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http://www.nydailynews.com/news/electio ... -1.1199917
California woman fired from job, probed by Secret Service after Obama ‘assassination’ post on Facebook
Denise Helms of Turlock, Calif. was apparently unaware when she posted the bigoted statement that threats against the President of the United States are a felony punishable by five years imprisonment.

A California woman is being investigated by the Secret Service after posting a racist Facebook message about President Barack Obama that also referred to his assassination.

Denise Helms was apparently unaware when she posted the bigoted statement that threats against the President of the United States are a felony punishable by five years imprisonment.
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“Another 4 years of this (N word) ... Maybe he will get assassinated this term,” wrote Helms, who lives in Turlock, Calif., near Modesto.

An ex-boyfriend reposted a screengrab of the comments, which were quickly met with a barrage of criticism and the Secret Service investigation.

Helms was also fired from her job at an ice cream parlor this week. On Twitter, Cold Stone Creamery said it was “disgusted” by the racist, threatening remarks.

Helms apparently has several racist friends, because a few people "liked" the comment.
The 22-year-old has remained unapologetic and even told Sacramento’s FOX40 that she doesn’t understand why she’s in trouble.

“I didn’t think it would be that big of a deal,” Helms said. “I'm not saying like I would go do that or anything like that, by any means, but if it was to happen, I don't think I'd care one bit,” she said.

Helms also doesn’t consider herself a racist.

“So apparently my post last night about Obama got onto Twitter and Fox 40 came and interviewed me cause apparently a lot of people in Sacramento think I'm crazy and racist. WOW is all I got to say!! I'm not racist and I'm not crazy. just simply stating my opinion.!!!,” she wrote on Facebook Thursday.

She has since deleted her account.

The Secret Service told the Modesto Bee newspaper it takes every possible threat against the president seriously but would not give details about Helms’ case.


Where's Cunt Chocula? Remember guys, threatening the president is your goddamn right. :roll:
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mr friendly guy wrote:Where's Cunt Chocula? Remember guys, threatening the president is your goddamn right. :roll:

Right about here...
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I love it when people throw out racial slurs and then say they aren't racist.
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DPDarkPrimus wrote:I love it when people throw out racial slurs and then say they aren't racist.
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Oh, so that's where he went.

Anyway, as little sympathy as I have for the woman, I have to wonder if this isn't a trifle disproportionate. Saying words to the effect that she hopes her political leader gets murdered might be kind of mean-spirited, but it hardly constitutes evidence of conspiracy to commit murder. Hell, I've said more potentially incriminating things right here in N&P.
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Well, the Secret Service investigates most of these claims seriously, but they don't haul you away in a truck the second you make such a statement. There's a vast gulf between investigating a claim and coming down hard on her for it. The response from the Government is proportionate to the threat, just like how if someone said they wanted to blow up a bank or something they might catch someone's attention, and who knows this gal mighta' been an influential member of a very militant white supremacist facist organization the Secret Service had already been investigating. It's always worth a look, it's that or they wait around and investigate Counterfeiting.

Getting fired is also unfortunate but entirely reasonable, this is a PR snafu and they don't want to deal with it, and by letting go of one relatively average worker they can make a statement about being intolerant of racism and taking threats seriously, which is par for the course for a sensible business.

Hopefully that's where it ends though. She did something wrong, she didn't realize it, but in general your freedom of speech is more like a protection from censorship and not an absolute freedom to make dangerous statement that incite violence or threaten the lives of others. That little shred of decency shouldn't be too restrictive upon one's freedom of speech. It may seem a bit silly in THIS case, but saying "The worst leader in all of human history" is 100% okay while calling for violence or stating publicly that such violence wouldn't make you all that upset is too far. I was able to endure all 8 years of Bush without asking someone to hurt the goofus.
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Ahriman238 wrote:
DPDarkPrimus wrote:I love it when people throw out racial slurs and then say they aren't racist.
"Listen. Part of my culture is being an insulting prick to other races and cultures. Now stop oppressing my culture you cultural imperialist bastard."
I resent the implication that I'm being racist. I like REAL americans, real black people. Obama is a nigger. Huge difference. But yeah, you politically correct liberals are very intolerant of other viewpoints.
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You might want to check yourself, brother. A smiley or something.
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Too late. But for you:all sarcasm for anyone not sure :)
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Scrib wrote:I resent the implication that I'm being racist. I like REAL americans, real black people. Obama is a nigger.
[sarcasm] Obama's mother was white. Technically, he should be described as "Creole"- "halfbreed" or "mongrel," if you want to be a racist cunt- not "nigger." [/sarcasm]
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Was just on the verge of banning Scrib. Careful folks. ;)
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Sidewinder wrote:
Scrib wrote:I resent the implication that I'm being racist. I like REAL americans, real black people. Obama is a nigger.
[sarcasm] Obama's mother was white. Technically, he should be described as "Creole"- "halfbreed" or "mongrel," if you want to be a racist cunt- not "nigger." [/sarcasm]
You forgot "mulatto," if you want to be old-school with your racism.
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Anyone remember that one Alaskan lawyer who tried to argue that the Civil Rights Act only gave African Americans "Civil" rights and not "political" rights and actually tried to say Obama was ineligible because of it? Anyone else read the suit he filed in an Uncle Ruckus voice?
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Obama is only an oreo, his ascendance to the Presidency is no significant accomplishment.
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ryacko wrote:Obama is only an oreo, his ascendance to the Presidency is no significant accomplishment.
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Did we not just go through this a mere seven posts ago? And that's me being charitable and assuming you're too green to have mastered the art of conveying sarcasm and irony in the medium of text.
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ryacko wrote:Obama is only an oreo, his ascendance to the Presidency is no significant accomplishment.
Obama isn't black enough? Barack Hussein Obama, son of a Kenyan, is insufficiently black.

What exactly is your standard of "Black"? Does he have to come out on the white house lawn with two pitt bulls, wearing a set of golden front teeth, a shit load of chains and a bulls jersey, before flashing gang signs and pouring out part of a 40oz before he's of sufficient hue? I was unaware that becoming educated, sophisticated, and politically savvy made someone "too white."
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Todeswind wrote:Obama isn't black enough? Barack Hussein Obama, son of a Kenyan, is insufficiently black.

What exactly is your standard of "Black"? Does he have to come out on the white house lawn with two pitt bulls, wearing a set of golden front teeth, a shit load of chains and a bulls jersey, before flashing gang signs and pouring out part of a 40oz before he's of sufficient hue? I was unaware that becoming educated, sophisticated, and politically savvy made someone "too white."
Some people on this forum seriously need to work on their sarcasm detectors.
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Ralin wrote:
Todeswind wrote:Obama isn't black enough? Barack Hussein Obama, son of a Kenyan, is insufficiently black.

What exactly is your standard of "Black"? Does he have to come out on the white house lawn with two pitt bulls, wearing a set of golden front teeth, a shit load of chains and a bulls jersey, before flashing gang signs and pouring out part of a 40oz before he's of sufficient hue? I was unaware that becoming educated, sophisticated, and politically savvy made someone "too white."
Some people on this forum seriously need to work on their sarcasm detectors.
Have you read some of Ryacko's other posts? It's unlikely this is sarcasm.
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Todeswind wrote:Obama isn't black enough? Barack Hussein Obama, son of a Kenyan, is insufficiently black.

What exactly is your standard of "Black"? Does he have to come out on the white house lawn with two pitt bulls, wearing a set of golden front teeth, a shit load of chains and a bulls jersey, before flashing gang signs and pouring out part of a 40oz before he's of sufficient hue? I was unaware that becoming educated, sophisticated, and politically savvy made someone "too white."


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