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Obama Assassination Plot?

Posted Aug 25th 2008 8:14PM by TMZ Staff

A Denver TV station is reporting authorities may have foiled an assassination plot against Barack Obama, and there's talk the suspects may be members of a white supremacy group.

KUSA-TV claims three men are in custody after a routine traffic stop in Aurora (near Denver) turned up two rifles, high-powered scopes, ammo and meth. The man in the car led authorities to a hotel where another suspect jumped out of a fourth floor window in an attempt to escape.

A third guy was busted at another hotel but the info on him is sketchy.

The arrests went down yesterday. The TV station says sources said "Two of the men had tattoos and jewelry popular with white supremacists."

The mugshot inset in the photo is of one of the suspects, Tharin Gartrell.

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31. Further proof that racists are dumbasses. They don't want a black president...but he hasn't even been elected. I wouldn't want him to be assassinated, or lose the election, but there's no point in killing him right now because he might not even be president. Why get yourself arrested trying to prevent something that might not happen?

Posted at 4:35PM on Aug 26th 2008 by Bubs

32. People, I suggest you directly go to the 'source' [or another reliable news source] of this information...

http://www.9news.com/ (Colorado)

http://www.myfoxla.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=7280405&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.3.1 (local - My FOX LA)

Btw, check out the poll on the My Fox LA frontpage, found that interesting.


Posted at 9:50PM on Aug 25th 2008 by bitchplz

33. Here is the link to the news story online from the KUSA-TV
http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=98343&catid=188

Posted at 9:43PM on Aug 25th 2008 by Carl Punk Boy

34. BS... no other news source is picking this up. This was probably just a routine drug bust and the local news is trying to look nationally relevant.

Posted at 9:42PM on Aug 25th 2008 by brewers WS 08

35. TO BAD THEY WERE CAUGHT

Posted at 9:43PM on Aug 25th 2008 by JANETTE'

36. BARRACK HUSSEIN OBAMA = BLACKROCK INSANE NOBAMA, KILLING HIM OR ANYONE WITHOUT IT BEING SELF DEFENSE OR TO PROTECT ANOTHER PERSONS LIFE IS NOT ACCEPTABLE !.....BUT ANYONE WHO REALLY BELIEVES NOBAMA SHOULD BE THIS COUNTRYS' NEXT PRESIDENT, IS AN ABSOLUTE F&*KING IDIOT !!!

Posted at 10:47PM on Aug 25th 2008 by AL GOREs VAGINA

37. You think there would be RACE riots? Everyone of every color would riot!! Barack is loved by many who want change in this country. He is the first hope we have seen for many, many years and if anything were to happen to him be it physical or a stolen win for presidency such as Bush's win there will be hell to pay in this country..

Posted at 10:02PM on Aug 25th 2008 by just me

38. That kind of stupidity is why you're next, "Janette"...

Posted at 9:57PM on Aug 25th 2008 by Dept Secret Service

39. It's too early to make assumptions on whether these guys had any intent to off Obama...Sounds more to me like the Cops found some spun out tweekers with guns, and figured they'd make headlines...Folks , including Obama, seem to forget that he's half WHITE...
Besides, isn't it the goal of every Muslim to be "martyrd"?...

Posted at 9:59PM on Aug 25th 2008 by Hussie

40. The only thing more patethic than those white supremacy losers is the attitude of people like Janette who prove there is not white supremacy and those who think this is a publicity stunt. Your narrow minded, backwards thinking are what is wrong with this country. I just wish you douchebags would not be allowed to hide behing your online personas so you would have to answer for your hate.

Posted at 10:57PM on Aug 27th 2008 by Eric

41. ONLY TOTAL IDIOTS WOULD VOTE FOR ....BLACKROCK INSANE NOBAMA !!!...OR F*&^ING COMMUNISTS !!!

Posted at 10:12PM on Aug 25th 2008 by AL GOREs VAGINA

42. Why don't the cops go after the REAL bad guys?

Posted at 10:12PM on Aug 25th 2008 by Roger C.

43. What they should do is collect a whole load of these tattooed kkk trailer trash people and draft them to Iraq. They want to act all rough thugs, let's see how they'd be once they drop them off in Iraq..

Posted at 10:15PM on Aug 25th 2008 by White Trash KKK

44. @ sox lover
If Obama is a racist muslim then you are a blind sheep. You've been brainwashed to believe everything you read in the bible. Obama believes we shouldn't be afraid to question traditions. Hence his slogan, "It's time for change.". This doesn't mean Obama doesn't believe in God and spirituality.

Posted at 10:16PM on Aug 25th 2008 by Ms. X

45. SO, JUST EXACTLY WHAT KIND OF "JEWELRY" IS ASSOCIATED WITH WHITE SUPREMACY????????? THIS SOUNDS LIKE B.S.!!!!!!!! ANOTHER PLOY TO GET ATTENTION AND SYMPATHY???? BLEEDING HEARTS, LET ME GET YOU A WHA BURGER, AND FRENCH CRIES, HOW BOUT A WHINAKIN?/

Posted at 10:18PM on Aug 25th 2008 by PYT

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