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Aerows

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16. And you SHOULD!

Fri Jan 20, 2012, 06:33 PM

Jan 2012

Goodness knows I was no fan of Bush but I certainly never wanted him to be assassinated. It really shocks and disconcerts me that people think they can just blithely suggest murdering elected officials. It's frightening that we are so politically divided that there are some wingnuts out there that think that's acceptable discussion.

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Atlanta Newspaper Editor Suggests Assassinating Obama to "Preserve Israel's Existence" [View all] kpete Jan 2012 OP

I hope he gets arrested! n/t Tx4obama Jan 2012 #1

I don't think you can get arrested for free speech vminfla Jan 2012 #3

Advocating assassination is not a crime? Hugabear Jan 2012 #6

You can get arrested for threatening someone vminfla Jan 2012 #14

Will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest? DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2012 #25

Advocating violence is not protected speech Blue_Tires Jan 2012 #9

Yes, you can. For suggesting assassination of the president, OH YES YOU CAN! Ecumenist Jan 2012 #11

And you SHOULD! Aerows Jan 2012 #16

I don't think it hurts that he's a black mand not seen as a full human being by some. Ecumenist Jan 2012 #17

I'm sure that is part of it Aerows Jan 2012 #20

I have to admit that it wouldn't have hurt my feelings is he had a heart attack or drank Ecumenist Jan 2012 #19

I don't know.. Aerows Jan 2012 #24

What if he was a Muslim making this suggestion? sabrina 1 Jan 2012 #21

This is more abstract vminfla Jan 2012 #29

It's more than Awlaki did. sabrina 1 Jan 2012 #30

Awlaki was sharpening knives with terrorists vminfla Jan 2012 #37

Do you have a link to the charges because I have not been able to find sabrina 1 Jan 2012 #38

Al-Awlaki was under Yemeni indictment, He just happened to be killed with his terrorist bunk mates vminfla Jan 2012 #39

Yemeni indictment? That is the first I have heard of that. Again, do you have a link to sabrina 1 Jan 2012 #40

Al Awlaki charged with plotting and incitement to murder foreigners (Yemen News Agency Nov 2, 2010) oberliner Jan 2012 #41

That article doesn't make sense. He was not a Yemeni national, he was a US citizen. sabrina 1 Jan 2012 #44

He was a dual US-Yemeni citizen oberliner Jan 2012 #45

Mmm, makes sense since his parents were from Yemen. However the pretend refusal of the sabrina 1 Jan 2012 #46

Awlaiki was reduced to a stain on the wall vminfla Jan 2012 #50

More of a niche periodical than a newspaper. onehandle Jan 2012 #2

I live in the Atlanta area and have never heard of this newspaper. RebelOne Jan 2012 #26

Is it wrong for me to hope that he gets a very unpleasant cavity search? JoePhilly Jan 2012 #4

So they want to assassinate Obama, and "obliterate" Israel's enemies... Hugabear Jan 2012 #5

Except this is one idiot from the Atlanta metro area who runs an regional paper RZM Jan 2012 #28

Who is "they"? oberliner Jan 2012 #42

This wasn't suggested by Israel; it was suggested by an Atlanta lunatic LeftishBrit Jan 2012 #48

He's just trying to get some mouse clicks by being shocking Blue_Tires Jan 2012 #7

+1 hifiguy Jan 2012 #22

WTF??!! Okay, these people need to be arrested! These people are becoming more Ecumenist Jan 2012 #8

Bingo! It is nothing less than treason cottage10 Jan 2012 #13

Welcome to Du, Cottage!! Ecumenist Jan 2012 #18

already backpedaled bigtree Jan 2012 #10

The secret service needs to step up its coverage of the President because as those on the mfcorey1 Jan 2012 #12

What kind of idiot thinks that's a reasonable thing to say? Aerows Jan 2012 #15

WTF!!! If this had happened under Bush... Initech Jan 2012 #23

I would expect the response from this country would obliterate Israel from the map. Ikonoklast Jan 2012 #27

We would not even need to do that exboyfil Jan 2012 #36

um.... WHAT!?! Quantess Jan 2012 #31

Enjoy your Secret Service interview DeathToTheOil Jan 2012 #32

Moron: thy name is Editor Stinky The Clown Jan 2012 #33

Editor Andrew B. Adler, to be exact DeathToTheOil Jan 2012 #34

The assassinations of the 1960s tore apart this nation. Mimosa Jan 2012 #35

Sounds like the Bush-Obama Doctrine, in another interpretation. K&R (nt) T S Justly Jan 2012 #43

This is sheer lunacy LeftishBrit Jan 2012 #47

IIRC, that's treason Prophet 451 Jan 2012 #49

You might want to talk to Richard Humphreys about what will get you arrested jmowreader Jan 2012 #51