Carnahan: Suspect in Firebombing Worked for Re-Election Campaign

riverfront times ^ | 8/25/10 | Chad Garrison

[Nachum]

Congressman Russ Carnahan held a press conference confirming that the person St. Louis police arrested and released for last week's firebombing of his campaign headquarters did in fact work for his re-election campaign.

Carnahan did not say the man's name but did confirm that the name Chris Powers made public this morning on a right-wing blog was accurate. According to Carnahan, the suspect volunteered for his campaign in July and was hired this month as a political canvasser -- a job he kept for five days before being let go for "failing to do his job."

This afternoon Daily RFT left a message with a Chris Powers listed in the St. Louis phone book but has heard no response.

[petercooper]

DemocRats are scum.

[proxy_user]

They fired him for not doing his job?

Discrimination! Mean bosses!

[Perdogg]

I wonder if he was responsible for that other incident 2 years ago.

[rawhide]

Hmmm? Could this firebombing be an attempt by Russ Carnahan to look for the sympathy vote, or perhaps boost his name recognition among the voters in his state? In other words, could it have been planned by Russ Carnahan’s political advisers? I have my tinfoil hat on! And it is Heating up!

[rawhide]

Hmmm? Could this firebombing be an attempt by Russ Carnahan to look for the sympathy vote, or perhaps boost his name recognition among the voters in his state? In other words, could it have been planned by Russ Carnahan’s political advisers? I have my tinfoil hat on! And it is Heating up! PS: Forgot the /s tag.

[Raider Sam]

Im pretty sure he did exactly the job he was supposed to.

[Chode]

and the RATS, take another one in the..............................HA ha!!!