November 22, 2008
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The Assassination of Barack Obama Part 3
I think I may be going soft. I just read a story about a store owner in Maine who made national news when he had his customers bet on what day Barack Obama would get assassinated. Here is the link: Link
You may remember I asked about a week before the election if you thought Barack Obama would get assassinated if he was elected. Here is the link: Link
The next morning I woke up at 4:00 in the morning and I thought of the brilliant idea of having a free premium contest for anyone who could guess the day Obama would be assassinated if elected. (I was going to automatically disqualify anyone who participated or helped plan an assassination).
The post would have been a joke because of all the media coverage about Obama possibly getting assassinated because he was black. (Because no one wanted to kill our much loved President Bush).
The post would have also helped me achieve my lifetime goal of a visit from the Secret Service (Think of the great blogging material that would provide).
But when it came time to post, I chickened out. I thought people would get all upset so I just had people guess what day McCain would die of old age. Here is that link: Link
This is leading me to wonder if I am just growing soft as a blogger. Maybe I am just no longer able to post with an edge.
Is it me, or am I getting soft as a blogger?
Comments (66)
yes you are. you need to get more hard hearted like you used to be. jeez.
actually i think edgy is more the word i was looking for.
and im completely joking. i think you have a good combo of light and heavy material for the most part. funny and serious. etc.
You are getting soft.
You big softie.
I think it’s okay to not shoot yourself in the foot with highly offensive posts. Not everyone can take a joke.
Haha, no not at all!
It’s really interesting that you mention that. Nobody wanted to assassinate George W. Bush yet there were sooo many complaints about his Presidency yet a President that we are so proud of having for making history… we’re making bets on the date he’ll be assassinated. My first thought is that it’s really sad what the government has come to… satirization, gambling, etc. It’s all become a joke.
Now whether you’re getting soft as a blogger, I think not. The McCain dying of old age is priceless. [:
oh brother…
There’s always been a saying around Xanga, “TheTheologiansCafe loses more subscriptions in a week than you will ever have in your life.” If you want to hold true to that statement, then yeah. You very well may be going soft.
On the other hand, it’s going to be extremely hard to lose me as a subscriber, Dan. Even if I do support Obama.
Just another sign that you aren’t DMV
I think you’re a smart blogger.
you are getting weird(er)
I would be very afraid to say anything like what you WOULD have posted, in fear of being hunted down by the FBI, CIA, and such…
i love mr. softee’s ice cream.
I’m not sure your getting soft… maybe your setting the boundries of how much poor taste your willing to have. ;-b
Eh, nah.
Nahh.
Moar boobs plz!
Your support for Barack Hussein Obama Jr. has corrupted you at all levels. Don’t feel badly. America itself is going through the same thing.
There’s too much damn hate in this world.
I once dared you to post a entry that actually came from a group of white separatists. I never thought you would do that. But you did do it, only cleaning it up slightly. For your own safety, I no longer dare you to do such things.
Yeah you are bit softer
awwww how cute
Yes, toughen up!
Freedom of speech is actually a farce. So it is probably good that you didn’t do it or I’m sure you wouldn’t be blogging at all.
There’s soft and then there’s prudent. I believe I avoided answering the Obama post for reasons of prudence. The Secret Service does not have a sense of humor and family history is against me.
Maybe you’re going a little soft. But you can change that!
no, but my boyfriends friend said something about how he was going to “kill obama” and the secret service came to their school and questioned his friends. i thought it was funny.
Maybe perhaps more civil, not necessarily softer.
OH COME ON DAN! I WANNA PARTICIPATE! I WANNA MEET THOSE SECRET SERVICE DUDES TOO! I HOPE THERE IS A CUTE ONE!
LOL!
i think it’s just you. it wouldn’t be very nice to post a blog and ask people to guess the day that obama will be assassinated. that’s just plain rude.
but what do i know? after all i’m just a kid ><;;
No…I think you’ve pretty much cornered the market on being edgy. It is definitely a WHOLE lot farther than I would go. That is why you do your thing, and I will stick to mine.
Maybe you are just maturing and getting a conscience.
that is just terrible.
kisses Dan
What do you think about the “Kill Obama” graffiti around Houston?
Your good sense prevailed. Don’t second guess that now.
The Supreme Court could, in a ridiculous move, term Obama ineligible to be President, saying he was Kenyan. The resulting riots would give the gov’t an excuse to declare martial law before Russian and Chinese armies invade from the West.
Dan. I ought to tell you to shut up. Lol.
How about this – you can tell if your still hard;
Make a post asking for people to brag about how many abortions they’ve caused. Thats just as funny.
Perhaps you should consider that we live in a troubled world and while most of us that read you would consider this to be “normal shenanigans for Dan,” the Secret Service takes a dim view of the discussion of the assassination of the first black US President. TONS of people discussed killing George Bush and it would seem that perhaps the Secret Service had their ear pieces turned off for those discussions. So are you turning soft? Or are you smarter than to post anything that could get you arrested or cause you to vanish entirely? You decide…
Just wiser.
you’re getting soft!!
@TakingxOverxMe - co-sign
even though i am a republican, assassinating obama will not help this world. he is a man, just like any other, with a family, a heart, and goals. he does not deserve cruelty.
I would say you still piss a good amount of people off.
I’m leaning towards you’re not an idiot.
“The post would have also helped me achieve my lifetime goal of a visit
from the Secret Service (Think of the great blogging material that
would provide). “
-loll
Dan, you shouldnt announce you’re going soft to your readers.
No, I think you just might be growing a conscience.
Haha you’re getting soft, Dan. Ironically, most of the people who have said you’re getting soft, would probably get upset if you posted it.
I would find it humerous, in a joking sort of way.
All this shit about Obama getting assassinated simply has to stop. I don’t know what has gotten into people in this country, but someone is going to take it seriously one day. Do you want to fell responsible for that if it happens? I swear, I you ever do anything like that, I’m unsubscribing from you pronto.
If you think you’re soft, you probably are! *laughs* just kidding……..
Dear Dan:
Not at all. You’re merely taking the moral high ground by being responsible. It’s clearly unethical to place bets on when someone is going to die, whether by natural causes or by violence. In the latter case, particularly, that’s just a step below calling for that death to occur. And, as you allude, it was often used as a barely-legal means of inciting just that against President Bush… even on television.
With all that’s previously happened, I can almost understand why that gun shop owner in Maine did what he did. Given the Obama crowd’s antipathy to the 2nd Amendment, I can understand it further. But he was nevertheless wrong.
Aw, Dan, haha, That’s probably just smart.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qq8Uc5BFogE
Well it is not something that would help in trying to unify this country. But I have seen other blogs that were really out there.
I have no idea !
way to go. you kind of did just ask the question anyways– with out looking like a jerk.
i think that was the point right? You aren`t a soft blogger– just a clever one.
Soft or not ?Alittle smarter maby what ever.BUT you and every one els had better hope that the event does not happen. The LA riots after Rodney King will be mild in comparision to the ones that would take place.
tootblosom
the future is an interesting thing to ponder
i’d rather talk about your profile pic. what are you reading? are your feet really that small? and what’s in that pipe? is that what’s making you smile??
Well,I feel ya there though,Obama is something we can’t joke around on.The blacks would all get crazy and stuff,even though he is half white.Well,actually too,he is our president and we shouldn’t joke about him getting killed.
Dan has jumped the shark. >:P
Dude! Let’s not get another civil war going, okay? No assassinations. That’s my bet.
I don’t think you’re being soft, but starting a betting game on when someone will get assassinated, especially the president-elect, is pretty sick. Some things are just beyond bad taste.
Don’t do anything *too* edgy, Gitmo isn’t closed yet…
You are being “safe” not “soft.”
I don’t think that you are becoming soft but that is the subject of a man’s life. And you don’t wish anyone dead, do you Dan?
No, you just showed some tact.
I would have immediately unsubscribed if you had posted the assasination thing.