Key Hillary Clinton Supporter Says NBCs Russert 'Should Be Shot'

Now I've heard everything! A key supporter of Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign said in a conference call that debate moderator and NBC's Meet The Press host Tim Russert "should be shot" for the questions he asked of Ms. Clinton during a debate among democratic hopefuls this week on MSNBC.

Second Amendment Foundation Founder Alan Gottlieb has the following to say about the statement:

“Incredible. This unidentified supporter of candidate Clinton – whose extreme anti-gun record is well known – would misuse a firearm to silence a journalist, simply because he did his job and put a politician on the spot with her own words. What a remarkable comment to come from the mouth of someone who is most likely an ardent supporter of restrictive gun laws.

“The most telling thing about Youngman’s revelation,” he added, “is that the woman didn’t immediately withdraw the suggestion, she merely admitted that she shouldn’t be talking about murdering Mr. Russert in a public forum. Perhaps Mrs. Clinton’s attitudes about private firearms ownership are based on her knowledge of her own supporters, at least one of whom probably should never be allowed near a firearm, especially if she is anywhere near Tim Russert!

“Frankly,” Gottlieb said, “we are more disappointed than surprised at this remark, because it has long been a trademark of the so-called ‘progressive Left’ that it not only is intolerant of the Second Amendment right of the people to keep and bear arms, it has zero tolerance for opinions and news with which it disagrees. And these are the people supporting Hillary Clinton. “Candidates for high public office, and especially the presidency, will occasionally stumble,” Gottlieb said. “Ultimately, they will stand or fall on their own words and beliefs, and whether their supporters like it or not, it is the duty of journalists like Tim Russert to bring out the best, and sometimes the worst, from a politician. That’s what the First Amendment is all about. He should get a medal for that, not a bullet.”

I concur. This is the first time Mrs. Bill Clinton has been asked serious questions, the first time journalists weren't lobbing "softball" inquiries at her and letting her get away with rehearsed responses that don't answer the question. What's more, I'm fascinated that one of these key supporters (likely a large contributor whom they want to keep happy so the flow of money will keep rolling in) of the party that is doing everything it can to do away with private ownership of firearms, calling them the root of violence, is advocating that a high-profile journalist be shot. The people a politician surrounds him -- or her -- self with, says alot about the candidate, doesn't it?