How long will he live? - Page 3

Pooka · 11-05-2008, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Aliantha

Obama I mean. Do you think he'll survive his Presidency or will someone knock him off?

I don't think he'll survive. I think he'll be your next assassinated President.

That is actually the first thing I said to Flint when I woke up this morning... and then I added... but not by me just so we're clear on that... but someone for sure will manage.

piercehawkeye45 · 11-05-2008, 09:31 AM

Didn't some people already get arrested for attempting to plan an assassination attempt on Obama?

Imagine the drama if he did get killed last night? I wouldn't surprised if riots broke out.

Pooka · 11-05-2008, 09:50 AM

I'm pretty sure we will see riots anyway... just wait... the racial tension in our neighborhood is so thick you could cut is long before Obama anounced he was running...

TheMercenary · 11-05-2008, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Pooka

I'm pretty sure we will see riots anyway... just wait... the racial tension in our neighborhood is so thick you could cut is long before Obama anounced he was running...

Why the tension?

Pooka · 11-05-2008, 09:59 AM

the neighborhood was a conservative middle income all white neighborhood in the 50s... now mostly retired and aging... being taken over rappidly by very low income black... you do the math

SamIam · 11-05-2008, 10:05 AM

While it certainly is a concern, I think too many of you have been reading thriller type novels. I admitted to this same fear elsewhere on this board, but I right now am too busy being proud of the American people for electing the first Black President of the US. WE've come a long way from the ku lux klan, lynching and the civil rights era in the South. Yep, those elements are still out there, but the Secret Service is very good, and I am not going to let anything mar my pleasure on this day. I finally have regained some faith in my fellow Americans.

Ooooh, and Colorado is now a Blue State. YAY! Take that you born agains in Colorado Springs and conservative West Slope ranchers!

Aliantha · 11-05-2008, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by SamIam

While it certainly is a concern, I think too many of you have been reading thriller type novels. I admitted to this same fear elsewhere on this board, but I right now am too busy being proud of the American people for electing the first Black President of the US. WE've come a long way from the ku lux klan, lynching and the civil rights era in the South. Yep, those elements are still out there, but the Secret Service is very good, and I am not going to let anything mar my pleasure on this day. I finally have regained some faith in my fellow Americans.

Ooooh, and Colorado is now a Blue State. YAY! Take that you born agains in Colorado Springs and conservative West Slope ranchers!

From an outsiders perspective, Obama is the most charismatic man to be the American President since JFK, and look what happened to him? The two have won their seats in such similar circumstances also. (a big part of that being support from the liberal entertainment industry)

That's the main reason for my thoughts on this matter. My other thought is that he should stay out of convertibles and away from grassy knolls.

I think you need to have a bit of a look at the history books Sam.

Pooka · 11-05-2008, 09:59 AM

uh... african american

Urbane Guerrilla · 11-05-2008, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Pooka

uh... african american

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I'd stick with "black." It's concise. Jesse Jackson's (yes, I saw what he was doing standing in the crowd last night) popularizing of that piece of bureaucratese was notably tin of ear.

Shawnee123 · 11-05-2008, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla

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I'd stick with "black." It's concise. Jesse Jackson's (yes, I saw what he was doing standing in the crowd last night) popularizing of that piece of bureaucratese was notably tin of ear.

Really? What was he doing? Jacking off? Barfing? Giving wedgies? I saw him standing there but I didn't see "what he was doing." (cue ominous music: duh duh DUHHHHH):

Here's some tin for you:

TheMercenary · 11-05-2008, 10:10 AM

I agree. It would have been difficult. Just not impossible. The venue was announced a few days in advance. It is not past entities to put someone out there to do the deed and subsequently sacrifice the shooter. Plenty of conspiracies surround Lee Harvey Oswald. I have faith in the protection of our President. I am sure they are as worried about the threat as we are.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-05-2008, 10:26 AM

The Dorothys will protect him.

Undertoad · 11-05-2008, 10:45 AM

There were thick plexiglass panels in front of him, you had to look closely at the right shots to see them.

Clodfobble · 11-05-2008, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Undertoad

There were thick plexiglass panels in front of him, you had to look closely at the right shots to see them.

Oh my God, you're right. I saw them in one shot, but didn't understand what I was looking at.

Heh. It's like they know what they're doing, or something.

Pie · 11-05-2008, 12:38 PM

Can someone post a link to the plexiglass pix please?

11-05-2008, 09:31 AM	#2
piercehawkeye45 Franklin Pierce Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,695	Didn't some people already get arrested for attempting to plan an assassination attempt on Obama? Imagine the drama if he did get killed last night? I wouldn't surprised if riots broke out. __________________ I like my perspectives like I like my baseball caps: one size fits all.

11-05-2008, 10:05 AM	#6
SamIam Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Not here Posts: 2,655	While it certainly is a concern, I think too many of you have been reading thriller type novels. I admitted to this same fear elsewhere on this board, but I right now am too busy being proud of the American people for electing the first Black President of the US. WE've come a long way from the ku lux klan, lynching and the civil rights era in the South. Yep, those elements are still out there, but the Secret Service is very good, and I am not going to let anything mar my pleasure on this day. I finally have regained some faith in my fellow Americans. Ooooh, and Colorado is now a Blue State. YAY! Take that you born agains in Colorado Springs and conservative West Slope ranchers! Last edited by SamIam; 11-05-2008 at 10:12 AM.

11-05-2008, 10:10 AM	#11
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	I agree. It would have been difficult. Just not impossible. The venue was announced a few days in advance. It is not past entities to put someone out there to do the deed and subsequently sacrifice the shooter. Plenty of conspiracies surround Lee Harvey Oswald. I have faith in the protection of our President. I am sure they are as worried about the threat as we are. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

11-05-2008, 10:26 AM	#12
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	The Dorothys will protect him. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-05-2008, 12:38 PM	#15
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	Can someone post a link to the plexiglass pix please? __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

11-05-2008, 09:50 AM	#3
Pooka Your Invisible Rabbit Friend Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Betwixt and Between Posts: 528	I'm pretty sure we will see riots anyway... just wait... the racial tension in our neighborhood is so thick you could cut is long before Obama anounced he was running...

11-05-2008, 09:59 AM	#5
Pooka Your Invisible Rabbit Friend Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Betwixt and Between Posts: 528	the neighborhood was a conservative middle income all white neighborhood in the 50s... now mostly retired and aging... being taken over rappidly by very low income black... you do the math

11-05-2008, 10:45 AM	#13
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	There were thick plexiglass panels in front of him, you had to look closely at the right shots to see them.

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