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from Jeanne Sager at The Stir: http://thestir.cafemom.com/in_the_news/130483/assassination_threat_on_obama_kids
I don't care which side of the political aisle you're sitting on. You should be outraged today that a California politician named Jules Manson has taken to his Facebook to call for the assassination of President Barack Obama and his children. Because we reserve the right to dislike our president, ladies and gentlemen, but Sasha and Malia Obama are just two little kids who have done nothing to engender such vile thoughts.
And vile they are. Screenshots of comments on Manson's Facebook wall reveal he'd like to see someone take out not just a sitting president -- a federal crime, I should note -- but his (my censor) children as well.
It's bad enough that Manson is a racist who would refer to our president as a "f---ing n---er" and use the word "monkey" to refer to people of color. And highly ironic coming from a guy whose campaign website for the City of Carson City Council race, which he lost earlier this year advises people to "never vote based on age, race, creed, color, gender, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, or disability."
But it's his attack on Sasha and Malia that shows the true measure of the man. Even in prison, among some of society's most immortal and base characters, it's well-known that criminals who have committed an offense against children are loathed like no other offenders. They are the bottom of the barrel, bacteria that feeds off the fungus that grows on the scum, so to speak.
Inciting violence and pondering assassination against a president has earned Manson a visit from the Secret Service (he says on the Facebook wall scrubbed of the hate speech that he cooperated fully). But his comments against the Obama children should earn him a few new titles to add to his resume: creep, sicko, man willing to stoop the lowest depths possible to make a political point.
Jules Manson, Failed Tea Party Candidate, Calls For Assassination Of Obama, First Daughters
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/20/jules-manson-obama_n_1161044.html
mysuzuki2
(3,580 posts)or not.
ehrnst
(32,640 posts)"The Secret Service gave me a visit. Agents Corey, Andy, and Stephanie were very pleasant with me. They must have had 30 questions. They listened to what I had to say and I even consented to a search of my home and vehicle. They even sat at my computer to see what I had on there. I cooperated with them and was fully honest with them because I have nothing to hide.
Although the federal government i...s very intimidating they were not. I understand they are working for this institution and have a job to do but they also assured me that they want to find something if there is something to find and want to clear me if there is nothing.
As far as they are concerned I have been cleared but they have to go through the motions of submitting their findings to the U.S. Attorney's Office. They assured me that by cooperating it would go far better for me because it demonstrates that I was hiding nothing."
Evasporque
(2,133 posts)Kill not only the subject but threaten the family as well...it was common practice...for the old school KKK...
AlinPA
(15,071 posts)LonePirate
(14,367 posts)He simply gave voice to what many of them think.
HappyMe
(20,277 posts)Hopefully the FBI will be paying him a visit.
MH1
(19,151 posts)you'd think that would include members of the First Family as well.
Either way, Jules Manson is apparently a sick f***.
Lochloosa
(16,731 posts)rollin74
(2,296 posts)99Forever
(14,524 posts).. person is still walking the streets.
Isn't threatening the life of the President and his family a Federal crime, in and of itself?
What the heck?
Nuclear Unicorn
(19,497 posts)Wind Dancer
(3,618 posts)This dude is batshit crazy.
Ratty
(2,100 posts)I thought maybe someone hacked his Facebook account or got his password somehow. Maybe not, but I thought it was possible considering how vile the post was. I mean, even if he actually thought those things how stupid can an aspiring politician be to post them? Yeah, don't laugh too hard. But then he went and publicly "apologized" for it and out went any lingering doubt.
louis-t
(24,614 posts)Isn't that the standard response? How about "lighten up, get a sense of humor," etc?
Bucky
(55,334 posts)It's not that different from the thinking process of Sandusky. Where they see innocence, they are inspired to acts of violence and aspire to domination through violence. It's disgusting. He deserves to be on an FBI/Secret Service watch list. I hope he gets referred to a good anger counselor and learns what the cost can be for inciting political violence.
KansDem
(28,498 posts)That describes the entire GOP platform!
arcane1
(38,613 posts)he called for their deaths because Obama signed a bill that the repubs in Congress passed!!
a simple pattern
(608 posts)I hope this is not an indication that he is still running for public office
siligut
(12,272 posts)The "Burning Bush" Joke That Will Land You in Prison
[On Friday, December 6th, 2002, Richard Humphreys of Portland, Oregon was sentenced to 37 months in prison for "threatening to kill or harm the President" after telling a joke during a bar room discussion. Here is that joke.] Link to the joke: http://www.thespeciousreport.com/2002_burningbush.html
Basic premise of the joke is about creating a burning bush.