Plane crash probe forces Romney to cancel event

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney boards his campaign charter plane in Jacksonville, Fla., Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012.

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(CBS News) An ongoing investigation into a fatal early-morning plane crash in Pueblo, Colo., led Mitt Romney's campaign to cancel plans for a Sunday afternoon rally in the southern Colorado city.

Pueblo police said the crash of an "experimental plane" around 9 a.m. at the Pueblo Memorial Airport killed one person who was on the plane. forcing the closure of two runways, according to the Pueblo Chieftain newspaper. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the incident.

"We do not want to interfere with the investigation of any emergency response efforts," Romney spokesman Rick Gorka said in an email.

[uisignorant]

You KNOW the other guy would have demanded it be cleaned up so he could arrive. And if the did not the media would say racist run the airport.

[pwgrant]

what? put down the cr@ck p1p3

[inbethlehem]

I am surprised he didn't blame President Obama for the plane wreck.

[uisignorant]

You are mistaken. BHO is the one that blames everyone else. BHO would say it is Bush's fault.

[pwgrant]

well... there ya go. some n1tw1t did

[dragontat2]

"We do not want to interfere with the investigation of any emergency response efforts," Romney spokesman Rick Gorka said in an email.

As if he would be allowed to.

[kimberper]

Romney needs to cancel his whole presidential campaign due to the fact that it's a TRAIN WRECK.

[jennirobbins]

Couldn't agree with you more. Complete disaster!

[walkthetalk]

That's is why i love crusing on Captain Obama's Costa Concordia. It's all good, never a problem.