• Robyn74

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  Not sure if they realize that killing a candidate does not automatically put the other in office. Actually, I'm not sure these geniuses realize anything.

  Posted 8/26/2008 respond (flag)

Police Investigate Possible Plot To Kill Obama
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... told CBS4 Investigator Brian Maass authorities told officers they are concerned they may have come upon a possible "assassination plot." That arrest then led authorities to a second man staying at the Cherry Creek Hotel at 600 South Colorado Blvd. in Glendale. When authorities knocked on the man's door, they say he jumped out of his sixth floor window, landing on an awning and running from the scene. They say they soon found him with a broken ankle. He too was arrested. Read more: http://cbs4denver.com/investigates/assisination.plot.ob...

Carol Platt Liebau: Praying for a Safe Convention
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — Four men have been arrested in what may have been a plot to try to assassinate Barack Obama. Horrifying. Obviously, all of us can disagree with every single wrongheaded and misguided idea emanating from the Denver convention center -- but as Americans, let's pray for the safety of Barack Obama, his family, and all those in attendance at the convention. Let's beat Barack fair and square, and then be able to watch him lead a long and healthy life, together with his family.

Denver Assasination Plot Vs. Sen. Obama
Oliver Willis — The nutjobs are out in droves. CBS4 has now learned at least four people are under arrest in connection with a possible plot to kill Barack Obama at his Thursday night acceptance speech in Denver. All are being held on either drug or weapons charges. CBS4 Investigator Brian Maass reported one of the suspects told authorities they were “going to shoot Obama from a high vantage point using a … rifle … sighted at 750 yards.” Law enforcement sources tell Maass that one of the suspects “was directly asked if they had come to ...

Good lord: Four arrested in assassination plot against Obama?
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... . And just as I’m typing that, Drudge red-fonts this update describing their intent to shoot him from a “high vantage point” from 750 yards away. Sounds plan-ish to me. Sources told CBS4 police found two high-powered, scoped rifles in the car along with camouflage clothing, walkie-talkies, a bulletproof vest, a spotting scope, licenses in the names of other people and methamphetamine. One of the rifles is listed as stolen from Kansas. Subsequently authorities went to the Cherry Creek Hotel to contact an associate of Gartrell’s. But that man, who was wanted on numerous ...

Gun plot more serious?
Ben Smith's Blog — Denver's CBS affiliate reports: CBS4 has now learned at least four people are under arrest in connection with a possible plot to kill Barack Obama at his Thursday night acceptance speech in Denver. All are being held on either drug or weapons charges. CBS4 Investigator Brian Maass reported one of the suspects told authorities they were "going to shoot Obama from a high vantage point using a ... rifle ... sighted at 750 yards." Law enforcement sources tell Maass that one of the suspects "was directly asked if they had come to Denver to ...

Democratic National Convention 2008: Barack Obama Assassination Plot Update
(Obsolete Feed) — Unfortunately, it’s looking like there is some substance to the reports of an assassination plot: CBS4 has now learned at least four people are under arrest in connection with a possible plot to kill Barack Obama at his Thursday night acceptance speech in Denver. All are being held on either drug or weapons charges. CBS4 Investigator Brian Maass reported one of the suspects told authorities they were “going to shoot Obama from a high vantage point using a … rifle … sighted at 750 yards.” Law enforcement sources tell ...

Knock it Off, Hillary
Hog On Ice — Like a Dog With a Bone You LOST, okay?

Now *That's* A Convention Story
Daily Kos — ... was stirred awake by a meth bust across the hall. Waking up to swat teams is a surefire clue that you're not staying at a five star hotel, that's for sure, and if there was ever a sign to change hotels, a meth bust outside your hotel door is sure to be it. So change we did, and somehow found rooms at a much nicer place, with at least the illusion of cleanliness and not a drug bust in sight. And today, we learn that the meth bust across the hall was just one part of a much larger and more disturbing story: DENVER (CBS4) ―  CBS4 has ...

BREAKING NEWS: Obama assassination plot
The Reaction — ... From Denver's CBS affiliate: "CBS4 has now learned at least four people are under arrest in connection with a possible plot to kill Barack Obama at his Thursday night acceptance speech in Denver. All are being held on either drug or weapons charges." ...

Four Arrested in Assassination Plot to Kill Obama
Stop The ACLU — Apparantly, these idiot meth-head white supremists had rather Barack Obama become a historic martyr while simutaniously starting race riots! Thankfully, they were caught , so Obama remains another day and can continue to shine his wonderous light for the world to see! I think many were expecting something like this to happen sooner or later, thats why Obama hired the Nation of Islam as his bodyguards. Sources told CBS4 police found two high-powered, scoped rifles in the car along with camouflage clothing, walkie-talkies, a bulletproof vest, a spotting scope, licenses in the ...

Obama Assassination Plot in Denver?
Booman Tribune — ... investigation said that Gartrell and the other two suspects were believed to be white supremacists. The real question now is whether the men were in position to carry out any kind of threats against the candidate—or whether they were trying to impress girlfriends, the source said. The Obama campaign declined comment, referring reporters to the U.S. attorney's statement. A Denver television station is going further, claiming that the plot involved an attempt to shoot and kill Obama during his acceptance speech on Thursday: CBS4 Investigator Brian Maass reported one of the ...

A Foiled Plot to Kill Obama (Updated)
Hyscience — ... At least four people are under arrest in connection with a possible plot to kill Barack Obama at his Thursday night acceptance speech in Denver. ...

A Foiled Plot to Kill Obama
Hyscience — ... At least four people are under arrest in connection with a possible plot to kill Barack Obama at his Thursday night acceptance speech in Denver. ...

White Supermacist Plot To Kill Obama From High Vantage Point, Rifle Sighted At 750 Yards
Pat Dollard | Young Americans — ... and he jumped out the window… From 6 floors up. Broke his ankle and they caught the dumb-ass…Pictured, Tharin Gartrell (inset) and some weird white supremacists types, but notice the anarchist symbol. I would take these guys for extreme right wingers, but then the extreme left wingers who have been hanging out in Denver this week also use the anarchist symbol… What the hell does that tell you? …details are found in this story from CBS4Denver: CBS4 has learned at least four people are under arrest in connection ...

Plot to Kill Obama?
QandO — Maybe yes, maybe just some white supremacists mouthing off. Regardless, there is absolutely no place in American politics for this. 4 have been arrested in Denver concerning an alleged plot to assassinate Barack Obama. A local reporter had an opportunity to speak with Nathan Johnson, one of those arrested. Nathan Johnson, 32, an associate of Gartrell and Adolph, was also arrested Sunday morning. He told authorities that the two men had "planned to kill Barack Obama at his acceptance speech." "He don’t ...

Meth Heads’ Plot to Murder Barack Obama Foiled
La Shawn Barber's Corner — Did you hear about these idiots plotting to bump off Barack Obama? A couple of meth heads – Tharin Gartrell, Nathan Johnson – and two others planned to shoot our future president with rifles “from a high vantage point.” Sounds like somebody’s been watching too much TV. On Sunday, the cops pulled over Gartrell for driving “in an erratic manner” and found camouflage clothing, walkie-talkies, wigs, a bulletproof vest, a spotting scope, drivers’ licenses, and 44 grams of methamphetamine. I don’t ...

Obama Assassination Plot
Outside The Beltway | OTB — Obama Assassination Plot Reports from several Colorado sources (although, curiously, not yet WaPo or the NYT) about an assassination plot against Barack Obama has the blogosphere abuzz. [image] [image] [image] Denver’s CBS 4 appears to have broken the story: CBS4 has learned at least four people are under arrest in connection with a possible plot to kill Barack Obama at his Thursday night acceptance speech in Denver. All are being held on either drug or weapons charges. CBS4 Investigator Brian Maass ...

Assassination Plots Abound
blonde sagacity — ... your friends were saying threatening things about Obama?" Maass asked. "Yeah," Nathan Johnson replied. "It sounded like they didn't want him to be president?" "Yeah," Johnson said. "He don't belong in political office. Blacks don't belong in political office. He ought to be shot," Johnson told Maass. "Do you think they were really plotting to kill Obama?" Maass asked. "I don't want to say yes. I don't want to say no," he said. (source)

"Do you think they were really plotting to kill Obama?"
Althouse — "I don't want to say yes. I don't want to say no." The Corner says: Maybe Sen. Obama will have a new appreciation for law-enforcement, and for the fact (which most on the Left won't entertain) that sometimes when police stop and search someone — without a warrant! — for mere erratic driving, they really do discover far more serious crime. Let's also hope the media cover this responsibly rather than framing white supremacists named Adolph as rank-and-file Republicans.It's always a good time to bash the Left, the media, and constitutional ...

Assassination Plot
Jules Crittenden — ... [image] Four arrested in plot to kill Obama. Here’s a couple of them. There was meth, there was a swastika, there were high-powered scoped rifles. There was erratic driving in a stolen pickup truck.  CBS : The story began emerging Sunday morning when Aurora police arrested 28-year-old Tharin Gartrell. He was driving a rented pickup truck in an erratic manner according to sources. Sources told CBS4 police found two high-powered, scoped rifles in the car along with camouflage clothing, walkie-talkies, wigs, a bulletproof vest, a spotting scope, licenses in the names of other ...

2 Arrested in Denver Plot To Assassinate Obama
Gateway Pundit — Police found four guns, including two rifles and two handguns and drugs, in a rented pickup- Rocky Mountain News. Tharin Gartrell, left, Nathan Johnson, right (CBS4) CBS4 reported: Denver's U.S. attorney is expected to speak on Tuesday afternoon about the arrests of four people suspected in a possible plot to shoot Barack Obama at his Thursday night acceptance speech in Denver. All are being held on either drug or weapons ...

Assassination attempt on Obama Foiled
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — Source: cbs4denver.com Denver's U.S. attorney is expected to speak on Tuesday afternoon about the arrests of four people suspected in a possible plot to shoot Barack Obama at his Thursday night acceptance speech in Denver. All are being held on either drug or weapons charges. One of those suspects spoke exclusively to CBS4 investigative reporter Brian Maass from inside the Denver City Jail late Monday night and said his friends had discussed killing Obama. Read more: http://cbs4denver.com/investigates/assisination.plot.ob... Really horrible scumbags... on meth

Plot to Kill Obama thwarted
BlondeSense — ... Four meth heads wanted to kill Obama during his acceptance speech. These are two. Nathan Johnson, right said, "He don't belong in political office. Blacks don't belong in political office. He ought to be shot." Posted by BlondeSense Liz | ...

The Left's Obama Assassination Fantasy
Confederate Yankee — The Left's Obama Assassination Fantasy There are a lot of people who have hopes of Barack Obama being the target of an assassination attempt during the Democratic National Convention this week in Denver, and not all of them are his enemies. The arrest of a four drug users with stolen weapons and a single outlandish assassination claim has made that all too clear. Local news reporters see the possibility of a career-enhancing national story . National news reporters in ...

H&I Fires* 26 AUG 2008
Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys.. — Open post for those with something to share, updated through the day. New, complete posts come in below this one. Note: If trackbacking, please acknowledge this post in your post. That's only polite. ******************************** Yanno, there is something worse than Senator Obama ascending to the right hand of G-d, making it to the White House as a four-year occupant of the Oval Office. That is Senator Obama being ...

Four arrested for plotting Obama assassination
Crooks and Liars —  Download | Play   Download | Play  (h/t BillW) CBS4Denver: CBS4 has learned at least four people are under arrest in connection with a possible plot to kill Barack Obama at his Thursday night acceptance speech in Denver. All are being held on either drug or weapons charges. CBS4 Investigator Brian Maass reported one of the suspects told authorities they were “going to shoot Obama from a high vantage point using a … rifle ...

Possible Plot Against Obama
The Democratic Daily — ... One of those suspects spoke exclusively to CBS4 investigative reporter Brian Maass from inside the Denver City Jail late Monday night and said his friends had discussed killing Obama. ...

What's old is news again
The Reaction — By Carl Who would have thunk that, twenty years later, Eddie Murphy would be as relevant as he was in 1984?: Plot to Kill Obama: Shoot From High Vantage Point Denver's U.S. attorney is expected to speak on Tuesday afternoon about the arrests of four people suspected in a possible plot to shoot Barack Obama at his Thursday night acceptance speech in Denver. All are being held on either ...

Shahid Buttar: After the (Grand Old) Party: Don't Go Home Just Yet
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... Legions of Obama supporters across America made contributions that, together, broke records in both dollars and volunteer hours, propelling his candidacy from the middle of a crowded primary to the Oval Office. Together, we overcame the divisions left in the wake of a grueling primary; at least one thwarted right-wing assassination plot; and sustained campaigns to reinforce racial tensions, cast suspicion on Obama's allegiances, and malign ethnic & religious minorities. Like his domestic supporters, the ...