WASHINGTON - A U.S. government agency says it has broken up a plot to assassinate Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and shoot or decapitate 102 black people in a murder spree in the state of Tennessee. In court records unsealed Monday, agents said they disrupted plans to rob a gun store and target an unnamed but predominantly African-American high school by two neo-Nazi skinheads, racists youths who shave their heads.. http://www.cnbc.com/id/27405828/for/cnbc/ All this and he isn't even in office yet.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/us_elections/article5026432.ece The US government tonight revealed it had foiled a plot to assassinate Barack Obama and 102 black people. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms said the plan was to kill the Democratic presidential candidate and shoot or decapitate 102 black people in a Tennessee murder spree. In court records revealed today, agents said they disrupted plans to rob a gun store and target an unnamed but predominantly African-American high school by two neo-Nazi skinheads. More soon...
I just saw some more details about this and it sounds like this wasn't something new but that the records had been unsealed and the suspects have already made a court appearance. ATF: Plot by skinheads to kill Obama is foiled Two Neo-Nazis held in Tennessee, charged with attempted mass murder By BREAKING NEWS NBC News and news services updated 11 minutes ago WASHINGTON - A plot by skinheads to assassinate Barack Obama and kill dozens of other African Americans has been foiled, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms said Monday. A senior ATF official told NBC News that two Neo-Nazi skinheads were arrested and charged in a mass murder plot. In court records unsealed Monday, agents said they disrupted plans that included robbing a gun store and targeting an unnamed but predominantly African-American high school. The two men were arrested in Crockett County, Tenn., and have already made a court appearance. [edit]I see a few others have beat me to it.[/edit]
A bit more detail. http://washingtontimes.com/news/2008/oct/27/assassination-plot-targeting-obama-disrupted-1/
Something like this does not surprise me. It's a consequence of all the fear-mongering from the Right throughout this election.
What's weird is Drudge had the headline up with flashing lights and everything now it's disappeared. I'm wondering if it was causing a server problem because I couldn't get through on the link that was posted there.
Naw, a consequence of the fear-mongering will be a Republican victory. These guys have hated since they blamed their sorry lot in life on minorities. The real possibility of having to call a black man their president was the trigger for this. Disgusting stupid knuckle-scrapers.
Oh, I'm sorry. How's this: It's a consequence of all the fear-mongering from the fear-mongering segment of the Right throughout this election. There. Now, since you haven't tried to portray Obama as a dangerous radical who's racist against white people, you're absolved.
I'd be willing to bet these idiots hated blacks long before Obama was even a candidate. To blame their actions on the election is giving them too much credit.
Responsibility for their crimes should be shared by those who tried to foment and exploit racist animosity against Obama. They embolden people like this. You have people genuinely scared that Obama will seek retribution against white people to punish them, and this is exactly what many of the organizers on the Right wanted. It's ridiculous.
Obviously, IF TRUE, it's horrible and everyone involved should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. That said... we've heard the Obama campaign cry wolf one too many times to take this at face value... Remember the Colorado story that sounded similar? My bet is that it's Axelrod trying to change the subject from the devastating redistribution of wealth story that's dominating the news cycle...
