August 25, 2008

Obama Threat

I'm not sure how serious the threat was, but I am glad law enforcement folks are taking it seriously.

Federal and local authorities in Colorado are questioning several suspects to determine if one of the men made a threat against Sen. Barack Obama, who will be in Denver this week to accept the Democratic presidential nomination.

After pulling over Tharin Robert Gartrell, 28, for allegedly driving erratically early Sunday morning, police discovered two rifles, one of which is reportedly stolen, a scope, a bulletproof vest, ammunition, walkie-talkies and the drug methamphetamine in the rented 2008 Dodge Ram truck, Aurora Police Detective Marcus Dudley said at a Monday evening press conference.

When authorities questioned Gartrell about the findings, he pointed to an associate of his whom he claimed made a threat against Obama, officials told ABC News.

Frankly, these guys appear to be a bunch of neo-Nazi sskinheads, according to some other reports I've seen. They don't represent the mainstream of anything, and are worthy of nothing but contempt and condemnation.

The last thing this American wants is an attempt on the life of Barack Obama -- and I can say with confidence that my view is shared by every true Republican.

By the way -- where is the coverage of the street disturbances in Denver?

UPDATE: Oops -- maybe not a threat at all.

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1 This is a bogus political non scandal designed to get more media attention and pity for Barack Obama. It is perfectly legal to threaten to kill someone, you just aren't allowed to actually kill someone. Federal judge Arthur J. Gonzalez established clear precedent that death threats are legal when he presided over the WorldCom bankruptcy case and a death threat was admitted by a lawyer against a whistle-blower to hedge fund corruption. Eliot Spitzer, at the time the Attorney General for New York State when even further as to determine that delivering a death threat is ethical and falls within the bounds of the NY Lawyers Code. [see http://jaactv.com/330/site/content/view/12/30 ] These Obama detractors are certainly immoral, but please lets stop abusing them by pretending that what they are doing is illegal. If lawyers are allowed to make death threats, then so should dirtbags.

Posted by: DeathThreatVictim at Tue Aug 26 15:30:15 2008 (ifNs7)

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