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In reply to the discussion: I think if they were protecting a White President they would have been a lot [View all]busterbrown
(8,515 posts)15. Or you freaking telling me that there is a comparison to be made between
the death threats of past White Presidents to our first Black President?
In my opinion you sound ridiculous as well.
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I think if they were protecting a White President they would have been a lot [View all]
busterbrown
Sep 2014
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There have been numerous threats against the President probably thousands..
busterbrown
Sep 2014
#12
The number of threats against this president and his family have been much higher than any before.
jwirr
Sep 2014
#48
I remember reading the 400% that one of the posts talked about here but I do not have a link.
jwirr
Sep 2014
#63
The Secret Service are racists, and because of that they are purposefully lax in protecting Obama?
Nye Bevan
Sep 2014
#3
There was also the guy who crashed a stolen airplane on the White House lawn.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Sep 2014
#54
Yes, well, we certainly wouldn't want the other side to beat us at being dumb
jberryhill
Sep 2014
#44
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
Yeah, what every family and workplace needs - twitchy fingered snipers on the roof
jberryhill
Sep 2014
#34