A recent diary by Th0rn http://www.dailykos.com/... expresses outrage at the suggestion by Politico that the if nothing changes at the Secret Service, the President will be responsible for his own death if he is assassinated. http://www.dailykos.com/...
Before I continue, may God forbid the untimely demise of Barack Obama, a president for whom I cannot heap enough praise. He is owed a mountain of gratitude for all that he has done for this country.
Here is the thing. Bare with me. Bill Clinton was put on notice not to fuck around after the whole Gennifer Flowers thing. Then, in the middle of a $60 million judicial fishing expedition by the Republicans to try and find anything they could to hang the then President with, he fucks around with Monica Lewinsky. There is only one person at fault here, President Clinton.
Now, we have everything from armed crazies invading the White House to an armed felon on an elevator with the president. Considering that this Black president is supposedly one of the most death-threat-ed presidents in U.S. History, I would consider this entire conversation as being put on notice. In which case, I wholeheartedly agree that if something happens, it's on the President. And, considering how bad such an event would be for social unrest in this country and how it would serve the nefarious aims of so many evil people here and abroad, I respectfully request that the President tighten up. Not to put too fine a point on it, but it's not just your ass that's on the line Mr. President.
Mon Oct 13, 2014 at 2:16 PM PT: Really? Even Kos chimed in. God y'all...
Do what you gotta do. I love this President that much. So, just do what you gotta do.