does the Secret Service take all threats seriously?

[Razoor]

I have a feeling they do. I checked their website and it said to report legimate threats. Politics got brought up at work by another co-worker and I never bring it up . He supports mcbush. Calling him a muslim and how he served in the military and that gives him experience and I said mccain crashed planes in the military and was reckless. Then my coworker said he if could he would put a bullet in him myself regarding obama. I didnt say nothing I was too shocked. would that be a legimate threat to report to the secret service? I know he probably wont do it just another mccain supporter talking big.

of course the rest of the people I worked in chimed in and said Obama is a muslim and had one guy even say hes middle name is saddam which I just laughed at and even offered to bring in proof to convince him hes not a muslim but a christian but he said that still wouldnt convince him because according to him Obama got on tv and said he was muslim or something or other. sometimes I cant stand ignorant people especially people who wont even read to check facts
what does everyone else think I should do?

[BlooInBloo]

1. You be the judge...

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/5/12/0104/44529

[nannycee]

2. I'd report it. n/t

[TheKentuckian]

3. Yes, any threat to Sarah Palin's bubble-shield from the press

is taken care of in milliseconds.

[old mark]

4. I'd report the SOB tonight!

Since you can do so online, do it ASAP.
Let them decide the seriousness of this asshole's problem.

He is probably all talk, but you never know.

mark

[salguine]

5. How the f**k do you stand to work there? Hell yes, report it.

[Razoor]

6. ill call as soon as they open tomorrow unless there is another way

but will call my local office as soon as it opens tomorrow.
what will they need to investigate? his name and where he lives anything else?
thanks for the suggestions though.

[nannycee]

10. I doubt they close for something this important.

I'm guessing just any information you have as to his name, workplace, etc.

[cynatnite]

7. Yep, it's a threat. I'll leave it to you to decide whether to report it or not...

When Clinton was president a guy walked to my office and said 'someone out to shoot Clinton'. I couldn't believe my ears and didn't know whether to report him or not.

IMO, it's much worse with Obama and I wouldn't treat it lightly.

[Lisa0825]

8. I'd rather

report something that turned out to be nothing than not report it and regret it.

[AzNick]

9. It's idle talk. Unless he shows resolve and even a plan...

There is nothing you can do about it.

[CoffeeCat]

11. People like this are so ignorant...my story

We took our girls to McDonald's last night, and as my husband read the newspaper, I struck
up a conversation with the man who sat next to our table. We started discussing the economy
and the topic turned to politics. He said, "What choice do we have? An old grump and a
a terrorist."

I nearly fell off my chair. I was so pissed. I seriously, did not realize that human beings
actually believed this nonsense. I said, "What do you mean, Obama is a terrorist? Why do
you believe that?" He ranted about his middle name!

I started laughing, and I said, "You ACTUALLY, SERIOUSLY believe that Barack Obama is going to
strap bombs to himself and blow up an Applebee's or something? Seriously? REALLY?"

The guy looked kind of embarrassed, because complete ignorance sounds great in your own head, but when
you start babbling about your wild distortions--it becomes clear that you've just made an idiot out of
yourself.

I said, "What? Did someone lock you in a room for three years with nothing to listen to but Rush
Limbaugh? Holey moley!"

At this point, my husband was like, "Okaaaaay, time to go honey! Kids! We gotta run!"

I sat there. I was not going to let this guy get away with this, but I was being nice--and trying
to use humor.

I said, "Look. We all want the same things. We all want our kids to have a great future and we all
want to survive these tough economic times." He then started talking about how he wanted to start
a tire business, and I said, "Well, if you did, Barack Obama would give you a tax cut! Isn't that
beautiful?" He then said things are tough because he got hurt changing a tire for a customer by
the side of the road, and I said, "And Barack Obama would give you health care and lower those costs
for you. See! You, are an Obama supporter and you didn't even know it!"

Then he said, "It's really easy to talk and say that you're going to give everyone health care."

I cut him off, because my husband was out in the parking lot with our children, waving at me through the windows
and making faces, "Look. I've read Obama's 'Blueprint for America' and he's got a plan that will cover
everyone. We're all in and we get to choose our own doctor and costs are lowered for everyone--because
everyone is in the system. The man is brilliant and we need an intelligent leader to get us out of
the multiple messes that we're in."

I got up and I said, "Look, I'm upset that you said he was a terrorist. Because he's not. You can disagree
with his health care plan, but do we have to say bizarre things like that? It keeps people like you and me from
even talking!"

I probably didn't change his mind, but at least I was upbeat and I set the record straight.

Things are really, really nutty out there...

[csziggy]

13. One of our team has a good come back for the "OBama is a terrorist" line

She just looks extremely surprised and says gently, "You must have heard incorrectly. Obama is a Senator from Illinois." as if the other person must be completely unaware of reality.

[slampoet]

12. The Threat is Against the law. It does not matter whether he will do it.

In not reporting it you are leaving yourself open to charges of concealing a federal felony.
He has already committed a crime.

Report this.


You are only doing damage to yourself and your country by not doing so.


If he does do anything and you didn't tell, you are going to jail along with him.