ABC News Brian Ross Reports on Twitter Assassination Calls

[RamboLiberal]

The Secret Service is investigating two Twitter users who, apparently angered by the passage of the health care reform bill, took to the Internet Sunday to call for the assassination of President Obama.

"ASSASSINATION! America, we survived the Assassinations and Lincoln & Kennedy. We'll surely get over a bullet to Barrack Obama's head," wrote one Twitter user, who goes by the handle Solly Forell, and identifies himself as a conservative blogger and "'authentic' African American."

Soon after the first post, Forell tweeted another message actively encouraging someone with a "clear shot" to kill the president.

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Another Twitter user who called himself THHEE_JAY and was identified as Jay Martin, tweeted "You Should be Assassinated!! @Barack Obama."

Martin, who is black, followed his tweet, writing "If I lived in DC. I'd shoot him myself. Dead f***ing serious."

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/health-care-bill-spurs-assassination-calls-twitter/story?id=10170233

[zappaman]

1. Have fun in jail

The freaks are really crawling out from under their rocks, aren't they?

[NJmaverick]

2. This stuff is scary. There a way too many crazy right wing terrorists in this country

I am very concerned

[BeyondGeography]

3. Even more lame than it is appalling

:dunce:

[Thrill]

4. Lock his ass up.

[Bobbie Jo]

9. That's an MSNBC Lock-up episode I would actually watch. nt

[my2sense]

5. I think it would be a mistake to underestimate these folks

It seems their leaders (Republicans, Beck and Limbaugh) are inciting them.

We had all better be concerned and stop dismissing the very real possibility that we will see violence perpetrated by some of these kooks! I can't even imagine how they will act if/when immigration reform is on the table.

[activa8tr]

8. Agree 100% These people are dangerous

[uponit7771]

6. What they did is CLEARLY illegal, it's against federal law to threaten or plan to kill a head of st

...in America or a near head of state like the speaker of the house.

[Vicar In A Tutu]

7. These people are mentally ill

They need to spend the rest of their lives in a secure unit away from the real world. The Republican politicians who have nudged, winked and led their vulnerable puppets down this forsaken path are the ones who need to be imprisoned in a real jail.

[Hollywood Hills]

10. Found: Two Black Assassinators

I find it troubling that the mainstream media reports on only two nutjobs threatening the Presidents life over healthcare. You mean to tell me that they searched the worldwide internet, from Twitter to shining FaceBook and only found two....and they were both Black? I sure hope the Secret Service's list is longer.

[bigdarryl]

11. if they look hard enough they will find some tea(kkk)baggers threatening

[CakeGrrl]

12. +1 - why do they need to distinguish the nutjobs by their race?

Just so everyone will know that even black people would like to assassinate the president?

:eyes:

[butterfly77]

14. Doncha know...

black terrorist take priority but, send his ass to jail and let them tear his ass up..

[Phx_Dem]

13. "Dead fucking serious." Now he can't use the "I didn't mean it"

excuse when the SS shows up at his door.

[argonaut]

15. Remember what FDR said: "They are unanimous in their hate of me..."

"and I welcome their hatred."

[WI_DEM]

16. If anything happens to Obama I for one, will hold the Republican Party partially responsible

because they have done nothing but spread discontent and hate since Obama has been president and condoning the nuts in their party.