Re: Home of the free

[Drsolly <drsollyp () drsolly com>]

On Tue, 26 Aug 2008, Rob Thompson wrote:

> 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???

I thought you folks had a well-established precedent for that. Which is a
shame - he seems to be a nice guy.
 
> On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 1:30 PM, Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon &
> Hannah <rMslade () shaw ca> 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)
> > rslade () vcn bc ca     slade () victoria tc ca     rslade () computercrime org
> > 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/
> >
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