Doesn't anyone find it odd that only Obama's life has been threatened? I assume Hillary and Edwards

[saracat]

have also been under threat. I think at least the top 3 should all have protection.I don't believe Obama is under any more threat than the others. JMHO.

[JohnLocke]

1. Anthrax Scare At Edward's Campaign Office

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/03/15/anthrax-scare-at-edwards_n_43473.html

[saracat]

2. My point exactly. This Obama threat may be being used to boost some numbers.

And I am NOT accusing Obama of doing such a thing BTW)

[Adelante]

8. Who are you accusing?

Of using the threat "to boost some numbers."

I don't get what you're saying here.

[movonne]

14. Who else would it be???

[saracat]

22. I think the GOP and the media have an interest here.JMHO.

[bling bling]

24. Wow.

Some Edwards supporters have truly, truly lost it. Their grip on reality, that is.

It's kind of sad but mostly it's just annoying and pathetic.

[ElizabethDC]

3. Hillary has protection already

since she is a former first lady. Yes, I believe she's had many threats before, but I'm not sure how serious any of them have been. Regardless, as a former first lady, she automatically gets protection.

[papau]

26. True - and Obama requested protection because of large crowd control fears - not threats n/t

n/t

[Tempest]

4. Just by being Black, Obama is under a greater threat

Especially any time he campaigns in the south.

[saracat]

5. And as a "traitorous white boy" Edwards isn't? I don't buy that at all.

Edwrds seems to be under greater threat as he is probably the most electable and they know it.

[Der Blaue Engel]

10. I think Tempest is right

The hatred of blacks by some whites is so deep-seated and volatile that the true crazies are likely to make more credible threats against the life of a black candidate, no matter his/her ideology.

[Tempest]

11. Exactly

The same people who are bombing abortion clinics and shooting abortion doctors are also racists.

Eric Rudolph, for example, had connections to the Aryan Nation.

[saracat]

23. Yeah well, RFK was white. And I am not saying that Obama is NOT in danger

because of his race. He certainly is but that doesn't mean others are not equally in danger for other reasons.

[bling bling]

25. R-e-a-l-i-t-y. Go there!

nt

[Dawgs]

17. Why, are there more racists in the South?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

20. Aren't there?

They certainly seem to be the majority of voters.

[Dhalgren]

6. Oh my god! There's a threat gap! I agree, Hillary and John are just as

threatened as Barrack! He isn't any more in danger than the other two (the other candidates are not in any danger, so they don't need SS protection). What is the administration saying by only protecting Obama? Is this some kind of code to the crazies - directed at Clinton and Edwards!? This is not fair!


:sarcasm: - (for the whole post, of course...)

[magnolia]

9. Do you live in the South????

I do. And, sadly, I can totally believe that Obama's life is much more at threat than any of the others.

[Tempest]

13. Just ask Gerald Washington

The newly elected mayor of this southwest Louisiana town was found shot to death in a parking lot over the weekend three days before he was to become the town's first black mayor. The body of Gerald Washington, 57, was found Saturday night in the parking lot of a former high school. He had been shot once in the chest, investigators said.

[Dhalgren]

27. I was born and raised in the deep south. I am fully aware of the

constant, everyday threat to anyone deemed "different" down here. What I was sarcastically responding to was the idea that the very fact of threat was seen as some sort of elevation of Obama. His threatened status was being expressed as some sort of badge of honor. African-Americans have been under threat in large sections of this country for generations; gays have been under threat in almost all of this country for generations; Latino/Native Americans have been under threat in this country for generations. I don't think that any of them view this unbelievable burden as any sort of badge of honor. It is a grinding form of spiritual and emotion genocide (when it isn't outright genocide), that our country seems unable to deal with - when it is even noticed. Sorry if my sarcasm was too veiled...

[TwilightGardener]

7. The Secret Service would have investigated the threat, presumably

found it credible, and placed him under protection. It's not a matter of politics or position in the polls.

[Connie_Corleone]

12. Apparently, the secret service felt the threat was credible enough.

They made the decision to place Obama under protection.

[Alamom]

15. Sen. Clinton's life was threatened on Sen. Obama's site in Feb.

Protection is needed for all high profile dems.


http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2007/02/blog_rant_puts_.html


Blog Rant Puts Sen. Clinton Security on Notice
February 12, 2007 5:48 PM

ABC News' Kate Snow and Eloise Harper Report: The Secret Service has been alerted to an apparent death threat made against '08 presidential candidate Senator Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y.

As a former First Lady, the Senator is afforded protection by the U.S. Secret Service, unlike some of her lesser know rivals at this early stage in the 2008 presidential campaign.

But already, the additional security protection seems warranted.

On Sunday, a threatening rant was posted on a website run by Senator Barack Obama, D-Ill.'s campaign.

>

A campaign staffer for Obama tells ABC News the posting clearly violated the rules of not posting "threatening" language, and it was removed when it was discovered. However, it had reportedly been on the site for several hours at that point.

"Those comments are absolutely deplorable and we removed them from the website," said Bill Burton with the Obama campaign.

[Bitwit1234]

16. I can not believe that with the last 15 years of swiftboating

by the republicans Hillary Clinton has not been threatened numerous times. I don't understand why she was never accorded protection. Just like Hassert using government jets for his own personal causes, such as bringing people from his home state to DC, and then when someone, and not Nancy Pelosi even suggested she be given the courtesy of an air force plane because it was secure the republicans blew hate constantly.

[ccpup]

19. Hillary does have Secret Service Protection

as a Former First Lady and high profile Democratic Senator, she does have people watching her back, very discreetly, very quietly and without any fanfare.

[beachmom]

18. No, it's not odd. He needs the security. Many have compared

him to RFK. That's a nice compliment until you remember what happened to RFK. This is a relief to know that he will be protected. Per this article, Hillary has protection due to her First Lady status, which is also good. I think Edwards should go ahead and get protection, IMO. This is a very charged primary season, and the top three should be able to stay safe.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18474444/

[youngdem]

21. Hillary probably gets hourly threats.

[City Lights]

28. Chi-Trib is reporting that Durbin approached Reid about it.

<snip>

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the colleague whose concerns set the Secret Service detail in motion, said he thinks the protection is a good idea and that Obama will "learn how to live with the limits" imposed by the presence of agents.

"I love this guy, and I never want to see anything happen to him," Durbin said of Obama. "He's making a great sacrifice for his country. Doing our best to guarantee his safety is the least we can do."

<snip>

But for weeks, Obama has shied away from the additional security, instead employing a private set of guards. But two weeks ago, Durbin went to the Senate's top Democrat to point out the danger he thought Obama might be in.

Durbin said he told Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) about the size of the crowds he'd seen on the campaign trail with Obama, and also that he showed Reid some unspecified material that added to his concern. Durbin declined to characterize the material he showed Reid or to say where he got it.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-070503obama,1,3142356.story?coll=chi-news-hed&ctrack=1&cset=true

[Catchawave]

29. No specific threats ?

from the campaign via CNN:

Three Obama campaign officials who discussed the issue on condition of anonymity said there was no specific threat against the candidate.

They said the request stemmed from what one called the "cumulative effect" of a heavier campaign schedule, larger crowds and "just the growing perception internally" that it was time to take additional security precautions that are best suited for the Secret Service.

http://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/05/03/obama.protection/

Stay staff Barry, Hillary and John, and the rest of ya's too :grouphug: