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FBI Visits Ozark Blogger at Request From Rep. Billy Long's Office (Chilling Giffords Effect)
KY3.com ^ | Thursday, January 13, 2011 | Chad Plein

Posted on 01/13/2011 7:20:22 PM PST by kristinn

An Ozark, MO man says he had a peculiar visit this week. Clay Bowler says an FBI agent wanted to know about any confrontations with Representative Billy Long.

Bowler, a political blogger, would attend Long's campaign events during the summer and ask political questions, even following Long to his car, hoping for answers on different topics. Tuesday, Bowler recorded the interview with the FBI. On the recording, Greene County Sheriff Jim Arnott says Billy Long's staffers gave authorities Bowler's name.

Bowler understands after the shootings in Tucson the FBI is trying to be proactive in finding threats, but he says he shouldn't be on any lists, that he would never do anything violent to anyone. At the end of the recording, the FBI agent agreed that Bowler did not appear to be a personal threat to Long.

We made attempts to reach Representative Billy Long and members of his staff - as well as the FBI and Capitol Police. We can tell you, Capitol Police held a meeting with elected officials in Washington, D.C. today to talk about safety.

We're told the Greene County Sheriff was with the FBI agent in Ozark because their investigation initially said Bowler was living in Greene County.

(Video at source link)

NOTE: Billy Long is a Republican.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Missouri
KEYWORDS: billylong; claybowler; donutwatch; giffords
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To: Palladin

Thank you, Palladin.

Who knows....!
I’ve heard a couple of things (special election? governor appointing?), but don’t know for sure...


101 posted on 01/15/2011 2:25:40 PM PST by Borax Queen
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To: Kimberly GG

The doctors could manipulate almost to the minute when she would wake up (opening her left eye) by managing the sedation meds.

Yes, it was a setup.


102 posted on 01/15/2011 2:30:11 PM PST by Palladin (Obama, go back to Hawaii! Better yet, go back to Kenya!!)
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To: Borax Queen
What's a "BFF"?
103 posted on 01/15/2011 5:39:38 PM PST by Baynative (Truth is treason in an empire of lies)
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To: Baynative

Sorry, “best friend forever” or “best female friend.”


104 posted on 01/15/2011 5:50:34 PM PST by Borax Queen
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To: AuH2ORepublican
Of course, in this particular case, it was the Tea Party Congressman, Billy Long (who won the primary as a grassroots conservative with Tea Party support) who sent the FBI to investigate the guy who asked him questions.

The person that Long had investigated by the FBI accused Long of pretending to go along with Tea Party ideals to get Tea Party members on board with him. That's been overlooked by some, and most of us know of at least one or two politicians that were faking their interest in the Tea Party movement in order to dodge questions of them being RINOs.

This is very chilling, because there are plenty of democrats and RINOs that would point the FBI towards FR in a heartbeat.
105 posted on 01/16/2011 1:51:30 PM PST by af_vet_rr
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