Must not discuss whether politicians should be murdered?
This was a discussion, not a threat, so is entitled to free speech protections
"The US Secret Service is trying to identify the creator of a Facebook poll asking whether US President Barack Obama should be assassinated.
Facebook this week shot down the user-generated poll, which was titled "Should Obama be killed?" and offered answer choices of yes, no, maybe, and "if he cuts my health care".
"Once we found out about it, we worked with Facebook to have it removed," said secret service spokesman Malcolm Wiley. "We are certainly investigating, just like we would with any threat case."
More than 750 Facebook users had reportedly cast votes by the time the poll was yanked from the wildly popular social networking site.
However not everyone wanted to take part. "This is sick and sad," said one Facebook user as the poll fuelled passionate exchanges. "All of this anti-Obama rage is pure racism."
Source. Another account of the matter here.
It specifically targeted a policy -- healthcare policy -- and not Obama's origins -- but it is still "racism", apparently. I think that false accusations of racism should be made a criminal libel.
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The secret service should be investigating suggestions of this kind, just as they would for Reagan, Bush, Clinton, or Bush. If the poll said something like tar and feather and the service was still investigating, I would think it an over reaction.
The charge of racism means you do not agree with leftist policy, it seems. Maybe it should be turned into a badge of honor.
"This is sick and sad," said one Facebook user as the poll fuelled passionate exchanges. "All of this anti-Obama rage is pure racism."
I wonder what this person said during the eight years GWB was threatened, insulted, and maligned by the far-left? Was it racist to disagree with Bush? (and no, i'm not a GWB fan)
This is simply more proof that the left has no rational argument to make, other than to play the race card, something they always do, and always blame on others.
I wonder if this guy watched that stupid movie about Bush being assassinated?
Jut asking!
Bet he did and laughed all the way through!
The poll was like many other polls short on options. There should have been a "NO - Joe Biden" option as well.
Did you ever think that one reason no leftist loon ever charged GWB was the thought of calling Dick Cheney Mr. President?
Good point, and an obvious one. Bush they hated, but Cheney they feared.
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