From the comments on this post earlier today: Anyone else a little frightened by all of the calls to "kill him"? Holy crap. I really hope the Secret Service is up for what the next 4 (hopefully eight!) years are likely to bring. --scharrera And: Barack Obama and his family must truly love this country to want to lead and actually try and help morons like these people. If people are saying 'kill him' in situations like this ...

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