[

]I think Britney Spears is a total waste of air, but this may have been a little over the top! All we need is more irresponsible comments involving guns.[>:]
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Maryland Governor' s Wife Makes ' Inadvertent' Comment About Shooting Britney Spears
Wednesday, October 08, 2003
BALTIMORE "” The wife of Gov. Robert Ehrlich made an " inadvertent figure of speech" when she said she would shoot pop singer Britney Spears if she had the chance, the first lady' s spokeswoman said Tuesday.
While speaking at a domestic violence conference at Hood College in Frederick, Kendel Ehrlich said it is important for women to get as much education as possible to avoid becoming dependent on anyone else.
" It is incredibly important to get that message to young women. You know, really, if I had an opportunity to shoot Britney Spears, I think I would," Ehrlich said Friday.
Her spokeswoman, Meghann Siwinski, said Ehrlich is a working mother raising a young son and she made an inadvertent comment while expressing her concerns about the influence of pop culture on children.
Jive Records, the New York-based label that represents Spears, said in an e-mailed statement that Ehrlich had " shot her own self in the foot by promoting violence."