LUFKIN, Tex. - A woman is still upset over a surprise visit she received from the U.S. Secret Service a few weeks ago, who investigated alleged remarks that were made about Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama "ending up dead on a hospital floor."
Two secret Service agents arrived at the home of Jessica Hughes about two weeks ago, inquiring about the remarks. Apparently, Hughes had been contacted by an Obama campaign staffer over the phone -- which led to a verbal disagreement.
The staffer claims that Hughes said, "I will never support Obama and he will wind up dead on a hospital floor."
Due to the threatening nature of the report, the Secret Service decided to investigate the matter.
However, Hughes claims that the staffer got it wrong and that no mention of Obama's death was ever made.
"She asked if I was an Obama supporter, to which I replied, 'No, I don't support him. Your guy is a socialist who voted four times in the state Senate to let little babies die in hospital closets. I think you should find something better to do with your time.' (And then) I hung up," Hughes told the
Lufkin Daily News.
Hughes is referring to an abortion bill that failed to pass the Illinois state Senate in 2005, which Obama opposed because he said it would have undermined the Supreme court's '
Roe v. Wade' decision, which legalized abortion.
Now, it is Hughes that is upset that an Obama staffer would direct Secret Service agents to her house to investigate. Also, she doesn't understand why phone calls from staffers aren't recorded -- so the tape an reveal what was actually said.
"I find it hard to believe that (campaign volunteers) don't tape these calls. They call people unsolicited and they aren't monitoring the calls or recording them? I think that is absolutely ridiculous," she said.
Hughes wants to file a countercomplaint against the Obama staffer, and says that she is angry that this charge could follow her for the rest of her life.
Neither Obama campaign officials in Texas or the Houston office of the Secret Service have made a comment about this issue.
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