And the Purge goes on

By BJ

Supporting Barack Obama can carry a heavy price these days.

The namesake of Montana-based Cooper Firearms has been asked to resign as president of the company after he expressed support for Barack Obama.

The company said it asked Dan Cooper, founder and part owner of Cooper Firearms, to resign as president after he voiced support for the Democratic Illinois senator's bid for president in a USA Today interview published Tuesday, USA Today reported Friday.

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"There is nothing on this earth I will not do for my employees ... When the Internet anger turned on these innocent people, I felt it was important to distance myself from the company so as not to cause any further harm," he said.

Out of curiousity, does anyone know of any corporate heads forced to resign because they voiced support for John McCain?

Not only does this kind of stupidity help ensure Barack Obama's victory on Tuesday, but it makes it far harder for the Republicans to recover and become a counter-balancing force in American politics in the future.

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