Being from Minnesota I can say this without any fear of contradiction:

The Minnesota Republicans are the dumbest republicans on Earth.

Absolutely incredible.

There is no way that this putz didn’t know where the Planned Parenthood office on Ford Parkway is.

The repugs have been protesting there since the fucking seventies.

This isn’t the first time some crap like this had gone down.

Has to be one of the worst alibis ever: I wasn’t lurking around the Planned Parenthood office while armed, I was stalking an internet acquaintance while armed!

“It’s really weird and odd when all taken together, and I can see how people took things the way they did.”

Nice to see those who MAKE the law…..have to “take” the law..!!

Will the “on-line date”, Linda, please stand up and be heard because I have a feeling old Tom had spoken with a woman on-line who was going to the clinic for an abortion and he intended to prevent it… but then, I write crime stories about sociopaths and men without conscience so it’s an easy leap for me… how about you?

…”he was looking for a woman he met online.”"

Hey Tom, where you goin’ with that gun in your hand
Hey Tom, I said where you goin’ with that gun in your hand
I’m goin’ down to shoot my ol’ lady
I caught her messin’ ’round with another man

Yeah, I’m goin’ down to shoot my ol’ lady now
You know I caught her messin’ ’round with another man
And that ain’t too cool

Hey Tom, hey, Tom, I heard you shot your woman down
Hey Tom, hey, Tom, I heard you shot your woman down, baby
He said, “Yeah, I did it, yes I did, I shot her
You know I caught her messin’ ’round with another man”

Yes I did, I shot her
You know I caught my her messin’ ’round with another man
Yeah, and I gave her the gun

Hey Tom, hey Tom

Where you gonna run to, now where you gonna run to now
Hey Tom, hey Tom
Lord, where you gonna run to, now where you gonna run to, baby

I’m goin’ way down south, way down south
Way down to Mexico way, yeah
I’m goin’ way down south, way down south, baby
Way down where I can be free

Ain’t no one gonna mess with me there, baby
Ain’t no hang-man gonna
He ain’t gonna put a rope, a rope around me, yeah
You better believe it, baby

Hey, Tom, you better run on down, you better
Goodbye everybody

Doesnt know her real name, email, phone number, or what she looks like and carries a gun to the meeting.

I call BS

Why are all these Republicans such FREAKS???

What could be better? A Republican loses his gun and is accused of terrorism. Seems like they are doing something right in Minnesota. Justice, for once. Of course, he probably has a weapons cache at home…..

This guy was on a mission and it wasn’t because of a online date.

Bro I will drink to that!

[...] From Raw Story: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/11/gop-lawmaker-lurking-gun-abortion-clinic/ [...]

Yep, yep, I always bring a gun with me when I go on a date. Yep, yep, it always turns the ladies on. Yep, yep.

How do people like this get voted into public office?
What’s wrong with voters?

Raw listed him as Hackbarth or Hockbarth Can we just settle for Hack-Birth…..and let’s just add that……….This Guy takes his fucking name waaaaaay to seriously!!!!!

Hackbarth, being a Republican, was more likely trying to meet up with a young gay male. Stupid cover story and the police easily saw through the diversion. This is our elected leaders for you….stupid….stupid….and more stupid!

The link has a fuller report. This guy is showing signs of excess stress.

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/11/minn_pol_with_gun_outside_abortion_clinic_says_he.php

If the woman he was talking about was Sarah Palin I could find his version of reality somewhat believable. He would find her and then they’d jump on a chartered LEAR and head to the faraway reaches of Alaska to film another boring episode of “Just Plain Fucking Off Doing No Brainer Shit With Sarah In Alaska”.

However…

The story sounded weird enough when I read this. I never thought of the the young gay male angle. You may be onto something. Good observation.

LOL

I defend them. That’s what I thought, too.

LOL, that dude just looks like a complete tool! Too funny.

He doesn’t know her last name, her phone number, address, or what the name of the online dating site was. This guy is lying and was up to something else. He claims to be jealous over a woman who he does not know! wow

And I’ll bet you use the line about you only shooting blanks too.

Since you know the local scene, …

Is this clinic notorious? Does it get a lot of attention from protesters blocking it, vandalism, etc?

Is this Hackbarth character noted for his wacky views?

Is internet dating a big thing with Minnesota Republicans? Can’t they their find dates the old fashioned way, in bath houses?

Hey c’mon guys, you know how hard it is to come up with a viable excuse on the spur of the moment. Cut the dude some slack. Does anyone out there really think the police would understand how a S&W feels in your hand? How that silky smoothness of the barrel is so arousing. The way the grips hold on as your heart pound faster, pumping more blood to complete your manhood.

Hey, all you tea baggers that have never masturbated to your gun wave your hand. Don’t be shy, we know you do it. Just stand up and wave.

Oh good…I was concerned that the level of weirdness from the GOP had dropped to alarmingly low levels just lately. My concerns were completely unfounded. Back to complete insanity as usual.

They’ll wave just as soon as they wipe those few drop of white stuff off the two fingers that they used

Eww.

I know right?! One could allow for a small handful of nutjobs out there, but enough to get someone elected? It’s like when they have those kiddie p0rn stings-there are thousands of them! WTF?

Bachmann immediately comes to mind.

Oh the delicious possibilities! Why are CATHOLIC Rep. Tom Hackbarth and his wife divorcing? — could she be suffering foul incontinence and/or breast cancer from birthing their three kids and he wants to treat himself to her trophy replacement?? Was he energized by Poop Benny’s backhanded blessing of condom use with hookers?? Did he and hooker “Linda” roll in the hay and the condom broke, so her plan B was to visit PP for “baby-killing” Plan B?? Or did she dump him because she found out he’s STILL MARRIED??

Or maybe the “girlfriend” works at the PP clinic?

You nailed it kiboshki.

All the other stuff is almost extraneous.

How do so many freaks and scum become our “leaders.”

When you’ve answered that, you’ve probably answered one of the most important questions in our country’s history.

It seems, if one thinks about it, that this sort of person is by definition a Republican.

The overwhelming lies and self-deception causes their mental illness.

Women who love actual children abort all their fetuses rather than birth them into a place where Republicans are allowed to roam about unmedicated.

Or maybe he thought his estranged wife, daughter or some other female relative might be visiting the PP clinic??

He told police he was looking for a woman he met online.

“I always bring a gun on the first date.”

I hope this has calmed your anxiety!

It would be interesting to know how this guy votes on abortion issues and if he has made any inflamatory remarks regarding Planned Parenthood. The article is lame but without a doubt this guy loitering with a loaded gun looking for a woman he believes may have done him wrong is creepy to the tenth power.

And there you have it. I know it is not surprising that a catholic would vote to defund organization affiliated with providing abortions but brandishing a loaded gun near a Planned Parenthood clinic is very suspicious.

http://minnesota.publicradio.org/projects/ongoing/votetracker/issue_view.php?id=112

It’s Minnesota, where weirdness rules. Consider Bachmann, Jesse “everythings a conspiracy” Ventura, where it is illegal to sleep naked in Minnesota.

Whats so strange about showing up on a blind date with a woman youve never met before, with a loaded gun on your hip? In Minnesota, chicks really dig it, I guess. Or maybe “Linda” was a foetus.

Family values! Boy gimmie some of those family christian values!

He should’ve just said “I’m hunting for a wascawy wabbitt.”

The police gave him back his gun. Is there any thought that when someone is wandering around in alleys either waiting to spy on an aquaintence or just happend to be at a PP Clinic, that maybe he should have his Carry permit voided until he can get through the current issues he is having.

A religeous guy being divorced by his wife who has children which means there will be a custody battle who has been caught being suspicious with a loaded weapon. For the protection of the children and wife he should have his weapons taken away. It seems obvious that he was going to do something to save the world from the ttradegy of Choice to show his family that he is more important than what has caused his wife to divorce him.

But what the hell, it is his Constitutional right as I understand it. The three children, the wife, the people working at the clinic and whatever the “new” girlfriends relationship might be if she exists just have to understand that we cannot take the weapon away from the man. It will be easy to shout the slogan “People Kill People not guns” when we see the news reports of another marriage gone bad and the father killing everyone involved because of the emotional stress.

The police returned his guns to him. Go figure. His wife should be very concerned for the safety of her children and herself.

A man who stalks a woman he met on the internet with a handgun to see if she’s being honest with him belongs in jail. A man who lurks around an abortion clinic with a handgun belongs in jail. Put this creep in jail, already.

Lawmaker bwahaha. No wonder this country’s so f*cked.

Jail.

He’s a lying sack of shit.

If Hackbarthor or his Ilk show up, I want that S & W.

“Hackbarth later told the Star Tribune that he had had coffee with the woman the day before and asked her out to dinner. She declined….”

If she exists, I think we can figure out why she declined.

Yeah, taking a gun to stalk if an on-line potential hook-up would get most people put in jail. No arrest, therefore he will not get in trouble, and the republicans will give him a standing ovation when they not only give him his leadership position back, but also promote him

another nut job from the right. give them guns? you will be assuring violence because enough of this & the left will start arming for their own protection. welcome to the wild west & the decline of america!

The security guard will testify whether Hackbarth was looking at the clinic. His lie will be quickly refuted. Minnesota’s GOP should learn to mask their insanity a little better than that.

Gotta love the GOP response…ejection? Nope, he merely lost his leadership role. I’m surprised they were so brave. After all, Hackbarth carries a loaded gun at all times.

We need to find her… great story in it!

yeah, like ANY woman named Linda would go on a date with this putz

Yes my thought exactly.If we can connect this creep to Michelle Bachmann (and I think we can) perhaps Minnesota will do something about this in 2012. Minnesota is not full of crazy folks like the ones in the GOP. There are a lot of progressive folks in Minnesota.

Gee, surprised he is not from Florida. Its legal
here to hang out at women’s clinics with a hand gun or an AK-47….but you go to jail for a joint.

Hey pal, Florida is the prime state where weidness rules….keep that in mind if you come here to avoid the cold…come on vacation leave with a felony conviction.

So few people in this world, because of abortion, corporations cannot find enough workers….its a world wide problem…especially in China.

You are assuming the left is not already armed?

So he hooked up from the site “hot women in your area” site and traced the phone number to a planned parenthood where he figured “wow i can meet some sluts here i bet.” Loser.

Leave it to republicans, when one of their ilk gets nabbed they circle the wagons…. ” stripped of his leadership roles in the Minnesota House. ” Wow! that’ll teach him!

They are not “doing God’s work” they think they ARE God…and that my friends, is blasphemy, not Christianity

“Feeding you a line of bull…” Uh, huh. Somebody sure is Hockbarth.

Yeah, it’s a problem in China, all right–too few people.

And if she was “seeing other men”, was he planning on ventilating her?

Will Minnesota be installing Rapiscan devices and gropers at the entrance to their legislature?

I’d bet the percentage of dangerous whackjobs intercepted would be far higher than at an airport.

A very concise description.

Is it really illegal to sleep naked in Minnesota? Or am I just not getting the joke? I would so enjoy reading the wording of that law–which, of course, would be entirely unconstitutional.

As a native Floridian, I totally agree with you.

READ the link.

“Police found maps, binoculars and more ammunition in his truck. They did not press charges, and returned Hackbarth’s gun to him a week later. ”

They gave him a week to cool off, and find a better story. Needless to say he is toast for the Ohio GOP.

Constitutional rights do NOT overcome federal and state law against stalking, threatening activity at medical clinics, and similar behavioural restrictions around the right to keep and bear arms.

As Mae West famously said, “Is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just glad to see me?”

I wish I could check “liked” after your comment much more than once. This guy clearly is armed and unhinged.

10 bucks says he was waiting for a BOY he met online.

Airport bathroom stall?
Minn airport?

Its illegal to have sex standing up because it can lead to dancing.

Good facial expression there, JJ.

“There are a lot of progressive folks in Minnesota”
But they aren’t all that motivated to get out and vote or what? I am just curious how a total clown like Bachman or this fuck-up go about getting elected at all, never mind re-elected.

Oh yeah, carrying a gun while looking for an online love interest is soooo much more innocent than stalking abortion providers.

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Sounds about right….Republicans threatening violence and death on those they don’t agree with….only to call Muslim’s “crazy” for violence

They’ll probably promote him to the CIA sniper squad now.

I just want to know if his wife knew they were separated and getting divorced before this happened? And if they were actually separated before this does he understand why his wife wants a divorce? He fits in the republican party……he’s just as creepy as the rest of them!

Sounds to me as if he impregnated someone and was using a gun to be certain the woman went through with it.

[...] incident has cost Hackbarth his position within the Republican leadership in the House, at least for now. We’ll see what happens [...]

Why am I completely unsurprised by a Republican lawmaker acting like a teenager?

A republican terrorist? Never. Unheard of
Muslims? Of course. That is to be expected.

Now that’s a well constructed headline … get that Fucking “gop” party affiliation right up front !

Gerrymandered districts.

He’s in Bachmann’s district.

I don’t know the scene there that well, as I have not lived there in 28 years.

The clinic is very well-known, it’s on a major street in St. Paul across the street from the Ford plant.There were major and minor protests there since I was in college in the ’70′s and there have been several major attacks against the clinic.

From what I know about the guy, he’s a total fruitcake. When he’s not in the incredibly safe city of St. Paul, he’s in a tiny tiny town called Cedar. What the hell he needs with a carry permit isn’t known.

He graduated from a not-well-thought-of community college and sold auto parts. He says he’s “retired” at 59.

“He told police he was looking for a woman he met online.”

Enough said. Hope she was armed.

Well-constructed — TRUTH! God knows if any Democrat is alleged doing anything illegal Faux screams it from the hill tops.

Another GOP pervert.

Absolutely, Adolf.

they not only scream it from the hilltops, whenever a Republican gets in trouble they turn him into a Democrat on the news scroller at the bottom of the screen

accidentally

Nice Christian gentleman.

And we thought michelle bachmann was crazy.

One would think (and hope) that the police would investigate this guy further.

He shows up at a Planned Parenthood office packing a gun, lurks around enough to draw the attention of the security guard, then when confronted he claims that he was just trying to meet with some gal he met on-line.

Why didn’t the police get a search warrant, seize his computer and find out if he was telling the truth, or was he lying through his clenched conservative teeth?

It’s like all culture of corruption conservatives in America (especially the corrupt conservative politicians) have diplomatic immunity, making them all foreign agents, and being treated as such, getting get-out-of-jail-free cards, no matter how heinous and anti-American their actions.

Ah , “Adolf ” explain ?

if you have the balls ….

[...] Pol With Gun Outside Abortion Clinic Says He Was Just In Area 'Checking …TPMMuckrakerGOP lawmaker handcuffed for lurking with gun near abortion clinicRaw StoryKARE -Grand Forks Herald -Minneapolis Star Tribuneall 83 news [...]

You may have it bassackwards….maybe to be sure she didn’t….

He meets internet acquaintances at a planned parenthood clinic? Uh, did they have cybersex, and she’s virtually pregnant now, or what? And then, he brings a handgun to such a date? As substitute for the tiny pecker in his pants, maybe?

Don’t give teenagers a bad rep! Imho they’re better than this. Hackbarth acted like a dangerous nutcase. Age has nothing to do with this.

I’ve been to St.Paul once – for a political conference – and even I know where the Planned Parenthood complex is. St.Paul city hall interns took us on tours of the city. Couldn’t miss it. Couldn’t miss the Lake Woebegone theatre either, or the museum of the Mississippi in Minneapolis.

For a legislator and worshiper of paw-lenty to claim he doesn’t know where Planned Parenthood is … ?!?!?! His comment/excuse is unbelievable until he tries to register his chevy geo as a Rolls-Royce Silver Spur.

Better yet:
Why are these freaks republican’ts?
Easy — Democrats won’t take’em!

Well some of us have the proof that we only shoot blanks!

or maybe because Thomas [above] was right about two fingers getting in the way … !

I do too. But I keep it concealed; I don’t discuss it; I use it discretely and only in the privacy of the men’s room!

Quit insulting shit.

Well I have the balls. Whether the derogatory ‘conrad’, hitler or adolf is used we’re referring to narcissistic nazi-like sub-human units.

Do you harvest with a chain saw or a piece of dental floss?

Typical “Family Values” Rethug!

One more thing: substitute “black democrat” for “white GOPer” and know that it would be national news…Wall to wall POX Noise bloviating!

Why would you go looking to someone w/a loaded gun unless you thought it was necessary. I’m a Minnesotan and I thought we only had to worry about Bachmann.

The only thing surprising is that it was a full-grown woman instead of a young girl or man/boy.

I should say: The only thing surprising is that [Hockbarth CLAIMED it] was a full-grown woman instead of a young girl or man/b

So, you can leave the gun at home when she’s out of state? Sounds reasonable! There should be a Bachman-watch site monitoring all her whereabouts, so that Minnesotans can assess the risk level.
:D

This guy’s explanation does not make sense. Where there is smoke there is a fire. Is this guy a Jew?

Where there is smoke there is a fire. This guy’s explanation doesn’t make sense. Is he a Jew?

Figures. It always seems that the conservatives are crying that the liberals are the violent,vindictive bunch and yet another example of how they are wrong.

That’s GOP code for “boy, I’d rather not mention”.

The teabagger religious right ROFL.

Where did that come from. Excellent lesson in prejudice and formative
discrimination. Just one sick puppy
Essayons,
.

Maybe he was bringing a firearm so the preborn babies scheduled to be murdered in that death camp could protect themselves from their assassins.

Wow, way to go Mr. Hackbarth! Your excuse is no, officer, I’m not a creepy anti-abortion nut-job, I’m a creepy/jealous stalker nut-job. A little advice for future situation’s like this, if your excuse doesn’t make you look any better than what you’re being accused of, just keep your mouth shut.

Project VoteSmart notes Hackbarth has a zero rating with NARAL. Go figure.

Yet, please do not think this guy is the only whacky choice-hating game in town. Instead –

Try a Google = “Pete Arnold” “Alisha Arnold” Minnesota

Cut the couple some slack. At least they act goofy-stupid unarmed.

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I cannot believe anyone, ANYONE would be so stupid as this, even when he has a permit to carry a gun. But then…GOP…kinda says it all, don’ it??!!! Unnnnngh!!!