Newtown GOPer to Gabby Giffords: “Stay out of my towns!!” [View all]
Source: Salon
A state legislator in Connecticut called Giffords' visit to the area "political"
BY JILLIAN RAYFIELD
Connecticut State Rep. DebraLee Hovey, a Republican who represents the towns of Monroe and Newtown, objected to a visit by Gabrielle Giffords with the families of the victims of the Sandy Hook shootings, telling Giffords in a Facebook post: Stay out of my towns!!
The Hartford Courant flagged the post, from Friday, which has since been taken down. In the comment thread, Hovey continued: It was political. The Lt Gov was there, [Connecticut Sen. Richard] Blumenthall was there and ALL political types KNOW it is courteous to let sitting Reps known when another political is in their District. So
. There was pure political motives.
As Daily Intel points out, the visit was announced in advance.
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Read more: http://www.salon.com/2013/01/07/newtown_goper_to_gabby_giffords_stay_out_of_my_towns/