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Share November 30, 2007 2:09 PM A suspect was arrested at a Hillary Clinton campaign office in Rochester, NH, hours after he allegedly claimed he had a bomb strapped to his body and took several hostages, then apparently released them. He is a well-known local man with a history of emotional issues who allegedly told his son to "watch the news," a well-placed law enforcement source told ABC News' Pierre Thomas. The man with the apparent pipe bomb asked to speak to Clinton, a source added. After the arrest, Clinton said she was "very grateful" the emergency ended with her campaign staff safe. Clinton was not at the New Hampshire office during the emergency. Amid the hostage situation, she canceled a scheduled appearance at a Democratic National Committee meeting in Northern Virginia outside of Washington, DC, DNC Chairman Howard Dean said, because of "a hostage situation involving a Clinton staffer." New Hampshire Democratic Party Chairman Ray Buckley was already at the DNC meeting in Virginia, and remained there in the early stages of the New Hampshire emergency. He listened to a live Web stream by ABC News affiliate WMUR, but was not immediately in touch with colleagues on the ground in Rochester. Amid the emergency at the Clinton office, rival campaign offices nearby -- for Sen. At Clinton's Senate office on Capitol Hill in Washington, staff closed and locked the doors. The main door at her office, as with most senators' doors, is usually propped open during business hours. But this afternoon there was a uniformed Capitol Police officer stationed outside the door. ABC News' Pierre Thomas, Jack Date, Michael Bicks, Jason Ryan, David Wright, Sunlen Miller, Zachary Wolf and Michael S James contributed to this report.
Alleged Hostage Taker Arrested at Clinton Office: User Comments Hitlary, the Clinton News Network, and the rest of the looney left will try to find away to label this guy a Republican. Hillary most likely already has her hired detectives working on this guy, digging out the past, finding just one hint of evidence to paint this guy as a typical Republican. Posted by: hillaryhasafatass | Nov 30, 2007 7:13:31 PM Wow, the demented Clinton-haters are really out in force on this one! Dollars to donuts that the hostage-taker is some right-wing loony driven over the edge by a steady diet of Rush Limbaugh and the Faux Noise channel. Posted by: dartagnan | Nov 30, 2007 7:08:18 PM The man seems unhinged obviously, however, no one was hurt. As for a history of mental illness, the media should have used another example than his protest about police going into private citizens cars because they were unlocked and they were concerned. And, obviously the man was right, because the police stopped the campaign. Posted by: edg | Nov 30, 2007 7:02:22 PM Hitlary will never be president, never or this nation is really doomed Posted by: hillaryhasafatass | Nov 30, 2007 7:02:02 PM I'm really surprised that Hillary didn't demand the cops pull out and leave before they successfully got the situation under control. COM Posted by: Dave | Nov 30, 2007 6:56:04 PM Hillary handled this situation so well, I think it proves she should be president of the US regardless of her gender or socialist agenda! Posted by: TexBork | Nov 30, 2007 6:52:06 PM I'm sure the guy just wants to talk with her about those pant suits. Posted by: RightStuff | Nov 30, 2007 6:51:36 PM At least the poor, little lady will get a few sympathy votes out of this... Vote Hillary 2008 and help put a rapist back in the White House.
Jason | Nov 30, 2007 6:49:41 PM I said Hillary was locked into the nomination. I didn't see this coming, but I think it's really going to help her even more! Posted by: TexBork | Nov 30, 2007 6:45:17 PM Apparently he is a disgruntled Chinese Postman who wants the $250,000 he donated to Hillary. Posted by: Alfred Lowe | Nov 30, 2007 6:44:16 PM It's mind boggling how stupid some people appear on the internet. Posted by: Gcoy8 | Nov 30, 2007 6:36:29 PM First they are too cowardly to face Fox News but still want us to believe that they could stand up to our enemies and now they close all of their offices in multiple states when a lone gunman take over one small office in a very small and insignificant town in NH. Posted by: Rufus Choate | Nov 30, 2007 6:36:23 PM Did you notice that he was one of the You Tube plants from the Republican debate on CNN? He wore a confederate flag on his lapel and the flares were stamped by Halliburton. Posted by: Michael Smith | Nov 30, 2007 6:34:36 PM Four innocent people - my fellow New Englanders - were in danger today. Four people with lives, parents, siblings, spouses, and maybe children. I hope none of those family members glanced at the sickening posts here - they would have been appalled. Posted by: chlyn | Nov 30, 2007 6:33:00 PM Hillary is to the truth as Bill is to a diet, chastity, fidelity, healthy living, a clean waste line? you decide Posted by: Keen_Eye | Nov 30, 2007 6:32:28 PM See? You were a victim who, despite your gender, were tough enough to handle this suicide bomber! COM Posted by: James | Nov 30, 2007 6:26:00 PM When it is painfully obvious that Ron Paul is going to lose to his supporters (it's already obvious to us sane folks), you're going to see crazy stuff like this even more. Those unabomber types are going to need meds, therapists, and a pipe going from the exhuast of their car into their car window to be cured. Posted by: wilder5121 | Nov 30, 2007 6:22:16 PM This is quite possibly the first instance I can recall where Democrats didn't immediately start trying to justify a person who strapped a bomb to his chest. Posted by: beantown1 | Nov 30, 2007 6:21:46 PM Probably a plant to instigate compassion and sympathy for "Dolly", poor baby. Posted by: gster | Nov 30, 2007 6:18:22 PM Oh, I'm sure she'll see a political angle in all of this. Posted by: Rocco | Nov 30, 2007 6:14:03 PM I feel your pain. Posted by: William Jefferson Clinton | Nov 30, 2007 6:11:27 PM Has anyone checked on the whereabouts of Willie Jefferson "doofus" Clinton? She did throw some temper tantrums in the White House and scattered some lamps around. Maybe he's had it up to his willie and flipped his lid even more so than has already been done. Posted by: poysunivy | Nov 30, 2007 6:11:25 PM I was at a rally where Hillary farted while pressing flesh and then blamed it on some kid staffer. org off of her back for her more conservative positions as of late. If she could connect the dots between this guy and moveon, she could imply that this is the kind of person that represents their 'base'. Posted by: cynic | Nov 30, 2007 6:06:25 PM You can tell he's a nut because he actually WANTS to meet with Hillary. Posted by: Matt | Nov 30, 2007 6:06:05 PM The vast right-wing conspiracy is at it again... Callaghan refused to comment on the identity of the suspect or numerous other details of the emergency." If this was real, there would already me a mini-series in the works. Posted by: Tyler Durden | Nov 30, 2007 5:58:11 PM To the person who keeps posting nonsense about HR 1955: This bill does nothing but create a bi-partisan multibranch Committee, the purpose of which is to research, and then report. It's only function is to SUGGEST legislation and policy to congress and the President. The only reasonable objection to this bill someone COULD make is that it's an expensive method when legislators could be relying on mountains of research already available from the private sector. This bill does not directly affect anyone's civil rights in any way, shape, or form. Read the full text and keep your conspiracy theory hogwash off of discussions with which they have nothing to do. Posted by: Mr Literate | Nov 30, 2007 5:50:23 PM Dear Hillary, We pray for the safety of you and your staff because as evidence from some people on this post there is no shortage of wing nuts and the things they do and say - John McCain chuckled at the comment as to how to we defeat that "B" this coming from the same type of hate that was used against him by spreading a rumor that he had a black child just before the last Carolina primary- all done so that people would not support h...
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