BREAKING-Man arrested for threatening to assassinate Obama!

[jenmito]

Raymond Hunter Giesel is being held without bail in FL. He made a threat a couple weeks ago. His SUV and hotel room had a loaded handgun, knives, lots of ammunition, and a machete. :scared:

[gateley]

1. Glad they got him. And glad he made the threat so they were on to him. nt

[jenmito]

9. So am I, but how many more crazy people like him are out there?

This scares me.

[scheming daemons]

14. How many accounts are there at FreeRepublic?

[jenmito]

17. More than at those PUMA sites, but no less scary.

[snooper2]

48. OH DAMN

:rofl:

:rofl:

:rofl:

[gateley]

38. .....

:rofl:

[gateley]

26. Well I was thinking that when I read your post and when I responded.

Probably a LOT. And many of them wouldn't make threats beforehand and draw attention to themselves. I don't think John Hinckley did, did he?

And then I was thinking that the security is so much more stringent now than when Reagan was shot, that such an instance is probably far less likely to occur. I hope I'm right.

[jenmito]

34. I'm sure you're right on ALL counts...

and if Obama and his family are willing to run despite the crazies like this guy, we gotta support that decision, all though I DO worry.

[gateley]

37. Yep - we just have to hope for the best and trust that he's got the best

of the best protecting him. There is nothing WE can do (except turn in our whacko RW neighbors if they make any threats).

[Sheltiemama]

39. My mother was worrying about his safety earlier today.

And that was before she heard this. She's probably glued to the TV.

[gateley]

44. From what I've gleaned, it wasn't a crucial situation.

This guy didn't get close, and Obama was never actually in danger. Reassure your mom Obama has the best protection available. :hug:

[AlinPA]

43. I worry about his protection. Bush**-Rove are in charge of SS.

[gateley]

47. I think the SS take their charge of protecting their person

VERY seriously. Even Bush supporters, I think, would give their lives to protect Obama if the situation arose. They've got a lot of personal integrity.

I know this because I read a lot of novels. :)

Actually, a friend of mine was married to an SS agent, and regardless of his personal leanings, his "boss" was the person he was protecting. Period.

[azmouse]

2. That's scary, I'm glad they got the guy.

[darius15]

3. Don't like the sound of this

Anybody who says that a President Obama would not face any more danger than other presidents in the past is living in a fantasy world.

[Lost-in-FL]

16. So what?

I am sure he knows the risks. Is he not supposed to run for office then?

[Yes We Did]

45. Wow. Just Wow.

[Lost-in-FL]

55. Seriously, why are we acting like we are surprised here.

How many liberals, progressives, etc. have died in the hands of so called conservatives in the last few decades? Just a few weeks ago an Unitarian church was attacked for their liberal tendencies. We can as progressives coward up and let the republicans intimidate us or keep up the fight.

[Whisp]

4. geeeeezeee, another one with 3 names. whats with that?

[Guaranteed]

46. The media reports it that way on purpose so that they aren't confused

with others with the same first and last name. The story is national, after all.

[Whisp]

49. thanks for the info, I did not know that!!!

makes sense

:)

[Kber]

5. I'm kinda hoping he's just a crazy guy who likes to shoot his mouth off

rather than someone who was planning any kind of sophisticated plot.

[Whisp]

13. machete's don't sound too sophisticated in plotting...

pssssst, hey Obama, come over here
(whispers over the heads of about 17 burly ss guys)
I want to chop you up.

[DutchLiberal]

52. Ever heard of Rwanda?

[Whisp]

53. no comparison, Rwanda wasn't about 800,000 assassinations.

I know that's picking at words, assassination and murder,
but the motives are a lot different.

most if not all the assassinations in america have been by gun, not machetes.
unless you can throw one of those over long distances.

[DutchLiberal]

64. Of course I know my comparison was lousy...

But I couldn't resist when you talked about machetes.

[scheming daemons]

6. I think you mistyped his name.... it Raymond Hunter Giesel

[jenmito]

15. Thanks. I fixed it.

:hi:

[writes3000]

7. I'm glad they got him. n/t

[whistle]

8. How many other lone nut-jobs are out there being programmed by the RW

[chitty]

11. Just like the whack job

that shot up the church while the kids were giving a play.

[TheCowsCameHome]

10. I'm anxious to see what his background is.

I have a picture forming in my mind.

[scheming daemons]

12. Probably a long-time Freeper..... like the Tennessee church shooter

[VolcanoJen]

33. The Tennessee church shooter was a Freeper?

For real?

[scheming daemons]

35. Not proven... just my speculation

[nomaco-10]

40. They found hannity and o'reilly's books in his car. n/t

[Sheltiemama]

42. I live in Knoxville.

His "manifesto" said he wanted to kill all liberals. So yeah, I'd say he's a freeper.

[Quixote1818]

18. It said he also considered assassinating Bush. He sounds like a freak. nt

[jenmito]

19. Yeah-THAT'S strange. n/t

[kevinmc]

20. Here's the only link I found on a news search on google ......

http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/08/07/man-arrested-in-florida-for-threatening-to-kill-obama/

[LSK]

21. what indicates he was there to assassinate versus going to a weapons show

or something else?

[jenmito]

29. He was heard twice saying, "If that n***r gets elected, I'll assassinate him myself."

That was heard by two fellow students in a bail-bondsman class.

[jenmito]

25. Thanks. I saw it on MSNBC. n/t

[rniel]

22. Raymond Hunter Giesel

That sounds like a KKK members name. You couldn't have made up a better name than that.

[City Lights]

23. One "Hunter" down, but I fear there are lots more out there.

:scared:

Stay safe, Barack!

[blogslut]

24. I wonder if it is this fellow?

http://www.christian12step.org/ministry.html

[VolcanoJen]

30. C'mon, that guy looks like an elderly Mr. Rogers!

:-)

[Arnold Judas Rimmer]

41. Nope. According to FAUX, the suspect is 22

And that guy is considerably older. But this could be his son. Or even grandson. Both are in Florida.

[ellisonz]

27. Florida, Florida, Florida.

[PBS Poll-435]

32. More oozy discharge

from America's wang.

[Maine-ah]

63. He's from Maine.

:-(

[VolcanoJen]

28. On MSNBC, they said he was taking a Bail Bonds class....

... and apparently had told fellow students that if Obama became President, he would kill him himself.

They also just reported he's suffering from PTSD.

[jenmito]

31. Yup, and he used the "N" word when describing him. n/t

[northernsoul]

36. This is going to happen more and more often

Sorry, that's just the sad reality. We've got a lot heavily-armed, racist vermin out there who have been absorbing decades worth of RW vitriol from dawn to dusk. Fortunately, I believe that the secret service professionals are a helluva lot more competent than the whack-a-doodles.

[tokenlib]

50. Turn him over to us at DU...just think what we'd do to him......

We could start with waterboarding and test out all the other activities that are not considered torture....

This keeps up and my opposition to capital punishment might really get tested..

[DutchLiberal]

51. You know I'm scared Obama will not 'make it' to the election?

:scared: I really am...

[Whalestoe]

54. Don't be. Obama has the best protection possible.

Really, it's best to NOT think about these things (easier said than done). Plus, I don't think this is the first time the SS have taken a man in for being a threat to Barack. I think someone had been following him around with a knife?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1556688/Fear-for-Obama's-safety-after-knife-arrest.html

There it is.

Say a prayer, do a dance, or whatever will make you feel better.

[jenmito]

60. I was worried about his trip overseas. Since he made that ok, I'm not AS worried, but

I still worry, too. Something always seems to "happen" to the best of 'em. :scared:

[BlooInBloo]

56. 1 down, how many more to go? With a thoroughly racist Secret Service guarding him.

[jenmito]

58. The SS helped get this guy arrested. n/t

[Catherine Vincent]

57. No pic of the perp?

[jenmito]

59. I haven't seen one. n/t

[AllieB]

61. He was on our local news at 10. He's originally from Maine.

Young looking with close-cropped hair.

[Lost-in-FL]

62. Here's the freak...

Taken from here http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Florida_man_arrested_for_threatening_Obama_0807.html