Wyo. opponent says incumbent (Republican Rep. Barbara Cubin) made threat

[deadparrot]

CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Thomas Rankin, the Libertarian running for Wyoming's lone U.S. House seat, said Rep. Barbara Cubin (news, bio, voting record), R-Wyo., threatened to slap him after a televised debate.

During a debate Sunday that also included Democrat Gary Trauner, Cubin and Rankin had a testy exchange over campaign contributions Cubin received from former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas.

Rankin, who has multiple sclerosis and uses an electric wheelchair, said Monday night in a telephone interview with The Associated Press that the confrontation occurred immediately after the debate.

"My aide and I were packing up to leave the debate, and Barbara walked over to me and said, 'If you weren't sitting in that chair, I'd slap you across the face.' That's quote-unquote," Rankin said.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061024/ap_on_el_ge/wyoming_house_threat

[Ken Burch]

1. As "Onslow" from KEEPING UP APPEARANCES says:

"OOHHHH NOOIIICCEE"...

(BTW, does anybody know if Thomas Rankin is a descendent of Montana Congresswoman Jeannette Rankin?)