The Vox Box

Mon., Jan. 19, 2009

A Case for Security

As Mariah mentioned earlier, Security for tomorrow is going to be pretty heavy in DC. Like I said, I'm not surprised and here's why: Some idiot from Wisconsin made threats to assassinate Obama via posts made on a website (www.alien-earth.org). He's been arrested.

From the Reuter's Article:

Steven Joseph Christopher, in three postings to www.alien-earth.org, said he planned to assassinate Obama in Washington "as a sacrificial lamb," the department said in a statement.
"It's really nothing personal about the man. He speaks well... But I know it's for the country's own good that I do this," Christopher reportedly wrote.
"It's not because I'm racist that I will kill Barack, it's because I can no longer allow the Jewish parasites to bully their way into making the American people submit to their evil ways."

Case in point.

Posted Jan. 19, 2009, 2:38 p.m.

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