Just, ugh.
Two men face federal charges for threatening Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) during the healthcare reform debate.
Two men face federal charges for threatening Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) after he voted for healthcare reform.
The U.S. Attorney's office for the Eastern District of Michigan on Monday charged Russell Hesch, 73, and his son David Hesch, 50, with conspiring to threaten, assault, kidnap or murder a U.S. official.
Here is the complaint with a PDF warning.
The Hesch's are perfect examples of the pro life hanger movement. They don't actually care about life, they care about... well, we can debate that another time. Anyhow, after Supak voted for HIR, they sent him a letter.
TPM reports the letter contains such pro-lifey messages as
"Actions and decisions carry consequences. Are you and your family prepared for those consequences? Is your wife, Laurie Ann, prepared for those consequences? Is your son Ken and his family prepared for those consequences?" it reads in part.
And tender-hearted Christian messages
Toward the end, the letter, signed "The Devil within Us," says this fate can be avoided if Stupak resigns immediately and admits that his health care vote "was wrong and under handed," or if he follows "in the footsteps" of his late son, Bart Stupak Jr., who committed suicide in 2000.
Try as I might, I can't come up with any words to add to this.
There are none.
I can't seem to make my mind warp enough to analyze such wonderfully pro-life messages.