In a country of over 300 Million people, there will always be kooks and immature idiots. The Country has been ready for a Black President for a long time. Colin Powell would have won, had he run.
Voting FOR someone because of their race is as racist as voting against them on that basis. We should vote based on suitability, experience, and character. All of those require being tested. As for the protecting of the leaders from the people, well, the Caesars needed the Praetorians for a reason. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rob Thompson > Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 3:04 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [funsec] Home of the free > > I think that there were some death threats to Obama... > > You'd think that we were, but it seems like our Country is > not yet mature enough for a black president. > > Freaking sad if you ask me... Though I do understand where > you're coming from, in regards to that is a TOUCH overboard. > What are they going to do if he WINS??? > > On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 1:30 PM, Rob, grandpa of Ryan, > Trevor, Devon & Hannah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "Two U.S. cities will become virtual fortresses during the > Democratic > > and Republican nominating conventions, protected by airplanes, > > helicopters, barriers, fences, and thousands of police officers, > > National Guard troops, and Secret Service agents. In > Denver, Colorado, > > where Democrats assemble next week, police are spending $18 > million on > > equipment alone and will be bolstered by National Guard troops and > > hundreds of officers from surrounding suburbs. In St. Paul, > Minnesota, > > site of the September 1-4 Republican nominating convention, > police are > > calling on 80 law- enforcement agencies to provide 3,000 > officers to > > supplement the city's 500-person force. The federal money is being > > spent for security measures such as fencing and high- tech > > camera-surveillance systems. More than 1,000 National Guard troops > > will help with communication and supplies in Denver, said a > spokesman > > for the Colorado National Guard. More than 1,000 Minnesota National > > Guard troops will help provide security at sites outside the Xcel > > Center that are being used by convention participants, said a Guard > > spokesman. The North American Aerospace Defense Command, based at > > Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, will also participate. > > The Federal Bureau of Investigation plans to use a new > version of a computer network that lets all its branch > offices build leads on cases. The Coast Guard will monitor > the Mississippi River near the Xcel Energy Center." > > > > > http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601070&sid=aJgx7Uji1acI&refer > > =ho > > me > > > > ====================== (quote inserted randomly by Pegasus Mailer) > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Blessed are they who have nothing to say and who cannot be > > persuaded to say it. - James Russell Lowell > > victoria.tc.ca/techrev/rms.htm > > blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/author/p1/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. > > https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec > > Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. > > > > > > -- > Rob > _______________________________________________ > Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. > https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec > Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. > _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
