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Cali_Democrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-11 08:00 PM
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White House shooter thought he was Jesus and Obama was the Antichrist
Edited on Thu Nov-17-11 08:03 PM by Cali_Democrat
He also thought Obama was planning to implant computer tracking chips into children.




Idaho Man Charged With Trying to Assassinate Obama
By JESSICA GRESKO and JESSIE L. BONNER Associated Press
BOISE, Idaho November 18, 2011 (AP)

An Idaho man accused of firing an assault rifle at the White House believed he was Jesus and thought President Barack Obama was the Antichrist, according to court documents and those who knew him. At one point, he even suggested to an acquaintance the president was planning to implant computer tracking chips into children.

Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez, 21, was charged Thursday with attempting to assassinate the president or his staff. He is accused of firing nine rounds at the White House last Friday night — one of them cracking a window of the first family's living quarters — when Obama and the first lady were away. If convicted, Ortega faces up to life in prison.

Ortega was arrested Wednesday at a western Pennsylvania hotel when a desk clerk there recognized him and called police.

Ortega's public defender, Christopher Brown, declined comment after his first court hearing in Pennsylvania. Ortega's mother has said he has no history of mental illness, though when authorities were looking for him, they reported he had "mental health issues."

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/idaho-man-charged-assassinate-obama-14977325
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sasha031 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-11 08:02 PM
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1. I hear an insanity plea coming
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rfranklin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-11 08:04 PM
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2. those thoughts are normal for a large percentage of Republicans...
I think the insanity plea will be hard to prove.
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sasha031 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-11 08:19 PM
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4. hope your not saying I'm a repub
what I was saying is it will be the defense of his attorney's.

I have no doubt he and members of his mega church beleive this.
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grantcart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-11 09:45 PM
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8. I have one work related fellow who sends me emails regularly that

Obama is the antichrist.

Not a fellow employee so it took an act of Congress to get it to stop.
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Cali_Democrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-11 08:52 PM
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6. Well he does seem....ummm......
:crazy:
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Lint Head Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-11 08:07 PM
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3. Yep
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Cali_Democrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-11 12:52 PM
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11. LOL
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dballance Donating Member (460 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-11 08:52 PM
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5. Shouldn't ALL the windows in the White House be Bullet-proof?
His bullets cracked a window in the living quarters?

Seriously, it's not like we don't know there are nuts like this out there. Make the First Family safe. I don't care if they are Dems or GOP. Make sure they are safe from these whack jobs.
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JoePhilly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-11 09:08 PM
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7. They are ... as I understand it ... there are outer windows, which are basic windows ...
which look nice ... and then there are also inner windows, which are bullet proof.

At least that's what I recall reading some time ago.
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Cali_Democrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-11 12:21 PM
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9. I'm pretty sure they are bullet proof
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Cigar11 Donating Member (276 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-11 12:28 PM
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10. Yes they are ...
It shattered only the outer layer.
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AlinPA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-11 01:00 PM
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12. Watching Fox "news" will really screw up a person.
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slackmaster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-11 01:04 PM
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13. That's OK. I'm the Romans and I'm here to maintain order.
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great white snark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-11 01:15 PM
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14. Geez, could be life imprisonment if convicted.
Hope his public defender goes above and beyond for this man, especially if he has mental health issues.
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Enrique Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-11 01:29 PM
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15. he looks a little like Bruce Springsteen
in some early pictures of Bruce.
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