Threat to Bush ("Kill Bush") on billboard gains Secret Service notice

Copyright © 2003, The Morning Call ^ | October 2, 2003 | By Nicole Radzievich

[Behind Liberal Lines]

Allentown, PA--The U.S. Secret Service has taken notice of a white billboard along Route 22 that has ''Kill Bush'' painted on it.

...police say the Secret Service on Wednesday began asking questions about the graffiti. If federal authorities were to pursue the matter, the author or authors of the graffiti could face charges of threats against the president, a federal crime punishable by fines and imprisonment up to five years.

Doreen Murphy of Fogelsville said she wouldn't shed a tear for the vandal.

''You can see this was well thought out. It wasn't a bunch of kids like the vandals that smashed the school bus windows in Northampton ,'' said Murphy, who works at the nearby Lehigh Valley Industrial Park IV and first saw the billboard on Monday. ''With the state this country is in right now, we don't need this.''

The perpetrator, [police] said, had to spend some time, possibly with a ladder, to roll red paint across the billboard. The letters are carefully written.

The billboard incident is one of several similar messages that have been uttered or posted around the country in recent months, according to published reports.

''This would represent a new and alarming trend in rhetoric against President Bush and his policies,'' said John Pettegrew, associate professor of history at Lehigh University. ''It would be extremely dangerous for this country and democracy.''

[Behind Liberal Lines]

More liberal hate, stoked by a compliant liberal media that demonizes Republicans at every turn.

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[The Wizard]

and this action is pushed by the democrats who fail to realize if anyhting happens to GWB, NO DEMOCRAT will be elected for years.

[smiley]

From your lips....to God's ears........I've never seen the ugliness of the democrat party like I have these past two years....even in Kennedy, Carter or Johnson's terms.....liberals have never, ever been this ugly.......

[Dr Warmoose]

Typical Communist/Demoncat. Vandalize Private Property and advance the cause of "Tolerance" by advocating death to a president. I would bet a year's income that this joker who does this was for the preservation of Saddam Hussein.

If they catch the scum bag, don't arrest him, just publish his address, and walk away.

Justice will be served.

[mhking]

Just damn.

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[JonathansMommie]

Ping Lady.

[Behind Liberal Lines]

Every republican, from politician to pundit, should be citing this incident as an example of the growing threat to the President's life created by the liberal's "climate of hate."

[Bikers4Bush]

And the liberal scumbags wonder why their protests are not allowed within eyesight of the president.

[ought-six]

"From your lips....to God's ears........I've never seen the ugliness of the democrat party like I have these past two years....even in Kennedy, Carter or Johnson's terms.....liberals have never, ever been this ugly......."

You didn't see it during those terms because the radical left had not yet taken control of the party. Today, however, the leftist extremists virtually control the entire Democratic party, and there is no creature so filled with hate as is a leftist extremist. The Toons, the Schumers, the neo-Kennedys, ad nauseum, leftist extremists all, are the literal embodiment of hate.

[Coop]

Excerpt:Pettegrew said glimpses of a possible trend began during President Clinton's administration, when critics attacked the person instead of the policies. ''During Clinton's term, there was this visceral hatred, a complete lack of civility aimed to undermine not only Clinton as a president but Clinton as a person,'' Pettegrew said.

Oh, gimme a break! Like this just suddenly occurred when the mean ol' Pubbies started it for our last, victimized President. Oh yeah! All the criticism of "stupid" Ronald Reagan was done in a purely professional manner, dealing only with his policies. < / sarcasm >

[Bikers4Bush]

Exactly, if anything it's the supposed peaceful liberals who have elevated the threats to the president. Who was the last president to have an attempt made on his life? Reagan.

A perfect example is ELF and ALF. They fail to succeed in legislation so instead of following the rule of law they turn into domestic terrorists.

[Piquaboy]

Several days ago on C-Span a woman caller said that Bush should be assassinated instead of Saddam.

[Pippin]

I see things are going to get uglier as thr election approaches!

I will constantly keep President Bush and his family in my prayers.

BTW: If these "people" hate Bush so much, why don't they just vote for his opponent on election day next year?

[Pippin]

Sounds like this guy on the lightrail back in February of this year stating that he wished someone would bomb Bush. I laid into him good and then I called the number posted earlier to report it because they guy sounded too serious for my liking.

[John Beresford Tipton]

"It wasn't a bunch of kids like the vandals "

More like the Ostrogoths, I guess

[tractorman]

The FBI should have an expert analyze the hand writing. They’d probably find out it was Klinton.

[Prodigal Son]

I see things are going to get uglier as thr election approaches!

Do you ever stop and wonder how ugly it is going to get? I mean it gets worse and worse. Where does it end if we keep going like this? Civil war?

[Pippin]

I really dread the thought!

I keep wondering if this is were we are heading. I hate to admit it here but I'm afraid not only for myself but for the President and for the country.

[Bikers4Bush]

I don't know about out and out civil war but I could see some serious large scale conflicts.