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Are_grits_groceries

(17,111 posts)
Mon Sep 10, 2012, 03:47 PM Sep 2012

And the political weirdness in SC rolls on:

Atlanta Woman Pulled A Gun on Rep.Trey Gowdy In Church Parking Lot.....Why?????
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In one of the more bizarre incidents we’ve ever heard of involving a South Carolina politician (and trust us, that’s saying something), an Atlanta woman pulled a gun on Gowdy in the parking lot of the First Baptist Church in downtown Spartanburg on Sunday evening.  

According to the city’s public safety director, the woman – identified as 52-year-old Gloria Yvonne Brackett – tapped on the window of Gowdy’s vehicle some time after 8:30 p.m. and accused him of following her.  She then pulled a gun on Gowdy, at which point he threw his car in reverse and peeled out of the parking lot (where he had gone to pick up his daughter from a church service).

WTF, right Police say that there is nothing to indicate a prior connection between Gowdy and Brackett – whhad a .32 caliber pistol and a box of ammo in her possession at the time of her arrest – although Gowdy certainly isn’t elaborating on the incident.
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http://www.fitsnews.com/2012/09/10/trey-gowdy-almost-got-blasted-on/

I don't know WTF is going on. However, I do know you don't accidentally end up in a Spartanburg Church parking lot aiming a gun at a random stranger. If you go to Spartanburg, you meant to be there.
I want to know the rest of the story!

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And the political weirdness in SC rolls on: (Original Post) Are_grits_groceries Sep 2012 OP
Guns! bongbong Sep 2012 #1
But not as wonderful as unicorns which fart rainbows. longship Sep 2012 #4
It sounds like mental illness. surrealAmerican Sep 2012 #2
Who said she's the one with the mental illness? Fawke Em Sep 2012 #3
Maybe that's part of it. Are_grits_groceries Sep 2012 #5
 

bongbong

(5,436 posts)
1. Guns!
Mon Sep 10, 2012, 06:02 PM
Sep 2012

Guns are as safe as mother's milk, and more wonderful than rainbows & unicorns, according to the DU Gun Lobby.

longship

(40,416 posts)
4. But not as wonderful as unicorns which fart rainbows.
Mon Sep 10, 2012, 06:36 PM
Sep 2012

They are much more cooler than guns.


Sorry, couldn't resist. Just didn't want this thread to devolve into yet another gungeon/GD flame fest.

Peace to all.

Fawke Em

(11,366 posts)
3. Who said she's the one with the mental illness?
Mon Sep 10, 2012, 06:09 PM
Sep 2012

Maybe he had been stalking her.

It wouldn't be the first time a Republican congress member was caught acting oddly in the "sexual appetite" department.

Are_grits_groceries

(17,111 posts)
5. Maybe that's part of it.
Tue Sep 11, 2012, 02:30 AM
Sep 2012

However, why aim a gun at him in a place you have to hunt to find? She has to have some connection to either the town, the church, Gowdy or something.

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