CNN >> There are reports shots have been fired in Rayburn House Office

nt

:)

Terrrorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

AAAAiiiiiiiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeee!

Just business as usual.

I am just asking

little folk.

maybe it was one of the service people you know they had something to drop off or they knew someone was out of town.

:shrug:

:rofl:

:hi:

...or was it Hastert farting?

so not likely

:rofl:

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2006/05/26/capitol_police_probing_reports_of_gunfire/

Police sealed off the Capitol on Friday after receiving reports of gunfire in a House office building across the street.

Capitol police are investigating "the sound of gunfire in the garage level of the Rayburn House Office BHuilding," said an announcement on the internal Capitol voice alarm system.

The Senate was in session at the time, but the House was not.

Rep. Peter Hoekstra, R-Mich., conducting a House Intelligence Committee hearing, interrupted a witness to request those attending the meeting to remain in the room and said the doors must be closed.

"It's a little unsettling to get a Blackberry message put in front of you that says there's gunfire in the building," he said.

:eyes: I'm sure he feels sorry for the Iraqi's that deal with this on a daily basis.

just reported on CNN

Shots heard in the Rayburn garage. There is a US Capitol police firing range on the third level. Shots may have come from there. Hearing in Rayburn room has not been disrupted.

which is coming out in force today -

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/26/world/middleeast/26haditha.html?_r=1&hp&ex=1148616000&en=a36b890ecbd52750&ei=5094&partner=homepage&oref=slogin

This is NOT what the administration wants people talking about over Memorial Day weekend.

So maybe the shots came from it?

lol. You're kidding right?

".....maybe related to the Immigration Bill...."

Oh brother :silly:

...this is why I was so happy when I got rid of cable.

that would be a reach, at this point.

Everyone ordered to stay in place. Breaking out the chem/bio kits.

:rofl:

Who is reporting this, FOX NEWS?

They always blow these things into something it isnt. Maybe Hastert saved a prosecutor some time and US tax money.

CNN says only "sounds of gunfire".

Next it reported that a couple of officers heard shots.

Excuses, excues go home and BBQ that tri-tip.

from someone reporting it--she has no other info.

They are still searching the building.

No suspects yet.

Claim to smell 'gas' so they open your aprtment and rifle (pun intended ;p)through your rooms? maybe Hastert got them pissed when he whined about THEIR privacy being way more important then everyone elses...

if this was the dirty bomb they've been talking up for years.

Now that the Congress is turning on King George he needs to get them back in line.

and says they have had a sound system message that "there are reports of gunfire" and are asked not to leave the building. She regards it as a false alarm like the many they've had since 9-11 until she learns otherwise! :-)

Perhaps Cheney wants to finish the job he started

I'm watching the raw feed and for the last 45 min and just now have I seen a police car.

I'm only semi joking, btw...

Lot is a couple of blocks away. Others report man seen running after shots heard.

:D

...now "Outside in the parking lot a couple of blocks away".

How about 'Shots fired somewhere in Washington, DC'?

:eyes:

For Pete's sake it doesn't take much to get people in the capitol stirred up does it. I guess they know they got a lot of enemies.

:rofl:

the whole thing sounds fishy to me. :tinfoilhat:

Even a kid with a capgun could set off this type of reaction.

:)

No silly, he's on a slow boat to China.

just the sound of Hastert's head exploding.

Shots fired and...classified. :eyes:

The US Capitol keeps a full medical unit on site at all times this includes ambulances.

"They said they heard gunfire in the Rayburn garage, but this is a huge building, I'm guessing it's a car backfiring or balloons popping," Gene Smith, chief of staff to Rep. Howard Berman, D-California, told The Associated Press. Berman has an office in Rayburn.

according to http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/26/house.shots/index.html

Balloons popping? Must mean some of those GOP Congressmen have hired a stripper again.

LMFAO ...

..the Guns 'n' God party to snap and cause a stir like this.

I don't want anyone hurt, mind you, not even said corrupt representative. But I suspect that the event I anticipate would play like this, at least for the first few minutes.

Sounds like a lot of nothing, that unfortunately gave somebody the vapors.

WTF? He wanted to know if they knew anything about the incident.

Faux reported that 2 witnesses saw a man with a gun near a gym or lockerroom..not sure if the 2 are related.

according to the 2 women that ran out of the gym. :shrug:

or this report like the rest is just horse shit.

gunshots?

Who heard them and reported them?

"Senate Sergeant at Arms Bill Pickle told Reuters news agency there were no reports of any arrests or injuries.

"We have been told by staff of shots fired and the smell of smoke in the lobby of the Rayburn House building," Mr Pickle said. "

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/5021114.stm

find out what's going on here. ;-)

at the Department of Health and Human Services.



Rehnquists

<http://staging.hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CAPITOL_GUNFIRE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2006-05-26-11-44-41>

May 26, 11:44 AM EDT

Capitol Police Probing Reports of Gunfire

By DAVID ESPO
AP Special Correspondent

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Police investigated reports of gunfire in a House office building on Friday and briefly sealed off the Capitol as a precaution.

Capitol police were investigating "the sound of gunfire in the garage level of the Rayburn House Office Building," said an announcement on the internal Capitol voice alarm system.

There was no confirmation of gunfire. The FBI and D.C. Fire Department said there have been no injuries reported.

Capitol police scheduled a noon EDT briefing.

The Senate was in session at the time, but the House was not as most lawmakers had left for the Memorial Day recess. Four ambulances were on standby outside Rayburn as police methodically searched the office building. Police lined the street between the Capitol and the Rayburn building, rifles prominently displayed....

(more at link)

<http://staging.hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CAPITOL_GUNFIRE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2006-05-26-11-44-41>

The capitol police "got a call" (from whom? nobody knows) about "a shot or shots" or a "loud sound" from the parking garage.

Then the House committee members were told that there had been shots fired *in the building*!

...the Rayburn garage.

"The Auto in question had to be 'put down'..." :evilgrin:

SHE HAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!

"We cannot confirm Saddam and Osama is in the building!"

I wish we could go back to color-codes as distractions.

Capitol locked down again? ...

Posted info from another forum ....

...wow we're fucked.

Unbelievable.

Interesting: there's that word "unsettling" again. More evidence of repuke mind control:

"It's a little unsettling to get a Blackberry message put in front of you that says there's gunfire in the building," he said.

BTW, above is from Washington Post article and was spoken by a republican.

Here's an irony; even "pickle(s)" works its way in:

"We have been told by staff of shots fired and the smell of smoke in the lobby of the Rayburn House building," Mr Pickle said. "





Cher

in the Rayburn Building, per Dana Bash.

:rofl:

n/t :sarcasm:

:D

White male 5'11' around 175 pounds

stretcher.

There is more drama going on than meets the eye. Either that or she collapsed from stress or something.

see here.

Maybe he has the weekend off or he just hasn't had time to get to the office yet.

I much prefer listening to John King. Rush's bimbo (and I really hate to use that term) in Atlanta can
go though.

and fox is on its own planet

reporting that there is nothing to report lol.

:)

Gunpowder found in Rayburn building, police tells aide

RAW STORY
Published: Friday May 26, 2006

A House Democratic aide now tells RAW STORY that a police officer said gunpowder has been found in the Rayburn office building.

A Democratic aide in the Capitol said the Capitol had been locked down again, though police have denied.

Fox News is reporting that women who ran out of the building told Capitol police they had seen a gunman in the "locker room" and the "gymnasium."

The aide also said that videocameras in the Rayburn garage often do not have tape in them and are not monitored.

Correction: A police officer did not say that the firing range does not use gunpowder. CNN's report did not include mention of video cameras.

:sarcasm: What a bunch of bumbling maroons the news has become.

Might be a long day for the folks in the building ...

there will be no other news on CNN today. What is someone trying to distract from?

but of course ...

pretty transparent too if ya asks me. i'm also wondering if there had been any hearing or something happening they wanted to STOP with this little 'crisis'.

:shrug:

Is the GOP cleaning house?

From cnn.com:

Rep. Jack Kingston of Georgia says staffer from his office taken to the hospital after being "shaken up" by reports of gunman on Capitol Hill; staffer was not shot.

deserves headline on one of the top news organizations web sites... right.

n/t

"Unsettled" is another.




Cher

IMO...flame away...

A bang,the smell of gunpowder, small firecracker discreetly dropped.
Hey media! over here. Jus sayin.......

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...someone's gonna get a huge bill for all this "hard work" they caused !

Sooooo.... they practice with black powder and muzzleloaders? Do they wear blue uniforms and wave 34-star flags, too? Or maybe they wear Mossy Oak camo and practice with bows and arrows...

nt

so maybe...if someone was using the firing range...and the door was open...PEOPLE HEARD GUNSHOTS! (just a theory)

I might get one, sounds like it's a real handy item to have in our post 9-11 world!

:bounce:

This story got lost in the gunfire, I guess. Dammit!!!!!

From Washingtontimes.com

Senate approves nomination of Hayden to be next CIA director
ASSOCIATED PRESS
May 26, 2006


12:12 p.m.
After hearing assurances he will be independent of the Pentagon, the Senate today easily confirmed Gen. Michael Hayden, a career Air Force man, to head the CIA.
Mr. Hayden, a four-star general, currently is the top deputy to National Intelligence Director John Negroponte.
Mr. Hayden, 61, would be the first active-duty or retired military officer to run the spy agency in 25 years. He was approved by a vote of 78-15.
President Bush, in a written statement, applauded Mr. Hayden's confirmation.
"Winning the war on terror requires that America have the best intelligence possible, and his strong leadership will ensure that we do," he said. "Gen. Hayden is a patriot and a dedicated public servant whose broad experience, dedication and expertise make him the right person to lead the CIA at this critical time."
At his confirmation hearing, Mr. Hayden sought to assure lawmakers he would be independent from his military superiors but said he would consider how his uniform affects his relationship with CIA personnel. If it were to get in the way, he said, "I'll make the right decision."
Mr. Hayden, who headed the National Security Agency for several years, became a lightning rod for the debate about the Bush administration's domestic eavesdropping program. Some Democrats and civil-liberties advocates argue the monitoring was illegal.
As head of the NSA from 1999 to 2005, Mr. Hayden oversaw the program. His defenders say he was relying on the advice of top government lawyers.
The White House hurried Mr. Hayden's nomination through in only 17 days, in part by heeding Congress' 5-month-old requests for more information on the classified operations.
During Thursday night's debate, Sen. Ron Wyden, Oregon Democrat, said the warrentless wiretapping program raised "serious questions about whether the general is the right person to lead the CIA, serious questions about whether the general will continue to be an administration cheerleader, serious questions about his credibility."
Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Pat Roberts, Kansas Republican, countered that Mr. Hayden "is eminently qualified" to lead the agency and that "he is the right choice to lead the CIA."

http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20060526-121129-5422r.htm

that is all.

Brilliant move Karl.

Did you miss them? They're still going on, I believe.

Check GD Politics.

<sigh> I didn't see it on the front page. I've only been awake for 20 minutes (I work nights), but I have not seen word one on CNN since I got up!

Oh, time for the news conference!

If you click on LBN (Latest Breaking News), GD (General Discussion),
or GD Politics at the top of the Discuss Page, you'll see the most
recent threads on topics.

:eyes:

He got hisself a libural this time...hee...haw!!

Positively giddy, they're joking, telling 'funny' anecdotes, talking about how post 9/11 times are just...well, just ALL THAT, ya know...

Over and over and over they repeat the same nonsense... these correspondents sound like absolute morans...

See, they want the good old days when Walter Cronkite's announcement "Three shots fired at President Kennedy's motorcade..." or words to that effect. Wotta story that was...too bad for them today. :sarcasm:

with one of those dopey interviews about being locked in with all these Intelligence Committee folk and their stafers....and complaining about the lack of food and drink...Ha HA.

He oughta try out subbing for Stewart on the Daily Show. :sarcasm: again...

set up to look bad. No info, no knowledge, nothing going on here, no one shot no one apprehended, won't disclose, can't hear, has no information...

She's in great shape...

At least she wouldn't be another white male political insider

"...I can't confirm", "The original report was...", "I don't have...", "I can't", "our search continues", "I have no information", "the search continues", etc :puke:

look above 2 posts!!

She didn't give any answers, so I guess there are no more questions...????

WHAT T. F.??

:rofl: You noticed that too?

This whole thing has become such a farce! To think that one phone call (from whom? doesn't matter) could do all of this...

There is no choice. If there was a gunman and they didnt take it seriously the results could be tragic and shamefull to the Capitol Police. Their next step will be find the caller and where that call was made from.

The MSM ignorami are not.

It's really frightening that not one person on MSNBC or CNN has any military service experience so they sound like children when they ask their questions. All the old CBS and NBC crowd had been war correspondents and had forgotten more than these people ever knew.

FOX News has Major Garret in the building. He was former special ops before going to journalism school. He gave the breakdown on the searches and the proper procedures and was very informative.

MSNBC or CNN. Fox happens to be the best when a situation is going down, at least domestically. They really are and I hate their guts, but they do have the best domestic coverage as something is occurring.

Major Garret was with CNN during 9/11 and was remarkable...

the source BEFORE wasting all of this time and energy?

idiots.

banging a hammer could sound like gunshots :rofl:

at about 10:30 this AM, a patient farted in my dental office here in Philly...could have echoed all the way down to DC..

right?

that time on elevators where the shots were "heard"...I swear that was reported....not confirmed yet by CAP...developing....heh

Gunshots are pretty distinctive in real life. TV and movies don't capture the sound well because it is so sharp and loud it messes up the microphones. And you would thing that, with a shooting range in the building people would be more used to it.

Of course, ignorance knows no bounds...

CAP is checking it out.....

Wesley Snipes wouldn't buy that in the movie...why should we...

Just kidding...really...I think.

but they just postponed the CAP briefing indefinitely (which was scheduled for 2:45)

due to an ANXIETY ATTACK. You remember his sneering, grimey face from the days of the Clinton harrassment, don't you? Heard it on local radio news break.

SHE was taken to the hospital ...

Rep's office confirms staffer taken by ambulance

RAW STORY
Published: Friday May 26, 2006



A staffer for Congressman Kingston (R-GA) was taken to the hospital over a a panic attack after police stormed a Rayburn building gymnasium.

A statement from Kingston spokesman David All follows:

"This morning, a member of Congressman Kingston's staff was in the House Staff Gym when the Rayburn House Office Building was put under lockdown due to alleged gun shots. Under guidance of law enforcement officials, the staffer was taken via ambulance to the hospital. She was not injured or shot, just a little shaken up under the circumstances.

"We have been in contact with our colleague and she is doing well.

http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Reps_office_confirms_staffer_taken_by_0526.html

Georgia Congressman's Staffer Hospitalized After Gunfire Reports

POSTED: 1:41 pm EDT May 26, 2006
UPDATED: 1:59 pm EDT May 26, 2006

WASHINGTON -- Guns drawn, police briefly sealed off the Capitol Friday and launched a floor-by-floor search of the largest office structure on Capitol Hill after an unidentified caller reported gunfire. Amid chaos and confusion, police said there were no arrests or confirmation of the gunfire.

A staffer for Rep. Jack Kingston (R Ga.) was taken from the Rayburn House Office Building on a stretcher. She was transported to a hospital by ambulance.

Police say she may have suffered from a "panic attack".

"The report is that shots were fired" at 10:30 a.m. EDT in the garage of the Rayburn House Office Building, said Capitol Police spokeswoman Sgt. Kimberly Schneider.
(snip/...)

http://www.wsbtv.com/news/9280826/detail.html

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Thanks for the correction. Looks as if I wasn't listening as well as I'd thought. Well, it's too bad. I'd love a chance to see Kingston hauled away. PERMANENTLY!

On edit: Welcome to D.U., Veronica.Franco! :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi:

Doesn't it sound like those crooks in congress are inmates and they have to do a lockdown!! LOL

I hope they have to stay the whole weekend, especially the ones that voted yes on the immigration bill.

I hope those creeps do not get out until Tuesday!!

:rofl:

Is on his way to take down another corrupt, sneering presnit?

That's a nice diversion from the tension!

Right? I mean, Bush is convinced that future historians will be so enamored of him that they will put golden halos around his head in all of the school textbooks. Maybe that's how he plans on achieving a higher approval rating. "Deadeye Dick" could perform the task with impunity!

Who says a post must make sense--many of our GOP passed laws don't!

Dont pay any attention to all those murdered Iraqis or the spreading corruption. Maybe some nice sparkly beads or bits of mirror..

Oh, right... it's not close enough to the election to start issuing those again. My bad.

the first..
"Welcome to DU".. :hi: :hi: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :dem:

jimmy from the Bronx..

RAW STORY
Published: Friday May 26, 2006


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LATEST EMAILS SENT TO STAFF....

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From: US Capitol Police
Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 12:21 PM To: All House Staff Subject: Update - Important Instructions for the Rayburn HOB

The Capitol Police continue to investigate the report of gunfire in the Rayburn HOB.

If you have not done so, lock your office doors.

The Capitol Police will soon commence a search of the Rayburn HOB floor by floor.

During the search, the police officers will knock 3 times on each office door, announce "United States Capitol Police", knock 3 additional times, and then voice the code word .

Open your office doors for the police and cooperate with all police instructions.

All occupants should remain in their offices until the Capitol Police announce that it is safe to exit.


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-----Original Message----- From: House Emergency Communications Center Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 11:27 AM To: RSAN recipients Subject: Report of Shots Fired

The US Captiol Police are continuing to investigate the report of gunshots in the Rayburn House Office Building. The Rayburn Building and garages are shut down at this time. The Longworth and Cannon Office Buildings and other garages are not affected. The Capitol Building is open for above ground access but the tunnels remain closed. As soon as the police have completed clearing the garage levels, they will begin search the remainder of the Rayburn Building beginning on the top floor and working down.


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Subject: An Emergency Exists for the Rayburn HOB - Shelter in Place

This is a message from the U.S. Capitol Police 1. If you are in the Rayburn HOB then Shelter in Place. Quickly move into the nearest interior office space or interior hallway and away from windows. The Capitol Police are investigating reports of gunfire in the Rayburn HOB. 2. If nearby, grab Go-Kits and personal belongings. 3. Close doors behind you, but do not lock. 4. Remain calm. 5. Await further instructions. Do not leave the building.

DEVELOPING....

http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Latest_email_to_staff_0526.html

The message is fear. We need to be "safe." We have to call the police for every little thing. Because we must be "safe."

Repeat the mantra, remember the mantra.

The message is fear.

I was watching the news and they also showed pictures of 911 and talked about all the suffering people who lost loved ones. I was actually thinking they might be questioning the events but I should have known better as it was just there to cause emotional reaction in citizens. It had no other purpose but emotional impact.

So I think we should get ready to be bushit on because something is coming down the pipe.

For making the police waste half their day searching for a machine backfire.