Gov. Hickenlooper friends with father of dead white supremacist

[intheflow]

Source: The Denver Post

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper said Friday he is close friends with the father of the white supremacist who is the focus of the investigation into the killing of one of his cabinet members and of a pizza delivery man.

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Ebel's father, Jack, is an attorney who lives in Boulder. Hickenlooper said he has known Jack Ebel for years. They worked together at an oil company when Hickenlooper was a geologist, and they have stayed close. He also said he knew that Ebel's son was in prison and that the family had been upset that he had spent a large amount of time in solitary confinement.

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Jack Ebel did donate to Hickenlooper's campaign for governor. But Hickenlooper said that had no connection with Ebel's son being released from prison.

The state Department of Corrections confirmed Friday night that Evan Ebel was released from prison on Jan. 28 on mandatory parole, after serving his full sentence. In 2004, he was sentenced to 8 years for second-degree assault. He got additional time for assaulting a prison guard in 2006.




Read more: http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_22851627/clements-update-hickenlooper-was-friends-father-white-supremacist

[bluedigger]

1. I saw that on the news tonight.

What a clusterfuck.

[mountain grammy]

2. Yes, downright creepy. The gov was enraged when a reporter

asked if govenor had anything to to with the killer's parole.

[Yo_Mama]

3. That seems justified

It wasn't an early release.

It seems the law required release at this time.

[intheflow]

4. Agreed, but what a f*cked up coincidence. n/t

[Mc Mike]

5. Gov. Hickenlooper's dad friends with noted anti-nazi author Kurt Vonnegut. nt.

[Zen Democrat]

6. Not as interesting as Reagan's would-be assassin's family being besties with the Bush family.

Hinckley's older brother had dinner plans with Neil Bush the night of the shootings. Now THAT is more than a coincidence, isn't it?

[radhika]

7. Dinner was in Colorado...more strange. N/t

[formercia]

9. I did some IT work for the Hinkleys

They are solidly in the Bush camp. It's a shame they had to sacrifice one of their own for the cause. They would have had to put him away, regardless if he had attacked Raygun. It saved them a lot of money in the long run, not having to pay for a private Hospital stay.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

8. Anyone else but me think Hickenlooper was a nickname for Huckabee?