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"Due to the large amount of press concerning his statement Dr. Rammell would like to clarify his comment: Anyone who understands the law, knows I was just joking, because Idaho has no jurisdiction to issue hunting tags in Washington D.C.''
Does this guy know it's a felony to threaten the life of the President?
"I was just being sarcastic. That was just a joke," Rammell told the reporter. "I would never support him being assassinated.
That's a relief. What a role model.
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