Rochester hostage taker in custody, questions remain.

A person that neighbors have described as mentally unstable is in custody tonight after storming Hillary Clinton’s campaign office in Rochester, NH.

The suspect, Leeland Eisenberg of Somersworth, surrendered to authorities peacefully. He may face federal prosecution as well as state charges including kidnapping, according to police.

Despite denials by anti-abortion advocates, it is believed that Eisenberg was upset with Hillary’s position on abortion and wanted to speak to her about the abortion issue.

Hillary is expected to arrive in New Hampshire to meet with campaign staff. After the surrender Hillary said that she was “very grateful that this difficult day has ended so well. All my campaign staff and volunteers are safe.”

For the latest on this story from New Hampshire, click here.

Also see Political Pros Stunned by Hostage Crisis.

For summary of how the crisis played out, read this from the New York Daily News.

Did anti-abortionist provoke Clinton hostage crisis in Rochester, NH?

It was only a matter of time.

With the incredible amount of anti-Hillary invective thrown into the mainstream press by professional Hillary-haters, a man described as “mentally ill” has strapped on a bomb, walked into a Hillary Clinton campaign office in Rochester, taken hostages, and is threatening to harm himself and everyone around him.

Rochester is about 40 minutes down the road from where I live, and I am thankful that the volunteers in that office got to go home, safe and sound.

Some of the reports on this story come from CNN, Fox News, and the Union Leader.

According to a video feed from WMUR 9, the suspect is locally known in Rochester, and earlies told his son to “watch the news.” And they are now saying there there IS still a possibility that there is one, or possibly more, hostage(s) inside.

WGAL 8 has uploaded a video of an interview with a witness, which you can see at: http://www.wgal.com/video/14739208/index.html

And here’s a nearly incoherent Carl Cameron of Fox News interviewing a kid whose father knows the suspect. In this story, the suspect is claimed to be “not right in the head.”

We also ran into this post from another far right, anti-abortion lunatic who thinks he is Edward R. Murrow reporting from the scene in Rochester. Like most on the far right, he has no opinions of his own, but simply parrots back what he sees on TV or reads on other blogs. After reading a few semi-coherent paragraphs, it is easy to understand why people who are mentally ill believe the government has planted something in their heads. 

Earlier today we received the email copied below from one of Hillary’s foremost character assassins, a man who could also be called “mentally ill,” Robert Morrow.  Using the anti-abortion rant to incite others to commit violence is not unheard of. In this case, Morrow is claiming that Hillary wants to “kill babies” because “it’s God’s law.”

Put those thoughts into the head of another, armed mentally ill person and it would not surprise me if that’s what it took to cause today’s crisis in Rochester.

Hillary says, while in AME Church:

 “It is God’s Law to Kill Babies”

 (1-21-93)

 

            On Inauguration Day, 1993 (1-21-93 ), Hillary told pro-life activist Lurleen Stackhouse “IT IS GOD’S LAW TO KILL BABIES,” after Lurleen had said “Hillary, it is against God’s law to kill babies.” [Author's note: if there is a lightening storm, I sure don't want to be standing anywhere near Hillary Clinton!]

            Pro-life activist Lurleen Stackhouse went to a pre-inauguration prayer service at the AME Church in Washington , D.C. on 1-21-93, a few hours before Bill was to be sworn in as president. After the service concluded, Lurleen gave her anti-abortion message to the Clintons:

 

            “When the service concluded we were asked to stay seated until the President and Mrs. Clinton departed for the White House. However, as they walked down the aisle I stood and reached out for Mr. Clinton. ‘Mr. Clinton, America must stop killing babies.’ He looked at me with a blank stare on his face. I repeated this statement to him.

            “Hillary (not hearing my comment) then came to give me a hug and I said (in a voice only audible to her), ‘Hillary, it is against God’s law to kill babies.’ She stepped back, shaking and trembling, and then grabbed my arm. Her countenance transformed from a pleasant demeanor to the appearance of being possessed . Her eyes were enraged as [Hillary] replied, ‘IT IS GOD’S LAW TO KILL BABIES.’

            “I drew back in shock at this blatant and revealing statement. I fully expected her to say, ‘It is God’s law for women to have a choice,’ or other pro-death rhetoric. But no, she was bold and blatant, while still standing ”On Holy Ground” in the sanctuary. I would not have believed it if I had not heard it with my own ears. I walked out with General Colin Powell. As the Clintons got into their limousine I approached the car. Through the glass I continued to plead with Mr. Clinton to stop killing babies. Again, he had a troubled stare.”

                                                [Texe Marrs, Big Sister is Watching You, p.51]

 

1) http://www.christianlifeandliberty.net/cclwashweek.doc 

2) http://www.christianlifeandliberty.net/Hillary07-04.doc   

--   Robert Morrow   morrow321@fastmail.fm

New Hampshire to set January 8 primary date.

William Gardner, New Hampshire’s secretary of state, is expected to announce the date of New Hampshire’s presidential primary this afternoon. Although not confirmed, he is expected to set a date of January 8, 2008, a full week ahead of the Michigan primary.

Gardner did confirm plans to make his announcement in an interview with the New Hampshire Union Leader.

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Big dipper strikes Hillary’s New Hampshire poll numbers.

 

A CNN/WMUR poll released today shows that Hillary has dropped a third of her lead over Barack Obama. Once ahead by 23%, her lead over Obama is now 14%.

According to CNN –

When asked who they would support if the primary were held today, 36 percent of likely Democratic primary voters backed Clinton, 22 percent supported Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois and 13 percent favored former Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina.

In September, when CNN last polled in New Hampshire, Clinton was at 43 percent, with Obama at 20 percent and Edwards at 12 percent.

Bill Richardson had an impressive increase in the survey to 12%.

The survey suggests that the main reason for Hillary’s poor showing is the increasing number of voters who are starting to doubt her integrity and character.

Click here for the CNN story.

Obama talks about drugs, does not discourage teens from using.

While talking with some high school students in Manchester, NH, Barack Obama admitted he made some “bad decisions” as a student and used drugs and alcohol.

Obama referred to his earlier writings on the subject, in which he called himself a “junkie” and “pothead.” In the book, Dreams from My Father, Obama says he mostly smoked pot, but also used cocaine when he could afford it.

Curiously absent from Obama’s conversation was any hint from him that there was a lesson students should take from his past behavior. Apparently, there was also no advice from this presidential candidate that students should avoid drinking or using drugs,  or perhaps seek help if they are.

I am the last to preach — and I don’t. But if a presidential candidate, within the context of a conversation with students about drugs and alcohol, cannot suggest that students either stay clean or get help, I begin to wonder about Obama’s moral leadership.

From what we know of him, he appears to be a marvelous example of a young black man who escaped from the worst effects of our drug culture. Is it enough that he simply let himself be a silent role model? I honestly don’t think so.

Kids twist information into the meaning they want it to have. With drugs and booze so prevalent in our schools, I have no doubt that whether spoken or left unsaid, the message many got is that it is “cool” to use: “Look, Obama used drugs and now he’s running for president. No biggie! Where’s my bong, dude?”

Read about Obama’s visit to Manchester Central High School.