Oh, my!!!!

[CaptainHaplo]

Quotes are taken from the OP link:

"We are playing with dynamite by demonizing our president and dividing the United States in the process."

Odd - that didn't seem to stop those who were politically opposed to George Bush from demonizing him now did it? *For the record -I didn't care for GWB either* The "satires" calling for Bush to be assassinated were somehow "funny", but the same calls for it against Obama are somehow "scary".

The reality is that the such things are wrong on both sides... but of course calling down "your side" (whichever side that may be) doesn't seem to happen.

"These numbers all come from a brand-new Harris poll, inspired in part by my new book WingNuts" Gee - a poll inspired by a book that makes it clear that it has an bias...... and somehow the results are "scary"? Polls manipulate based on the questions they ask, and when they are founded or inspired from a specific angle - they reflect the VIEWS of that angle. Thankfully it didn't call itself objective, though it was presented by the OP as such....

The author (and I use that term loosely) hosts a segment on CNN called "Wingnut of the Week" - but he describes himself as a "moderate centrists" - whatever that is.

It is nothing new for Presidents to be threatened. Happened all the time with GWB - but the media - for ideoligical reasons - rarely reported it. However, due to the support they have for this administration, any issue is made more visible.

Doubt that there were people who advovated for GWB to be killed?

http://www.zombietime.com/zomblog/?p=621#photos (Photos showing numerous people advocating killing the sitting president)

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/nation/stories/DN-peace_12nat.ART.State.Edition1.43b8067.html (Irish Nobel Peace winner gets standing ovation after stating she wanted to kill GWB)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/gamesblog/2009/jun/12/george-bush-assassination-videogame-virtual-jihadi (Game depicts Bush assassination)

I could go on and on - but the facts speak for themselves. Politically - death threats are made. They are wrong regardless of ideology. November is when the political cost will be paid. But the OP "article" and "poll" need to be seen for what they are. A political hack job - by a political hack.