Romney "glitter bomb" suspect loses his job

CBS4 video shows the glitter bomb incident. Mitt Romney is seen getting glitter tossed at him at right and the person who threw the glitter is forced out of the crowd at left. (CBS Denver)

DENVER - The Colorado Senate has fired an unpaid intern accused of "glitter bombing" Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney after the Colorado caucuses.

College student Peter Smith, 20, was fired Thursday afternoon. Police say Smith threw glitter at Romney as the candidate greeted supporters in Denver Tuesday night.

Denver student could face jail time for attempted Mitt Romney "glitter bomb"

Smith is a student at the University of Colorado Denver who was interning in the Democratic Senate as part of a college course. Smith's boss, Senate majority office chief of staff John Cevette, says that Smith was terminated after a staffer alerted him to the incident.

Cevette said student interns are not chosen by Senate President Brandon Shaffer, a Longmont Democrat. He could not say whether Smith would lose course credit.

Smith faces charges of causing a disturbance, throwing a missile and unlawful acts.

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by denvernative666 February 11, 2012 2:03 PM EST: Obama said he was against same-sex marriage. Why is nobody on the left attacking him?

Then are these attacks REALLY about opposition to same-sex marriage?; Reply to this comment


by Jack.Kerouac February 10, 2012 12:29 PM EST: And how is this any different from all the confetti that is released at the national conventions? For pete's sake Romney...I know your are not accustom to getting your hand's dirty from doing a day's worth of real work apart from that drawn up with a pen, but a little glitter isn't going to hurt you.; Reply to this comment

by The_Libertarian February 10, 2012 11:33 AM EST

The kid said he assaulted Romney because he opposes same sex marriage.

Barack Obama opposes same sex marriage. Why is he never glitter bomber?

I guess for the same reason the war protestors have all disappeared, even though Obama is waging war in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Libya, Yemen and Somalia: Hypocrisy.

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by The_Libertarian February 10, 2012 11:36 AM EST: Ooops, forgot Uganda. Obama has a death squad in Uganda hunting down a political faction he wants to exterminate.

Think I'm making it up? Google it.


by bingham22 February 10, 2012 11:29 AM EST: If he had thrown a brick he would have been shot by the secret service protecting Romney. Get real people. Stop advocating violence and saying that it is ok for people to act like this. Traditional values are going down the toilet and it is because folks tell someone like the above punk that they are entitled to act like thugs and it's ok because they are Gay.; Reply to this comment


by euge005 February 10, 2012 6:36 AM EST: Wow, someone finally found a way to draw attentiojn to Mr. Mayo and he is arrested for it and loses his job. Some democracy.; Reply to this comment


by jclineb February 9, 2012 11:15 PM EST: He's facing charges of "throwing a missile"??? if it was that easy we really might have something to fear from Iran, however at the moment all they can throw are rocks. No War, Balanced Budget, Ron Paul 2012; Reply to this comment


by jclineb February 9, 2012 11:13 PM EST: He's facing charges of "throwing a missile"??? if it was that easy we really might have something to fear from Iran, however at the moment all they can throw are rocks. No War, Balanced Budget, Ron Paul 2012; Reply to this comment