Congressman Baird reports death threat
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) - Rep. Brian Baird has reported a death threat.
Baird's district director, Kelly Love, says someone left a phone message at Baird's office in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 10, saying, "You think Timothy McVeigh was bad, there is a Ryder Truck out there with your name on it."
The Washington state Democrat mentioned it Wednesday in a Rotary Club appearance in Vancouver, Wash., in the context of his initial reluctance to hold town hall meetings on health care legislation. Baird said, "If there is a Ryder truck parked out front, it has my name on it."
Clark County Republican Chairman Ryan Hart has criticized Baird for invoking the Oklahoma City bombing of 1995. Baird says he's surprised the GOP would attack him rather than whoever made the threat.
Baird's district director, Kelly Love, says someone left a phone message at Baird's office in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 10, saying, "You think Timothy McVeigh was bad, there is a Ryder Truck out there with your name on it."
The Washington state Democrat mentioned it Wednesday in a Rotary Club appearance in Vancouver, Wash., in the context of his initial reluctance to hold town hall meetings on health care legislation. Baird said, "If there is a Ryder truck parked out front, it has my name on it."
Clark County Republican Chairman Ryan Hart has criticized Baird for invoking the Oklahoma City bombing of 1995. Baird says he's surprised the GOP would attack him rather than whoever made the threat.
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