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I believe the first family were not at home. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #1
There have been numerous threats against the President probably thousands.. busterbrown Sep 2014 #12
What possible excuse can anyone offer in defense of those Secret Service agents procon Sep 2014 #17
The number of threats against this president and his family have been much higher than any before. jwirr Sep 2014 #48
Not true. Nye Bevan Sep 2014 #62
I remember reading the 400% that one of the posts talked about here but I do not have a link. jwirr Sep 2014 #63
What went wrong? jberryhill Sep 2014 #2
No one was not protected just a case of whistler162 Sep 2014 #29
The Secret Service are racists, and because of that they are purposefully lax in protecting Obama? Nye Bevan Sep 2014 #3
Sorry..... busterbrown Sep 2014 #7
... 99Forever Sep 2014 #4
Threads like this make DU look ridiculous. tritsofme Sep 2014 #5
Ridiculous to who? busterbrown Sep 2014 #9
You forgot to put the little whistler162 Sep 2014 #30
English speakers for one. It's "to whom". jberryhill Sep 2014 #43
um, what's with LiberalElite Sep 2014 #45
Isn't it more ridiculous to act as if the contrast doesn't exist? tia uponit7771 Sep 2014 #24
Jon Hinckley - taken alive. Lynette Fromme - taken alive jberryhill Sep 2014 #33
There was also the guy who crashed a stolen airplane on the White House lawn. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2014 #54
Sometimes DU sucks... ileus Sep 2014 #37
This message was self-deleted by its author TexasMommaWithAHat Sep 2014 #47
I agree. cwydro Sep 2014 #53
That's one hefty and unfounded emotional accusation. flvegan Sep 2014 #6
Correct!!! But how many times have you heard the other side busterbrown Sep 2014 #8
The other side AgingAmerican Sep 2014 #11
So is a portion of our side. nt ZombieHorde Sep 2014 #61
Yes, well, we certainly wouldn't want the other side to beat us at being dumb jberryhill Sep 2014 #44
Utterly rediculous AgingAmerican Sep 2014 #10
Again... busterbrown Sep 2014 #13
There are countless threats against any American president. former9thward Sep 2014 #14
Or you freaking telling me that there is a comparison to be made between busterbrown Sep 2014 #15
Yes, I'm saying that. former9thward Sep 2014 #16
Well...400%.is a good start to my argument.. busterbrown Sep 2014 #18
Sorry, but nice try. former9thward Sep 2014 #19
Man, You’re giving yourself away.. busterbrown Sep 2014 #20
You are wasting your time JustAnotherGen Sep 2014 #28
Guns "flew off the shelves" when clinton was Pres too, they thought he was banning them 7962 Sep 2014 #35
That is true of any president. Reagan was SHOT. How on earth did anyone get that sabrina 1 Sep 2014 #21
But...This tells a different story. busterbrown Sep 2014 #22
If Obama has gotten more death threats than any other president, The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2014 #56
That's the point I was about to make - Ms. Toad Sep 2014 #59
And lest we forget Squeaky Fromme and Sarah Jane Moore. WillowTree Sep 2014 #68
if the Secret Service wasn't vigilant, how is it that none of the threats onenote Sep 2014 #38
It's clearly all about race. Skip Intro Sep 2014 #23
Fences DustyJoe Sep 2014 #25
Try typing in Bush Fence Jumpers whistler162 Sep 2014 #26
I don't buy that. It just doesn't make any sense. cali Sep 2014 #27
There's many more agents INSIDE, KinMd Sep 2014 #31
Yeah, what every family and workplace needs - twitchy fingered snipers on the roof jberryhill Sep 2014 #34
SO twitchy that they have never shot the dozens SQUEE Sep 2014 #40
your reply seems to be in the wrong place jberryhill Sep 2014 #41
You do realize the President had already left the building. magical thyme Sep 2014 #32
There is an increible amount of racism directed toward our president etherealtruth Sep 2014 #36
Insulting to those who do serve in the Secret Service ksoze Sep 2014 #39
How ridiculous! MineralMan Sep 2014 #42
Oh, FFS. alarimer Sep 2014 #46
OP is absurd Takket Sep 2014 #49
So is the accusation LIHOP or MIHOP? aikoaiko Sep 2014 #50
I don't know, but in 50 years or so NuclearDem Sep 2014 #51
LOL. Iggo Sep 2014 #52
This may be the dumbest OP I've ever seen. cwydro Sep 2014 #55
Maybe so... busterbrown Sep 2014 #67
Oh Jesus H.... 840high Sep 2014 #57
I agree. cilla4progress Sep 2014 #58
Ugh... Nope. LostInAnomie Sep 2014 #60
Secret Service failed and it doesn't matter who was kiranon Sep 2014 #64
I would think they will be etherealtruth Sep 2014 #66
Oh, come on! Iggo Sep 2014 #65
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