A reader sent in a link to this detail:
The Secret Service said Obama, who once said, “I’m not an entourage guy,” asked for protection but there was no specific threat.
But white supremacists, appalled that a black candidate may have a viable shot at the presidency, have been spewing venom across the Internet for months.
“Our world will become unbearable with him as President,” wrote a typical poster on a white power Web site. “Maybe there will be someone who would take [a] chance and do a Lincoln on him? Is that our only hope?”
BUt what about Jim Jones….
America is a messed up country. When you have the likes of Michael Savage spewing their hate day in and day out on public airwaves, well, I’m not surprised to read stuff like this from the hellish yet overt corners of America.
I’m sorry but you have had leftists on this site wishing for the deaths of prominent Republicans. Its something idiots do. On both sides, frame.
OH WELL THAT’S EXCACTLY THE SAME THING AS DIRECTLY THREATENING A PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE THANK YOU DUGGER FOR SHOWING ME THE LIGHT BLAUGHAGHALGHALGHAL
When, Dugger? Name one by name.
Like “someone should put rat poison in his Creme Brulee”?
I call. Lessee your cards.
This is one of the more civil sites I go to (settle down, Frank) mostly because there is less spittle spewing and snot-flying eliminationist rhetoric like some of the nutbags, both blue and red, on Huffpo. Even when that bomb went off near Cheney, who among us publicly wished him dead?
even when the bomb went off near cheney, lots of folks said it was just a coincidence, but I don’t recall anyone saying they wished it got him.
fact is, our domestic terrorists all come from the right. sure, righties will rage on and on about PETA, but the differences are that PETA is not the left-wing base, AND hasn’t actually been shooting people or blowing them up.
At least the right-wingers are consistant. If some racist want to kill dark-skinned people, it’s not a real threat until they have a plan.
“even when the bomb went off near cheney, lots of folks said it was just a coincidence, but I don’t recall anyone saying they wished it got him.”
Some commentors on Huffington Post did. But that’s hardly the same as a big name Republican like Coulter.
When you have the likes of Michael Savage spewing their hate day in and day out on public airwaves
I get a picture of a guy sitting in front of a radio (listening to Savage) getting madder and madder, and finally, smacking the end table, he shouts, “That does it, Maude, I’m gonna shoot me a Nee - grow!”
What nonsense!
If radio had that kind of effect, there would be all kinds of shootings and fires and explosions and what not.
The fact that the press is speaking of Obama as a contender is a sign that the kind of atmosphere inferred by Oliver and his minions is pure fiction.
A few weeks ago, a school age kid, in a school video project, said that if he had twenty - four hours to live (the theme of the project) he would shoot the President. He got a visit from the Secret Service. I wonder if anybody asked him if he watched The Daily Show, or Bill Maher?
“The fact that the press is speaking of Obama as a contender is a sign that the kind of atmosphere inferred by Oliver and his minions is pure fiction.”
Wait, what?
“The fact that the press is speaking of Obama as a contender is a sign that the kind of atmosphere inferred by Oliver and his minions is pure fiction.”
Wait, what?
As anyone who has read this site for five minutes knows, I do not take lightly any kind of threats against people, especially the president. If someone were to make such a threat I would delete it, ban them, and if it was remotely credible I would report it to the FBI. I do not play with that.
He got a visit from the Secret Service.
That’s pretty much SOP, isn’t it?
I wonder if anybody asked him if he watched The Daily Show, or Bill Maher?
Irrelevant. Neither of those programs or people espouse the same sort of vitriol as Plant-Dr. Savage and you know it.
Anthrax attacks at the NYT:
“Oh good, they got my letter.”
On a sitting Supreme Court justice:
“Someone should put rat poison in his creme brulee.”
On Lincoln Chafee:
“They shot the wrong Lincoln.”
Somehow Bill Mahr and Jon Stewart pale by comparison. And it would only take one nutbag to agree with her to make it happen.
And you know it.
all this plays both ways…..again, a non-story
I mean, look at this ridiculous headline…of COURSE white supremacists are going to “target” a black contender for the presidency! Sort of like that line in pirates of the caribbean “You lied! (johnny depp), “um, (pointing to self)….Pirate!”
A non-story until it happens to someone on your side. Admit it.
Criticizing Dear Leader is the same is assassination. Well ridicule is a weapon and there is no one as ridiculous as your Dear Leader. Call out the thought police whenever someone says anything about Bush, especially children. They may throw a spitball at him while he’s reading Hungry Caterpillar to them.
Republican racists, Democratic candidate. No problem there, just normal rightwing behavior.
Mike, you’re kidding, right?
The point was not that President Bush sicc’ed the dogs on the kid. The point was that they investigate everything.
And Dr. P is right. You’re surprised that white supremacists are pissed off about Sen, Obama’s candidacy? Those guys are just so mean!
And saying you would shoot the President if you had 24 hours to live is not ridiculing the President.
(Note to self: Did I just explain that to an adult?)
Frank, you’re implication was that the kid got this idea from The Daily Show or Real Time, where no one espouses such ideas.
The point was that they investigate everything.
That was my point, too.
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