Something's Fishy About Betty McCollum's Death Threat Allegations

As a resident of MN 4th Congressional District, I'm represented by one of the most liberal and intellectually challenged members in Congress, Betty McCollum. Her legislative record is so vapid, that she rarely makes news except for doing something truly laughable.  Luckily that happens with a certain amount of regularity.

Like leaving the words "Under God" out of the Pledge of Allegiance when leading Congress.

Or saying we don't have a voter fraud problem in this country.

Or saying that Al Qaeda no longer poses a threat to the United States.

Or for calling the budget "just a piece of paper..totally nonbinding."

Or for calling former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi a consensus builder.

Recently I've noticed a pattern with Rep. McCollum. After taking heat a few weeks ago for sponsoring an Ammendment to remove $7mm in funding for the Army to sponsor NASCAR racing, she released a fax she allegedly received containing racist, sexist and incendiary language and a death threat.  Reader Advisory: The fax is clearly disgusting.

However, after seeing this fax, I noticed that it looked strikingly similar to a fax Rep McCollum released back in October 2010 after the Pledge of Allegiance controversy hit the Internet, turning Betty into a viral sensation.  At that time, Rep. McCollum blamed racism within the Tea Party for using the Pledge controversy against her and turning it into a campaign issue.

One thing becomes strikingly clear after comparing these two faxes, along with a third threatening fax sent to California State Sen. Leland Yee back in January.  You can see that fax here  These faxes were all clearly designed (and likely sent) by the same person. This begs two questions:

1. Why hasn't someone in the media or law enforcement connected these dots?  It would seem pretty easy to trace where these faxes orignitated from, and from there through some basic investigative work at least identify a few suspected senders?  (Maybe I watch too much Law and Order, but come on people...?)

2. Is it possible that these faxes aren't from someone on the right at all, but rather part of a "false flag" operation coming from the left?  Accusing your opponents of sending threats is a good way to deflect attention from the original topic, the pledge kerfuffle last fall and the NASCAR dust up now.  Playing the race card is especially easy when the lame stream media provides you with a willing PR machine.

After the Tucson tragedy, threats to any public official shouldn't be taken lightly.  It's clearly obvious that someone is threatening a member of Congress, and a California State Senator.  Whoever sent these faxes should be arrested and prosecuted, no matter which side of the aisle they came from.