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Subscribe to RSSA staffer working at the Obama campaign headquarters in Chicago collapsed and died, the Chicago Tribune reported Saturday, citing campaign officials.
Paramedics were dispatched shortly before 11 a.m. on Friday to attend to Alexander Okrent, 29, after he became unconscious, the report said, citing a Chicago Fire Department spokesman.
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, it said.
President Barack Obama, who was campaigning in Virginia, called Okrent’s family to offer condolences, the Tribune said, citing campaign officials.
Okrent's LinkedIn profile describes him as a paid media and polling regional director at Obama for America and shows that he has worked in a variety of capacities for the Obama campaign since 2003-2004.
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Classy republicans. It is a party that reeks of class.
No kidding...
Glad you both finally saw the light.
Hey sad, let me tell you about some real class. The guy died Friday, and Hussein is out on Saturday lying and ripping Romney. Now that is real classy. You communist slugs make me sick. Get a job parasite.
They certainly reek of something.
OMG! Some of these posts are so beyond hateful and just downright ugly! For you mean-spirited people to judge a young man with your vile words is horrible. You obviously don't have the maturity to respect someone else's differing political views, and lack the intelligence and grace to write a simple note of condolence to the family. Maga, thanks for your kind post...it's the only decent one on here tonight.
You want sugar on your maple syrup.
Gosh, I think I am going to fkn cry. Now let me hear your speech on Brian Terry, border agent, murdered by Hussein and Holder. You commies make me sick.
Wonder if he had health insurance? Maybe doctors would have found out a bad heart condition before it was too late. What a shame to die at 29.
You sure it wasn't environmental exposure to lead, Chicago style?
"Obama campaign staffer collapses at Chicago headquarters, dies" Too bad the second through the seventh word and the comma are in this headline.
Disgusting Americans show no respect to anyone. Sick @!$%#s.
REALLY, caffeine much?
NO!
Obama 2012!
Obama in Indonesia in 2012! Hillary in Malaysia. Holder running drugs in Mexico
Saving America... One democrat at a time! ;-)
Do Us all a favor and self deport. Now please.
You should change your nick to "NoClass" for a remark like that.
I personally cannot vote for a man named Hussein
OBAMA gone in 2012
One and done! Country literally cannot afford another four years of Obama.
How can we literally afford four years of Romney? He'll spend us even further with continued tax cuts to the wealthy, legislation that will only benifit the Christian Right and possibly another war in the Middle East. Considering that you took advatage of a young man's death to spew anti-liberal hatred, you tea bagging morons have nothing to offer this country.
Makes ya wonder what could make a 29 year old just up and die like that.
Guilty conscience for being an Obama follower.
In Chicago there has apparently been a resurgence of environmental lead issues
Romney will win . . . by one vote!
Sounds suspicious.
The Romney campaign, it has to be.
One less lib. Unfortunately, there will another to replace him.
Once again we get a look at the republican teabilly base. You repukes are the reason we won't see a republican President until 2024 if ever.
stupid commie keep dreaming, its about time we ship you basrds back to china
Kinda young to be dropping dead. I guess sudden heart attacks are the next codeword for drug induced deaths. All I know is that there sure have been a lot of people die in the last year or so and way too many of them are young people.
obviously he finally understood the true mission of the Obama administration and couldn't live with it.
he probably figured death would be better than be a redcoat commie supporter
Someone just died... parents lost a child... It is so predictable to see the toxic right wing commentary.
What a dark, hate filled lot you people are.
Yeah not like the inbred comments of hate mongering Maoists
May God have mercy on his soul for the unholy SINS that his Libtarted party of socialistic dictator's has committed against this country.
You are a sick moron and need to shove your head where the sun don't shine. People like you, are what is wrong with this country. And again. someone just lost their child, you hate filled freak.
CROWN: You display an incredible amount of class, you low rent piece of trash.
Ozzie
Yes the truth hurts doesn't it?
In your face $hit for brains. You low life sack of human excrement.
No point in pointing out what a mental case crown is... he is without a doubt his own worse enemy. He will rot himself from the inside out. His opinion should mean nothing to any of us.
Condolences to the young mans family.
Obama campaign staffer collapses at Chicago headquarters almost immediately after muttering disparaging comments about Obama, then immediately dies of Chicago style lead poisoning--ruled natural causes by Medical Examiner.
Does any one from the GOP possess a brain or a soul? What an idiot!
someone should see if he changed his mind or opinon about working for obama before he mysteriously collapsed at age 29.He was there since the begining.
Condolences to this young man's family. What a horrible tragedy this must be for them.
ah yes, black magic voodoo dolls do work! now dark magic works good also, just have to make sure and say the incantations properly.and nopw on to obama and his wife and aunts and uncle and half brother, more poison pins,!!!!!! damn witch dr took off again
What kind of "incantation" would it take to wipe toxic freaks such as yourself off the face of the earth?
You are useless.
cm put this on and it wsa contained in a collapse so no one got to see it.
Apparently you are not very learned, you don't know if this young man had an illness and not even know about it, so shut the $@#& up, someone died, it could have been your sons or daughters, brothers or sisters, other relatives or friends, you heartless pieces of garb*ge, well, you people saying unkind things don't care since you have no one who would miss you when its your time.
Mine was collapse because of some idiots remarks so here it is.
I agree with you cm...... Folks just think about what you're typing before you push that post button. All of you that have written remarks that were not appropriate should think twice before making bad remarks about anyone especially that young whether they are right or left that have lost their life. Do you know what it feels like to die to realize you may be taking in your last breath, the possible pain and all the people that will miss you, your mother, your father, your brothers and sisters and friends. Let me just cut through the chase. Go to hell.
This is a non story - Although it is sad and unusual, just another Obama victum. How about an autopsy?
Read the article dumb a$$, it was short, so even a right wing hack could handle it. Have you read the part about the autopsy yet? Sick of you freaks, you all need to be sent to GOP island, where you only have each other to hate on.
Again, condolences to this young mans family.
Alex, victum? With spell check even. These are the teabaggers.