Aurora Congressman: Theater Gunman ‘Psychotic Son Of A Bitch’

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The congressman representing Aurora, Colo., had a stark reaction to the shooting at a movie theater showing “The Dark Knight Rises,” in which an alleged lone gunman killed at least 12 people and wounded 59 others.

“I got an alert about an hour ago from the White House that this had occurred,” Democratic Rep. Ed Perlmutter told 850 KOA News Radio in Denver. “I mean, we finished voting late last night, and then to have a psychotic son of a bitch do something like this do something.

“And I’m sorry for the cussing. You know, it just is boggling to my mind.”

Audio below, via Yahoo News:

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