It's now happened for a third time. Two men have been arrested for plotting to assassinate presidential candidate Barack Obama. Daniel Cowart (20) and Paul Schlesselman (18), self-described white supremacist skinheads, are currently in a Tennessee jail. They have been charged with possessing a sawed-off shotgun, conspiracy to rob a gun dealer, and making threats against a presidential candidate.
The men were arrested last week after an aborted robbery attempt, and their plot was uncovered during questioning by authorities. The two men were going to rob a gun store to get weapons and ammunition. Then they were going to shoot 88 African-Americans and behead 14 more (the numbers 88 and 14 are considered "special" by some white supremacist groups).
After that, they were going to try to kill Barack Obama. The plot they devised is kind of silly, but then most white supremacists are not rocket scientists. They were going to dress in white tuxedos and top hats, get in a car, and drive straight at Obama while firing out the windows. They expected to be killed in the attempt.
This is the third arrest for threats on the life of Barack Obama, with one being in Florida and the other in Colorado. I expect their will be more, and I hope the Secret Service is up to the task of foiling each and every plot. We've already had too many leaders killed in this country.
Maybe if the culprits in all these cases are dealt with harshly, it will prevent others from doing the same. I hope so.
Let's face it, not since Malcolm X and Martin Luther King has a famous black man been more likely to be assassinated by a white stranger.
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