White House Shooting Suspect Charged With Attempted Assassination

Fox News ^ | November 17, 2011 | AP

[jazusamo]

PITTSBURGH – An Idaho man accused of firing two shots at the White House last week has been charged with attempting to assassinate President Barack Obama or his staff.

Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, made his first court appearance before a federal magistrate in Pittsburgh on Thursday, one day after he was arrested at a western Pennsylvania hotel...

[TigerClaws]

He was there with OWS in DC.

But since he’s a leftist he’s “metally ill.”

Only right wing shooters know exactly what they are doing and are symptomatic of the larger political movement to which they tangentially associate.

[Izzy Dunne]

I wonder if the alleged assassin is an American citizen

Probably a card-carrying racist Tea-Partier, clinging to his guns and religion, dontcha know.

[Libloather]

They already stated he was mentally messed up.

And was seen at an Occupy protest. Say it ain't so.

[dfwgator]

If Bush were President, he’d be hailed as a hero.

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

He shoots at the White house, yet who does more damage to it? Noobama or this guy? I don’t see this dude pushing WW3 nuke style in the middle east.

[WayneS]

...the black Suburbans are already heading to your location.

; - )

[dfwgator]

“He hates these cans.”

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

And Hollywood would make a movie about it.

[Steel Wolf]

He was there with OWS in DC. But since he’s a leftist he’s “metally ill.”

Why is that suspicious? I just consider that really, really convincing proof.

[KosmicKitty]

Not the I in any way endorse what this guy did, but at least Squeaky was next to Ford. BO was thousands of miles away from this joker.

[WayneS]

Regardless of the occupant, we can’t have people taking pot shots at the White House\

You're right. There is NEVER an excuse for failing to take careful aim...

; - )

[Maverick68]

Hmmm, a non-white sounding name, a member of OWS....hmmmm.

[isthisnickcool]

He ought to tell his court appointed lawyer he needs to make sure that the guy that they say he was shooting at is really who he says he is......

[bgill]

U.S. Park Police found an abandoned vehicle, with an assault rifle inside it

As if shooting at the WH with bullet proof glass wasn't enough to put him on the potential Darwin list. Stupid criminal tricks.

[mass55th]

"Charged with attempting to assassinate President Obama even though he was not there."

It must be covered under the totally unknown law of "assassination in absentia."

[NEMDF]

I thought it was one of the 57 states. ?

[43north]

“Hawaii...That’s in Asia, right?”

Right. It’s the only one of the 57 states that is.

[TigerClaws]

Obama’s “Asia” remark revealed more about how he views himself rather than his lack of geography knowledge.

[fatima]

How did he get so close.Fox is saying that it is suspected that the kids were home with the Grand Mom.They must be terrified.What if they were outside.How could he get so close.

[NCC-1701]

If he’s a head case, what the he!! is he doing with a firearm, an AK-47 to boot? And, if he’s a homeless guy like I’ve heard he is, what does he do with his AK when he’s not using it?