(CNN) -- Federal prosecutors in Tennessee have charged two men with plotting a "killing spree" against African-Americans that would have been capped with an attempt to kill Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama. Federal prosecutors charged two men with making threats against Barack Obama. The U.S. attorney's office in Jackson, Tennessee, said Daniel Cowart, 20, and Paul Schlesselman, 18, were self-described white supremacists who met online through a mutual friend. Both men have been charged with illegal possession of a sawed-off shotgun, conspiracy to rob a federally licensed gun dealer and making threats against a presidential candidate. Cowart and Schlesselman were arrested after an aborted robbery attempt last week, prosecutors said in a statement announcing the charges. They made their initial appearances before a federal judge Monday and are scheduled for a bond hearing Thursday in Memphis. Dat is just great...just great. He hasn't even been elected to be president and they are already trying to take his life....wats next
well... why doesnt this surprise me... seriously if this would really happen i would not be surprised at all those racists are ignorant fuckers... good chance a black guy is gonna win the elections n we cant that can we.... so just shoot him down =/
I don't think the reason of assasination to Obama will be due to his race but more toward the changes he is planning to make states. That was the reason why John.F Kennedy was assasinated, and I'm pretty sure he wasn't murder because he was white
As much as we'd like to think race isn't a part of this, it is. Don't start this with a comparison to Kennedy. This is very different. Knoc
@AC0110 im sure thats one of the reasons too... change... as in wealth is gonna be spread more fairly but please read the article below and tell me what u think after reading it ------------------------------------- Two white supremacists have been charged with threatening to kill Democrat Barack Obama during a "killing spree" of some 100 African-Americans, officials said on Monday. The two men planned to kill some 88 people and decapitate 14 African-Americans, before in a final act assassinating Obama, bidding to be the country's first black president, court documents revealed. The men, Daniel Cowart, 20, of Bells, Tennessee, and Paul Schlesselman, 18, of Helena-West Helena, Arkansas, are being held in custody. The pair were arrested last Wednesday in Tennessee on possession of firearms, threats against a candidate running for president and conspiring to rob a gun store, the Department of Justice said. The men began "discussing going on a 'killing spree' that included killing 88 people and beheading 14 African Americans", Brian Weaks, an agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives told a Memphis court today. "They further stated that their final act of violence would be to attempt to kill/assassinate presidential candidate Barack Obama,'' he added, as the two men appeared before the federal court. The Obama campaign declined to comment on the case. Cowart, from Bells, Tennessee, and Schlesselman, from Arkansas, met via the internet a month ago and have "very strong beliefs and views regarding 'White Power' and 'Skinhead' views", Weaks told the court. Cowart had bought one rifle and stockpiled two handguns, both stolen from his grandfather. Schlesselman also had a short-barrelled shotgun and a revolver which he said he had taken from his father without permission. The pair planned to steal another high-powered rifle from a gun store in Jackson, Tennessee, as well as a series of robberies to finance their bloody plan. "Schlesselman stated that they planned to drive their vehicles as fast as they could toward Obama shooting at him from the windows," Weaks said. "Both individuals stated they would dress in all white tuxedos and wear top hats during the assassination attempt. Both individuals further stated they knew they would and were willing to die during this attempt." Acting US Attorney for western district of Tennessee, Lawrence Laurenzi, said: "The allegations set forth in this criminal complaint are serious and will be treated as such. "The public can rest assured that federal, state, and local law enforcement are diligently working together to investigate and prosecute the alleged activity," he added in a statement. The two men will appear back in the Memphis federal court on Thursday. Obama is already under secret service protection having received it much earlier in the campaign than any other presidential candidate. In late August, it was revealed three men were arrested with a weapons cache in Denver, Colorado where the party convention was being held. US lawyers later said there had been no credible threat against Obama. The Memphis court was told that just before their arrest Cowart and Schlesselman had bought food, nylon rope and ski masks. They also shot out the window of a local church in Brownsville, Tennessee, before driving back to Cowart's grandfather's home where they chalked racist words and symbols, including a Swastika and the numbers 14 and 88 onto the hood of Cowart's car, before being arrested. Helena-West Helena, on the Mississippi River in east Arkansas' Delta, is in one of the nation's poorest regions. Police Chief Fred Fielder said he had never heard of Schlesselman. However, the reported threat of attacking a school filled with black students worried Fielder. Helena-West Helena, with a population of 12,200, is 66 per cent black. "Predominantly black school, take your pick," he said. AFP / AP http://www.smh.com.au/news/us-elect...ng-spree-foiled/2008/10/28/1224955984926.html ----------------------------------------------- u wanna tell me they aint racist now? so many racists in southern part of US....n their like fuckin nazis those racists are probably less active as before but unfortunately they are still there....
lol i doubt these guys really give a shit what obama's policies are. no doubt all they see is a black man about to gain a position of power over white men and decide that its unnacceptable. There is no logical reason to kill a man and 102 others in cold blood. Fucking skinheads.
Suppose you never seen Obama and he just spoke into the speaker, u would never know he is black. That's the problem with the world these days, so much hate based on color and looks,
Well, the article was very different from the article you have posted, therefore, yes, it is due to the race of the plot of assisination. But I still want to say that a black guy could just be as likly to want to kill Obama if they find a reason to.
^ ehmmm... im sure a black guy would wanna kill obama... NOT lol.....i dont c that happening... im sure all the black ppl are super proud to see obama becoming president!!! even i am happy to see CHANGE... color n policies... change is good... n i didnt read the article when i posted my first reply to this thread either.. but it was the first thing that came to mind... i know WHITE john f kennedy was shot too... but still...
Ac did make a good point, a black guy may also want to kill obama for whatever reason. The primary theme here is race. Cheeks, you can't be generalizing and saying that all black people will be proud of obama. Knoc
That is an all encompassing general statement. It can be said for anything. In this particular case and situation, the chance is pretty high that race was a motivation. Knoc
well tbh im sure all or most of those racists would want to kill obama if they had the chance, but not all black people are for obama, from what i saw a lot was for hillary too. well, a white president has been assasinated so its no supprise to see this, im glad the two guys are caught, hopefully they will get a nice long sentance.
