POTUS assassination plot foiled in Turkey

April 6, 2009

So was there really an assassination plot?

According to the CBS News' KHALID WASSEF, yes.

Turkish security forces arrested an Istanbul resident of Syrian descent on Friday. His intent was to stab the POTUS with a knife (not a scimitar) during the Alliance of Civilizations summit to be held in Istanbul. He reportedly had a bogus Al-Jazeera press ID and was attending all the relevant conferences but nobody noticed until Friday. It came as a "complete surprise" to Ankara's Al Jazeera bureau chief. The suspect said he had three accomplices - no word on whether they were arrested also. No word on how they discovered the plot.

You knew the trip would not go without an assassination attempt reported on. And then there are the crazy skinhead wannabes who were going to do a driveby on barry with white tuxes and tophats, the meth freaks in Denver and the guy who drove right up to the Capitol barricade with a "delivery" for barry, who with simple questioning admitted he had a weapon in his vehicle.

The real plots are the ones we never hear about - including the ones made against Secretary Hillary Clinton. Ever heard of even one in reference to her?

Effigies: more double standard

October 29, 2008

Palin effigy story finally makes it on MSNBC but only because there was an Obama effigy found hanging at University of Kentucky. And they'll be more as long as Palin's lynched effigy remains suspended in the noose with her hands tied behind her back as "art".

"[University of Kentucky] School President Lee Todd says that he plans to personally apologize to the Obama family on behalf of the university and that he is "personally offended and deeply embarrassed by this disgusting episode."

Why is one effigy more offensive than the other? No, don't give me that pat answer. Two major candidates' human likenesses are being hung from a tree. How is one any less evil than the other? And yet, one gets more outrage than another. Ones racial bias is revealed in what one considers acceptable behavior concerning one race and unacceptable concerning another. It shows once again the double standard between race and gender, with race always winning.

West Hollywood pigs: "If it's a political statement, it's that (McCain's and Palin's) politics are scary to us. This is our palette and this is our venue of expression."

And if it were a different color palette? It wouldn't be a venue of expression protected under the first amendment - it would be a hate crime.

Did I miss barry's campaign asking them to take it down? Did he tell them they should apologize to the Palin family? Just more of the same obamanating: lofty words - no action. Transcender of race! Great Uniter! Man above the Fray! does nothing to stop the attacks on his opponents and keeps shelling out cash for McCain attacks ads. If Obama loses, it will because of the barrage of those ads, not "McCain/Palin racists".

It's the second time an effigy has been found on a college campus recently. Earlier this week, George Fox University in Oregon said it was punishing four students who confessed to hanging a likeness of Obama from a tree.

See AP for rundown of effigies and an inflatable doll. Note that these events took place after the Palin effigy "art" was lynched. And had the Palin effigy been addressed immediately and properly?

So, two universities this week. At one, four kids are punished and the other is extending a personal apology to the Obamas. And after three weeks, Gov Palin's effigy remains hanging from a noose with her hands tied behind her back as an "art" exhibit. Yes. I understand the historical differences and residential property vs school property. NEITHER are right and BOTH should be treated the same.

Gov Palin's effigy has been hanging with a noose around her neck for three weeks with nary a concern by the neighbors or federal investigator until it hit the news. An unsubstantiated threat of "kill him" got national press and even more outrage heaped on McCain. barry did not hesitate to play the race card by announcing the unsubstantiated claim to the entire debate audience. The final debate - ensuring no retraction - as was intended. Has barry made a public apology for his false allegation that can never be unheard? That can never be taken away from the consciousness of the debate audience - potential voters?

Who in their right mind still believes that barry has not used the race card at every and all turns? Who believes that what he did was not intentional? Who can possibly continue to say that his campaign has been the most honorable in history? It will be chronicled to be the most deceitful and deceptively vicious as there has ever been. Mark my words - though it may take longer than six months and may only come to light after barry needed help with that international crisis Biden already knows how he will handle.

And has barry publicly decried Rep Lewis' statement that admittedly so angered barry's own camp? Where was Jesse, jr's comments? Or on Biden's "false tears" during the debate? Typical pick and choose according to political expediency and what most helps barry and what most damages is opponents, with the pro-obama media happily playing along. What about every comment Senator Clinton, her husband and camp (allegedly or not) made? Senator McCain? Governor Palin? And the pro-obama media go on and on how McCain has disgraced and dishonored himself, while peering blindly into the eyes of the messiah, who meanwhile laughs behind the stooges' backs.

Has the pro-obama media forced barry to do what they have hammered McCain/Palin for not doing? How can someone respond to something that was never said? Has the pro-obama media mentioned the one allegation was completely debunked by the Secret Service as: "THAT'S him"? No, of course not. How would it further barry's cause? Just like all the misinterpreted comments made during the primary. Imagine the outrage if the skin colors were reversed. Racial equality in America? And the pro-obama TV personalities, including Whoopi, Mika, Martin, Gergen, Olbermann, Brazile and Behar still don't know that DAVID SINGLETON [I am exercising my first amendment] TOTALLY MADE IT UP. Either for his own personal gain or in cahoots with the Obama campaign - my opinion is the latter.

Would the barry effigies have happened if Palin's effigy had not been given so much press and written off as Halloween "art"?

How do Gov Palin's daughters feel seeing it on TV and hearing the pro-obama media laughing and saying that's where their mom belongs?

How do you think her son feels over in Iraq knowing that no one cared that his mom's likeness was hanging from a noose with her hands tied behind her back and that even after it was brought to the pro-obama media's attention it was allowed to remain?

How do you think her husband and parents feel about it being written off as "art" and touted as a tourist attraction?

Do you think Gov Palin's children feel any less offended or afraid than Malia and Sasha?

Do you really need a study to prove pro-obama media bias exists?

Sensationalized "assassination plot"

October 28, 2008
I find this "assassination plot" to be the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard. And the way it has been sensationalized goes beyond irresponsible. "Two Neo-Nazi Skinheads Plan To Assassinate Obama Disrupted By ATF". How many other whack jobs (besides Gov Palin) are going to be copycats so they can be mentioned on CNN? These two idiots were as likely to get near Obama as I am and I live in Chicago. It was overblown to draw attention from the effigy of Gov Palin being lynched and John McCain being burned alive. Period. I could not find a single article on MSNBC about it.

These two country boys who reportedly met online month ago, one of whom didn't graduate high school and lives in a poor, rural area of Tennessee plotting to kill Obama? Absolute madness. The meth heads in Denver had proximity if nothing else. These supposed assassins said they were planning to kill exactly 88 people - and beheading exactly 14 more - then go on a killing spree which would culminate in a drive by assassination of obama all the while wearing white tuxes and tophats. What kind of moonshine are they drinking down there? The Secret Service I mean. Is there more to this? How much investigating went into the "kill him" comment by DAVID SINGLETON? Has he been brought up on charges of failing to report a threat on a "major presidential candidate"? Making a false claim? Anything? It's not worth checking.

"They were stockpiling weapons." ATF seized a rifle, a sawed-off shotgun and three handguns. How many did they already own as kids living in rural America? How were they planning on beheading people? Swiss army knives? The were so intent on causing mayhem that they shot at a church when no one was in it. I didn't see anywhere why they were caught - just that they were arrested.

Here's "The Official Water Carrier of Barack Obama" Ben Smith's version. Even for him it's laughable.

The Palin effigy was crude, but it's breathtaking to compare that with indictments in a mass murder and assassination plot...The ATF's filings in that case are now online, and describe the skinheads as quite scary and dangerous, but much closer to their mass murder plans than to the presidential candidate.

Mass murder plans thwarted by a dog and a major candidate for VP's effigy continues to hang from a tree with her hands behind her back as an "art" exhibit protected by free speech. ATF filing: (emphasis added)

The Criminal Complaint charges Cowart and Schlesselman with the illegal possession of a sawed off shotgun, conspiracy to rob a federal firearms licensee, and making threats against a major candidate for the office of president.

According to the complaint, approximately one month ago, Cowart and Schlesselman met via the internet through a mutual friend and both claim to have very strong beliefs regarding “White Power” and “Skinhead” philosophy. Cowart and Schlesselman began discussing going on a “killing spree.” The complaint further alleges that Cowart and Schlesselman discussed robbing a gun shop (federal firearms licensee) in order to gather weapons and ammunition. The complaint notes the defendants were in possession of a sawed off shotgun.

On Oct. 20, 2008, Cowart allegedly traveled from Tennessee to Arkansas to pick up Schlesselman in order to carry out their plan. The complaint states that at this time, the defendants further discussed their killing spree to include targeting a predominately African American school and to continue their spree until their final act of violence, which would be to attempt to assassinate Presidential Candidate Barack Obama.

“The U.S. Secret Service takes all threats against presidential candidates seriously and is actively investigating the allegations,” said Richard Harlow, Special Agent in Charge of the Secret Service-Memphis Field Office. “The Secret Service does not comment on this type of investigation.”

The complaint further notes that the defendants stated that they would be willing to die during this attempt. According to the complaint, after soliciting a friend to drive their car between 11 p.m. on Oct. 21, 2008, and 2 a.m. on Oct. 22, 2008, the defendants made plans to rob a house, but were diverted when they arrived and observed a dog and two cars at the location. Cowart and Schlesselman then dropped Stafford back off at her residence and then went to a local retail store and allegedly purchased nylon rope and two ski masks.

The defendants were arrested on Oct. 22, 2008, by the Crockett County Sheriff’s Office. “Once we arrested the defendants and suspected they had violated federal law, we immediately contacted federal authorities,” said Sheriff Troy Klyce of Crockett County. “The Sheriff’s Department is committed to keeping Crockett County a safe place for all of our citizens.”

I do not want to make light of any of this. But as Smith says 'breathtaking to compare that with indictments in a mass murder and assassination plot & quite scary and dangerous"? So much so they spontaneously decide to rob a house and got scared away by a dog. But Politico readers will take him at his word - much the same they ran with the unsubstantiated "Kill him" and Gov Palin's "faked pregnancy". They can make fifty posts a day over there but they can't use their toes to count.

According to the UK Times. The article's sensational title: "Two Neo-Nazi Skinheads Plan To Assassinate Obama Disrupted By ATF". The weapons seized were stolen from family members. "On the exterior of Cowart's car were racially motivated words and symbols, including, on its hood, a swastika and the numbers "14" and "88"." How exactly were they going to make quick getaways and get anywhere near obama with that type of car with or without the white tuxes? Ok. I'm done with this.

Obama response to "assassination plot"

October 28, 2008
Obama's response to alleged plot. From AFP. AP pix Chester, PA.
"I think what's been striking about this campaign is the degree to which these kind of hate groups have been marginalized. That's not who America is. That's not what our future is," Democrat Obama told Pennsylvania television station KDKA late Monday.

"What I've found is that people here, they don't care what color you are. What they're trying to figure out is who can deliver," he said.

Asked if he was concerned about his safety, Obama said no.

"I've got the best folks in the world -- the Secret Service," he said.

Which got more press?

What I'm most curious about is how much play the lynched and burnt effigies got vs a ridiculous "threat" against obama.

A drive by?

October 27, 2008
You decide if two men who met “about a month ago on the Internet and found common ground in their shared "white power" and "skinhead" philosophy” were capable of making a credible plan to attack Obama - let alone carrying it out.

According to AP’s, LARA JAKES JORDAN , last week Daniel Cowart (20) and Paul Schlesselman (18) confessed to their plan to shoot or decapitate 102 black people in a Tennessee murder spree, which included breaking into a gun shop to procure weapons, using nylon rope and ski masks to commit crimes to fund them and wearing white tuxedos and top hats while they do a drive by on Obama.

Two kids from one of the poorest regions in America got caught in what sounds like a gun sting couldn’t squeal fast enough, but their “Obama assassination attempt was part of this violent far-reaching plot.”

They were “charged by federal authorities Monday with possessing an unregistered firearm, conspiring to steal firearms from a federally licensed gun dealer, and threatening a candidate for president.”

[What about reporter DAVID SINGLETON, who claimed he heard a man scream “Kill him!” but never reported the threat to the Secret Service?]

Nashville AFT SAC, Jim Cavanaugh: "They didn't believe they would be able to do it, but that they would get killed trying."

Secret Service spokesman Eric Zahren said at this point, there does not appear to be any formal assassination plan. "Whether or not they had the capability or the wherewithal to carry out an attack remains to be seen.”

I think it’s pretty clear they didn’t have the wherewithal. They get busted on something unrelated and start talking. Why not go all the way? And the timing and publicity? And if Obama loses the election will it be because of racist Appalachia?

"Kill him" allegation fiction?

October 16, 2008

It appears the pro-obama media bias has struck again in the most disgusting way possible. As if Rep Lewis' comments on 10-11-08 weren't enough. The "Kill him" comment has yet to be corroborated and that fact has not been discussed in the post-debate McCain-is-an-angry-old-man breakdown is just more proof they don't care and want the misinformation to be left dangling. As if it would matter now. The debate audience isn't listening and what they heard was frightening.

At the Scranton Palin rally (10-14), DAVID SINGLETON, a reporter for The Times Tribune Scranton, was the only one who heard it. He estimated the crowd at 4500, so if it was heard - it would have to have been heard by more than one person. And the odds of that one person being a reporter? Here's a quote from his article titled: Palin rallies Scranton voters; crowd member calls to 'kill' Obama." (Note how he takes "Kill him" and translates it to "kill Obama".)

"However, someone did shout out, "Kill him!" during Republican congressional candidate Chris Hackett's remarks before Mrs. Palin took the stage."

This of course set off the proobama propaganda machine - even though no one but SINGLETON heard it and the video embedded in his story does not show it. Herr Olbermann was more than happy to indulge several hours later on Countdown as the video shows.

And The Viewbots were off and running--Joy Behar screaming about attacks while attacking Elisabeth Hasselback. I'm sure all the rest of the MSM ran with it too - a statement from a local newspaper taken as gospel - not that they have investigated anything themselves, but they are certain Obama is a great man and Ayers and ACORN and Rezko and Wright...are no big deal

DAVID SINGLETON (10-15) wrote a follow-up article referring to him in the third person:

"The (Secret Service) agency followed up on a report in The Times-Tribune that a member of the crowd shouted, "Kill him!" after one mention of Mr. Obama's name during a rally Tuesday for Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin.

And today, Donna Brazile sounded off on CNN.com:

"Yes, racism still exists in America. Its disgusting and insidious presence is evidenced every time some rabid partisan screams "Kill him!" or "Terrorist!" when Obama's name is mentioned at McCain-Palin rallies."

See what happens? And which candidate is it helping and who is it hurting? Aways the same thing: race. Why not? It's worked every time he needed it - except for the dollar bills - the one and only time he admitted to it (after the three customary denials).

Here's an article written by a journalist with integrity, ANDREW M.SEDER (aseder@timesleader.com). I wonder what kind of flak he's getting from bot control. From the timesleader.com: Secret Service says "Kill him" allegation unfounded:

"The first story, written by reporter David Singleton, [Scranton Times-Tribune] appeared with allegations that while congressional candidate Chris Hackett was addressing the crowd and mentioned Obama's name a man in the audience shouted "kill him."

SINGLETON was interviewed by the Secret Service and said he never saw the man and, as expected, the paper's editor stood behind the story. Not surprising since the paper endorsed Obama on 4-13-08.

"Agent Bill Slavoski said he was in the audience, along with an undisclosed number of additional secret service agents and other law enforcement officers and not one heard the comment."

"I was baffled," he said after reading the report in Wednesday's Times-Tribune.

Slavoski said more than 20 non-security agents were interviewed Wednesday, from news media to ordinary citizens in attendance at the rally for the Republican vice presidential candidate held at the Riverfront Sports Complex. He said Singleton was the only one to say he heard someone yell "kill him."

"We have yet to find someone to back up the story," Slavoski said. "We had people all over and we have yet to find anyone who said they heard it."

Slavoski said the agents take such threats or comments seriously and immediately opened an investigation but after due diligence "as far as we're concerned it's closed unless someone comes forward." He urged anyone with knowledge of the alleged incident to call him at 346-5781. "We'll run at all leads," he said.

It defies the laws of physics that only one person heard it. And it defies reality that that one person would be a reporter. And why did he scurry home to break the story instead of immediately notifying a policeman or SS agent? Reeks of botism. Because of the previous rally comments and Rep John Lewis' statements, the crowd had to be teeming with Secret Service and law enforcement. Does a citizen have a responsibility to report an alleged threat to a presidential candidate? The SS will be all over this, because if it's true (not at all likely), they failed in their duty. And what happens if it's a false allegation? How can that bell be unrung? And if/when this dude finally comes clean is he going to be terrorized in the press like "Joe the Plumber" or hushed up like the alleged Palin email hacker, David Kernell, son of state Rep. Michael Kernell (D-TN)?

UPDATE today (10-16) in the Times Tribune Scranton by the "Staff writers"

"Mr. Singleton said the remark came from his right, amid booing that followed Mr. Hackett's mention of Mr. Obama.

"(I) very distinctly heard, 'Kill him!' Male voice," he said. "It was definitely back in the back."

Mr. Singleton said other people were in the bleachers he was behind and in similar orange bleachers to the right.

He moved toward the area where he thought the remark came from to see if the person who said it would repeat it. That didn't happen, and he was unable to identify the speaker, he said.

"I didn't hear anything else at that point," he said.

The bleachers were at least 50 feet away from a camera riser and tables where other local and national reporters and photographers were stationed. As Mr. Hackett spoke, national reporters who follow Mrs. Palin around had not arrived. Their seats were on the side of the camera riser closest to Mr. Singleton.

So that's the excuse? The national reporters didn't write about it because they weren't there yet? And what about all the people in the bleachers? How is Governor Palin supposed to hear something that no one but SINGLETON heard? He was concerned enough to look but not enough to ask what they heard or tell the Secret Service? It defies logic. What kind of reporter would pass that opportunity up in light of the last two weeks? He is either "mistaken" or heard someone utter a threat to presidential nominee and did nothing but write about it. Not good either way.

RANT of the day: "Kill him"

October 16, 2008
Third (and final) Debate

Barry mentions the alleged comments: "terrorist" & "kill him" in the debate but the chant of "kill him" had not been substantiated by anyone - including the Secret Service agents in attendance. But barry told the whole nation that it happened. Barry: "In which all the public reports indicated (aka nothing was confirmed) were shouting when my name came up things like: 'terrorist' and 'kill him'. How can you say that to 60 million people or whatever when it has not officially been vetted? It can never be unsaid. It's just a variation on the race card. barry's campaign can't get any scummier. For mentioning Ayers - a very real concern except to the probarry propaganda outlets - McCain was compared to George Wallace and Birmingham bomb of the church that killed four young girls. How more vile does it get? Even a man who served our country, without being drafted and held hostage for 5 years, can be called a racist. It's absolutely disgusting and beyond irresponsible.

October 11, 2008
Rep Lewis: "George Wallace never threw a bomb. He never fired a gun, but he created the climate and the conditions that encouraged vicious attacks against innocent Americans who were simply trying to exercise their constitutional rights. Because of this atmosphere of hate, four little girls were killed on Sunday morning when a church was bombed in Birmingham, Alabama."

Do y0u know that Condelezza Rice actually knew the girls?

And Joy Behar repeated the same thing on The View yesterday...that someone had yelled: "Kill him." and Gov Palin said nothing. What can she say if nothing was ever said? How many people watch The View? And what else would the media write? They're in a full court press to hide Ayers, Obama's fundraising, his birth certificate, ACORN, what the Mrs and Rev Jesse Jackson Sr said and who knows when Wright is going to bust free. Only Rezko is safe until after the election, though Blagojevich is getting in on the barry bashing...before he joins Ryan up in Oxford.

I can't wait till this election is over. It's a fraud. Imagine if barry loses? McCain can never "win" just like SHRC couldn't. It will be because the racists won't vote for barry. Anyone else tired of this crap? barry has yet to set the black community straight on "The Clintons". That's another rant...