Fear Of The Black President Reaches A Paranoid Zenith Among Texas Republicans

[Sheepshank]

6. What a national disgrace....the paranoia is at full blown defcon 1

DEFCON Reference Chart
DEFCON Level Reference Guide[1]
DEFCON Level Level of Readiness Historical Precedent

5 Normal peacetime readiness; General "baseline" level during times of peace
4 Increased intelligence-gathering and security measures Sporadically throughout Cold War, War on Terror
3 Armed forces readiness increased above normal levels; Air Force ready to mobilize in 15 minutes Post-9/11 Attacks (2001), Yom Kippur War (1973), Operation Paul Bunyan (1976), Post-Four Power Talks (1960)
2 High readiness; armed forces ready to deploy in six hours Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
1 Maximum readiness; all forces ready for combat; nuclear war imminent or likely

I wish the nutty, banana fruicakes would just implode and do everyone a favor.