Obama was indeed in great danger. A gun is the ultimate equalizer — and in this case, the ultimate coward’s weapon, because you can kill an innocent and unknowing person from a great distance. If anyone remembers Lee Boyd Malvo, that was the modus operendi.

We are lucky that these neonazis came onto the FBI radar — had they managed to do the “opsec” thing right, we would be seeing a lot of innocent people dead, including gunshop owners, college kids, and potentially Obama himself. Malvo and his buddy didn’t make it onto the radar, and look what they did with stuff substantially similar to what that neonazi is holding in his photo.

We’ve got to NEGOTIATE with these would be assassins. Let’s see what their hurts and hang-ups are and talk to them. That will make everything better. Merely arresting them doesn’t solve the problem.

Mojave Mark on August 25, 2008 at 11:39 PM

:-) That might play if they weren’t white and male; unfortunately for them, they’re both -

but no very good shooter with a good gun can shoot 750 yards with dependable accuracy.

allrsn on August 25, 2008 at 11:12 PM

Ever heard of Camp Perry? Dumbass.

Sheesh… do we really want such a polarizing President?

I thought that he was going to Unite the Country?

Sounds pretty divisive to me..

Chakra Hammer on August 25, 2008 at 10:55 PM

With an attitude like that every skinhead and racially motivated a**hole in America has won.

Since when do we blame the intended victim, regardless of who they are?

If someone threatened McCain I would not be blaming John McCain, that’s for sure.

but no very good shooter with a good gun can shoot 750 yards with dependable accuracy.

allrsn on August 25, 2008 at 11:12 PM

Yeah, you know a lot about guns and shooters…NOT.

The few I knew in high school had a difficult enough time keeping a job pushing in grocery carts.. much less pull off an assassination attempt..

I’m not trying to down play the seriousness of the attempt, only that Barack was in more danger of getting a hangnail than getting shot..

sandberg on August 26, 2008 at 2:31 AM

Obama was the first one to ask for SS protection.

http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/08/25/feds-local-police-debate-whether-suspects-may-have-been-plotting-obama-assassination/

Another story said one of the people arrested was a local DJ in Denver and was not violent at all.

These guys were heavy into meth. They were not part of a plot.

By the way there are no buildings around the stadium.

The story serves its purpose the media nationally and the critical swing state of colorardo will use this story to help Obama. There is a press conference tomorrow at 4 p.m. Then there will be the arraignment. The morning shows will be all over it. Local coverage will be immense.

Dude.

There are hundreds of millions of people in this country, and if even a tiny percentage of them are nutjobs, that’s enough to put any and all presidential candidates at risk.

Blaming Obama for this is deeply wrong. Blame him for his policies, but not for this. You’re sounding as bad as the “truthers”. Seriously.

First off, there’s plenty of open areas outside Denver, and believe it or not driving around with a couple of rifles in the car ain’t nothing new. Hell I drive around Seattle with several rifles on many occasions (locked up and unloaded, with the ammo stored seperately thank you very much). So just the fact that there were rifles means nothing. The camoflauge clothing? Readily available at all kinds of surplus stores, and neo-nazi/skinhead/tough guy wannabe types are always getting it for psychological validation (my guess, after the Corps I used them for yard or car work). Body armor? Gonna need more specifics on that.

So, without a make on the rifles and their caliber, the scopes, their powers and whether or not fixed or variable, I would say that these dumbasses probably posed more of a threat driving than they did shooting. Now, if you found a spotting scope, enrypted radios, a map of the stadium and outlying areas marked with possible escape routes, surveillance of security cameras, mobile precincts, security checkpoints, a rifle that was .308 or better with match-grade ammo, and two qualified non drug addled folks, you might have something.

lol ya right the dems said so therefor it is true!!!!

Stephen M on August 26, 2008 at 12:06 AM

Hey! Let’s get My Cousin Vinny! He’s a lawyer!

hilarious movie!

I want O’Tard and his ideas defeated at the ballot box, not by any violent means.