Posted on 10/07/2008 8:04:22 PM PDT by little jeremiah
Secret Service visits Lufkin woman after 'death threat' allegation from an Obama campaign volunteer
By JESSICA SAVAGE The Lufkin Daily News
Monday, October 06, 2008
A Lufkin woman received a surprise visit from the Secret Service last week because of a "death threat" comment she reportedly made about Sen. Barack Obama to a campaign volunteer asking for her support of the presidential candidate.
Two federal agents arrived at Jessica Hughes' home Thursday to ask her if she said, "I will never support Obama and he will wind up dead on a hospital floor."
Jessica Savage/The Lufkin Daily News (ENLARGE) Jessica and Micah Hughes say two Secret Service agents showed up on their doorstep Thursday after a campaign volunteer for Sen. Barack Obama accused her of making a 'death threat' during a phone conversation a day earlier.
Hughes said her words were deliberately twisted by a volunteer who was apparently unhappy Hughes was rude during a phone conversation the two had. The Lufkin mother, a Republican, said she received a call on her cell phone Wednesday from a woman with the Obama Volunteers of Texarkana.
"She asked if I was an Obama supporter, to which I replied, 'No, I don't support him. Your guy is a socialist who voted four times in the state Senate to let little babies die in hospital closets; I think you should find something better to do with your time.' (And then) I hung up."
(Hughes is referring to a "born alive" Illinois bill that did not pass in the Illinois state Senate in 2005 and had previously been opposed by Obama because he said it undermined Roe v. Wade, according to FactCheck.org, a non-partisan organization. A federal version of the bill, which Obama said he would have supported, passed by unanimous consent and was signed into law by President George W. Bush in 2002.)
Obama Campaign Communications for Texas director Josh Taylor declined to comment Monday, refusing to answer any questions and referring the matter to the Secret Service, which he said is conducting an investigation. A message left with a Secret Service agent in Houston was not immediately returned.
Hughes said she was surprised to see two Secret Service agents at her door, and upset to learn that the conversation she had with the volunteer apparently had not been recorded.
"I find it hard to believe that (campaign volunteers) don't tape these calls. They call people unsolicited and they aren't monitoring the calls or recording them? I think that is absolutely ridiculous," she said.
"I mean, how often must this happen — that someone is rude to a volunteer that they don't want to talk to?"
Hughes said she wants to file a countercomplaint against the volunteer.
"She has made a charge that will follow me the rest of my life," she said.
"I find that repugnant and violating — that some person got her undies in a bundle because she didn't like what I had to say."
The best thing to do is get caller ID and not answer any calls from the HUSSEIN campaign.
Yep, it’s here. Fascism. Obamadon of Ramadan has brought fascism to the US.
SS operates by intimidation in any event.
I think it would be a good idea if anyone is called by Obama/Dem polsters/campaigners, to tell them in detailed, colorful King’s English why we are not voting for Obama.
I did a couple of times, once they hung up on me. Once when I got to the baby killing part, the other didn’t like it when I got to the racist commie part.
Brown shirt tactics by the great One?
We have a BIG - LOUD dog. She loves to bark and lunge at the door. Only I know she only wants to lick them to death. Shhhhhh.
My gosh, I am stunned. I cannot believe this. My gosh what have we gotten ourselves into.......and WHAT are we going to do???
I like your method best:)
our country is in dire straights with hussein and he must not be elected....
we have to all swallow hard and gear it up for John McCain and Sarah Palin....its not like McCain doesn't deserve our support.....he's a war hero afterall....and since when did freepers ever dis a true war hero?
I worry that the SS and the FBI are so infiltrated with leftist hacks, who,like the Iowa farmers, would rather get that promotion and pay raise than actually work for the good of the country...
The scum that hacked Palin’s email and myface page is the son of some Dem honcho, can’t remember whether a Senator or Representative. I figure Dad must have known, the kid was 20 or something.
I am starting to get really angry at third party voters who whine, complain and act all holier than thou about “voting their conscience”.
Well, my conscience tells me that Obama is tantamount to a gateway to hell and any vote for a third party or stay at home protest against McCain is a vote for Obama. Either such people really want Obama to win or they’re stuck on stupid.
I’ve read comments on other forums that some idiots want Obama to win so things will get so bad their desired “revolution” will come soon, or some other creepy end of the world scenario. Don’t like McCain about some (or a lot) of things ‘cause he ain’t perfect? Same here. But folks - this is not heaven, everything is mixed, good and bad, weigh things out.
Imagine having the choice between Hitler and whoever he ran against, last time he ran. “Oh, the other guy isnt perfect, I just won’t vote”.
Obama is like a black hole of iniquity. He is on the scale of Hitler.
Seeds being planted by Obama and company for a second, bloody civil war, one in which would make the first one look like a day at the beach.
Plus an Obama would trigger as I have predicted a massive civil war if he gets elected.
bttt
Not all FBI and SS people are lefties.
Plus you may see those SS folks who are much more conservitive and WANT NOTHING to do with this nonsense to begin to blow whistles.
Those thugs on the Youtube - Junior Obama Fraternity, or whatever it was called? Wearning the camo pants, black shirts, and chanting paens to Obama?
I saw on another board a woman whose kids go to a city school, slightly black kid majority. ALl of a sudden tons of black kids are showing up in school wearning camo pants and black shirts. Daughter of mother asks black friend “Why are all these kids wearning camo pants and black shirts?” “Friend” answers: “You’ll know soon enough.” When asked again, friend repeats “You’ll know soon enough.”
Would be interesting to know if that is happening at other schools. Enough to raise the bile and curl your hair.
Does not suprise me. As I have been saying, the seeds of a new civil war are being planted as we speak and it will tear America apart.
I am sure that many or most of the Secret Service guys (and gals) are not leftists.
Thank-you. That is why we have to pray and support them, they are going to have a lot on their hands.
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