Conspiracy Rep Giving NH Bad Rep?

House Speaker Terie Norelli (D-Portsmouth), after a state representative's comment that the Boston Marathon bombings may have been a implored fellow lawmakers not to "engage in fear mongering."

Norelli joined a growing chorus of New Hampshire leaders distancing themselves from Rep. Stella Tremblay (R-Auburn), and condemning her comment first made Friday on Glenn Beck's Facebook page. On Wednesday, Tremblay stood by her comments, and the New Hampshire Democratic Party today called on her to resign.

Norelli's statement issued Thursday:

"As elected officials, each and every one of us must be mindful at all times that our words can have greater impact and be credited with an undue level of authority. We must be vigilant about presenting only verified facts as such, and be cautious about speculating about matters of serious import. We have a responsibility to the community not to engage in fear mongering.

It is further disheartening that the unfounded speculation and accusations have dishonored those impacted by the tragic events in Boston. We owe it to the injured men and women, their families, the brave first responders, and all of the law enforcement personnel involved to treat the matter with the utmost respect.

I encourage all of our House Members to learn from these and other recent events and refocus our attention on serving the people of New Hampshire."

As Tremblay's controversial comment continues to foment, Tremblay forwarded some of her hate mail she has received to everyone on the legislative listserv, including one email whose subject head featured an expletive.

Rep. Rick Watrous (D-Concord) said that, too, was inappropriate.

"I was shocked that Rep. Tremblay forwarded an email entitled 'you are a (expletive) idiot' to all NH state representatives and senators," Watrous emailed in response to a Patch query about it. "She appears to be standing behind her conspiracy accusations and wants to involve the whole legislature. I believe her statements and actions are wrong."