NYTimes Raises Obama Assassination Fears


I think we are finding our newest MSM mantra about how evil Americans in general are and Republicans in particular are. Mark this as an example of that with the fear that Barack Huessein Obama will get assassinated. This time the New York Times is raising the specter on their The Caucus blog in a report by Sarah Wheaton.

Today, in Dover, Francine Torge, a former John Edwards supporter, said this while introducing Mrs. Clinton: “Some people compare one of the other candidates to John F. Kennedy. But he was assassinated. And Lyndon Baines Johnson was the one who actually” passed the civil rights legislation.

The comment, an apparent reference to Senator Barack Obama, is particularly striking given documented fears among blacks that Mr. Obama will be assassinated if elected.

This is an obvious attempt to pump up Obama by an MSM who is starting to feel that their choice, Hillary, is wounded. I think the MSM is trying to switch candidates by raising Obama up to mythic status. These faux assassination fears are built on equating Obama with Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr. -- but more often Kennedy. This sort of thing elevates Obama to the hero status that the left heaps upon Bobbie as well as serving to fan the all-Americans-are-racists talking point that the left is so in love with.

Keep a NewsBusters eye out for this MSM meme. I have seen it several times of late, so it is spreading throughout the MSM for sure.(See previous NB report)


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They better keep an eye on

They better keep an eye on the Hillary camp cause if it happens your suspect will be from there not the Right.

Maybe he's got

Maybe he's got VFA...

Vince Foster Anxiety

 

Mattm

I can see the gun in his hand. 

Racism

The MSM is intent upon proving that the American Public is the most racist nation on the face of the earth.

I tend to agree with them in this regard: If Obama wins the dem nomination 10 % of the American Public will NOT vote for him, simply because he is Black and 10% WILL vote for him, simply because he is black.

The only problem is that only 12% of the American Public is black. 

assassination fears

I made this observation last night in the thread where the German paper lined up BHO's name "Lincoln, Kennedy, Obama" in their headline ...

The drive-bys can see the writing on the wall....

...and it's now clear that Hillary isn't going to cut it for them. Make no mistake, the MSM is DESPERATE for a Democrat victory. Absolutely desperate. They have laughably attempted to turn Obama into some kind of messianic figure who will sweep Democrats to victory - at least they hope he does.

Pay attention to interviews done with Obama compared to interviews done with any Republican. During Obama interviews, the interviewer is almost almost smiling & giddy, and tosses softball after softball to Obama. When interviewing Republicans, they constantly throw out "gotcha" questions or attempt to make them look stupid in some way shape or form.

"women and minorities hardest hit"

While I vehemently disagree

While I vehemently disagree with bambi's stance on every national level issue, no one wants to see him killed. 

What I would like to see, like McGovern aka McLoser, is bambi  relegated to the unemployement line.  Americans will most certainly see to that task, if given a chance.   

Agreed

I also think it is beyond irresponsible to speculate on an assassination. The media should shut their traps about anything like that. It just "invites" lunatics. Ironically, the only people who would publicize the creep would be the same media speculating on how terrible an assassination would be.

ixnay on the opic-tay

McGovern

Right on. Obama is McGovern et.al. all over again. Once he is nominated, his left-wing, populist agenda will begin to emerge. Obama is all form, no substance and we can only hope this will be made known to the American public. There are real threats out there which must be handled by a strong, proven leader, not just by someone who "cares" and wants "change". Just like Hillary, the guy's a fake, phony, fraud who will lead America with the platitudes and weaknesses our enemies will love.

NEVER,NEVER trust a "liberal"

"While I vehemently

"While I vehemently disagree with bambi's stance on every national level issue..."

 

are you sure thats it and not because he's a (half)-BLACK MAN!!!!

 this will be the response to anyone saying they will not be voting for Shama lama Obama ding dong.   I voted for him here in IL when he ran for the senator, Alan Keys ran against him, you make the call.

 

 

"Get off the phone you big dope!!!!!!!!!!" Mark Levin

hope vs fear

This is a clinton dirty trick again...Raise the fear that
permeates the African American communittee[ actually have someone do it]and make him seem less electable...Fairy tales al la clinton.
With the current wave so large and growing this will not work to the degree necessary to derail his ascent but it will cause many people to be fearful instead of yielding to the HOPE that this is about. Every time I hear or see him I am so proud of how far our America has come.
It is awe inspiring.
Go with hope and kick out the old fear...

docb

Let's see if Obama takes on some security ...

Maybe The Nation of Islam will send him a few guys for free, eh?

Fear

Riiight.  911, Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, China, North Korea, Venezuela, Isreal, nukes, the economy...what's to "fear"? Just "hope" everything goes well. I "feel" so good!

NEVER,NEVER trust a "liberal"

Was this a veiled threat by the Clinton campaign???

Was Hillary sending a coded message to Obama to back off or be prepared to say high to Ron Brown??!!

 

The day that "politician" became a career choice is the day we started losing the Republic. Let's get it back! Alan Keyes '08.

They (MSM) never fail to

They (MSM) never fail to out do themselves. Question I have is, are they really boosting Obama up to JFK status to smooth over their transition to another Democratic candidate......or is this their way of casting doubt into the minds of potential voters that their voting this man in could possibly be all for not because of his chances to be assassinated? Kind of sick thought if you ask me. With all the WACKO's out there. Why even print such thoughts. Regardless of political affiliation. It's sick. I'm not a fan of Hillary by any means. At the same time.....I would never want any harm to come to her.....so I close with not really knowing their motivation behind such a story...I believe the MSM is just filled with unbelievably hateful people that would rather see someone destroyed than take it on the chin by not getting their way.

"unbelievably hateful people"

"unbelievably hateful people"--- "liberals"- you've got it. Their power-hungry agenda includes throwing their own "friends" under the bus.(check out the Communist playbook). The more people realize who the "liberals" are, the better for the world.

NEVER,NEVER trust a "liberal"

The person they ought to

The person they ought to worry about assassinating him is Hillary Clinton,  and not after the election, but before.

It's just not realistic to

It's just not realistic to assume a threat exists for Obama based on the assasinations of Kennedy, King, etc. That's like saying that because Thomas Jefferson owned slaves that there's a chance that our next president would.

Dr. King was killed suring a time of tremendous upheaval in America, A lot of people who had never known integration were being forced to accept it, and the result was hatred and animosity. But that was over 50 years ago, and times have changed. Case in point: Cynthia McKinney. Georgia was a hotbed of racial hatred in the 1950s and 1960s, yet today there are a lot of black elected officials. And what black official was hated by more people across the country than McKinney? Yet despite all the animosity, she was done in by votes and not by violence.

As long as infuriating "leaders" like Al Sharpton and Jessie Jackson can walk the streets in safety, Obama has nothing to worry about.

What vain conceit. First

What vain conceit. First they call him a "rock star" now they compare him to Robert F Kennedy pleeze! He's just good at those catch phrases that have that Kennedy sound, to democrats at least.

 ANY Republican is compared to whom? Lincoln, Reagan? No, Nixon

Nixon

NIXON! Oh, my God. NIXON! He "liiiied"! 

NEVER,NEVER trust a "liberal"

We rarely if ever here a

We rarely if ever here a liberal talk about how Clinton liiied to the grand jury about Monica L. now do we.

Lets not forget that they, liberals, compare conservatives to Hitler or some other Nazi villain. Erroneously I may add. Their ignorance of history is amazing.

Why???

That Clinton chick should never have said that and the Times should never have repeated it. How would they feel if Michelle Obama said "a woman can't lead a country look what happened to Ms. Butto." The Clintons would be calling for heads to roll.

PS Since when did Democrats credit Johnson for anything? Funny how they treat JFK like he was better than God UNTIL the competition sounds like him.

MSM Agenda Setting Again...

I read this article earlier today, and the thought of an Obama assasination did not occur to me until the article's writer injected it into the next sentence.  It was clearly not the speaker's main point--rather, it was that the Obama's JFK comparison was misplaced.

Is this how the media outlets plan to slow the Obama momentum?  Of course they can't attack him directly [lest they be called on it--you know how...], so, will we be inundated with them injecting vague references into otherwise bland stories?

-gordy.

If hillary is Vice President

If Obama is president, and Hilary is VP, then Obama's life will become un-insurable, even Lloyds of London won't write that Policy.  

If Obambi got kakked then it

If Obambi got kakked then it would be one of the worse things this country has ever seen. And it's not just because a human being got murdered.

Can you imagine the backlash? Thugs would probably seize the opportunity to riot across the country. And the instant canonization of Obambi as a secular saint, with the endless tributes and whining from the media going on and on and on and on and on. And that snarky harpy of a wife of his would probably be instantly elevated in leadership, since being a spouse of someone somehow confers authority.

Yep, a national nightmare that would never end.

And among the many millions of people out there, there is probably someone deranged and pathetic enough to want to make a name of himself. And the MSM is only setting this up by introducing the concept. And then the MSM gets to be the judge, jury, and executioner of white America if the foul act occurs (God forbid).

Well...maybe if one of the

Well...maybe if one of the members of the black panthers was the culprit. That would really throw a kink in things. A muslim radical member of the black panthers.
 

Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!

"I know Richard Pryor...

I met Richard Pryor, I saw Richard Pryor on HBO. You sir, are no Richard Prior."

I'm trying to find a link to his routine where he 'dodges' the gunfire any potential first black president would have to dodge.

Why is it that lefties believe that 'the people' noted in the 2nd are different than the 'the people' mentioned elsewhere in the Bill of Rights?