Threats Against President By Upstate NY Man Possible Hoax

[russian33]

NEW YORK -- Reports about an upstate New York man wanting to shoot President George W. Bush earlier this week may have been a hoax by neighborhood teens, NewsChannel 4 has learned.

As a result of this information, authorities are withdrawing the arrest warrant for Lawrence Ward, 59.

Several news outlets reported that Ward had taken a rifle and told neighbors that he was going to kill Bush. Graffiti on the walls of his home apparently made similar remarks.

Investigators now want to know if teenagers were behind the written threats.

A lookout for Ward continues, but he's just one of many people on a list Secret Service agents want to speak to as a precaution.

http://www.wnbc.com/news/3752562/detail.html

[leetrisck]

1. Remember when the Secret Service never reported

threats against President Clinton. I don't believe they are reporting them now - I think it's the Republicans

[clydefrand]

2. Boo hoo

:-(

[hlthe2b]

3. Nice. those little bastards could have gotten this poor guy killed if true

I do hope they press charges.

[napi21]

4. Teenagers? Hmmm, does Rove have any kids?

How does sh*t like this get headlines? There are always threats against the President's life. It's a common thing with every Presidency. Who decided to put this foolish one in the headlines?

Believe me, I have 2 friends who are SS agents, and they get info on 50+ threats like this every day!

Maybe the orange allerts every time there was bad news started to look too suspicious, so this is the new plan.

[russian33]

5. It was a big deal here in NYC when he was in town yesterday...

..so i'm just following up that it turned out to be nothing, they shut down half the city cause of this 'threat'

[truthisfreedom]

6. nice way to lure him out, huh? it's okay, we know it was just some kids

pulling a prank. you can turn yourself in now.

[mark11727]

7. Why the hell would anyone who really wanted to the kill the President...

...leave so much incriminating evidence all over his home, and then tell everyone he knew what he was up to?

John Wilkes Booth, he ain't.

[LTR]

8. The threatening letters? Forgeries.

:evilgrin:

[NeoConsSuck]

9. Check out the other link...

about how our super brave secret service are harrassing a mother who lost her son in Iraq.

http://www.wnbc.com/news/3751305/detail.html