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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 08:48 AM Original message |
"I'm afraid he'll be assassinated" -- Is this a "code" phrase for something else? |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 08:49 AM Response to Original message |
1. I hear it, too. |
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Whisp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 04:26 PM Response to Reply #1 |
34. i'm hearing it too, but not from bigots - from people that genuinely support Obama. |
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Mass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 08:51 AM Original message |
I've heard it from some Democrats who were trying to find any excuse not to vote for a black man, |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 08:51 AM Response to Original message |
2. Code for "I'm afraid he won't be assasinated and we'll have a black president" |
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quantass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 11:11 AM Response to Reply #2 |
25. +1 |
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Labors of Hercules (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 04:37 PM Response to Reply #2 |
38. make that 2. |
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TreasonousBastard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 08:53 AM Response to Original message |
3. Could be, but back in 2000... |
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helderheid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 08:53 AM Response to Original message |
4. I'm an Obama supporter and I'M afraid for his life too - because of his populist message. |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 04:35 PM Response to Reply #4 |
36. It's not like it hasn't been |
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goldcanyonaz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 08:54 AM Response to Original message |
5. I have yet to hear it from anyone that I know or come into contact with |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 08:57 AM Response to Original message |
6. i think it is the same things as- don't get excited about this guy. |
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bunkerbuster1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 08:57 AM Response to Original message |
7. Code talk? no, it's overtly threatening. |
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Mike Nelson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 09:05 AM Response to Original message |
8. If Obama looks like he will win, YES, this is very possible |
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terip64 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 09:08 AM Response to Original message |
9. Flame me if you must, but I am concerned about this and I have said it. |
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yellowdogintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 09:09 AM Response to Original message |
10. to put another spin on it: when Big Dawg was elected in '92 I had that same concern |
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nancyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 09:10 AM Response to Original message |
11. It depends on a person's age. |
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skooooo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 10:46 AM Response to Reply #11 |
20. Yep.. |
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Fleshdancer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 09:10 AM Response to Original message |
12. I don't think it's code.... |
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NorthCarolina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 09:17 AM Response to Original message |
13. I thought this a possibility in the Primary season, but now that his |
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Alter Ego (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 09:24 AM Response to Original message |
14. It's a genuine fear of mine--but I'm still voting for him. |
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Liberal_Stalwart71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 09:37 AM Response to Original message |
15. Sadly, this was one of the reasons why many blacks didn't support him in the beginning |
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Fleshdancer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 09:45 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Is your father planning to vote in the General? |
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Liberal_Stalwart71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 10:11 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. I honestly don't know. My father is weird. He's a progressive but doesn't seem |
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sourmilk (512 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 09:46 AM Response to Original message |
17. It's actually code for "I hope he will be assassinated." |
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newmajority (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 10:22 AM Response to Reply #17 |
19. I like that solution. |
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seaglass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
21. The only place I've heard it is on DU from Obama supporters |
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DevonRex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 11:02 AM Response to Original message |
22. My in-laws have said it repeatedly. They also say they're not |
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PatGund (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 11:05 AM Response to Original message |
23. I've seen a version of it on the various PUMA sites...... |
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raebrek (467 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 11:07 AM Response to Original message |
24. When I heard this. |
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progdog (435 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 11:16 AM Response to Reply #24 |
26. I thought the same thing. |
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Eyes_wide_ open (417 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 03:15 PM Response to Original message |
27. Are you for real? |
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BklynChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 03:16 PM Response to Original message |
28. depends on the person. Many people I know are truly worried for his life. I think others may say |
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jillan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 03:17 PM Response to Original message |
29. ALL Presidents run that risk. |
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crispini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 03:18 PM Response to Original message |
30. I've heard it in real life from fellow Obama supporters, |
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Withywindle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 03:21 PM Response to Original message |
31. For me it sure isn't! |
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appleannie1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 04:20 PM Response to Original message |
32. The first time I heard it, it came from my black son-in-law. |
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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 04:23 PM Response to Original message |
33. What I hear is much worse. |
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Eyes_wide_ open (417 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 10:43 PM Response to Reply #33 |
46. Me too |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
35. I think it means different things to different people. |
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Cal Carpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 04:35 PM Response to Original message |
37. My next-door neighbor said the same thing |
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Alexander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 04:39 PM Response to Original message |
39. Not necessarily, no. |
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RichardRay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 04:39 PM Response to Original message |
40. Generally, not code talk for a threat, just for... |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 04:54 PM Response to Original message |
41. I did post something about this once - |
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MasonJar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 05:02 PM Response to Original message |
42. I am also personally worried about the possibility; I would feel the same concern regarding |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 05:23 PM Response to Original message |
43. I've only heard it from Obama supporters who are afraid of that. |
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FraDon (316 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 05:54 PM Response to Original message |
44. Assassinations are Standard Operating Procedure |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 07:12 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. I have the feeling that the Sec Serv.is taking all kinds of extraordniary measures |
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