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Smartmouthwoman
07-14-2012, 09:39 PM
Obama campaign worker collapses at Chicago campaign HQ and later dies
July 13, 2012

A 29-year-old staffer at President Barack Obama’s downtown Chicago campaign headquarters collapsed there Friday and later died.

Alex Okrent worked with Obama’s political team since 2004. The president called Okrent’s family to offer his condolences. Obama later consoled campaign staffers in a conference call Friday afternoon.

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Okrent worked in Obama for America’s paid media department, which handles advertising for Obama’s re-election bid. He was a staffer for Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign and worked on his 2004 race for an Illinois Senate seat. He also worked in a variety of other campaigns.


http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/13760238-418/obama-campaign-worker-collapses-at-chicago-campaign-hq-and-later-dies.html


Wow, only 29 yrs old. Very sad. Both Barack & Mitt tweeted condolences to his family.

:(

Goldie Locks
07-14-2012, 09:50 PM
Must be an Ubama Chicago hit for some reason.

Smartmouthwoman
07-14-2012, 09:54 PM
Started a thread someplace about Obama's dead list. This poor guy will be another entry on that long, long list of people who've met untimely demises during Barack's reign of power.

Not saying he had anything to do with anything... just saying appears risky to get too close.

Trinnity
07-14-2012, 10:35 PM
I wonder what he saw or heard that he wasn't supposed to know?

coolwalker
07-17-2012, 02:38 PM
Sorry to hear that anyone died, truly...however, maybe the stress of lying all the time got to him.

patrickt
07-18-2012, 08:43 AM
29 is young to die. My condolences to the family.

Cigar
07-18-2012, 12:17 PM
Must be an Ubama Chicago hit for some reason.


I confess ... I had to take him out ... he was disrespecting me on Internet Political Forums.

Smartmouthwoman
07-18-2012, 12:22 PM
I confess ... I had to take him out ... he was disrespecting me on Internet Political Forums.

Yeah, right.

Say... since you're up there and prob catch a news report now & then... any word on what the young man died from?

Tragic, for sure. :(

Cigar
07-18-2012, 12:29 PM
Yeah, right.

Say... since you're up there and prob catch a news report now & then... any word on what the young man died from?

Tragic, for sure. :(

He was pronounced dead at 11:45 a.m., the report said. Police were not called because the incident did not appear suspicious, but an autopsy was scheduled to determine the cause of death.

Smartmouthwoman
07-18-2012, 12:45 PM
He was pronounced dead at 11:45 a.m., the report said. Police were not called because the incident did not appear suspicious, but an autopsy was scheduled to determine the cause of death.

If you hear a cause, let us know. Prob won't hear anything else about it nationally.