I suppose one could read an implied threat into Ted's words, ie: "If Barack Obama becomes the president in November, again, I will do something stupid against the president and as a result of my own actions I will either be dead or in jail by this time next year."AndyC wrote:"If Barack Obama becomes the president in November, again, I will either be dead or in jail by this time next year "Dragonfighter wrote:Good grief. Like him or not, there is nothing in those comments that should be construed as a threat.
I feel differently; there's a very definite, implied threat in those words. If I were on Obama's detail, I wouldn't be laughing at this.
What the Secret Service analysts would have to determine is whether it's a credible threat or just grandstanding - and they could drag such an investigation on for years. Don't tug on the tiger's tail to show off and claim shock if it bites back.
Personally, I took it to be that Ted himself feels threatened by the BHO machine, ie: "If Barack Obama becomes the president in November, again, people such as myself who dare to speak out against him will be in danger of being "quieted' or "disappeared" and I will either be dead or in jail by this time next year."
If I were on Obama's team, I would certainly make a concerted effort to characterize anyone in the second category as actually being in the first.