One of the sad commentaries on the state of our nation…
The Raw Story
At a shooting range in Louisiana on Friday, an onlooker encouraged Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum to pretend the target he was firing at was President Barack Obama.
“Santorum is shooting a 1911 Colt,” Politico’s Juana Summers tweeted from the sheriff’s office shooting range in West Monroe. “Range master says ‘Well, it’s not your first rodeo.’ Someone here says ‘pretend its Obama.’”
“As Santorum had headphones on and was standing far from supporters, he likely didn’t hear [the] woman say ‘pretend its Obama’ as he shot,” she added.
NBC’s Andrew Rafferty provided confirmation: “Woman watching Santorum at shooting range in LA yells ‘Pretend it’s Obama’ (there is n0 chance Santorum heard it)”
Afterward, the former Pennsylvania senator reportedly called the remarks “horrible.”
A recent Public Policy Polling survey showed Santorum holding a 14 point lead over former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney going into Saturday’s Republican primary in Louisiana.
Update (1:15 p.m. ET): The Secret Service is investigating, according to The Associated Press.
Update (1:30 p.m. ET): MSNBC has obtained audio of the remark.
Watch this video from MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchel Reports, broadcast March 23, 2012.
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Whoever that was who shouted that is a coward and none to bright. You should shame all the other supporters hopefully they do not share your disgusting views. That leads one to believe there is much more underlying than the president being a democrat…. if this is the type person that crawls out from under the the rocks by all means please leave the stones unturned how shameful to all.others decent respectful human beings
To the shameful cowardly. Dsigusting person who has never been taught any manners or respect you are a disgrace to all decent people everywhere and I hope not a reflection of Mr santorums supporters
Disgusting
No doubt by someone who thinks that she’s patriotic and pro-life.
She’s neither.