Fla. GOP Members Shoot Muslim Targets (and democratic rep targets)

[The Straight Story]

Fla. GOP Members Shoot Muslim Targets
Robert Lowry Calls Incident Joke Before Saying It Was Mistake

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. -- South Florida Republicans held a weekly meeting at a gun range, shooting at targets including cut-outs of a Muslim holding a rocket-propelled grenade launcher.

The GOP candidate to replace U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz fired at a full-body silhouette with "DWS" written next to its head.

Wasserman Schultz declined comment, but the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee called the Tuesday event "extremist" and "sexist."

Robert Lowry, who's vying for Wasserman Schultz's seat, initially described his target as a joke. Minutes later, he called it a mistake.

Others refused to apologized for the Southeast Broward Republican Club event, featuring assault rifles and handguns. A conservative activist said they should stand up for their beliefs in the heavily Democratic county.

http://www.clickorlando.com/politics/21247775/detail.html

[jeffbr]

1. Such class

[gatorboy]

4. I'm surprised a Republican has never won the Nobel Peace Price.

What's up with that????

[Kerrytravelers]

2. Keepin' it classy, Republican style.

And they wonder why they are in the political minority.

[vadawg]

3. how the hell do they know the targets were muslim, i have a feeling it was the generic guy with the

RPG that show up all over the country, id like to see the pics of the target and how they ascertain hes a muslim, is it the bushy moustache, the dark features or the seventies style clothing...

[Robyn66]

5. No surprise here

My father (the alcoholic cop who used to kick in my door and shoot blanks at me when he was mad at me when I was a teenager ) has been shooting at things like that for YEARS. And when they couldn't buy them they IMPROVISED them. Nice people in this country!

BTW, I don't see my Dad very often ;)

[TheCowsCameHome]

6. Shooting each other would have been better.

[Mika]

7. Since its not LBN, please add ".. and democratic rep targets" to your OP title.

:scared:





:hi:

[The Straight Story]

8. done for you :) (nt)

[Mika]

9. I think its the most important part of the story.

Remember Al Queda using targets of Bill Clinton?
The repugs are using targets of Dems now for shooting practice?

They are 'The Base' in America. Dangerous, imo.

[proteus_lives]

10. Meh.

I've seen Bush targets at the range too. This really isn't worth the poutrage.