If Obama wins which looks likely will he be assassinated?

musicismylife78musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
edited February 2008 in A Moving Train
I had a feeling ever since I knew he was running, and now it looks like he is going to get the dem nomination,

will he be assassinated?
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  • CommyCommy Posts: 4,984
    Is it still 1964 there or what
  • Pretty terrible attitude you have. This thread is fucking worthless and there is no need for it.

    Don't you think this could be said for any candidate?
  • mca47mca47 Posts: 13,298
    Yeah, this post is fuckin' retarded!
  • macgyver06macgyver06 Posts: 2,500
    i will say this... i wouldnt be shocked... on my daily run o' the mill i run into quite the smart folk i reckon.. but is you is or is you aint on the same page... not to name names or anything like that... you hear me partner...oh loookk.... jimbo done passed out on natty ice... get out of here squirrels!
  • I had a feeling ever since I knew he was running, and now it looks like he is going to get the dem nomination,

    will he be assassinated?

    nah. jodie foster wont send any more crazies out to kill anybody.
  • so you dont think there are still racist kooks in the country intent on preventing a black president?

    It was only a few years ago james byrd jr was dragged in chains by a truck.

    I think its perfectly rational to ask.

    I am not voting for obama, but I dont hate the guy either.

    But its clear our country is still racist.

    Why isnt it a good question?
  • Yes, there still are racists out there. I hope that we have come far enough from the sixties that a question like this wouldn't need to be asked. I guess that goes with why I am supporting Senator Obama...hope.

    This just felt like a loaded question like, "Do you still beat your wife?".
  • hey its reality honey

    as i said, it is sad the question needs to be asked but it does.

    if we were living in a world where color didnt matter, and racism was a thing of the past, the question would be absurd.

    but unless I am living in a cave here, I dont think the world is racism free. There are still racists who murder blacks.

    over the summer some whites kidnapped a blakc woman and tortured her in a shack.

    we all know police are notorious for wantonly murdering blacks.

    as I say, its reality.

    we live in a world where the color of your skin can get you killed
  • i live in eugene oregon. A place frequently called berkeley north.

    its home to the saturday market and the country fair (hippie gatherings). its known for being progressive and left wing

    but its also racist.

    Oregon is one of the most racist states, historically. There once wa sa restauraunt in portland that was a black mans lips, and you walked in to them to get into the restauraunt

    when Dave Chappelle, gave a comedy performance here he said "Oh so I guess the 2 blacks in the state came to see this"

    there is a x-files thing as well. X files as in the files left behind by black leaders in Eugene, who left town. Most common among their responses for leaving, was the idea that eugene is a racist town.

    so yeah its a question thats sad and gross, but lets not act like we are all utopian rainbow children here people.

    the united states is still racist and I assume the white aryan groups aint gonna be going "oh well Obama may be president, what can we do". I assume they are gonna be pissed.
  • jeffbrjeffbr Seattle Posts: 7,177
    hey its reality honey

    as i said, it is sad the question needs to be asked but it does.

    if we were living in a world where color didnt matter, and racism was a thing of the past, the question would be absurd.

    But see, the thing is, the person asking the question is the one who seems to be fixating on color. You talk about wishing racism would be a thing of the past, and then fixate on color. I agree with other posters that this thread is strange.
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  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    how are we supposed to answer the question?

    yes there is racism

    yes there are people that might be motivated to do something

    so what are we supposed to discuss?

    :confused:
  • jeffbrjeffbr Seattle Posts: 7,177
    the united states is still racist and I assume the white aryan groups aint gonna be going "oh well Obama may be president, what can we do". I assume they are gonna be pissed.

    I'm pretty sure the aryan nations don't like any modern-day president we've had, since most of our presidents lately have pleged support for Israel, a target more interesting than the black man to the aryans.
    "I'll use the magic word - let's just shut the fuck up, please." EV, 04/13/08
  • as i said, it is sad the question needs to be asked but it does.

    No one else really thinks that it needs to be asked.

    The vast majority of victims of white murders are white... I guess that means McCain and Clinton are fucked too...
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  • MLC2006MLC2006 Posts: 861
    so because 3 rednecks in Texas killed a black man several years ago, that's proof that the other 300 million here are racists? come on now.

    and I don't see anyway possible that Obama could be more hated than W. has anybody made an attempt on W?

    I'm from South Carolina, and our senior senator is gay as hell and none of us rednecks have left him to die tied to a fence. that should be proof how far the country has come in tolerating different kinds of people.
  • __ Posts: 6,651
    I had a feeling ever since I knew he was running, and now it looks like he is going to get the dem nomination,

    will he be assassinated?

    I think this is an interesting question simply because several different people have mentioned the same thing to me recently. It never occurred to me that Obama would be any more likely to be assassinated than any other president.

    Why do people think this? Is it simply because of his race? If so, I’m curious why people think having a black president would lead to such hatred and violence more than having a female president would.

    Or is it something else? If so, what? His charisma? His "threat" of change? I just don’t know. I’d like to know what others think.
  • EbizzieEbizzie Posts: 240
    The comparisons to Kennedy, the way he speaks of hope like kennedy did, young dude like kennedy was,...there are a lot of similarities and perhaps when something seems too good to be true our instinct is just to assume the worst will happen as it has happened before.
    "Worse than traitors in arms are the men who pretend loyalty to the flag, feast and fatten on the misfortunes of the nation while patriotic blood is crimsoning the plains." -- Abraham Lincoln
  • wolfbearwolfbear Posts: 3,965
    I had a feeling ever since I knew he was running, and now it looks like he is going to get the dem nomination,

    will he be assassinated?
    I have to (sadly) say that thought occurred to me as well. Very sad statement, but I'm sure we're not the only ones. It is a risk every politician or famous person has to deal with. I'm sure it's one of the main reasons, besides the media scrutiny, that more qualified people don't run for public office. :(
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  • MLC2006MLC2006 Posts: 861
    Ebizzie wrote:
    The comparisons to Kennedy, the way he speaks of hope like kennedy did, young dude like kennedy was,...there are a lot of similarities and perhaps when something seems too good to be true our instinct is just to assume the worst will happen as it has happened before.

    Kennedy had the makings of one of the worst presidents ever. what "hope"? hope of starting a war that cost 60,000 US lives? I'd hope there is no similarities between JFK and Obama.
  • EbizzieEbizzie Posts: 240
    MLC2006 wrote:
    Kennedy had the makings of one of the worst presidents ever. what "hope"? hope of starting a war that cost 60,000 US lives? I'd hope there is no similarities between JFK and Obama.


    his campaign....his accomplishments should be debated in another thread. For the laymen amongst us, Kennedy was the great hope and movement away from the old machine.
    "Worse than traitors in arms are the men who pretend loyalty to the flag, feast and fatten on the misfortunes of the nation while patriotic blood is crimsoning the plains." -- Abraham Lincoln
  • MLC2006MLC2006 Posts: 861
    Ebizzie wrote:
    For the laymen amongst us, Kennedy was the great hope and movement away from the old machine.

    really? because in my view, the "old machine" is made of men from families of wealth and power that never actually worked a day in their lives. that wasn't Kennedy was it?
  • chipboychipboy Posts: 137
    I'm more worried about John McCain falling and breaking a hip than Obama getting shot.
  • Well judging by the 'Top Gear ' special (BBC car show) where they drove through Alabama, America still has a long way to go. These guys from the show would have (and were nearly killed) for having their cars painted with what most people would consider relatively mild remarks such as 'man love is ok'. Anyone watch this BTW?

    To some extent things appear to have just been pushed below the surface it seems.
  • Bu2Bu2 Posts: 1,693
    Let's forget this stupid post ever got started, and think about our country's future instead.
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  • memememe Posts: 4,695
    I had a feeling ever since I knew he was running, and now it looks like he is going to get the dem nomination,

    will he be assassinated?

    I would not put that below hillary's ambition
    ... and the will to show I will always be better than before.
  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    Well judging by the 'Top Gear ' special (BBC car show) where they drove through Alabama, America still has a long way to go. These guys from the show would have (and were nearly killed) for having their cars painted with what most people would consider relatively mild remarks such as 'man love is ok'. Anyone watch this BTW?

    To some extent things appear to have just been pushed below the surface it seems.
    Don't knock a place unless you have been there......creative editing can make any place look bad....besides Obama won Alabama by a landslide.
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  • tybird wrote:
    Don't knock a place unless you have been there......creative editing can make any place look bad....besides Obama won Alabama by a landslide.

    I agree dude, I have never been there. And I' am in no way implying that everyone in the state is like that. But put it this way, I can't imagine that happening in my hometown.
  • callencallen Posts: 6,388
    I had a feeling ever since I knew he was running, and now it looks like he is going to get the dem nomination,

    will he be assassinated?

    Was talking politics with couple people that brought this up....it is sad.....but don't think your post is sooo bad...sure there are lots of crakers that have thought of this....
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  • g under pg under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,200
    If Obama is to be assassinated, it won't because of the color of his skin. It will be due more to opposing the status quo of warmongering or the Powers that be....CORPORATIONS.

    They truly run and drive this country not the President.

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  • the wolfthe wolf Posts: 7,027
    i think some are being a bit harsh on the poster for asking a question.

    i like others here, have thought about this. in fact my gf and i were playing cards tonight while watching CNN and getting the updates and i brought this up to her. i actually heard a group of guys sitting in the bar the other day say and i quote " i swear , if that ( derogatory name here ) gets elected, i'll fuckin' shoot the ( same derogatory name ) myself."

    i almost threw up.

    its sad yes. but lets face it. that shit is still out there.

    nooses being hung in trees on school grounds? c'mon. lay off the guy for asking a question. maybe he/she should have worded it different, but its a question worth asking.
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  • fanch75fanch75 Posts: 3,734
    This just felt like a loaded question like, "Do you still beat your wife?".

    Well, the dishes weren't done and eggs were a bit runny.
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