|
08-12-2009, 03:41 PM
|
|
|
|
Location: ITL (Houston)
9,223 posts, read 14,511,629 times
Reputation: 3545
|
|
|
Amid raucous protests on health care, some worry about Obama's safety - Yahoo! Canada News (http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/090811/world/us_obama_death_threats - broken link)
Tue Aug 11, 6:20 PM
By Lee-Anne Goodman, The Canadian Press
WASHINGTON - Death threats are part of the job for any American president, but Barack Obama has reportedly had more levelled against him than any commander-in-chief in history.
Concerns about his safety are mounting in the midst of a tense summer that has seen mobs of angry demonstrators showing up to protest Obama's health-care reform plans - including a man openly carrying a pistol on Tuesday in New Hampshire, where the president held a town hall meeting on health care.
Moderator cut: please post link and first couple of sentences only/copyright
--------------
More at the link.
This is no surprise to me. There are still a ton of racists in this country that will never accept a black man in office. Honestly I am surprised there hasn't been a known attempt yet. I even heard about pools going around on how long it will be before someone takes him out.
Last edited by katzenfreund; 08-12-2009 at 05:46 PM..
|
|
08-12-2009, 03:43 PM
|
|
|
|
Location: Raleigh, NC
9,043 posts, read 12,040,926 times
Reputation: 1395
|
|
|
This is a great alibi for a good ol' gun snatch.
Trade in a few more personal liberties to protect The One. He knew there'd be a lot of flak to take the job in the middle of an economic crisis.
|
|
08-12-2009, 03:45 PM
|
|
|
|
Location: Imaginary Figment
11,456 posts, read 13,340,174 times
Reputation: 4773
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by ViewFromThePeak
This is a great alibi for a good ol' gun snatch.
Trade in a few more personal liberties to protect The One. He knew there'd be a lot of flak to take the job in the middle of an economic crisis.
|
More hypothetical "what if" mscenarios brought about by paranoia. How about trying to discuss real issues rather than ones you dream up with your online conspiracy theory buddies? |
|
08-12-2009, 03:46 PM
|
|
|
|
23,837 posts, read 21,048,800 times
Reputation: 9395
|
|
|
Did anyone think that there wouldn't be plots against the first black POTUS? If so, I'd reconcile that those persons aren't living in reality.
I'm not sure why this would surprise anyone (but that doesn't make it excusable).
|
|
08-12-2009, 03:48 PM
|
|
|
|
Location: Raleigh, NC
9,043 posts, read 12,040,926 times
Reputation: 1395
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by SLCPUNK
More hypothetical "what if" mscenarios brought about by paranoia. How about trying to discuss real issues rather than ones you dream up with your online conspiracy theory buddies?
|
Just like the conspiracy theory that protestors with handguns are a danger to the president.
Oooooh, scary gunman with no criminal record near the president with tons of SS around him...scary!
Boo! |
|
08-12-2009, 03:50 PM
|
|
|
|
Location: ITL (Houston)
9,223 posts, read 14,511,629 times
Reputation: 3545
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by AeroGuyDC
Did anyone think that there wouldn't be plots against the first black POTUS? If so, I'd reconcile that those persons aren't living in reality.
I'm not sure why this would surprise anyone (but that doesn't make it excusable).
|
The shocker is it going up by so much, amidst all of this town halls where people are going crazy and old ladies are crying saying "what happened to my America". Acting like those things don't contribute is just stupid. Palin with the "death panels" contributes as well. |
|
08-12-2009, 03:51 PM
|
|
|
|
Location: Imaginary Figment
11,456 posts, read 13,340,174 times
Reputation: 4773
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by ViewFromThePeak
Just like the conspiracy theory that protestors with handguns are a danger to the president.
Oooooh, scary gunman with no criminal record near the president with tons of SS around him...scary!
Boo!
|
See that would be an actual event. Where what you said is merely something you dreamed up. |
|
08-12-2009, 03:53 PM
|
|
|
|
112 posts, read 159,743 times
Reputation: 50
|
|
Thats a good one.....  |
|
08-12-2009, 03:53 PM
|
|
|
|
1,304 posts, read 1,376,283 times
Reputation: 440
|
|
I swear, the more I read this board, the more I come to realize you right-wingers really are insane. No one in the right mind, could possibly believe it is ok for an unknown individual with a gun to be anywhere near the President.
~ButterBrownBiscuit~
Quote:
Originally Posted by ViewFromThePeak
Just like the conspiracy theory that protestors with handguns are a danger to the president.
Oooooh, scary gunman with no criminal record near the president with tons of SS around him...scary!
Boo!
|
|
|
08-12-2009, 03:56 PM
|
|
|
|
3,151 posts, read 3,291,323 times
Reputation: 1077
|
|
|
When all else fails..pull out the race card...diversion is part of the socialist strategy.
|
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
|
|
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
