Posted on 11/14/2008 5:32:42 PM PST by Kukai
The Secret Service is investigating an Internet advertisement as a potential threat against President-elect Barack Obama, but the people who created it say a technology glitch was responsible, and they feel terrible about it.
Ads for a company that sells mobile-phone ring tones that appear on the Yahoo News Web site, teased viewers into taking an IQ test. But when viewers scrolled over the ad's picture of Obama, the words "When Will You Die?" flashed across the image.
The Secret Service said it had known about the ad for "a couple of weeks." Yahoo, on the other hand, as well as the company behind the IQ test Web site and the company that designed the ad, learned about it only when contacted by ABCNews.com
"We are aware of this Internet ad, and we are looking into it," said Darrin Blackford, a Secret Service spokesman. "We've had it for a couple of weeks."
The ad depicts a photo of Obama's head atop a cartoon body. It reads: "Barack Obama's IQ is 124!" and "Take the IQ Quiz Now." Some viewers noticed that when they scrolled over the advertisement with their computer mouse, red-colored text that read "When Will You Die?" briefly flashed across a picture of Obama.
Although clicking on the ad brings viewers to the Web site officialiqquiz.com, backed by Australia-based Mobile Messenger, the ad was created by a Chicago firm whose CEO is beside himself at the mistake and said he's a huge Obama supporter.
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Poor president Bush, no such UP-ROAR for him when his life was threaten by the thugs and shameless mediaCLYMERS!! But God will vindicate!
There were a number of mentions of the Kennedy assassination during the campaign.
Since we now know that LBJ killed Kennedy (along with Hoover’s assistance) we can be pretty sure that Joe Biden won’t be leading a coup like LBJ did.
Seems the USSS figured out on their own that while odd, it wasn’t a high priority to follow up on. Bet they have their hands full already.
Just remember, Sirhan Sirhan and Lee Harvey Oswald were left leaning. Add in that the left always has attacked its own leadership over power struggles (SDS breakup, Vietnam Veterans Against the War, the ANSWER/UFPJ split and ANSWER/ANSWER split), Obama has more to fear from his own side than anywhere else.
I pray and wish the best for our Secret Service agents. They have one of the toughest jobs in the world, and are often not respected by those they protect. We, as a nation, have been blessed with their patriotic service.
What will become of the Secret Service, FBI, etc. when they dig up the dirt on “The One”? He obviously isn’t going to allow them to investigate himself. Will he just replace the present employees with his own personal guard or just dissolve the services?
His IQ is 124? ANd he’s supposedly a great intellect? Please...
Yeah. Like the CBS News graphic that had a crosshairs graphic scoll and sway across a photo of GWB’s head. No uproar there.
Did I miss a memo?
BIG DITTO.
Amen.
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