Officials investigate poll about president
Published: September 29, 2009
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Secret Service is investigating a survey that asked whether people thought President Barack Obama should be assassinated, officials said Monday.
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You're right that Congressman Franks has a right to his own opinion. However, he is calling the majority of American voters insane as well. And I would never consider it appropriate at any level to call our President an "enemy to humanity". It also speaks volumes about the people who consider that rhetoric okay.
There are angry people showing up at rallies carrying loaded firearms
Again Marylyn, Where and when did angry armed protester show up at any rallies?
If you are refering to the video of a man carrying a loaded assault rifle at a teaparty, the actual clip shows that man to be a black gun owner legally carrying his weapon. He was not an angry protestor, but merely a concerned protestor making his point that he was not an angry or inciteful dissenter of policy.
As for your miopic assertion that I should try getting my news from other than DOK, I would like you to know that I am a FOX news watcher and I also glean the Internet for new from a varied assortment of news organizations. Some of these would include NY Times Forbes Rueters BBC Wall Street Journal Drudge and others.
So little missy, you are mistaken and way to loud for your intelligence curve.
As for your statment that the right wing rhetoric incites violence, why is it that the only violence that is on record since BHO came to power, is from left winged supporters? Answer these questions if you can please...
Marylyn;
There are angry people showing up at rallies carrying loaded firearms
Where and when?
This is the kind of rhetoric that incites violence
Should we jail anyone who disagrees with the president or the Left?
Quit watching MSNBC and you might learn something about truth...
Point is, Rush, Beck, Hannity and the others are merely telling the news like NBC, CBS, and ABC used to as the left wants to point fingers at the other side because they don't like the spotlight upon their devious patrons.
This is the kind of rhetoric that incites violence. There are angry people showing up at rallies carrying loaded firearms. No one should be adding fuel to that. Yet, we have our own Congressmen telling people that our current President is insane, that he has NO station in our government and that HE is our enemy. Our enemy. What will some of these people think they should do about any enemy, not just to them but to the entire human populace. They will think they should save humanity, and take out the enemy. When they do act out, people like Congressman Franks should be held accountable.
No one is to blame for this other than the induviudal who posted the poll and those who were stupid enough to vote on it.
It is shameful how the left and the right have gotten down to this kind of childish finger pointing. We have enormous problems with our government. These politics as usual have got to stop, or we will all suffer the consequences. You folks on the left are not immune to being part of the problem. You folks on the right are giving the left firewood with your comments. We are all Americans, and these problems are American problems. Our leaders are not representing the ideals and solutions that the majority of Americans elected them to represent. They are still under the spell of lobbyist, and until we can correct that situation, we are destined to fail as a country.
BHO is only keeping his word that his administration is going to fundamentally change America. Some people call the change Socialism or Marxism, I think it is Obamaism. BHO has a long and self-admitted background in radical social disruption. This has been born out in his homies radical roots. His long association with ACORN and SEIU only add fuel to the fires of mistrust by a growing populous. BHO is doing so much and accomplishing so little, that one cannot help but wonder if this agenda is for his edification or ours. Any way you look at it, we are stuck with this community organizer for the next three years. It should prove to be an interesting next few years...
"If the citizens of this country cannot take the time to research and decide on their own they don;t think for themselves anyway." [2]
I sincerely believe Rush, Glen Beck and those like them, need to be held accountable for the propaganda they spew.
They have taken freedom of speech to the breaking point.