{"id":11412,"date":"2007-09-03T23:31:04","date_gmt":"2007-09-04T06:31:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2007\/09\/03\/its-not-being-scriptural-if-you-threaten-not-to-be.html"},"modified":"2007-09-03T23:31:04","modified_gmt":"2007-09-04T06:31:04","slug":"its_not_being_scriptural","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2007\/09\/03\/its_not_being_scriptural.html","title":{"rendered":"It’s not being “Scriptural” if you threaten not to be"},"content":{"rendered":"

Y’know, when you’re a politician and respond to something you claim to consider to be a personal attack<\/a> by attacking back<\/a>, I recommend two things:<\/p>\n

1.  Don’t leave voice mail messages<\/a> that can be played back and transcribed.<\/p>\n

2.  Don’t make a big show of offering to deal with things in a brotherly, “Scriptural,” Christian, presumably-loving way — and then top it off with a threat that otherwise “will be forced to take other steps, which I would rather not have to do.”  I don’t recall Jesus suggesting you turn the other cheek but then kick ’em in the nuts if they slap that one, too.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nicely done, Rep. Doug Lamborn.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

“We felt very threatened and intimidated, and quite frankly, scared,” Anna Bartha said. “It was just not anything we would ever anticipate an elected official would pursue or a way that an elected official would conduct himself.”<\/p>\n

When asked whether his messages were threatening, Lamborn said: “No, that is ridiculous. My hope, I failed, but I had hoped to meet with them privately and confidentially because lying is a serious matter. “<\/p>\n

When asked what he meant when he said there would be “consequences,” Lamborn said: “When someone tells a lie, it just has bad consequences.”<\/p>\n

Three days after leaving the messages on the Barthas’ voice mail, Lamborn wrote an open letter<\/a> to Greg Garcia, chair of the El Paso County Republicans, asking him to investigate.<\/p>\n

<\/span> <\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And congratulations — you made national news<\/a>, too!<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

 (via BD<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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