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dailykos.com — I suspect, the death threats come in greater numbers for him than any Presidential candidate before him. And yet, he still stands before us. He stands before us with his wife and with his daughters by his side. Think about that.

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  • Sham1969, on 05/25/2008, -9/+124I was in high school the day Reagan was shot. Before that, I remember watching TV when they broke in with the news that someone had tried to shoot President Ford.

    I wouldn't want to limit a candidate's right to express themselves in a campaign, but I really think Clinton was way over the line with her comment this week.
    • NoStoppingUs, on 05/25/2008, -31/+8you know, i suspect that if RFK himself came back and said "guys, drop the issue. she didn't mean anything by it", you'd still go on and on and on with your drivel. obama said today clinton misspoke and that it wasn't a big issue, yet you continue on and on with it. it's pathetic really. true desperation on your part. i'm done with obama. i used to truly want him to win the white house, but this ***** has shown me how much BS his campaign is all about. .:donates to mccain:.
      • absentmindedjwc, on 05/25/2008, -2/+16did you even read this?

        It was saying about how Obama brings his family out and puts himself and them at risk every time. He is constantly being bombarded with death threats, and even had to get the help of the secret service very early on.

        Clinton was brought up towards the end because of her comment, and then rationalized as to why she should not have said it. She may have misspoke, but it would have been far more graceful to ignore that issue. Especially as it is a woman that had to raise a daughter under similar conditions.

        Since you are supposedly jumping support from Obama to McCain, you obviously were never interested in voting for Obama to begin with (Obama to McCain... NO SIMILARITIES in political goals), be it you being racist, or republican, or some other reason.. doesn't matter... but don't make it sound like Obama lost your precious vote because of some comment some another candidate made.

        Buried
        • VinceNoir, on 05/25/2008, -1/+5I've seen this ***** NoStoppingUs' posts before. He's some Ayn Rand loving piece of *****. From my home state no less. I can smell his stink from all the way up north.
      • sb76117, on 05/25/2008, -1/+8nostoppingus, u retard!

        you're last paragraph is so contridictory, its not even funny.

        "obama said today clinton misspoke and it wasnt a big issue"
        then
        "this ***** has shown me how much BS his camaign is all about"

        thats some pretty big balls on obama's part. hes going to just sit back and let hillary bury herself deeper.

        i've come to the conclusion that Obama must be pretty smart to make it this far. he knows he's in real danger and i think that nothing is going to stop him.

        god forbid it, but even in death, obama will change the country.

        the lies will be exposed and the liars will be held accountable.

        but go ahead and donate to mccain! he certainly needs it!
      • Mejari, on 05/25/2008, -1/+11Considering you've never made any comment supporting Obama, and in fact you've made many insulting him, even before this newest low Hillary's hit, your statement is downright retarded. I find it sad that you have to lie just to try to hurt the feelings of people you've never met and frankly couldn't care less. You claim that we follow Obama blindly, and then complain when we don't listen to him. You are entitled to your own opinion, but just realize how depressing your life must be if you are forced to lie so obviously simply to get the smallest bit of attention. Good luck, sir/madam, I hope the rest of your life isn't as pathetic as your comments on Digg suggest.
        • NoStoppingUs, on 05/25/2008, -3/+1ha. look at my history. ive truly wanted obama to win in the past. but this is too much. his campaign/supporters are doing exactly what he claims everyone does to him - distracting from the issues.
        • Mejari, on 05/25/2008, -0/+1I did (look at your history), and you didn't (ever support Obama), stop lying please. You even said in one of your posts 'you democrats', meaning you were not one. I was kinda being dramatic before, but seriously, how sad is your life that you feel the need to lie so much just to try and hurt the feelings of people who don't give a *****? Get off digg, go outside, do something with your life, I beg of you.
      • scotticus, on 05/25/2008, -1/+9I think you had better choose your candidate based on what the candidate says and does, and not what their mouth breathing supporters say and do. McCain's followers are just as nutty, I assure you.
      • VinceNoir, on 05/25/2008, -1/+7Way to support Obama there jackass:
        http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/CNN_refuses_to_a ...

        I went back a full year in your comment history and it all paints a sad picture of a delusional right-wing nutjob. You've been pro-McLame for the past year. Quit lying. You're not very good at it. You *****.

        Oh... and Ohio? Let me guess... you live in some whiteboy ***** like Columbus or Cinci? ***** off and die you piece of *****.
      • str1fe, on 05/25/2008, -0/+3Clinton misspeaks a lot, apparently. Obama was just playing good politics, he knows what Clinton meant too.
      • sb76117, on 05/25/2008, -0/+2what then now, bitch!?
    • VinnieDaMac, on 05/25/2008, -0/+24Not just Hilary, but also Huckabee's comment as well.
    • str1fe, on 05/25/2008, -8/+5She has every right to say exactly what she wants, but this was still in poor taste.
    • Dragular, on 05/25/2008, -5/+2Odd how everyone on this site was defending the play "I'm Gonna Kill the President" back around the '04 election.
      • EmileVictor, on 05/25/2008, -1/+1This site only existed after that election...?
      • Cytranic, on 05/25/2008, -2/+3I like Barrak just as much as the next guy, but I think he hired more spammers then John McCain..

        Yup Digg me down because I spoke the truth.
      • deadnewton, on 05/25/2008, -1/+1.... it was just a "play"...
    • Smills, on 05/25/2008, -2/+4America is rather unlucky with the presidents they get assassinated. People like Kennedy are killed, and people like Bush are able to go through two full terms. Though it would be in the interests of people that hate America to protect Bush, so I can see why no-one has successfully assassinated him.
      EDIT: Note, I say this as an Australian.
      • VinnieDaMac, on 05/25/2008, -0/+1Smart people aren't stupid enough to attempt to assassinate someone.
      • masamunecyrus, on 05/25/2008, -0/+1Someone once threw a grenade up on stage with him, but it was a dud. Perhaps Bush's made a contract with the devil. >_>
        • STKD, on 05/25/2008, -0/+4Although from the grenades point of view, it was the one sharing the stage with a dud.
    • akamurph, on 05/26/2008, -0/+1Would you nutjob diggtards stop playing Obama like he's the next coming of Jesus?!?!
  • bleuwolfe, on 05/25/2008, -32/+139It has been a long time since America has had a leader, and even longer since we've had a statesman. Sen. Obama is both. Now let's get him elected.
    • sanman, on 05/25/2008, -40/+20My God, is the nation even worthy of voting for... Him?

      Dear Lord, please do not recall your new Son, despite our unworthiness of His divine nature.

      If you do, then I shall be forced to renounce you, and follow the Flying Spaghetti Monster.

      (Digg is such a freakin mutually reinforcing admiration society)
    • jabberwolf, on 05/25/2008, -27/+8Um there has never been a more UNEXPERIENCED AND FAKE politician than Obama.

      His almost laughable use and political gaff at a Veteran bill against Mccain showed just what he will use to get votes. He will do anything for his own ambition regardless of what is needed for America. He only represents himself, not America.
      • source1984, on 05/25/2008, -2/+13Military veteran Senator Webb is pushing the bill WITH Obama, so CLEARLY theres other people who "have served" who share his view on veterans getting college scholarships (even if they've served 3 years, because honesetly, veterans in their 40s don't go for college degrees).
        • petrodollar, on 05/25/2008, -2/+9C'mon, you know that only serving three years in eye-rack doesn't make you a real man. According to John McCain you need to tough it out for at least 12 years before you're worthy of decent education benefits.

          And lord knows we don't want our brave soldiers graduating college before they're 34!
      • rottencod, on 05/25/2008, -1/+4He represents me, too, so that blows your argument out of the water. Thanks for trying though.
    • twinklyJesus, on 05/25/2008, -20/+15Um..."statesman"?
      Thomas Jefferson was a statesman. George Washington was a statesman. Patrick Henry, Samuel Adams, Benjamin Franklin, even Martin Luther King,...all statesmen.

      What is it, exactly, that Obama has done that qualifies him as a statesman?
      *cricket noise*
      Yeah, that's what I thought.

      For the record, ALL candidates receive Secret Service protection.
      • noahhoward, on 05/25/2008, -7/+7The crickets are in your head mate, if you can't be arsed to go look for the truth, why should I bother to show you?
        • knumbknuts, on 05/25/2008, -8/+2Oh FFS you're not even a bloody Yank. Go away.
      • boot20, on 05/25/2008, -3/+5noahhoward pretty much took the piss out of you twinklyJesus. Why isn't Obama a statesman? What made those that you listed statemen and not Obama?
        • temjrpgh, on 05/25/2008, -8/+4Obama has not achieved anything remotely near what the men he listed has. They defeated the largest empire in the world to gain independence, and Martin Luther King was a genius and great orator. Obama is a tool of Empire. What a pity the daft pin their hopes on a man, rather than an idea.
        • boot20, on 05/25/2008, -1/+6*boggle* By using Rush Limbaugh's talking points, you've invalidated your post. How is Obama not a good orator? Please explain how he is "a tool of the empire."

          The point that tops it all off, is the implication that you want Obama to invade Britain. Bloody brilliant.
        • rottencod, on 05/25/2008, -1/+7temjrpgh: I'm an Obama supporter and I pin my hopes on an idea. I don't see anybody but Obama standing for that idea. So, he's the one who gets my vote. This isn't about worshipping Obama - it's about changing Washington.
        • twinklyJesus, on 05/25/2008, -4/+6If you can't tell the difference between the achievements of the men I listed and Obama, it could very well explain why it is so easy to lead people like you around by the nose.

          Here is the short list:
          The Constitution, The Bill of Rights, defeating the British in the Revolutionary War, The Civil Rights Movement, creating the entire system of government of the United States. The list goes on. What, if anything, can you point to that Obama has achieved that even faintly resembles what it takes to be called a statesman?

          You cheapen the word when you misapply it to this particular individual and, frankly, the only thing noahhoward managed to do was pis all over REAL statesmen like the ones I mentioned.
          FAIL.
        • temjrpgh, on 05/25/2008, -2/+1What idea do you pin your hopes on? Socialism?
          I hope you are all right and I eat my words, but history is on my side.
        • temjrpgh, on 05/25/2008, -2/+1Obama's policies are rooted in control. Socialism is about control. You must study the economics behind socialism to understand. The flowery words of a politician will never reveal the nature of their policies. Only a study of history and economics with a close examination of the politicians record and statement will reveal the truth. Obama is a good Orator, but he's no MLK, and he is nowhere near the genius MLK was.

          The mistake people make is looking at political systems as static. In actuality the political system is a 'state' within a society. Societies progress from a free form of government to totalitarian fascism. Representative Republic is a form of government that puts the breaks on the slide to totalitarianism. It provides 'speed bumps', so to speak. The founders recognized this and separation of powers is a means of resetting the clock occasionally. Socialistic policies are a symptom of the slide into Totalitarianism. "A government that can give you everything can take everything away." -- Gerald Ford
    • knumbknuts, on 05/25/2008, -9/+5How has he led? If you cite his career so far, he's got company in the tens of thousands.

      He's a potential leader. He's charismatic.
      • absentmindedjwc, on 05/25/2008, -1/+8ok.. so aparently south side chicago as a Illinois state senator (with a population in the millions btw), as well as a Jr. Senator for Illinois with Durbin does not count at all in your "tens of thousands" tally.... ok

        In his first term (wiki) - Once elected, Obama gained bipartisan support for legislation reforming ethics and health care laws. He sponsored a law increasing tax credits for low-income workers, negotiated welfare reform, and promoted increased subsidies for childcare. Obama also led the passage of legislation mandating videotaping of homicide interrogations, and a law to monitor racial profiling by requiring police to record the race of drivers they detained.

        But he has not led.... so none of that matters at all....
        • knumbknuts, on 05/25/2008, -5/+2Oh it matters, not any more than the work of any state senator in one of the ten largest states in the union, when it comes to his first 7 years, or any congressperson who has served more than 3 years. You could probably throw in every single state governor, since that's a path to the presidency. And a lot of 4 star generals, we've had a few of those.

          Obama is, legislatively, the least experienced US major party candidate, ever, except for the aforementioned generals.

          Somebody can correct me if I am wrong, but even Washington had more experience in the Continental Congress (and that whole military experience thing).

          Actually, it may not matter, he may win and do very well, but he has very little leadership to go on.
        • twinklyJesus, on 05/25/2008, -1/+2That does not make him a statesman. It makes him a politician just like any other. Any Congressman can point to some legislation, somewhere, and claim part-ownership in its success. That does not make him a statesman, by any stretch.
      • Pillage, on 05/25/2008, -1/+2He'll be the community organizer and chief.
    • thanakar, on 05/25/2008, -9/+3Obama has never led so get over it. It takes much more than charisma to lead.
      • temjrpgh, on 05/25/2008, -7/+2It's amazing how people have got caught up in this cult. These fools have succumbed to idolatry. It is frustrating, but somehow darkly humorous, how these people follow a pied piper.
        • boot20, on 05/25/2008, -3/+1Oh, so you got your ass handed to you, so now you won't respond?
    • StupidLiberal, on 05/25/2008, -2/+6It saddens me that people have actually upvoted you...

      They think that Obama is going to make a difference. It doesn't matter if Mccain/Clinton or Obama win--the only thing we can count on as a country is less rights, more taxes, and higher national debt.
      • bleuwolfe, on 05/25/2008, -1/+1No, what's sad is that you are so willing to let them steal our country. Why not try defending our constitution, our civil rights, our freedoms, instead of cowering in a corner, waiting to be kicked again? We are the government. We can fight for our rights and hold our representatives accountable, just as we are accountable for our government. We can take our country back, but not without a lot of hard work, by all of us. Do something!
    • thesandbender, on 05/25/2008, -2/+1Obama is not a statesmen. You earn that title when you've actually done something remarkable at the diplomatic level. Obama is a great orator... but get back to me when he's actually done something.
  • BishkekBuddy, on 05/25/2008, -8/+71I was in high school when President Kennedy was assassinated. I remember the exact time I heard the news, remember exactly which hallway I was in - it's something that never leaves you.

    Hillary needs to not only quit this "campaign" of hers right now but she ought to be castigated by each and every politician in America. This is not the way ANY politician should conduct a campaign, no matter how much they think they are owed the office they seek, how much power they think they have or how desperately they want the post. I've heard others say she is a disgrace to women everywhere but I have a different take - she is a disgrace to democracy and democratic principles here and around the world as well as being an utter failure as a human being.
    • Spudster, on 05/25/2008, -0/+3What always gets me about the security these candidates get is that in Canada politicians have virtually no security. I had a chance to meet with Stephane Dion, leader of the opposition here, and I was allowed full access to him without any searching, etc. If someone wants to kill a candidate here, there is NOTHING stopping them. There were no body guards within his vicinity whatsoever and there was no security team surveying the area beforehand. Even when you meet the Prime Minister of Canada, there is little actual security. In fact, it is common for the Prime Minister to walk around in the public without a significant security detail. To highlight how bad it was at one point, a crazed man broke into the house of the prime minister and tried to get into their bedroom before minutes later security arrived to take him away.

      It's a stark contrast to the ridiculous security details that Obama gets, and I fear that one day we're headed towards the same level of security for our politicians too.
      • Jlaugh, on 05/25/2008, -0/+1Canada is not the seat of imperial power the way America is. What is there to gain by committing a crime against a Canadian politician? Where as American politicians have something to loose.
        • Spudster, on 05/27/2008, -0/+1Are you telling me that there would be no political motivation in killing a leader of a nation who is a member of the G8? Who's country is not only the closest and most influential to the United States but also its most important economically (are you aware we are your top oil source?). I understand your point that American politics receives understandably more coverage, but your remarks that there is nothing to lose in killing a Canadian politician reeks of arrogance. I want to remind you of the October Crisis, where a British diplomat and Cabinet minister were kidnapped by French separatists attempting to start a civil war. As a country, we had to invoke the war measures act and bring the military to Quebec to restore order. Nothing similar in scale has ever happened in the United States in the last 30 years and is a great example of how politics up here is not all fun and games either. Next time, read a little history before you make such a baseless remark.
        • Jlaugh, on 05/29/2008, -0/+1The FLQ crisis are you serious? That happened when Trudeau was Prime Minister. The reason why there's not much motivation is because the PM is just voted in by their party, unlike the US presidency which is separate from the senate, and congress. If you want to get rid of the PM (or premiere for the provinces) the majority party can force him out of office, or a vote of no confidence can occur. While in the US the only way to oust the President is to impeach him and then put him on trial in the Senate.

          So in the US almost 10% of the Presidents assassinated, shot at or died under mysterious circumstances. How many Canadian PM's have left office due to violence?
    • thesandbender, on 05/25/2008, -2/+0What gets me is this is one of the most dugg comments and has nothing to do with the post.
  • redcolumbine, on 05/25/2008, -7/+25Yes, she's free to say whatever she wants to - precisely because it lets us know precisely what kind of a person we're dealing with here. By parading her solipsistic, ice-cold ambition so blatantly, she's removed all doubt about her motivations, judgment, and capability.
    • aukxsona, on 05/25/2008, -1/+11Indeed, I love how he says "stress" was affecting her judgement. Such a graceful way to SHOW she can't do the job.
    • gl77, on 05/25/2008, -1/+6...precisely....
  • m2garand, on 05/25/2008, -39/+30The fact that presidential candidates require this level of protection just proves the presidency itself has too much power. If we still lived under the Constitution most people could care less who the President was because his power would be so limited it wouldn't matter. In a free society, in which the government followed the Constitution, you could pick a president randomly from a phone book and it would have virtually no effect on the American populace. However these days the President of the US has more power than any dictatorship in history, it doesn't surprise me at all that they are routinely assassinated.
    • Retnuh730, on 05/25/2008, -24/+39/11 WAS AN INSIDE JOB IM SERIOUS GUYS
      • isparadiselost, on 05/25/2008, -4/+5While I do believe 9/11 was in inside job, your post reeks of someone making fun of it. I guess it is funny to some that thousands of Americans lost their lives that day because a small group of men have bigger plans. May God have mercy on them.....I won't.
        • cathpah, on 05/25/2008, -3/+4and while you "believe" that 9/11 was an inside job...don't talk about as a statement of fact. If it is indeed an inside job, we'll probably never know anyways...but it's ridiculous to just decide it was DEFINITELY an inside job.

          I know you've read all about it on the internet...and that's great and all, but unless you have first hand expertise and experience with what really went down, you're just believing and spreading whatever you are told by some guy with a website.
        • insertAliasHere, on 05/25/2008, -4/+4No, not funny at all. What is kinda funny (in a sad way) is that there are people who believe that that "small group of men" happen to be members of our own government. It's funny that you're gullible enough to be susceptible to such an obvious conspiracy theory. Do you also believe that we didn't land on the moon? That the government uses spy satellites to read our thoughts? How's your stock of tinfoil doing? Wouldn't want to run out in the middle of making a new hat.
        • Exact0, on 05/25/2008, -1/+0You believe it was an inside job? Ho-k.
      • absentmindedjwc, on 05/25/2008, -5/+2wow.... how sarcastically you say that... How can any american joke about 9/11...

        Joke about all the people who lost their lives, are still losing their lives.... joke about the families and friends that lost a loved one. Seriously.. what the ***** is the matter with you?

        I am an extremely firm believer in free speech... but this is something that should not be uttered... ever...

        Most people don't joke about Perl Harbor, they don't joke about famine and war.... why joke about something like this?

        If you feel like making jokes like this... 4chan.org... leave it off of here..
    • richnojutsu, on 05/25/2008, -4/+14Hardly routine. Only four presidents have been assassinated successfully in American history. More governors, congressmen and political/social activists have been assassinated in the United States than presidents or presidential candidates.
      • 47f0, on 05/25/2008, -0/+12Uhm - if you break it down by the numbers, that's almost a 10% mortality rate - and completely disregards the dozen or so less successful attempts. It's not your average desk job - undercover DEA agents have a higher survival rate.
    • isparadiselost, on 05/25/2008, -9/+5It's a shame you've been dugg down. You are spot on. I guess that tells you what many of your fellow countrymen have become. Hopefully they won't get in our way when the time comes. I find the Garand to be a bit heavy for my taste but have something with the knock down power and capacity to uhhh, git er done.
    • petrodollar, on 05/25/2008, -2/+11Go read article II of the constitution and then come back and talk like you know what the ***** you're talking about.

      "he shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States,"

      Sounds like the president has direct authority over a whole ***** of people in the federal government, wouldn't you say so?

      "He shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient;"

      Yeah, saying that the president can set the national agenda according to whatever he feels is "necessary and expedient" isn't much of a delegation of power, is it?
      • fuzzybeard, on 05/25/2008, -3/+5Yes, but it *doesn't* mean that the Congress, whose power is derived from the People, have to suck and swallow.
        • petrodollar, on 05/25/2008, -2/+5Do you see the current congress doing that? Because I see it passing a massive piece of ***** farming bill that the president correctly vetoed and a veterans benefits bill that the president says he opposes, and issueing subpoenas for his close associates after practically impeaching his attorney general.

          Just because the president and congress happen to disagree with some inane and poorly reasoned conspiracy theories about fiat currencies and the Fed isn't really indicative of much, since 99.9% of Wall Street thinks those theories are full of ***** too and neither branch of government is about to start buying into economic theories that have been rejected by every serious economist.
    • cathpah, on 05/25/2008, -1/+6while I understand the gist of what you're trying to say....its still not accurate.

      If nothing else, think of the checks and balances system. The executive branch needs to be a check/balance on the other 2 branches. So no, you couldn't just pick someone from the phonebook, make them president, and have their role be insignificant.

      The constitution was created by powerful politicians...Presidents have and always will be (until the US collapses) one of the most important and powerful people in the world.
    • wissler, on 05/25/2008, -5/+2Excellent observation. One which the run of the mill statists that hold a majority everywhere couldn't possibly comprehend.
    • insertAliasHere, on 05/25/2008, -2/+21"...the President of the US has more power than any dictatorship in history..."
      Seriously? You really believe that? It's truly sad how little about the world you know.
      • diggrnumber1, on 05/25/2008, -0/+1i thought his comment was pretty good until he said that.
      • RomanThommassen, on 05/25/2008, -1/+2you're retarded, i'm sorry.
      • m2garand, on 05/25/2008, -3/+1Name somebody currently or in history who has had more power than the president. The President currently has at his disposal the most powerful military in history, he can invade any country he wants to without even consulting Congress if he wants too. He has at his disposal tons of nuclear weapons, he can literally exterminate all life on Earth if he wanted too. Congress is no longer relevant since he can pass executive orders making laws on the spot. He can choose to ignore Supreme Court decisions if he wants. Name a Roman Emperor, a monarch, or any third world dictator that has that level of power. I can't think of one.
    • jasdf, on 05/25/2008, -0/+6Fan of Ron Paul I see.
  • richmessenger, on 05/25/2008, -5/+44I hope the only thing that is assassinated is Hillary's political career.
  • OffPiste, on 05/25/2008, -46/+14Every time I see this guy and his racist wife I just want to shout wake up America! If this guy gets elected you can kiss all your constitutional rights goodbye. Stop letting the media do your thinking and start to critically think for yourself!
    • zephyear, on 05/25/2008, -3/+18"Stop letting the media do your thinking and start to critically think for yourself!"

      i hate this generalization

      i've read his posistions, i've read about his life, i've listened to his speeches, i'm not some kid who likes obama just because he brings "change" and "hope"

      he's not my ideal perfect perfect candidate and i'm not saying he's flawless, but he's the closest left


      • sulthernao, on 05/25/2008, -3/+11Why the hell do you try to justify yourself to a troll????
      • Julik, on 05/25/2008, -3/+1What makes him your ideal candidate?
        • Julik, on 05/25/2008, -0/+1I get dugg down and no one replies... Only conclusion I can come to is that they don't know why they support him.
    • isparadiselost, on 05/25/2008, -3/+1Versus whom?
    • bsmang, on 05/25/2008, -0/+4Dude. Get an IQ.
  • turnthepage, on 05/25/2008, -22/+10dailykos is the new rawstory.
  • CrudeDarkness, on 05/25/2008, -52/+3I wish someone would assassinate Mccain so that I could see a possible showdown between Ron Paul and Obama.
    • thirdcoastborn, on 05/25/2008, -7/+11that was just mean. besides Obama would wipe Ron Paul out.
    • isparadiselost, on 05/25/2008, -1/+24As much as I dislike McCain, wishing for his death is ridiculous. You need help.
    • senatorpjt, on 05/25/2008, -4/+3Time will probably take care of McCain before his first four years are up, should he win.
    • homah, on 05/25/2008, -0/+8Sick. I can't imagine you are actually a Ron Paul supporter. Wanting McCain to be assassinated goes against everything Paul stands for.
      • insertAliasHere, on 05/25/2008, -0/+9Oh my god, Ron Paul is against assassination? Why, I never knew that!

        Seriously, it goes against everything (almost) everybody stands for! Why you assign it to Paul as a personal attribute, I just don't know.
        • homah, on 05/25/2008, -0/+6Haha, true. That was a bad comment. It sounded a lot better in my head.
        • insertAliasHere, on 05/25/2008, -0/+5@homah
          *sigh of relief*
          Ok, good. I thought you might have been one of those totally outrageous RP supporters who think that the man cures cancer and whatnot.
    • UK4Life58, on 05/25/2008, -0/+1I'm pretty sure if McCain was assassinated the GOP would choose Huckabee or Romney before they went with Ron Paul. Last time I checked he was pretty throughly hated by the majority of the Republican party, that's where a lot of his appeal comes from.
    • MrBill79, on 05/25/2008, -0/+2I have a feeling that a race like that would be a bigger landslide than Reagan v. Mondale.

      (And before you put words in my mouth, Paul is be the one who wouldn't even carry Minnesota.)
  • s0m31john, on 05/25/2008, -110/+36OBAMA OBAMA OBAMA OBAMA OBAMA OBAMA OBAMA OBAMA OBAMA OBAMA OBAMA OBAMA OBAMA

    am i cool yet?
    • studmuffnin, on 05/25/2008, -22/+2hahahah
      wow
      that is really funny
    • Neoanarchist, on 05/25/2008, -15/+9The irony of your statement is unbearable.
    • seldon452, on 05/25/2008, -6/+34Cool? No.
      Douche bag? yes.
      • EwokPresident, on 05/25/2008, -14/+1I suppose you would know being the king of douchebags online and offline.
      • EwokPresident, on 05/25/2008, -2/+0I suppose you would know being the king of douchebags online and offline.
    • temjrpgh, on 05/25/2008, -13/+4You are cool in my book as long as you vote Ron Paul.
    • str1fe, on 05/25/2008, -7/+4No, you need to throw in about 4-5 more still. And change the OB to 08.
  • poleag, on 05/25/2008, -22/+27I haven't seen an Obama story on here for a while.
  • SpykerSpeed, on 05/25/2008, -7/+14I wish we wouldn't commend people for parading their families out in public in order to receive the accolades of thousands in the pursuit of power. Politicking isn't admirable, it's a necessary evil.
  • eh123, on 05/25/2008, -33/+58oh look, it's the DailyKos Obama brigade again with another non-story. yawn.
    • arkboysooner, on 05/25/2008, -1/+5The longer this is played out in the media the more nut bags out there that start getting ideas.
    • Spudster, on 05/25/2008, -0/+1Heh, pointless non-stories about Obama... you are SO right about that.
  • DroppedGT, on 05/25/2008, -4/+17does he wear a bullet-proof vest?
    • absentmindedjwc, on 05/25/2008, -1/+10wouldnt be surprised if he did... actually.. I am rather sure he does.. with the amount of threats this man gets... it would be stupid not to...
    • EddietheHated, on 05/25/2008, -0/+1I doubt it. Kevlar vests are incredibly bulky, cumbersome, and limit your mobility. On top of that, they stick out like a sore thumb. You can spot someone in a vest a mile away.

      No president, no less presidential candidate (to the best of my knowlege) has ever worn a kevlar vest regularly.
  • kronzdigg, on 05/25/2008, -25/+10A socialist is still a socialist. Think about what kind of man would put his wife and kids next to him if he is a potential target? POWER HUNGERY!!!! RP 2008
    • Neoanarchist, on 05/25/2008, -3/+13You're part the reason Ron Paul won't get elected. Please keep your ignorant pseudo-intellectual comments to yourself. I understand you just took a vocabulary quiz in Gov 101 and think its cool that you now know what socialist means, but really, just call it quits while you're stupidity can be attributed to youth.
      • QuadZeroRoute, on 05/25/2008, -5/+1So says the Neoanarchist.
      • kronzdigg, on 06/02/2008, -1/+1I'm 40 and he is a socialist. I never took Gov 101 I was too busy getting into medical school and graduating at the top of my class.
    • homah, on 05/25/2008, -1/+6What is he supposed to do, keep his family in seclusion? That is no way to live at all. It's no wonder people sometimes think Paul supporters are kooks.
      • kronzdigg, on 06/02/2008, -1/+1I have young kids and I would never subject them to a presidential campaign. I love them too much.
    • vigimice, on 05/25/2008, -1/+1I support RP as well, but I have a deep admiration for the courage that Obama faces on a daily basis by just taking the platform with all the threats he gets. It also says something that his family is willing to stand by his side despite the potential danger it puts them in. Obama, like Paul, seems to genuinely put the best interests of the country first and stays consistent in what he believes. I don't agree with his stance on a lot of issues, but I respect him for not pandering to the public and changing his stance constantly just to get votes. This is the type of politician we need in the future, an honest and straight-forward one, which I believe both Paul and Obama are.
  • dBass, on 05/25/2008, -17/+15Well written piece on a very sad situation. At what point does the DNC and their remaining uncommitted so called "super delegates" end the bloodletting?

    Sen. Obama and Michelle Obama are exceptionally brave patriotic Americans. How many of the tools out there questioning his resolve and patriotism, because he's half black and doesn't always wear a flag pin (made in China), would be willing to take the risk he does every single day? In there hearts they know they are shivering cowards. Maybe that's part of why they hate him and those who would believe in a brighter day so much.
    • temjrpgh, on 05/25/2008, -3/+2History can judge his patriotism if he gets into office, it's premature to make that claim now. I just hope we don't have the rose-tinted-glasses effect the Neocons ellicit from their dunderhead followers. "Take it all Mr. President...just shoot us the winning smile!".
      In my book bravery is saving a child from a fire or standing down an empire (and no, it's not a Reagan reference, think late 1700's), not what any of these mainstream candidates are doing. It's not like Obama has a headwind, or really ever has. He's got vast and ominous powers in his corner personified in Zbigniew Brzezinski as a foreign policy adviser. Obama is backed by the most powerful globalist organization that exists.

      Kucinich, Gravel, Paul and Nader are brave, but no others are.
  • StealthMonkey, on 05/25/2008, -21/+12dailykos = burry
    • yellowcakewalk, on 05/25/2008, -5/+7Unable to spell common words = bury.
    • sparsely, on 05/25/2008, -1/+2I thought it was cute. Pleeeeaaase don't burry me! :'(
    • evo8ftw, on 05/27/2008, -1/+1x elevenity billion
  • isparadiselost, on 05/25/2008, -47/+16FTA - "Which gave me the opportunity to explain to my son: Merely standing before us and offering himself to us as a Presidential candidate is an act of courage on behalf of Barack Obama every day he's on the campaign trail."

    Utter, *****, tripe. I'd wear hip waders but need chest waders for this one. If he wants to do something courageous, have him uphold the tenets of the US Constitution that he may eventually swear an oath to. He is surrounded by Secret Service so his courage to offer himself is null and void. The only person B. Hussein needs to worry about is Hillary. From the initial time I heard him compared to Kennedy to the latest comparisons, it struck a chord with me. You Obamanoids better watch out for Hillary. She is as ruthless as they come. She cares for nothing other than power. Get in her way and get your toe tag.

    Assuming B. Hussein gets to be POTUS, if he takes on Hillary as VP, go ahead and write him off within 14 months. I'm sure it'll be spectacular and unavoidable and all of that rhetorical *****......(just ask LBJ how it's done)
    • source1984, on 05/25/2008, -3/+17"B. Hussein".. I see what you're trying to do there... you racist shmuck
    • UK4Life58, on 05/25/2008, -0/+6You know your attack point would be more effective if you just dropped the "B." and just called him Hussein, at the cost of making you a complete tool.
      • insertAliasHere, on 05/25/2008, -1/+3His point would almost be valid if he left off that stupid ***** altogether. Here, let me try:

        All of the candidates face risks by going on the campaign trail. Holding Obama out as a model of courage is disingenuous because all of the candidates are under protection by the Secret Service to prevent assassination. Race could be the motivation for assassination of any of the candidates. A Black or Hispanic person is just as capable of being racist and homicidal as a White person is. So how is Obama more brave than the others? Several of the article's points can be applied to any political candidate:

        [ From the Article ]
        "Think about the stadiums, 15,000, 30,000, 50,000, 75,000 people. And how many in Oregon this week?

        There's no way to get them all through metal detectors. We've seen reports of the Secret Service getting a certain percentage of people close to the stage through screening with metal detectors, but no way they can get everybody through.

        And yet, Obama stands before us, a humbling act of courage day after day."
        [ / From the Article ]

        All of the runners face the same threats.

        Another crap point FTA:
        "I suspect, the death threats come in greater numbers for him than any Presidential candidate before him."
        Speculation's fine, but until you provide some citation, that's all it is. Speculation. And *****.

        I'm sure this will be buried because it isn't unfounded glowing Obama praise. But honestly, there are several real, valid, good reasons to support Obama. Why do you need to invent crap like this?
    • temjrpgh, on 05/25/2008, -1/+3If Obama does make a change the CIA will make their own change....regime change.
  • Mothrog, on 05/25/2008, -31/+31Slurp slurp slurp slurp. Good old Daily Kos, always there for a knob shine when Obama needs one.
    • Pillage, on 05/25/2008, -7/+9It's worst than that, they are breeding and brainwashing their kids into the cult of Obama: "Which gave me the opportunity to explain to my son: Merely standing before us and offering himself to us as a Presidential candidate is an act of courage on behalf of Barack Obama every day he's on the campaign trail."
      Slurp Slurp Slurp, here son you give it a try, slurp slurp slurp....
  • jabberwolf, on 05/25/2008, -17/+14what you SUSPECT and what the facts are....

    Are very different things that DAILYKOS doesn't know ***** about !
    • moolaismyfriend, on 05/25/2008, -8/+5Its a ***** personal story.

      What the hell is wrong with you right wing radicals?
      • TheFinaleofSeem, on 05/25/2008, -0/+4I get it. Not liking DailyKos makes you a right wing radical! I love the black and white "If you're not with us, you're against us!" Digg attitude! Now where have I heard that kind of thing before...
      • UTKEngineer, on 05/25/2008, -0/+4We want substantive reporting instead of touchy-feely propaganda?
  • withears, on 05/25/2008, -17/+12It's this kind of crap that pisses me off.
    • source1984, on 05/25/2008, -6/+3it's your kind of crap that pisses ME off.
  • str3ama, on 05/25/2008, -9/+8well I think him coming out despite the death threats isn't a sign of how brave he is, but rather how much he wants to be President. Nevertheless, I do give him credit for at least trying something that had previously been thought impossible - a visible ethnic minority actually running for president. I didn't think it would happen in my time, and if he wins it's a huge step in progress (asides from the fact that he is the best candidate running).
  • mnortei, on 05/25/2008, -14/+5"We should all honor his courage, and if we don't, shame on us." This article was heavy and hard hitting, sends shivers down my spine, similar to when I read the story of Malcolm X, not to make any comparisons, however, completely different people and subject matter. Save the part about change, of course
  • TheFinaleofSeem, on 05/25/2008, -18/+35Oh, *****. I'll bet Bush had a monstrous truckload of death threats on his second campaign, but he still ran. Barack has body guards and all kinds of protection, not to mention knocking him off would only galvanize supporters further. What a knob job of an article.
    • d3mag0gu3, on 05/25/2008, -14/+7Every president gets death threats. I wonder how many death threats Hillary has gotten. There are about 100 deranged obamascum on digg, so I assume at least a 100. Obama is no braver than Hillary or any other people who ran for president. The guy wanted to be president from the age of 5. Though obamascum like to project all goodness onto him, obama is power hungry just like everyone else.
    • SaxmanTrav, on 05/25/2008, -2/+2I dug you up for "knob job"
    • aenima987, on 05/25/2008, -1/+1Plus Obama's actually a ninja.
    • bsmang, on 05/25/2008, -1/+1I don't think Bush speaks in front of crowds where they may conceivably have weapons. Ever.
  • SwedishNinja, on 05/25/2008, -22/+40George Bush has sharpshooters covering him when he speaks too. Hell, someone even tried throwing a grenade at him once. Will Daily Kos do a story about him? Nope, because he's not the Democrat Jesus.
    • moolaismyfriend, on 05/25/2008, -19/+7what does that have to do with the story?

      Ohh never mind you are just a waste of resources.
      • TheFinaleofSeem, on 05/25/2008, -1/+8If you'd stop to think for two seconds, it has plenty to do with the story. He's pointing out that death threats and even assassination attempts are nothing new. Obama is not doing anything special here. He's dealing with something that every president and candidate has to deal with.
      • d3mag0gu3, on 05/25/2008, -4/+3Wrong, you obamascum are waste of resources. His point was very clear. Obama campaigns though ge received death threats, he is noble and heroic. But everyone else also receives death threats and campaigns, but somehow, not a word is written about that. It's the same ***** hypocrisy perpetuated by you obamascum and the filth that is dailykos, huffingtonpost etc.
      • Julik, on 05/25/2008, -1/+6If the Secret Service thought that Obama's life, or his family's life was really in danger they would not be in public. This is a garbage story.
    • corndogg, on 05/25/2008, -5/+1Daily Kos does A LOT of stories about the POTUS ... try to pay attention. Also, we... the rest of the "consensual reality" part of the world missed the assassination attempt on GW with a hand grenade. Perhaps you know something the rest of us do not?
      • RationalXubrnce, on 05/25/2008, -0/+4 Obviously he does because the grenade incident did happen.
        • corndogg, on 05/25/2008, -0/+1Yes indeed there was a "grenade incident"... except... the only part that me and the rest of the nation heard about in the national media was that some sort of grenade like device was found on the grounds of GW's speech area after everyone had left.

          It's pretty hard to believe that a man threw a grenade at this event and was not noticed by any security what-so-ever and that the event was allowed to continue and that the man was arrested much later... but who knows... perhaps this was a serious attempt on GW's life. Anything's possible.
    • MrBill79, on 05/25/2008, -1/+2Touche.
  • bcrussett, on 05/25/2008, -17/+20Funny, one candidate makes up stories about sniper fire and one actually faces the possibility every day.
    • Sogui, on 05/25/2008, -0/+6I'm pretty sure every presidential candidate faces the possibility of sniper fire... it comes with the territory.
  • mas6700, on 05/25/2008, -5/+32I wonder how many death threats W gets on a daily (hourly) basis?
    • NoStoppingUs, on 05/25/2008, -2/+11haha. exactly. the man had a grenade thrown at him in georgia. i guess that makes bush EXTRA special?
    • source1984, on 05/25/2008, -1/+12i doubt they're serious. because NO ONE (not right OR left OR any other nation) would want cheney in power. I bet there are FOREIGN intelligence agencies making sure a thing does not happen. because we all know cheney is the devil incarnate.
      • knumbknuts, on 05/25/2008, -1/+10Bush->Cheney->Pelosi has to be the worst top 3 since the Bee Gees were rolling out the hits in the Disco era.
    • Fabozz, on 05/25/2008, -0/+2Overall, or from Diggers/Kossacks alone?
    • motivatedmama, on 05/25/2008, -1/+1Not nearly enough to do the trick apparently. Perhaps Hillary can dog whistle a couple up! Plant those seeds of death! And don't forget Cheney....
  • AaronSTL, on 05/25/2008, -8/+26Every president and presidental candidate gets protection from the secret service with sniper support for public appearances. This isn't a case of special treatment. I was shown the spots on the top of the Missouri Supreme Court building where snipers kept their positions during one of Bill Clinton's speeches. My mom told me there were snipers in the Fox Theater when he held a funraiser there.

    I respect Obama very much but I really don't think this is much of a story.
    • source1984, on 05/25/2008, -7/+3The point is that as a black man with an arabic middle name Obama is NO DOUBT attracting a good amount of death threats from racists and enemies all around the country.
      • knumbknuts, on 05/25/2008, -0/+3Of course, you had to point that out... chortle. I think we've been briefed.
  • NoStoppingUs, on 05/25/2008, -28/+22Oh jesus christ people. Really? It's official. I no longer am supporting obama. I truly want mccain to win. Thanks guys!
    • Burrito, on 05/25/2008, -2/+13Well, as long as you have a good reason. Being sick of seeing Obama stories on Digg is a much more valid reason than flag pins.
      • knumbknuts, on 05/25/2008, -1/+7Which Obama wears now. The funny part is McCain doesn't... I guess no one questions him.
        • Julik, on 05/25/2008, -3/+8Well McCain did serve his country... Honestly if he doesn't want to wear a flag pin... no one is going to question his patriotism.
        • knumbknuts, on 05/25/2008, -3/+4That was what I was trying to say: who on earth would question McCain's commitment to our country?
      • d3mag0gu3, on 05/25/2008, -8/+3***** I got sick of obama weeks ago due to obamaspam on digg/reddit. I would never vote for obama just to spite these obamascum vermin.
        • xXMetalJesusXx, on 05/25/2008, -1/+2And you people wonder why America has gone to *****...
    • absentmindedjwc, on 05/25/2008, -2/+2oh... so the comment you made at the top of this submission declaring the same thing in different words wasn't "official"... trolls belong over there -->
  • yellowcakewalk, on 05/25/2008, -19/+11McCain, Hillary, and Obama. What's the big difference between the three? The good candidates were killed off by the corporate media: Cythnia McKinney, Mike Gravel, Dennis Kucinich, Ralph Nader. ***** a bunch of go-along-to-get-along-candidates.
    • TheFinaleofSeem, on 05/25/2008, -4/+10McKinney? Nader? Good candidates? AHAAHHAHAHHAHHAHHAHAHHAHAHAAAA!!!

      They weren't killed off, dumbass. Those people are too far toward the fringe to capture any real mainstream support, media or no.
      • temjrpgh, on 05/25/2008, -5/+2They aren't fringe if you listen to what they say.
        • TheFinaleofSeem, on 05/25/2008, -2/+3No, they're still fringe. I have listened to what they say. And I laugh at the bulk of it.
    • knumbknuts, on 05/25/2008, -1/+7Are you really serious with this post or is there some bit of intended humor I am missing?

      Well, either way, it's pretty amusing.
    • EwokPresident, on 05/25/2008, -1/+0I agree.
  • senatorpjt, on 05/25/2008, -17/+9Obama should start appearing in public without any armed security since he wants to take all the guns away from everyone less "important" than himself.
  • Xihix, on 05/25/2008, -17/+8I ***** swear, if I hear another story about this *****, I'm going to assassinate all the top Obama story diggers. This ***** needs to stop. And ***** you, I'm not going to turn off political news. Political news is vital. Digging the same god damn story or fluff piece is not. God damn.
    • buckrogers1965, on 05/25/2008, -2/+4You must be new here.

      Welcome to America.
      • TheFinaleofSeem, on 05/25/2008, -3/+2America? No, welcome to Digg, where Obama's cornhole tastes like honey glaze and creamy nougat.
      • Julik, on 05/25/2008, -1/+1Welcome to digg... not America.
    • stubarwick, on 05/25/2008, -0/+3You are one angry person... seriously if you don't like it you don't have to click on it, let alone read it. Just click burry and move on.
    • absentmindedjwc, on 05/25/2008, -0/+3ok.... if you dont like "this *****"... nobody is holding a gun to your head forcing you to click (let alone comment)
  • heftybag87, on 05/25/2008, -6/+3I am a student at Clemson. Everything she talks about is true and it was truly remarkable to see McCain, Ron Paul, and Huckabee come through town, but what it took to make Obama come and feel same was truly remarkable.
    • temjrpgh, on 05/25/2008, -0/+5I don't understand your last sentence.
  • StanleyKoolPrik, on 05/25/2008, -9/+8STFU already.
  • Ricemanstm, on 05/25/2008, -13/+21Faux-bama spam served with a steaming pile of Daily Kos. Tasteeee! Buried.
  • ibone, on 05/25/2008, -14/+9Barak "Jimmy Carter II" Obama. Write that down.
    • Fabozz, on 05/25/2008, -3/+6You gotta get elected to be Jimmy Carter II. Obama is McGovern II.
      • Fabozz, on 05/25/2008, -2/+5Oh snap! Didn't mean to say that where people could read it. Please dig me down, kids, before any superdelegates see that "Obama = McGovern." Sure wouldn't want you people wising up before the convention.
    • temjrpgh, on 05/25/2008, -0/+8You got it, brother. Zbigniew Brzezinski is even his adviser,just like Carter. It's a shame the first black president is going to be the fall guy for the economy. "I'm President Obama, our new energy policy is for you to ride a bicycle to work and to wear a sweater".
    • Devil40A, on 05/25/2008, -1/+1Well put, ibone. The Iranians are licking their chops for another impotent POTUS to make his way into the White House.
  • knumbknuts, on 05/25/2008, -4/+9It's interesting that McCain recently had to be cajoled into taking secret service protection.

    Mind you, his poll numbers have been within single digits of Obama the whole time (and is currently ahead according to gallup), so it can't be because nobody cares about him.

    /just sayin.
    • corndogg, on 05/25/2008, -2/+2Yes... knumbknuts that is interesting... very interesting indeed. I wonder if it could possibly be a reflection of which political party is viewed as generally more likely to haul off and shoot the opposition in cold blood. hmmm. I wonder...
  • crummey01, on 05/25/2008, -11/+4The question is if this was about george W Bush and not Obama would it have made it to the front page. Would it be easier to digest an attempt on anyones life. in its puriest form no one has the right to take another's life. regardless of who they are or who they represent. Yes Barack Obama is a great person in that same breath so is Hillary Clinton and no matter the public opinnion of a nation George W Bush is a great person for standing up and leading this great nation of ours. Can you do it? rather Would you do it? That is the question. To date no threats have been made to take Obama's life so let's not pretend that someone did. STOP MAKING MOUNTAINS OUT OF MOLLHILLS. Or have you forgotten the reason we are in the state that we are in.

    -Against The Grain
    • MrBill79, on 05/25/2008, -0/+2What's a MOLLHILL? Is it an acronym of some sort?
  • twomeyw23334, on 05/25/2008, -4/+11If Obama is such a God for merely standing in public with secret service around, I can't imagine what this author must think of McCain, who for a while refused to have any secret service, period. I would imagine his poop would made of golden nuggets, and he probably gives these nuggets to the poor.
    This article just made me puke a little in my mouth. Anyone idolizing a politician or any human being that much has a serious issue.
  • qxrt, on 05/25/2008, -2/+8"I expect better from women candidates than men. I expect a more human approach. Shame on you as a mother and as the wife of a former President."

    I find these sentences to be the most telling about this author's mindset. Mmm...black men are more likely to be assassinated, and women are supposed to be more human than men.

    To be honest, any significant politician has a not-insignificant chance of being assassinated. That a purely opinionated article such as this (under the justification of "I think he's more likely to be assassinated") comes on Digg just shows the self-censorship that occurs in the mass public hivemind.
  • easy4lif, on 05/25/2008, -3/+7all it takes is one bullet to change history forever.

    one bullet brought down Abraham Lincoln and ended any chance mending the wounds of the civil war

    one bullet brought down James Garfield, and all this by a disgruntled office seeker

    one bullet brought down William McKinley, and brought in Roosevelt (ok that was a good thing)

    one bullet brought down John F Kennedy, and ended the new frontier.
    • jmpeagle, on 05/25/2008, -0/+2here's a little piece of history.

      Teddy Roosevelt was shot while campaigning for the progressive party in 1912 about a month before the election that he came in 2nd place in. Also, while his shirt became soaked in blood he refused to go to the hospital and still delivered his schedule speech.
  • byronne, on 05/25/2008, -3/+4Hillary's seemingly callous remarks aside, what makes her think that she's not the potential target of an assassin as well?
    Just sayin'.
    • rheaume, on 05/25/2008, -2/+2Looking at the smearing job shes been put through in the last year, id say there are plenty of ***** tools that would do something like that
    • temjrpgh, on 05/25/2008, -1/+3They are all on her boss's bankroll. Obama's got the same boss, so he'll be safe. If Obama wants to protect himself he should take Kucinich or Paul for a running mate. The secret service will put all their resources into protecting him, guaranteed.
    • wtfpwned98, on 05/25/2008, -0/+2Because there aren't nearly as many Hillary-hating misogynists as there are Hillary-haters who hate her for all the right reasons, which are too many to mention. It's reasonable to assume that if ethics are a big issue for you, you don't run around killing people. In other words, she only needs to worry about the Republicans who hate her, and they actually find her useful at this point because she's tearing down the future Democratic nominee. She's practically on their team.
  • thanakar, on 05/25/2008, -9/+15More *****, gah.. I am so tired of it already. When is DIGG going to return to the great site it once was instead of the front page being full of either I hate hillary articles are I love obama articles.
    • prezzy, on 05/25/2008, -1/+2Never
    • wtfpwned98, on 05/25/2008, -0/+1It was never a great site...it's just a reflection of whatever happens to be on the minds of its readers. The problem is you and the fact that you're out of step. Soooooo....when are you going to stop caring about that ***** that you think is so incredibly interesting?
    • MiddleOfNowhere, on 05/25/2008, -0/+1In the time it took you to write that comment, you might as well have switched off all sections in your preferences you don't care for.
      (Hint for the technically challenged: Look under settings/topics )
      Geez.
  • jtwesley17, on 05/25/2008, -12/+8ATTENTION BLOGGERS! Want millions of people to visit your worthless online diary? Just write an opinion piece on Obama and you win! You don't have to have any real content just make stuff up about how you THINK he MIGHT have more death threats than any other presidential candidate and how wise and brave he is for running. Seriously can someone make a block all obama stories on digg button please?
  • coolkatz321, on 05/25/2008, -6/+10Jeez, I thought having the Huffington Post as a majority of headlines on digg was bad, but now dailykos? This keeps getting worse and worse... we might as well just rename digg propagganda (double 'g' is a pun there, kids).
  • costpercopy, on 05/25/2008, -5/+5I don't post much, but I loved this "diary," maybe its the beers talking, but this brought tears to my eyes. Almost every time I watch him speak on a large stage I feel that at any moment it may happen, :POW" and then its all over- damn this country is f***ed up
  • thesandbender, on 05/25/2008, -1/+6Not to say that Obama isn't at risk but he's guarded by a small army of sharpshooters and bodyguards who are some of the most highly trained and skilled people in the world.
    Obama is just taking the same risk that any public figure is taking. In the past century, roughly, attempts have been made on Teddy Roosevelt, FDR, Truman, JFK (before Oswald), Nixon (twice), Ford (twice), Carter, Reagan, GHWB, Clinton and GWB. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States ... It goes with the job.
    If you're going to call him courageous or heroic then you must put Hillary in McCain in the same category. And yes, he's black, but there are going to be whack jobs out there that are just as motivated by abortion, religious issues, perceived injustices, etc. Reagan was shot by someone trying to impress Jodie Foster (seriously).
    • anachronaut, on 05/25/2008, -1/+1I've always been of the opinion that the Bush family's close ties to the Hinckley family had more to do with Reagan getting shot than Jodie Foster ever did.

      There are coincidences and then there are "coincidences". The Bush family seems to be frequently involved with the latter type (much like the Clintons have been), whether it involves Bush family acquaintance Hinckley briefly putting Bush in the President's seat, Osama bin Laden's brother (and business partner to the Bushes) dying a mysterious death in Texas, etc.

      Loose ends have a disturbingly frequent and convenient way of tying themselves up when these families are involved, is what I'm saying.
  • cgrado, on 05/25/2008, -12/+4Enough with the pro-obama "he's a ***** god i want to suck his dick" *****...
    • Tayls, on 05/25/2008, -1/+2Hillary? Is that you?
      • freshgrease, on 05/25/2008, -0/+2She's too busy getting her ***** licked by egrado.
  • nemonik, on 05/25/2008, -11/+7Oh, freakin boo hoo. He has one year or something in congress of which he missed something like 42% of the votes -- He has the 3rd worse record of missed votes behind McCaine and Sen. Johnson, but Johnson had a good reason, he suffered a brain hemorrhage. So, freaking big deal about how ballsy it is stand in front of a crowd cause he's black... Why not do something more impressive and show up for work and do his freaking job and get some on the job experience before attempting to run the country. Hillary is only slightly better trailing him by about 10 percentage points. Geeeessh. Give me a break.
    • freshgrease, on 05/25/2008, -0/+1There is little credibility in one's statement when he/she cannot count basic numbers. He was sworn in January 14, 2005. It is late May 2008. 2008 - 2005 (3 plus a few months) > 1 year. Go back to kindergarten and learn your math, you stereotypical McTard.
      • nemonik, on 05/26/2008, -0/+0I said "or something"... Learn to read *****. One year or a portion of a term where he didn't bother to show up and vote nearly half the time... I don't see the difference.
  • tattertech, on 05/25/2008, -3/+3"I suspect, the death threats come in greater numbers for him than any Presidential candidate before him."
    Oh come on. Really? I'm not saying he isn't bold or remarkable for what he's doing, but can you make your bias any clearer?
    At least have some balls to say something that can actually be proven as opposed to hiding behind "I suspect." Take a little bit of time to do some research or something instead of stroking your own *****.
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