Tennessee lawmaker says Obama may stage fake assassination

[Hawaii Hiker]

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2012/07/31/tennessee_lawmaker_says_obama_may_stage_fake_assasination.html

Sadly, this pathetic, sick story isn't from the "Onion" either....The current GOP is simply despicable and dangerous beyond description....

"Tennessee state Rep. Kelly Keisling (R) emailed constituents "with a rumor circulating in conservative circles that President Barack Obama is planning to stage a fake assassination attempt in an effort to stop the 2012 election from happening," the Huffington Post reports"..

[Panasonic]

1. Mental, this one.

Definetely needs to be sent to a mental hospital for a permanent institutionalization.

[muntrv]

2. Hey Kelly! Based on your fucked up logic, 9/11 was an inside job.

[Politicalboi]

12. Don't put him with us

He is on his own lunatic fringe. Just because some of don't agree with the evidence we were presented on 9/11 put us nowhere near this kook. It's not our fault some agree with Bush's Assminstarions story of what happened on 9/11.

[lostnote12]

31. Truth is in short supply wrt the 911 investigation....with all due respect to your opinion sir... I

...I find it disheartening that you've attached a summary judgement upon the 911 catastrophe to the rantings of a self promoting mental midget from Tenn. ....

[Ian David]

3. Republicans planting the seeds while they stage their own coup? n/t

[Booster]

15. What bothers me is are they planning their own assasination then they'll say "See, we told you".

I truly worry for Mr. Obama's life and the lives of Michelle & the kids. I just hope the Secret Service stays on their toes right now.

[LiberalFighter]

22. If that happens then there likely will be an all out war against Republicans.

[magical thyme]

41. that was my first thought when I read the OP's title

right down to "planting the seeds." Although I was going to finish, "seeds of blame for when they make their own attempt," or something on those lines.

[grahamhgreen]

42. SIGMA 5.9 ALERT! High probability you're correct.

[Scuba]

4. Well, the cat's out of the bag now. Thank you Rep Keisling!

Stop the election! Like Barack's worried about losing. Priceless.

[nxylas]

71. Would it stop the election?

Even if, God forbid, the President was assassinated, surely the election would just go ahead with President Biden as the incumbent?

[Jackpine Radical]

5. I can't make up my mind whether

a) he's off his meds, or

b) he knows most of his voter base never got properly started on them.

[donquijoterocket]

75. it's not

Like either of those choices is exclusive of the other. Both could well be the answer and both equally true and valid.
One does wonder about motivation. Given this is a Republican I'm assuming fund raising in one manner or another. It seems if you stir the bagger pot enough their wallets fall open.

[NYC_SKP]

6. Shit. They're on to us. Expedite Plan B-- Ready the FEMA Camps!

This is not a drill!!!!

[Jackpine Radical]

8. The organ grinder is here for your kidneys.

Repeat--The organ grinder is here for your kidneys.

Condition Puce is now in effect. Destroy this message before reading.

[VWolf]

39. "Condition Puce" LMAO! Is that above or below Condition Plaid? n/t

[Jackpine Radical]

46. Above Campbell Plaid, beneath MacDuff.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

7. Jesus on a waffle. I wouldn't be surprised to find this kind of lunacy

emanating from the Cheeto-stained keyboard attached to an old 386 computer in some fat, dateless freeper's mother's basement. But it's gone more or less mainstream. Actual elected officials, people who ought to know better, are saying these things. And that's really disturbing.

[dixiegrrrrl]

14. Judging from his picture, you are close:

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[freshwest]

18. LOL!

[Cosmocat]

9. These idiots spread a rumor

that "Obama" was going to have the votes for the election this year counted over in Switzerland.

I work our poll, and was confused when a couple of people were asking weird questions during the day, until someone flat asked if the votes were being counted in Switzerland. I was like, "WHAT?" He said, he had heard that "Obama" was going to have the votes tallied in Switzerland.

We spend a hour after the poll closes tallying votes, then take them to the county office to have the posted.

But, sure, it was outsources to Switzerland.

These people will believe WTF AM radio tells them.

[klook]

20. Idiots -- don't they know we're having them counted in the Cayman Islands? (n/t)

[Cosmocat]

37. lol

that is the FOR REAL place they get "counted"

[LiberalFighter]

23. Do you have a Republican counterpart that works with you at the polling site?

[Cosmocat]

36. Yeah

A judge, a "majority" and "minority" inspector and two clerks.

[Virginian]

68. Give him an application to help.

I try to keep on hand a few applications to work the polls so that I can give those kind of people an invitation to join me.
Once they have been through training, they will be a lot easier to live with.
For one thing, Obama does not run elections. No candidate runs them or counts any of the votes. Not in my state anyway.
Our "Chief" is of the same party as the Governor. Our workers (Election Officers) are split as evenly as possible between the two parties. We don't register to vote as a D or R, so the application to work the polls just asks which party you want to represent.

You only take an hour to count the votes? Fortunately, the scanner separates the write-ins and counts the rest of the votes. The Winvote machines tally each other. Then it's spreadsheet forms to fill out. We have to transcribe each write-in. Sometimes it takes a while to figure out a voter's handwriting. Is M. Mouse the same person as Mickey Mouse, what about Mikey Mouse?

Getting back to fantasy...
Isn't it better for Obama to have the Swiss, with their reputation for precision, counting the votes rather than Romney outsourcing it to India, with their reputation for screwed up call centers.

[Cosmocat]

70. They are elected positions

Judge
Majority/Minority Inspector
Two Clerks

All five spots are put to the ballot.

We can do it in an hour most elections - non-presidentials, or this spring an uncontested primary for president.

We are pretty good and quick.

Gotta hate the morons who EVERY DARN ELECTION are writing in Mickey Mouse, Daffy Duck and the rest of it ...

It probably is going to take longer in November. ESPECIALLY with the dipshit PA voter ID bill, which could have us deluged in provisional ballots, which are very time intensive on our end.

[OverseaVisitor]

10. Ahhha Batshit Crazy got competition

[rDigital]

11. Some people are crazy.

Elected officials will always be crazier.

[zbdent]

13. So, when the conservatives stage a real one, they'll say

"Look at that ... how fake it looks! No spurting blood! That blood isn't even bright red!"

[jberryhill]

27. There is no way a president can fall at free-fall speed into his own footprint

[Control-Z]

16. They had better not even think about hurting our president!!

They've gone too far with this one. I want to know who started it.

[drynberg]

63. SECOND THAT MOTION

Ladies and Gents, I don't even think this is one bit funny. These squirrelly RWers are getting my attention and I hope the press makes sure that it gets the attention of virtually everyone, this is grim serious shit...

[1StrongBlackMan]

17. The Money Phrase ...

Among the events hypothesized in the email is a staged assassination attempt on the president that would lead to civil unrest in urban areas and martial law."

Dog whistles on high!

One would think that the "liberal media" would be all over this nonsense like ... well ... white on rice, pressing this rep to support his claim, or at the very least, question what he did to verify the claim that he passed on.

[rocktivity]

19. ...of who?

Tennessee lawmaker Kelly Keisling?


rocktivity

[Duct Tape]

21. Wow.

I'm not usually surprised by the ridiculous comments from the right...this one got me though.

[progressivebydesign]

24. Kelly needs to be removed from office. Hope the moderate GOP realize what human filth they vote with

I'm utterly floored by this. My God... the GOP has gone insane. I remember having nice and normal conservative neighbors. They were decent people, but happened to be conservatives. They didn't hate the poor, or people of other races. they didn't attack the President, if he was not a republican. They were normal.

What passes for the republican party now is nothing more than a pit of human waste. The moderate republicans, and the normal conservatives have let the batshit crazy extremists take over the Party.

There should be a fight at the Convention, when the GOP takes the party back from the tea party racists, and wingnuts.

I'm utterly sickened that they're even TALKING about assassination at all... that should be a subject that never ever enters anyone's vocabulary in America, regardless of what party they belong to. It's heart-wrenching to see that there are people who would even think this...

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

48. The who? The Moderate GOP?

I'm a Dodo Bird and I VOTE!

[maindawg]

57. those normal people you speak of are the GOP silent majority

the Reagon spoke to. They are the ones who are looking for an exit. You are so right. This has gone too far. The hate is embedded into the party platform now in so many evil ways. They elected a nazi in PA. This guy in Tenn. will be visited by the SS and I hope arrested . They should make an example of him. Free speach does not include threatening anyone ,much less the president. This is a threat. This is incitement. Appealing to bigots is so base.If I were from his district I would be so embarrassed that I would have to leave that place.I am saddened by what our nation has become.

[Pab Sungenis]

64. All the moderate Republicans of the Reagan era

are either retired or Democrats (or both) now.

The current Democratic Party is to the right of Reagan.

[Jessy169]

25. Red bloody raw meat for the paranoid savages

This is the kind of garbage that Keisling's inbred supporters thrive on. Hey, don't blame Keisling for just trying to rally a little patriotism in his district.



The old geezers on Yahoo have been posting on this like it is really going to happen. Who knows what mentally ill nut(s) might decide to take matters into their own hands -- all based on patriotism, of course.

[Doctor Jack]

26. This just in, Kelly Keisling is an idiot n/t

[demosincebirth]

28. He's two idiots in one. One couldn't possible be that stupid.

[RC]

29. Oh yes they can be that stupid.

They are trying to plant the seed, just as they did/do with doctors that preform abortions. There is no real difference.
There need to be a hard crack down on this sort of shit.

[caveat_imperator]

53. I'm thinking the same thing.

They're trying to motivate one of their minions into attacking the President or his family or both.

[TexasTowelie]

35. That probably wasn't breaking news.

Welcome to DU!

[riverbendviewgal]

30. Secret Service should pay him a visit

to get all the details and of who is saying this and how many are involved.

[annabanana]

40. ^^^ What YOU said! . . .n/t

[sakabatou]

32. WTF?!

[Sky Masterson]

33. Talk about a dogwhistle/call to action..These people are nasty,hateful,and evil.

[davidpdx]

34. LOL I have a friend who's mother is a teabagger

and he's really liberal. I would hate to be him and have to listen to this shit.

[Arkana]

38. Yep. Next he's going to pretend to lynch himself too.

You sick motherfuckers.

[bayareaboy]

43. What the hell is that guy smoking ...

That's the shit I used to hear 50 years ago. Still see it's good for a mindfuck.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

44. Always kind of wondered if Bush would pull a stunt like that

except with a "false-flag" terrorist attack. Of course, they talked about another terrorist attack happening as being nothing short of apocalyptic most of the time. If I remember correctly, Guiliani actually floated the idea of canceling the mayoral election shortly following 9/11 but it got shot down pretty quick.

I could NEVER see President Obama pull a stunt like that to win re-election.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

45. Kelly Keisling should be arrested

End of story.

[Tanuki]

47. Tennessee Democrats respond:

Statements from Tennessee Democratic Party Chairman Chip Forrester and the Democratic candidate running to replace Keisling, David Harper.

Forrester: “Republicans in the legislature are bound and determined to turn Tennessee into a laughing stock with their ridiculous antics,” said Forrester. “For Kelly Keisling to use state resources to send out a rumor-filled and dangerous email is an egregious abuse of power and tax payer dollars. The people of his district and of Tennessee deserve to have a representative who is focused on their well-being, not in spreading fear and inducing panic.“

Harper: “If you promote this kind of a foolish and malicious rumor, you should take ownership of it,” said David Harper, Democratic candidate running to replace Keisling. “It is totally inappropriate for my opponent to use taxpayer funds on an effort to distract voters from his failure to deliver on his campaign promises. I chose to run because I could no longer tolerate these crackpot conspiracy theories and side-issues taking priority over local needs such as jobs, education, roads, and infrastructure.”

[LongTomH]

49. The 'New Normal' in the Republican party is abnormal!

This guy is:

• A few gallons short of a full tank,
  
• A few sandwiches short of a picnic,
  
• A few bricks shy of a full load,
  
• A few tacos short of a combination plate,
  
• So far out the buses don't run there,
  
• Nuttier than a fruitcake and twice as crumby,
  
• Looney Tunes and Merry Melodies!

Th-th-that's all folks!!!!!

[billky]

50. fake assassination

Sounds like this nut is trying to send a message to some of the other nuts out there. He needs to be investigated and watched. These crazies will say or do anything.

[JDPriestly]

51. Did they get this idea because of the Reagan assassination attempt?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reagan_assassination_attempt

What a nutty idea. Obama is doing fine in the polls and will win the election.

Are these right-wingers just trying to suggest something to the crazies in their party.

Despicable beyond belief.

[independentpiney]

52. I remember rumors of troop movements and coup preparations before the 2004 election

it might even have been here on DU. Crazy comes in every flavor.

[NYC Liberal]

54. More like: If there was an assassination attempt, the right-wingers would

call it fake no matter what.

[bulloney]

55. What's scarier than hearing these goofs speak is that there are thousands who will vote for them.

How can anybody take a political party seriously when it consistently parades goobers like Rep. Kelly, who will publicly say stuff like Obama will stage a fake assassination? Or Rep. King of Iowa, who has his last remaining brain cell in a knot over the birther thing? Then, there's Romney, who needs another side of his mouth to talk out of because he's worn out the two that he has.

And you can go on and on.

And these clowns proudly display their ignorance in public because they know there are groups of people who will eat it up. Scary.

[valerief]

56. So basically this clown WANTS an assassination and when someone does it, he and his ilk can say, "Aw

he's jes' fakin' it."

Isn't there a law against this kind of thing?

[indepat]

58. Would that be Rep. Quisling perhaps?

[bucolic_frolic]

59. They have their Birthers - now they have a Deather

They consistently create an alternative reality that does not jive with
anything sane. It's like Faux News in verbage. Reality with a cartoonish
tweak that rallies the crazies from their lunatic mindset.

Prepare the Kool-Aide, fasten down the Tin Foil Hats

it's going to be a long 98 days to Election Day

[jaysunb]

60. I once heard that JFK was alive and living in Europe

and the whole thing was faked.

Stupidity is not new or exclusive to one era or group.

[Dont call me Shirley]

61. This means the gops are the ones plotting asasination

[glinda]

62. Sharing the Bachmann batshit koolaid.

[elbloggoZY27]

65. Way Out Of Line. Way OUTTTTTTT!!!!!!!

This is as ugly as it can get.

[canuckledragger]

66. there may be something suspicious in the works right now..

Google "fake assassination attempt" & all you see is links to quite a few right wing websites & blogs about this...

Either it's going viral on it's own (pretty damn quick, considering the original post here is was only posted at 8:50 PM)

Or the story has been planted on purpose

[and-justice-for-all]

67. The stupid is strong in this one..nt

[silvershadow]

69. yet another one "signaling" or whatever

to the lone wolf types. I forget what it's called, not a dog whistle, but something else...

[Manifestor_of_Light]

79. stochastic terrorism.

One media person spreads an idea, then one out of a million listeners will actually do what the media person said. Then the media person can say "I am not responsible".

Example: Billo Reilly calling Dr. George Tiller "Killer Tiller" numerous times.

[silvershadow]

80. Thank you. I can never remember that one.

[sofa king]

72. Well then, Republicans, it is your duty to expose it!

Those of you Republicans reading this now, be aware that the fake assassination plans may reveal themselves anywhere--even among your fellow friends, employees, and Republican fundraisers.

It is even possible that Democratic false-flaggers have infiltrated your organizations and are planning the event inside of your own party, funding it with Republican money. In fact, I think it is a near certainty that the planners have set up shop inside the Republican Party and are planning it with Republican money.

You can foil the President's plans by simply reporting what you have learned to the US Secret Service and the Department of Justice. Don't wait--do it now!

Remember, anyone who would even joke about such a thing is a bad Republican and a bad American, so don't trust anyone, especially those who share your own political ideals.

Score one for America by stopping this outrage before it has a chance to start!

[AlbertCat]

73. with a rumor circulating in conservative circles

That right there is enough to make anyone just not waste any more time on whatever they are talking about.


Well, at least Obama won't allow planes to fly into buildings to get a bump is popularity and some kind of "respect".

[RBInMaine]

74. The patients have truly taken over the asylum.

[chknltl]

76. Very interresting.... Next headline: CIA investigates Tennessee lawmaker

nuff said.

[Bluerthanblue]

77. oh for fucks sake-

this is just unbelieveable.

They really will just say anything.....


absurd- absolutely fucking absurd. (sorry for the f bombs this just .........)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Life Long Dem]

78. Keisling must be thinking of someone else

It was McCain who wanted to stop the 2008 election from happening. He had a reason to stop the election. But why would Obama want to stop the election? Because of Mitt? The guy who lost to McCain, who then lost to Obama? Mitt is the worry over this election?...