prole Posted September 28, 2009 Posted September 28, 2009 Fox News doing its best at C.Y.A.-style reporting just in case anything does happen. No information as to the results of the poll. Secret Service Probing Obama Assassination Poll on Facebook Monday , September 28, 2009 By Joshua Rhett Miller The U.S. Secret Service is investigating a "poll" posted on Facebook that asked users the most unsocial, unspeakable question: Should President Obama be assassinated? Edwin Donovan, a spokesman for the Secret Service, said the agency will take "appropriate investigative steps" in connection to the survey, which was posted on Saturday and was quickly removed when Facebook employees were alerted to its existence. "We are continuing our investigation," Donovan told FOXNews.com, declining further comment. The poll asked respondents: "Should Obama be killed?" The possible answers were "no," "maybe," yes," and "yes if he cuts my health care." Facebook spokesman Barry Schnitt said a "third-party application" enabled an individual user to create what he said was an "offensive poll." "The application was immediately suspended while the inappropriate content could be removed by the developer and until such time as the developer institutes better procedures to monitor their user-generated content," Schnitt said in a statement to FOXNews.com. Facebook is now cooperating with the Secret Service, Schnitt said. Bob Beckel, a Democratic Party strategist and FOX News contributor, said the individual responsible for the poll should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. "This is the kind of garbage that's generated from the extreme right against Obama, and it's going way over the line," Beckel told FOXNews.com. "It's got to be stopped. Find him, prosecute him and put him in jail." Regardless of political persuasion, Beckel said such threats are "un-American" and simply not acceptable. "If they don't like what Obama is doing, then maybe they ought to go out and vote for someone else," he said. "But relying on this kind of attack is un-American and unacceptable." In November, prior to Obama's landslide election victory, officials from the Secret Service declined to comment on the number of threats he had received, but they said they saw more threats against him than any other candidate during the campaign. Quote
KaskadskyjKozak Posted September 28, 2009 Posted September 28, 2009 Fox News doing its best at C.Y.A.-style reporting just in case anything does happen. No information as to the results of the poll. Secret Service Probing Obama Assassination Poll on Facebook Monday , September 28, 2009 By Joshua Rhett Miller The U.S. Secret Service is investigating a "poll" posted on Facebook that asked users the most unsocial, unspeakable question: Should President Obama be assassinated? Edwin Donovan, a spokesman for the Secret Service, said the agency will take "appropriate investigative steps" in connection to the survey, which was posted on Saturday and was quickly removed when Facebook employees were alerted to its existence. "We are continuing our investigation," Donovan told FOXNews.com, declining further comment. The poll asked respondents: "Should Obama be killed?" The possible answers were "no," "maybe," yes," and "yes if he cuts my health care." Facebook spokesman Barry Schnitt said a "third-party application" enabled an individual user to create what he said was an "offensive poll." "The application was immediately suspended while the inappropriate content could be removed by the developer and until such time as the developer institutes better procedures to monitor their user-generated content," Schnitt said in a statement to FOXNews.com. Facebook is now cooperating with the Secret Service, Schnitt said. Bob Beckel, a Democratic Party strategist and FOX News contributor, said the individual responsible for the poll should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. "This is the kind of garbage that's generated from the extreme right against Obama, and it's going way over the line," Beckel told FOXNews.com. "It's got to be stopped. Find him, prosecute him and put him in jail." Regardless of political persuasion, Beckel said such threats are "un-American" and simply not acceptable. "If they don't like what Obama is doing, then maybe they ought to go out and vote for someone else," he said. "But relying on this kind of attack is un-American and unacceptable." In November, prior to Obama's landslide election victory, officials from the Secret Service declined to comment on the number of threats he had received, but they said they saw more threats against him than any other candidate during the campaign. but you're cool with Chode-boy making death threats to public figures... Quote
prole Posted September 28, 2009 Author Posted September 28, 2009 I looked but this is the only one I could find: "Would you kill someone for that?...I'm thinking about killing Michael Moore...I could kill him myself, or if I would need to hire somebody to do it,...No, I think I could. I think he could be looking me in the eye, you know, and I could just be choking the life out. Is this wrong? I stopped wearing my What Would Jesus — band — Do, and I've lost all sense of right and wrong now. I used to be able to say, 'Yeah, I'd kill Michael Moore,' and then I'd see the little band: What Would Jesus Do? And then I'd realize, 'Oh, you wouldn't kill Michael Moore. Or at least you wouldn't choke him to death.' And you know, well, I'm not sure." * The Glenn Beck Program, May 17, 2005 Quote
KaskadskyjKozak Posted September 28, 2009 Posted September 28, 2009 I looked but this is the only one I could find: "Would you kill someone for that?...I'm thinking about killing Michael Moore...I could kill him myself, or if I would need to hire somebody to do it,...No, I think I could. I think he could be looking me in the eye, you know, and I could just be choking the life out. Is this wrong? I stopped wearing my What Would Jesus — band — Do, and I've lost all sense of right and wrong now. I used to be able to say, 'Yeah, I'd kill Michael Moore,' and then I'd see the little band: What Would Jesus Do? And then I'd realize, 'Oh, you wouldn't kill Michael Moore. Or at least you wouldn't choke him to death.' And you know, well, I'm not sure." * The Glenn Beck Program, May 17, 2005 that's stupid. the easiest way to kill Michael Moore would be to hand him a few extra bear claws. Quote
t_rutl Posted September 28, 2009 Posted September 28, 2009 that's stupid. the easiest way to kill Michael Moore would be to hand him a few extra bear claws. Quote
Fairweather Posted September 28, 2009 Posted September 28, 2009 Fox News doing its best at C.Y.A.-style reporting just in case anything does happen. No information as to the results of the poll. I guess I don't understand your assertion that FOX news is playing CYA on this Facebook issue? Why would they, since NewsCorp owns MySpace, you dumbass. Quote
rob Posted September 28, 2009 Posted September 28, 2009 uh oh, FW, sounds like they killed your poll. Tough luck. Can you tell us what the results were before they took it down? Quote
Fairweather Posted September 28, 2009 Posted September 28, 2009 uh oh, FW, sounds like they killed your poll. Tough luck. Can you tell us what the results were before they took it down? Nope. But I hear it's still "up" in Thailand. Quote
prole Posted September 29, 2009 Author Posted September 29, 2009 I guess I don't understand your assertion that FOX news is playing CYA on this Facebook issue? Why would they, since NewsCorp owns MySpace, you dumbass. Given Fox's broader role in creating and sustaining the right-wing hysteria of late and the ability of most Americans' to connect the dots corresponding to increased incidents of violence, it goes without saying that things would not go well for FOX if anything too major went down. Therefore, it's important that Fox sometimes go out of its way (totally over the top, in the case of this article) to quote sources condemning inflammatory incidents. That it's Facebook and not MySpace may actually strengthen Fox's hand in that it's able to condemn inciteful speech while ignoring its own very profitable role in the same activity. Quote
prole Posted September 29, 2009 Author Posted September 29, 2009 Or did you think that FoxNews was likely to use this: "This is the kind of garbage that's generated from the extreme right against Obama, and it's going way over the line," Beckel told FOXNews.com. "It's got to be stopped. Find him, prosecute him and put him in jail." Regardless of political persuasion, Beckel said such threats are "un-American" and simply not acceptable. "If they don't like what Obama is doing, then maybe they ought to go out and vote for someone else," he said. "But relying on this kind of attack is un-American and unacceptable." in an article describing something found in a Murdoch-owned media outlet? Even I don't think you're that dumb. Quote
rob Posted September 29, 2009 Posted September 29, 2009 uh oh, FW, sounds like they killed your poll. Tough luck. Can you tell us what the results were before they took it down? Nope. But I hear it's still "up" in Thailand. OH SNAP. You're like the little-dick guy with the bick-dick walk. That's cool, though. At least now I know what is fair-game with you. When was the last time you got laid, anyway? Your wife never even mentions you, but then, her mouth is usually full. Quote
Fairweather Posted September 29, 2009 Posted September 29, 2009 uh oh, FW, sounds like they killed your poll. Tough luck. Can you tell us what the results were before they took it down? Nope. But I hear it's still "up" in Thailand. OH SNAP. You're like the little-dick guy with the bick-dick walk. That's cool, though. At least now I know what is fair-game with you. When was the last time you got laid, anyway? Your wife never even mentions you, but then, her mouth is usually full. Sure. I guess if you accuse someone of participating in a murderous poll of this type, you should expect a response. But honestly, I don't know how I would feel if I lost her to a 5 foot tall Thai with a 2-1/2 inch dick. Humiliated, I suppose. Quote
G-spotter Posted September 29, 2009 Posted September 29, 2009 But honestly, I don't know how I would feel if I lost her to a 5 foot tall Thai with a 2-1/2 inch dick. Humiliated, I suppose. However, if you lost her to a seven foot tall Aryan with a 10 inch dick, you'd feel honoured, right. Quote
rob Posted September 29, 2009 Posted September 29, 2009 OH SNAP. You're like the little-dick guy with the bick-dick walk. That's cool, though. At least now I know what is fair-game with you. When was the last time you got laid, anyway? Your wife never even mentions you, but then, her mouth is usually full. Sure. I guess if you accuse someone of participating in a murderous poll of this type, you should expect a response. But honestly, I don't know how I would feel if I lost her to a 5 foot tall Thai with a 2-1/2 inch dick. Humiliated, I suppose. phh, my ex was a crazy bitch I'm lucky to be rid of. Talk about happy endings. You, on the other hand, are stuck with that behemoth of yours. Keep her away from Thailand; their dicks are bigger than yours. But it sounds like you already know that! Quote
olyclimber Posted September 29, 2009 Posted September 29, 2009 i can feel the love just oozing out of this thread Quote
KaskadskyjKozak Posted September 29, 2009 Posted September 29, 2009 i can feel the love just oozing out of this thread you have confused puss with pus anybody got some neosporin to apply to this festering wound? Quote
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