Albemarle County fire marshals and the FBI are looking into the slashing of a propane gas line outside the home of Rep. Tom Perriello’s brother, the congressman’s office said.

A Perriello aide told CNN that the line to a propane tank on the brother’s gas grill had been severed after the brother’s home address was posted online by a Tea Party activist. Lee Catlin, a spokesman for the fire marshal’s office, said the incident “did not involve an immediate threat to occupants of the residence” but would disclose no details.

The county joined the investigation late Tuesday after a request from the FBI, Caitlin said. “Officials are taking the incident very seriously and conducting a vigorous investigation,” he said.

On Sunday, Democratic Rep. Russ Carnahan of Missouri had a coffin placed on his lawn, said his spokeswoman, Sarah Howard. She said Tea Party protesters at his office in St. Louis had a coffin with them and later brought it to his house. The coffin was later removed, she said.

House Democratic Majority Whip James Clyburn, who is African-American, said he has received a fax in his office with a picture of a noose drawn on it and had threatening telephone calls at his home.

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“We’re giving aid and comfort to these people, and this stuff gets ratcheted up,” Clyburn told CNN. “We in this Congress have got to come together in a bipartisan way and tamp this foolishness down. It doesn’t make sense. That’s not what a democracy is all about.”

Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-New York, said a brick was thrown through a window at her Niagara Falls district office, and a message that referred to “snipers” was left at one of her campaign offices. In a written statement, she said GOP leaders have been “fanning the flames with coded rhetoric.”

Slaughter said federal agents and local authorities were investigating the threat and vandalism at her offices.

The top Republican in the House, Minority Leader John Boehner, told reporters that he has urged opponents to demonstrate legally.

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“I’ve made statements that I understand people are angry, but violence and threats are inappropriate and irresponsible,” the Ohio congressman said. “If people are angry, they ought to register to vote and get involved in a campaign.”

But Boehner, who compared the legislation’s passage to “Armageddon,” said Democrats had not complained to him that Republicans haven’t been quick enough to condemn the threats and vandalism.

Democratic officials and liberal Web sites are also upset that Sarah Palin used an image of crosshairs in a Facebook post this week listing 20 vulnerable Democrats who voted for the legislation. She plans to target them this election year with money from her political action committee.

Palin’s team is fighting claims that she is encouraging threats of violence. One House member mentioned her Facebook posting during a Wednesday meeting on safety concerns, a Democratic source told CNN’s Dana Bash. Mention of the map brought audible groans to the room, the source said

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Answer by mhp_wizo_93_418
Making mountains of mole hills is the real crime. Threats and violence are not the answer, nor is the use of them for political gain.

We in the USA have a revolution every time we vote. Vote out the bums and make the will of the people known!!!!

Answer by bobby’s girl
There are many angry Americans, and many angry with the government. I wouldn’t be surprised if it doesn’t cause some an uprising. I just hope we don’t end up with innocent lives lost or ruined.

Answer by Marki
I am concerned that the current issues will lead to civil war, it is simply getting too far out of hand. It seems that the disagreements in our government have little to do with what is right or wrong for our country and more to do with political power and the gaining of popularity for each party.

Personally I believe that the best action that can be taken is making our process a direct democracy, in which individuals vote on every issue without government interference. I think it would be best to keep representatives in the case of a very close vote to act as a tie breaker, but I think it would also be necessary to keep either party from expressing their views on the issues so that Americans can think for themselves and not simply follow their party. Of course that’s just an opinion that will never happen.

Answer by Leonard
You mean a Civil War, not a revolution.

No, I don’t think so.

Answer by mixmaster
First off let’s get one thing straight, Cantor who is a republican had bullet come through his office by a random gunfire that accidentally hit his office. He used it politically as a ploy to comment on the Democrats speaking out about the violence happening to their offices because it is making his party look bad. He won’t release any phone calls received because he has never received any like the democrats have…. let’s think about this…why would a crazy tea party person want to leave Cantor a message? If anything it would be some kind of positive message not a negative one.

Story on Cantor’s BS story, remember it was investigated by the POLICE:

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20001283-503544.html

He is using his opportunity by trying to put down the seriousness of the violence being received to the Democrats. The republican hypocrisy just keep going and going!!

As far as the civil war….which is what you meant. The super wealthy always want the country to stay divided thus the puppet theater they portray to us everyday in the news and with silly issues like abortion and political fighting. If they a country is divided then they tend to make more money off of it. It is a big chess game and the wealthy are winning!

You really think Republicans care about some poor person who lives in the country and is some redneck? Well this is a lot of their base and they play to their stupidity and feed them lies over and over… They insight the hatred mix with a lot of racism in these Tea party movements, but when they do something violent or nasty, they distant themselves from them after having just praised them. Please make these people go away and realize we are in the year 2010, not the 1960′s. We need more education in our schools then people would not believe nonsense that is fed to them on places like Fox News.

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