Comments on: Obama Security

By: Caliann

Caliann — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:20:58 +0000

I forget who said it, but I once heard something along the lines of, “For every action of a Japanese man, there are at least twelve different reasons for it.”

It occurs to me that an *attempted* assassination of Obama would skyrocket his appeal to many. An *actual* assassination of Obama would be of benefit to an entirely different group. It also occurs to me that the last thing the Republicans would want is for Obama to be seen as a martyr of any kind.

By: Siun

Siun — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:32:24 +0000

I covered Obama’s Super Tuesday event and everyone was screened TSA style with special attention to all press cameras, etc …

One of the best pieces of writing I have seen this primary season was this from Lower Manhattanite of Group News Blog – worth a read given the topic:
http://www.groupnewsblog.net/2008/01/pride-and-palpitations.html

By: Skip

Skip — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 02:05:05 +0000

No offense, Tom.

Recently my personal interest in Intelligence and National Security issues lead me to one of the Intel sites off the beaten path, which posted an interesting look into Obama’s SS secuity detail.

http://cryptome.org/obama-protect/obama-protect.htm

By: Tom Kater

Tom Kater — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:38:55 +0000

I’d just like to point out that I found it funny that in the Recent Comments panel on the right side of the page the top thingee says, “Skip on Firefly Novel.” I personally loved the novel, so I find this to be outrageous for such a thing to appear on Mr. Brusts’ very own homepage! (Sorry, Skip)

By: greenie

greenie — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:49:27 +0000

Ralph Nader;

git ‘r dun!

By: Susan

Susan — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 08:05:02 +0000

I went to a Hillary Clinton rally here in Seattle and I didn’t see anyone searching bags. (I got within 5 ft of her.) The secret service was there, cause they yelled at me when left out a back door and went behind the building. The next day at the Obama rally the building was more secure and they were checking bags. It would seem, generalizing from one example, that Obama had better security then Clinton.

By: SpeakerToManagers

SpeakerToManagers — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 07:40:20 +0000

In fact, if you think I'm exaggerating, consider this.

By: SpeakerToManagers

SpeakerToManagers — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 06:44:35 +0000

Obama is a special target because he’s black. There are a large number of aryan supremacist fruitbats in the US who are going to want to kill him; most of them have very poor impulse control. So the odds are good at least one is going to try.

By: Mudd

Mudd — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 03:15:20 +0000

America is armed to the teeth. Anyone who puts themselves in the public eye, paints a bullseye on. I suspect that Hillary and Obama are bigger targets because of race and gender. Sad but true.

By: touchstone

touchstone — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 02:09:27 +0000

There will almost certainly be at least one attempt on his life during the election campaign

Do you say that because you think it’s inevitable that /any/ candidate will be attacked, that any opposition candidate will be attacked, or for reasons specific to Obama himself?