Posted on 10/21/2008 4:12:09 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
In a 30 minute interview with BET's Ed Gordon, Illinois Senator Barack Obama was asked if he'd ever thought about being assassinated.
Obama responded saying "I just can't spend time thinking about it."
Obama added that's what the Secret Service is for and he trusts them with his life.
Following Obama's win in the Iowa democratic primary in January his secret service detail was immediately doubled rivaling that of President Bush.
At least two possible security threats have been reported during the campaign.
Prior to the Democratic Convention in Denver, several men were arrested with weapons, one allegedly muttering something about the senator during the arrest.
Last month a twice-convicted felon was arrested outside of Obama's Chicago home. The man said he was looking for a job. A police search of the man's car uncovered a gun.
While it's not known exactly how many agents are on the Senator's detail, Obama's children travel in a motorcade of five SUVs when they go to school.
At public events Obama has at least a dozen agents with him at all times, and requires bomb sniffing dogs and metal detectors at every event.
Because we here at BET think that might be a REAL opportunity for you. Look at what it did for Martin Luther King and Brother Malcolm.
Please people, if you really love Barry, DO NOT vote for him.
Do it for Shell and the girls.
Heck I remember hearing news reports about teachers telling School kids to write book reports on assassinating President Bush.
This is a topic that should not even be brought up.
Regardless of who is our next POTUS in two weeks, I will pray for his safety.
Murtha calling his constituents racists and rednecks. Now fears of death threats brought up.
What’s next, a visit to Memphis? Give me a break.
This is all a scam. Just like his visit to his typical white grannie who’s been sick for quite some time.
And this means what?
I really intended for my comment to be taken as a poke at Ed Gordon for asking such a lame question. If anyone took it to mean I don’t take the idea of the assassination of ANY Presidential candidate seriously, I apologize.
Posted early this year on FR. A prediction from a Nobel Prize writer from the UK.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1967913/posts
Oh yeah, that's right I forgot.
Look how many times Bush was threatened.
Did the media get excited?
If they did it was “oh darn, they didn’t get it done”.
if anything happens to that one, it will be a disgruntled lefty. They’re the nutty ones or more likely his handlers as he will have served his purpose.
Mark Levin had a great show today.
I heard part of it. He really makes sense.
People better wake up because it’s ALL of America Obamao is after, not just the wealthy, who in his book will be most everyone.
Ditto. Whoever is President, he is OUR president and regardless who the man is, the Office of President must be respected. If Obama were to be elected President, I would even salute the guy..........and puke as soon as I got around the corner.
I truly pray for his life these closing weeks to Nov.4th. If something was to happen to him, Republicans would really struggle to recover from accusations. I want us to win on ideals.
Regardless of who is our next POTUS in two weeks, I will pray for his safety.
And yet, we're pretty quick to talk about "watering the tree of liberty" and all that.
Which will it be, people?
http://www.qctimes.com/articles/2008/10/16/news/local/doc48f80675c550a614017861.txt
Even Castro brought this up last week that it is a miracle that he is still alive, Obama.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2104214/posts
Most of us ‘get it’...
That’s all right - I did not get that intention from you. The fact that you the MSM rasing this issue is very troubling.
This is why Colin Powell decided not to one for President, because his wife feared for his life.
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