Fears grow for Barack Obama's security »
Posted By Aidenag 1 year, 1 month ago in Political NewsFears are growing that Mr Obama, who will become America's first black president following his inauguration next year, will be the subject of an assassination attempt. The secret service is reported to have already investigated more than 500 death threats against Mr Obama during the presidential election contest.
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SantaCruzKidd1 year, 1 month ago
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EXACTLY, AND TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ABOUT HIS SECURITY:
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Harbeas1 year, 1 month ago
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BronxBomber1 year, 1 month ago
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Really Harbeas? There are some die hard bigots out there that doesn't relish the thought of having an African American as this nation's leader sad to say. They've caught a couple of these nimrods not to long ago even before Obama finally got the official nod in the general election. Even as advanced as we supposedly are in this day and age. I pray that there will be no assassination attempts at all!
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Endoscopy1 year, 1 month ago
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ROTFLMAO
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Listen to the rhetoric that the left hate speech people generate and you want to think that people have moved beyond doing bad things. That speech is absolutely not civilized. Then you want to think since you do that that no one else would have those kinds of thoughts.
We have had 8 presidents shot while in office and 4 of them died. Kennedy and Reagan were the last two. The Secret Service takes their job seriously. They will protect him as best as they can. -
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bubba21 year, 1 month ago
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I live in Memphis - in the south.
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The 2 guys that have been arrested for plotting to kill Obama are from Tennessee and Mississippi.
You would think that in the 21st century, people could be educated enough to move beyond such a level of ignorance regarding race and equality.
Unfortunately, there are still plenty of people who - for whatever reasons - are steeped in racism and "good old boy" attitudes and ignorance.
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Endoscopy1 year, 1 month ago
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Listen to the racist left talk about racism of others. Your rants during this election said that anybody against Obama was a racist. That is really racist talk. Mostly coming from the left. Most people in this country look past a persons color. But you people on the left do not want to believe that. Racists.
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THOMNH621 year, 1 month ago
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funny how so many are concerned about Obama but wished Chenney had died from his heart problems or been the one to get shot while hunting. This country has no respect for the office unless they are getting something they want. I have a new bumper sticker for when this country falls from it's founding fathers vision to the United Socialist States of America, it simple says DON"T BLAME ME
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alakazam1 year, 1 month ago
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I hate to bear bad tidings and all but America is already socialist to a great extent and it's certainly not the fault of just one party.
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I hear much argument about the intent of the Founders and endless quibbling over the Constitution. Well, I think one document supersedes all our argument in one perfect statement of Truth.
From the Declaration of Independence:
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security."
You seem to want to use the actions of others to excuse your own.
"He did it too!" stopped working as an excuse to get ME out of trouble back around the time I started kindergarten.
Leaders who sow evil reap evil in return...history is proof enough.
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THOMNH621 year, 1 month ago
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please show examples, you could have found them right here on Libscape, as far as war crimes let it go already this country is going to have it's hands full defending the onslaught of socialism by an ever encroaching government let alone try to convict GWB and DC. Nice try though.
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bubba21 year, 1 month ago
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Who are the "so many" that you refer to?
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Nice blanket generalization.
Why don't you listen to what Rush, Glenn, Shawn, and Bill have to say about Obama and other Democrats.
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alakazam1 year, 1 month ago
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"This is one of the stupidest, most ill-thought out comments I've seen today"
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"Maybe you should try getting a job and not spend so much time on here! work is good it builds character and self esteem."
I agree...you made a pretty stupid comment.
You have no idea why either...do you?
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SantaCruzKidd1 year, 1 month ago
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DON'T UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF HATE.
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ELECTION DAY/REDEMPTION DAY:
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jordan111 year, 1 month ago
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DON'T UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF HATE.>>>>
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Or of rage.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGCPUa5hIvI
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Ratskii1 year, 1 month ago
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We had a member here on propeller make a death threat against president-elect Obama. He urged Nazis, KKK and members of the radical right to kill Obama before he was inaugurated. I don't doubt that Obama will need all the protection he can get. The radical right has put so many lies out about Obama that those folk who aren't too sane will think that this is their chance to make history. We should worry.
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PinkyPie1 year, 1 month ago
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I'm quite sure that the secret service has had their hands full for years trying to keep up with the threats against sitting Presidents, especially since JFK. It seems that the latest two yokels that were caught were trying to plan more of a Columbine thing and threw in a threat to Obama. Either way it's hideous. In reality, those two would probably not be more than a blip on the radar as far as protection for the President or President Elect is concerned. I'm sure the tension is high since the period of transfer of power is supposed to be the most likely for terrorist attack.
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