Secret Service says number of threats against president 'overwhelming'

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babylonsister (140,702 posts)

Secret Service says number of threats against president 'overwhelming'


 
This makes my heart hurt.

http://mynorthwest.com/11/728028/Secret-Service-Number-of-Obama-threats-overwhelming

Secret Service says number of threats against president 'overwhelming'
By Brandi Kruse
97.3 KIRO FM
The U.S. Secret Service field office in Seattle responds to threats against the President of the United States daily. They call the sheer number "overwhelming."



When a Federal Way man accused of threatening to kill President Barack Obama makes a scheduled appearance in court Monday, the Secret Service in Seattle will likely be busy responding to new threats against POTUS, and others under their protection.

According to the U.S. Secret Service field office in Seattle, agents here respond to multiple threats each day.

"Our goal and our mandate is to immediately respond to any direct threat against the president, the first family, any other Secret Service protectees such as the vice president, or visiting heads of state," said Bob Kierstead, assistant special agent in charge of the Seattle field office.

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Kierstead said many of those who make such threats are mentally ill, and it is the goal of the Secret Service to find them help. It can be "sobering," he said, when agents show up at their door.

"It can be upsetting, but any type of threat against the president is a violation of federal law," he said.

According to the Secret Service, the president is the most threatened person in the U.S., regardless of political party. He is not made aware of all threats against him, however, because Kierstead said the "sheer number would be overwhelming and, frankly, distracting."

http://www.democraticunderground.com/125190216

Of course this proves that we are racists and full of hate and on and on with the usual shit they spew.
I wonder how many threats come from people who haven't got their free ponies yet.

tavalon (23,408 posts)
65. Presidenting while black?

Is it that he's a Democrat or a black Democrat or something else entirely?

It has to be cuz he's black, if he was white we all would love him, right?

Politicalboi (7,805 posts)
53. I would love to see the day

When Poppy and his sons get tried for all the crimes they have committed. Just to see little Bush get arrested and brought to prison would be good enough for now. I want that old piece of shit alive to see it.

Keep dreaming that the Bushes will go to jail for your imaginary crimes.

2pooped2pop (1,629 posts)
7. Blame the traitoruous "news" media

Limbaugh, Beck, Oreilly, well all of Fox news, but also the other stations as well, Gregory, CNN, almost all of them contribute.

They purposely have mislead the idiot class. They have rightly gotten them angry, but have purposely lied about the reasons to be mad. They were hoping one of them might actually get lucky and get him. THey made the tea party.

Incitement

The secret service should be visiting the news outlets.

 

OverBurn (61 posts)
14. Man I was naive enough to think after he won the election people would forget

the color of his skin. (I'm assuming a large majority of the threats are racist based) I guess I just didn't release how racist this country really is, shockingly so. Can't believe the number of people I have known for years making racist comments after 2008. I've lost respect for a lot of people I thought were pretty good people, they'll never have my respect again. A few I've told just that.

Like the original poster said, all this really does make my heart hurt.

How can we forget he is black? You goons bring it up all the time.

Kyad06 (62 posts)
29. Palin should be arrested

crosshairs are a threat
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jillan (30,576 posts)
56. YES!! I cannot believe that the msm actually made excuses for her after Gabby was shot.

Morons.

blkmusclmachine (1,438 posts)
33. You'd think the Con's would love BHO, who's a Reagan Republican.

But you'd be wrong. They can't see beyond the color of his skin.

A Reagan Republican? 

Put down the crack pipe dude.
0bama is the opposite of Reagan.

a geek named Bob (1,007 posts)
55. If *ANYTHING* happens to the president

certain groups lose their electricity privileges.

They wanna play threats?

Here's mine:

targeted EMPs to wipe out their power, seismic sound patterns to flatten shut their water and gas pipes, and hackers to wipe out their credit and savings accounts.

Vox Geek, Vox Dei

Wow that is just amazing. So if one idiot in a community does something stupid you punish the whole community. 

vanlassie (1,286 posts)
61. Does anyone think they might have switched venues for

the president's speech because of some kind of threat?

Yeah that's it, some right winger threatened to take him out so that's why they moved it. 

Skittles (80,961 posts)
62. unhinged by successful black man at the top

with Obama's presidency it's like a light turned on and the cockroaches scatter

What has he been successful at? Other than skating through life, getting into good schools while claiming to be a foreign student, getting jobs that he wasn't qualified for all the way up to the White House. In a fair and just society he would not be where he is today.

[98ZJUSMC]

Kyad06 (62 posts)
29. Palin should be arrested

crosshairs are a threat

Using your convoluted illogic, half the Blamestream® media would be arrested, low post count retard.  

 Skittles (80,961 posts)
62. unhinged by successful black man at the top with Obama's presidency it's like a light turned on and the cockroaches scatter

Oh, so you read a lot of conservative blogs, do you?  Otherwise, that statement makes no sense.

Oh, wait....

a geek named Bob (1,007 posts)
55. If *ANYTHING* happens to the president

certain groups lose their electricity privileges.  They wanna play threats?

Here's mine:  targeted EMPs to wipe out their power, seismic sound patterns to flatten shut their water and gas pipes, and hackers to wipe out their credit and savings accounts.

Vox Geek, Vox Dei

...and your going to explain to the "thrown-into-the-stone-age" cities what?  Uh-huh....go back to your video games fruit loop.  On second thought, you should try this. Seriously, do it.  Only, .....don't bitch when your head explodes in a pink mist. 

[SSG Snuggle Bunny]

This is what democracy looks like.

[Bad Dog]

Well at least all of their solutions are non-violent. 

[NHSparky]

So that bastion of conservatism SEATTLE hates Obama?

Who knew?

[Undies]

According to the Secret Service, the president is the most threatened person in the U.S., regardless of political party. He is not made aware of all threats against him, however, because Kierstead said the "sheer number would be overwhelming and, frankly, distracting."

So this is not news nor is it exclusive to this Obama character currently occupying the Oval Office.....hmmm.....the race card fails to impress.

Kierstead said many of those who make such threats are mentally ill, and it is the goal of the Secret Service to find them help.

This means in the cases of threats against that Obama character, they come from his own party,....interesting.

This makes my heart hurt.

President Bush thanks you for your past concern.

[Linda]

According to the Secret Service, the president is the most threatened person in the U.S., regardless of political party.

Wait...the article doesn't say the obama has the most threats agaist him...it says the president is the most threatened person in the U.S., regardless of political party. It was a blanket statement covering ALL political persons and and others under their protection...Gee the spin they put on things is amazing at times.

[sunsettommy]

So that bastion of conservatism SEATTLE hates Obama?

Who knew?

I was there three weeks ago and saw many T shirts with leftism bullcrap written all over them at the area of the Pike Place Market and the Aquatic museum.

Shudder...

King County is one of the most liberal counties in America! There are hardly any republican voters in it therefore only a few conservatives who live there could be making possible threats against the Muslim loving communist.It is likely unhappy liberals who are making the threats because of their past typical public behavior.

King and neighboring Pierce country provide most of the liberal statewide vote totals and the reason why they barely win the Governors office.

[Evil_Conservative]

Don't act so shocked, DUmmies.  It's not hard to find things liberals say about black conservatives on a daily basis.  It includes a lot of threats and nasty insults.

[miskie]

Don't even, primitives. Don't even.

[Mr Mannn]

The DUmmy mindset is revealed here.

If a nut attacks their president, entire sections of society are attacked and punished.
This is not retaliation. Its the mental foundation supporting a bloody purge.

It just makes that app the democrats use all the more ominous> The app is officially for election purposes, but it identifies each household by political affiliation. Democrats know who are loyal party people and who are not.

[Evil_Conservative]

The DUmmy mindset is revealed here.

If a nut attacks their president, entire sections of society are attacked and punished.
This is not retaliation. Its the mental foundation supporting a bloody purge.

It just makes that app the democrats use all the more ominous> The app is officially for election purposes, but it identifies each household by political affiliation. Democrats know who are loyal party people and who are not.

And those who are not are more than likely armed.

[Kyle Ricky]

babylonsister (140,702 posts)

Secret Service says number of threats against president 'overwhelming'


 
This makes my heart hurt.

Did it make your heart hurt when the same number of threats were put towards Bush?  I doubt it...

[Big Dog]

It just makes that app the democrats use all the more ominous> The app is officially for election purposes, but it identifies each household by political affiliation. Democrats know who are loyal party people and who are not.

When the balloon goes up, the Dems better hope that app includes the Minimum Safe Distance to all of those non-Dem houses. Some of us old bastards can still reach out and touch someone.

[obumazombie]

I just can't seem to work up any concern for threats against owebuma.

[Big Dog]

I just can't seem to work up any concern for threats against owebuma.

I want no harm to come to the President, by any man's hand. We would have a bloody race and class war if that happened.

We'd end up with Crazy Uncle Joe in the Big Empty Chair, waving the bloody shirt. I worry about the restrictions on our liberties the Dems would try to push through Congress. One more reason to support Republican candidates in both houses.

[Undies]

I just can't seem to work up any concern for threats against owebuma.

Please do!  Can you imagine the martyrdom we would all have to suffer for the rest of our lives?

My goal is to defeat the sorry so-in-so and then never have to hear his name again.  

[Kyle Ricky]

I just can't seem to work up any concern for threats against owebuma.

Just looking at obama is a threat.

[BlueStateSaint]

My goal is to defeat the sorry so-in-so and then never have to hear his name again.  

I'm with you.  H5.

[Kyle Ricky]

My goal is to defeat the sorry so-in-so and then never have to hear his name again.  

You will still have to hear his name, as he will be put in the history books as not only the very first black President, but one of the greatest Presidents ever. They will be kissing his ass throughout eternity.....And all the liberal professors, and school teachers, will teach about how great he was; as apposed to how much he sucked.

[Freeper]

You will still have to hear his name, as he will be put in the history books as not only the very first black President, but one of the greatest Presidents ever. They will be kissing his ass throughout eternity.....And all the liberal professors, and school teachers, will teach about how great he was; as apposed to how much he sucked.

They will mourn the fact that racist America only gave him one term. Then as things improved under the Romney administration they will say that it was 0bama's policies that lead to that improvement.

[Mr Mannn]

They will mourn the fact that racist America only gave him one term. Then as things improved under the Romney administration they will say that it was 0bama's policies that lead to that improvement.

Bingo. They will do everything in their power to make Obama a martyr.

[JohnnyReb]

Please do! Can you imagine the martyrdom we would all have to suffer for the rest of our lives?
My goal is to defeat the sorry so-in-so and then never have to hear his name again.  

Yeah, I can imagine, just look at JFK 50 years later.

I wouldn't put it past the egotistical bastard to have himself shot just to achieve that martyrdom.

[Mr Mannn]

Yeah, I can imagine, just look at JFK 50 years later.

I wouldn't put it past the egotistical bastard to have himself shot just to achieve that martyrdom.

That narcissist? I think he and the rats will simply use his defeat in November to forever label the GOP as racists.
Obama will be a living martyr.

[obumazombie]

They will mourn the fact that racist America only gave him one term. Then as things improved under the Romney administration they will say that it was 0bama's policies that lead to that improvement.

The same America that was racially colorblind enough to elect him now is too racist to re elect him ?