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1 posted on 11/03/2008 3:43:13 PM PST by BurbankKarl

The man, 28-year-old Edward Van Tassel, first handed over his handgun to authorities and asked for a Barack Obama sign

Never bring an Obama sign to a gun fight.

2 posted on 11/03/2008 3:45:01 PM PST by johniegrad

A masked gunman who was waving an American flag on a freeway overpass in Santa Barbara was in police custody after an hours-long standoff that shut down the freeway in both directions and caused a rush-hour traffic snarl, officials said.

Is it too much to ask for for these terrorists to be shot?

How many millions of man-hours did this guy just burn up in lost productivity?

3 posted on 11/03/2008 3:46:07 PM PST by Centurion2000 (To protect and defend ... against all enemies, foreign and domestic .... by any means necessary.)

Note the guy is waving an ‘upside down’ American flag. So yep, definitely an Obama supporter. Cops should have just, well, I won’t say it.

5 posted on 11/03/2008 3:49:25 PM PST by raptor29

asked for a Barack Obama sign, which he posted on a chain-link fence on the overpass

If he had instead asked for a McCain sign the L.A. Times headline would've read "Armed McCain/Palin supporter.........."

7 posted on 11/03/2008 3:51:25 PM PST by Mr. Mojo

Thanks Ed ! Your check is in the mail.

8 posted on 11/03/2008 3:51:50 PM PST by ßuddaßudd (7 days - 7 ways Guero >>> with a floating, shifting, ever changing persona....)

Police used a megaphone to negotiate with Van Tassel

Another Obama supporter who is hard of hearing, or only hears what he wants to hear.

9 posted on 11/03/2008 3:52:16 PM PST by mlocher (USA is a sovereign nation)

Perhaps Van Tassell is a Distinguished Professor in which case he should be set free.

11 posted on 11/03/2008 3:57:05 PM PST by purplelobster

"(Obama supporter)"

And therefore a non story.

13 posted on 11/03/2008 3:58:54 PM PST by R_Kangel (`.`)

No shots were fired.

That's a shame...

17 posted on 11/03/2008 4:04:21 PM PST by Libloather (November is Liberal Awareness Month.)

He is obviously disturbed. No respectful Obama supporter would dare touch an American flag.

18 posted on 11/03/2008 4:09:06 PM PST by chopperman

He figgered it was his last chance to own a firearm if his guy wins......

19 posted on 11/03/2008 4:13:56 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo (Read FR first.....THEN read Drudge.)

20 posted on 11/03/2008 4:19:02 PM PST by Cindy

Don’t worry... Obama will open the jails and let this guy, and all the others, go free.

21 posted on 11/03/2008 4:45:43 PM PST by Brilliant

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