You dont have to verbally or explicitly wirte or say a threat towards the president, even stabbing him in effigy warrants an investigation of the perps.
Craig Killborne's show did a photo of Bush, the candidate, with a sniper's target centered on his head...
they got in deep shit for that.
the Secret Service should be called.
Photos should be taken and the video camera tape made, then duplicates sent to the newspapers and local tv stations AND local conservative radio talk shows...
and the address of the atrocity should be provided to the talk show investigators..