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Gee, now why would Barack Obama be the recipient of more threats than say, oh, George W. Bush, a president vilified by a large segment of the public (aside from his 20% base)? Hmmm?
The Boston Globe reports that a new internal Congressional Research Service report and government sources say there are an unprecedented number of death threats against President Obama — and that the Secret Service is insufficiently funded and staffed to deal with them.According to The Globe, a report issued by the Congressional Research Service shows that the Secret Service is investigating more threats against government officials than ever before, and questions whether the 144-year old agency should continue probing financial crimes, as was its original mandate.
In total, the Secret Service regularly protects 32 people and arranges security for high-profile events. But the election of Barack Obama has increased threats against the president’s life by 400 percent from his predecessor, according to “In the President’s Secret Service,” Ronald Kessler’s account of presidential security.
Do you think this has any corrolation?
The Southern Poverty Law Center issued a report back in August that found that the number of white supremacist militia groups has spiked by 35% since 2000. The Secret Service has, in turn, increased its employees from 6,700 two years ago to a projected 7,055 in the coming fiscal year, almost entirely devoted to protecting national leaders. But that’s a staff increase of just 5.3 percent – nowhere near the 400 percent increase in threats to the president’s life.
Who should be surprised when we have:
- Pastors praying for Obama’s death,
- People carrying signs saying “Death to Obama,”
- The infamous Facebook poll “Should Obama be killed?“
- In Maine: store sign asks customer to bet on Obama assassination
- Two thugs arrested in Denver who had an actual plot to kill Obama
It goes on and on.
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This Is What You Getwhen Americans brush off terrorist attacks by Americans as something OTHER than what it is – a terrorist attack.
Just because the lunatic is caucasian and was born and raised in America doesn’t mean they’re not still a terrorist.
And they should be treated as other terrorists – not a slap on the wrist and turned loose to try another attack.
Sad……but given the other right wing shenanigans going on, hardly surprising. Lets hope that the Secret Service (SS?) is able to provide effective protection for the gentleman.
This is terrible and makes me sickBut I suspect the tone was set during the primary campaigns.
This is also what you get whenvoices of reason from both sides of the political fence fail to speak out as one condemning the lunatic fringe. How many leaders in Congress have made unequivocal comments against the the folly of the teabagers and astroturf crowd? This is the time for the real grownups to take a stand, but unfortunately that takes a backbone that most of them don’t have anymore.
You are soooooo right!And their actions or non-actions really piss me off.
FrighteningBoth to hear the threats increasing 400%, and having it reported Secret Service is overwhelmed. IMO that last part shouldn’t have been released.