During the Joplin debate, Long said to Eckersley, "Hot diggity dog. Anytime you lie, Scott, I'm going to holler out 'Hot diggity dog.' And you lied last night. You lied consistently about me that I signed some kind of a questionnaire."
When Billy votes to raise the debt ceiling will you join me in mailing, texting, emailing, calling Billy Long's office and shouting "HOT DIGGITY DOG!"
From Washington D.C. "The Hill":
Missouri blogger Clay Bowler is up in arms after being targeted by the FBI as a potential threat to newly elected Rep. Billy Long (R-Mo.).
Bowler is the author of a blog called Long is Wrong, in which he has questioned whether Long is conservative enough.
Bowler told local media that he was shocked last week when an FBI agent stopped by his house accompanied by Greene County Sheriff Jim Arnott. They told him that in the wake of the shooting spree in Tucson, Ariz., last Saturday, Long had identified Bowler as a possible threat.
“It’s political payback,” Bowler told the Christian County Headliner News. “I’ve poked fun at Billy. Part of it was satire — exposing Billy as not being a real Tea Party candidate.” Long was elected in November to the seat formerly held by now-Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.).
In response to Bowler’s accusation, Long’s office issued this statement: “We will continue to work with the Capitol Hill Police and will follow their advice at every turn, as we have thus far. Any questions regarding this matter should be addressed to the Capitol Hill Police.”
A spokeswoman for the U.S. Capitol Police declined to comment.
But according to Sheriff Arnott, Bowler might not be the only person who’ll have a chance to talk to a G-Man about Long. Arnott told KSPR that Long identified several other people as potential threats.
On Friday, 01-14-2010, in an interview with Nick Reed of KSGF radio (listen to podcast here), Sheriff Arnott Long's office gave him Bowler's name.
Why did Long's office give up Bowler's name? Did they do a background check on Bowler and find questionable activities?
If so, is it common practice for an elected official to probe into the background of a constituent?
If Long's staff did not do a background check on Bowler, then why did they turn his name into Arnott?
For writing a blog critical of Billy Long?
In which case I should be expecting a visit?
This story is developing
Couple of days ago the Turner Report linked to a story in the Cincinnati Enquirer about congressmen who pack heat. Billy wouldn't cop out if he was carrying or not. But, this photo can certainly give us an indication.
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