Obama Assassination Plot foiled

[Achilles2]

4 men who planned to kill Barack Obama during his Thursday night acceptance speech were arrested on weapons and drug-related 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 kill Obama. He responded in the affirmative."

What are your comments on this?

[Bolo]

At 8/25/08 10:46 PM, Achilles2 wrote: What are your comments on this?

That it was a good idea to spend $50 million on convention security?

[MortifiedPenguins]

That more then likely they would have never gotten into the facility to even shoot him.

This just sounds like your usual delusional erratic assassin wannabe

[qu3muchach0]

better luck next time...? oo?

[BrianEtrius]

Proving that once again the SS are one of the best in the business.

[Proteas]

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.

Camoflague... at the convention...

Why am I all of the suddent reminded of Robin Williams bit about the National Guard wearing Desert Camo on the Golden Gate Bridge?

"For those of you who have never been to California, the bridge is bright orange. So it makes you feel like going 'Be vewy vewy qwiet... I'm wooking for tewwowists..."

[Ravariel]

Nevermind that, what worries me is this:

Law enforcement sources tell Maass that one of the suspects "was directly asked if they had come to Denver to kill Obama. He responded in the affirmative."

Who answers "yes" to that question? Reminds me of that Chris rock sketch about Michael Jackson. As far as the whole questions with obvious answers... that's up there.

nsfw link btw.

[animehater]

At 8/26/08 12:44 AM, Ravariel wrote:

nsfw link btw.

Do you know how many people would actually click the link before reading that?

[Ravariel]

At 8/26/08 12:47 AM, animehater wrote:

At 8/26/08 12:44 AM, Ravariel wrote:

nsfw link btw.

Do you know how many people would actually click the link before reading that?

's one of the things that makes it funny...

[TheKlown]

There idiots, if ppl really wanted to kill Obama or Mccain it could be done, there wide open at in areas all the time. Glad most people who try to do assassinate plots are retards thats why they get caught before it happens.

[MultiCanimefan]

I hear the Colonel called him up on his KFC phone and warned him ahead of time.

But in all seriousness, the assassin was obviously new to the whole "I'm going to assassinate the President" thing. Everyone knows you don't go after guys who haven't won yet.

[zagrid]

I take no side but, if it viewed from the side of human rights, it's truly obey the rights of living

[Phobotech]

DAMN!

I mean, awww.

Nah, I don't want the guy dead...I just want the guy to grow up and try for the election later; I don't think he's ready for the office...he has potential, I'll give him that, but I don't think he OR the White House is ready.

[kaesque]

It saddens me to think of the future of assassination. These kids just aren't any good. We should go back to when assassins could at least hit the guy with a non-fatal shot to the shoulder.

[SadisticMonkey]

At 8/26/08 03:51 AM, Phobotech wrote: DAMN!

I mean, awww.

Nah, I don't want the guy dead...I just want the guy to grow up and try for the election later;

It's better than McCain getting in.

[ThePretenders]

One of them was thought to have ties to white supremacist organisations. Lol, white supremacy fails again, as usual. Fucking meth junkies.

[SmilezRoyale]

What a great campaign gimmick,

Seeing as Obama isn't dead and the assassins have been aprehended. :P

[KP94]

Whoa!
Racist bastards I can't beleave there are people like that.

[KeithHybrid]

At 8/26/08 08:16 AM, SmilezRoyale wrote: What a great campaign gimmick,

Seeing as Obama isn't dead and the assassins have been aprehended. :P

I think your tinfoil hat may be a little tight...

[notld224]

This doesn't surprise me. If you don't like the other guy, just kill him. They do it in Africa and Asia and even the US all the time. (In descending order of frequency)

[SmilezRoyale]

At 8/26/08 03:12 PM, KeithHybrid wrote:

At 8/26/08 08:16 AM, SmilezRoyale wrote: What a great campaign gimmick,

Seeing as Obama isn't dead and the assassins have been aprehended. :P

I think your tinfoil hat may be a little tight...

I don't think they set it up on purpose, and i can see how my wording might have made you think that. I'm saying that the Assassination attempt would help to garner sympathy for obama.

[The-evil-bucket]

At 8/26/08 03:33 PM, notld224 wrote: This doesn't surprise me. If you don't like the other guy, just kill him. They do it in Africa and Asia and even the US all the time. (In descending order of frequency)

I'm waiting for your proof. You make it sound like the US is a gang-ridden ghetto where people are killed every minute.

[SHIT-TANK]

Three racist meth heads and a couple of hunting rifles does not an assassination make. Although it is cause for concern these guys would never have pulled this off. The amount of security that is involved is mind boggling. I should think that an ex- Marine Scout Recon Sniper would be hard pressed to pull this off.

Also did anybody find the exclusive interview! really funny?

"So 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?"

"Well, no," Johnson said

lol

[Achilles2]

At 8/26/08 02:09 AM, MultiCanimefan wrote: I hear the Colonel called him up on his KFC phone and warned him ahead of time.

Old joke is stupid as shit

But in all seriousness, the assassin was obviously new to the whole "I'm going to assassinate the President" thing. Everyone knows you don't go after guys who haven't won yet.

The assassin was new to the whole idea of intelligence. Assassinating a President in post-9/11 USA is just about as difficult as learning how to fly.

[NeedleMouth]

At 8/26/08 02:56 PM, KP94 wrote: Whoa!
Racist bastards I can't beleave there are people like that.

I can't believe you are that oblivious that there has always been people like that. dipshit

[tkrow]

At 8/26/08 09:45 PM, NeedleMouth wrote:

At 8/26/08 02:56 PM, KP94 wrote: Whoa!
Racist bastards I can't beleave there are people like that.

I can't believe you are that oblivious that there has always been people like that.

I agree. Pretty pathetic really.

[FatherTime89]

I think Hillary Clinton's assassin had a better shot if only he didn't blow it by taking hostages.

[Rhyolite18]

At 8/26/08 03:29 AM, Grubby wrote: Umm, that reminds me of the movies Vantage Point and Bangkok Dangerous?

Other than that, good thing that another live is saved, especially Barack Obama's.

Hmm, Vantage Point, good film... got a bit boring till it got going though

[aninjaman]

Of course the racist redneck whites were taking meth. Meth makes you do crazy things.
Really Im surpised there hasnt been more stupid meth-driven assassination attempts or threats on Obama by the KKK.

[ToasterDemon]

At 8/26/08 03:21 AM, zagrid wrote: I take no side but, if it viewed from the side of human rights, it's truly obey the rights of living

You dont take any sides on an attempted assassination of Obama? I hate Mccain, but Im against him being assassinated. I assumed that everyone would be against a racially influenced attemped assassination.