Secret Service investigating Facebook poll asking ‘Should Obama be killed?’ - Election & Politics

mpicky · 09-28-2009, 05:42 PM

Secret Service investigating Facebook poll asking ‘Should Obama be killed?’

Obama Facebook Poll On Saturday, a user on Facebook posted a poll asking, “Should Obama be killed?” The blogger GottaLaff spotted the poll yesterday and called the Secret Service, which has now launched an investigation. “We are aware of [the poll], and we will take the appropriate investigative steps,” said Darrin Blackford, a Secret Service spokesman. “We take these things seriously.” Facebook has taken down the offensive poll and disabled the third-party application that was used to create it. Barry Schnitt, Facebook’s spokesman for policy, also told ThinkProgress that the company was following up with the developer to make sure that the application has “better procedures in place going forward to monitor their user-generated content.”

Yep, lets all ignore the elephant in the room.

Amy · 09-28-2009, 05:44 PM

I'm horrified.

Victoria · 09-28-2009, 05:54 PM

JLTsChief · 09-28-2009, 05:56 PM

Oh wow! What a horrible poll. Doesn't matter if you like or dislike a person, it doesn't mean they should die. Wow!

helloimkaley · 09-28-2009, 05:56 PM

Glad they are investigating it. Not something anyone should joke about, ever.

chriswifey · 09-28-2009, 05:56 PM

Why am I not surprised? I'm waiting on the "welllllll ppl did this to bushhhhhhhh"

Viva · 09-28-2009, 06:41 PM

Okay fundies. Very funny. If you don't like the President you are free to get out of America. Just like everyone who didn't like Bush was, supposedly...

Jennifer Lynn · 09-28-2009, 06:42 PM

Wow

*skittles* · 09-28-2009, 06:58 PM

Originally Posted by chriswifey

Why am I not surprised? I'm waiting on the "welllllll ppl did this to bushhhhhhhh"

lol well just because you said you were waiting....

when I was in high school my best friends were in a band and had a band flier with a picture of bush on it...they were very "punk rock" and anti establishment. One friend drew a picture of a bullet hole screwing around on bush's head. I **** you not the secret service was at our school that day interviewing and questioning all four of those teenage boys.

I think the poll is messed up. People are dumb.

fallinstar · 09-28-2009, 07:03 PM

thats nuts

09-28-2009, 05:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
mpicky Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 7,247 Classifieds: (3) Activity: 64% Longevity: 36%	Secret Service investigating Facebook poll asking ‘Should Obama be killed?’ Secret Service investigating Facebook poll asking ‘Should Obama be killed?’ Obama Facebook Poll On Saturday, a user on Facebook posted a poll asking, “Should Obama be killed?” The blogger GottaLaff spotted the poll yesterday and called the Secret Service, which has now launched an investigation. “We are aware of [the poll], and we will take the appropriate investigative steps,” said Darrin Blackford, a Secret Service spokesman. “We take these things seriously.” Facebook has taken down the offensive poll and disabled the third-party application that was used to create it. Barry Schnitt, Facebook’s spokesman for policy, also told ThinkProgress that the company was following up with the developer to make sure that the application has “better procedures in place going forward to monitor their user-generated content.” Yep, lets all ignore the elephant in the room. __________________ I worship individuals for their highest possibilities as individuals, and I loathe humanity, for its failures to live up to these possibilities. Visit my Online Store www.melsclay.etsy.com

09-28-2009, 05:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
Amy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Posts: 8,958 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 94% Longevity: 46%	I'm horrified. __________________

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JLTsChief "Hey Baby...What's this mean?" Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: AZ...then to Ft. Campbell Posts: 592 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 28% Longevity: 5%	Oh wow! What a horrible poll. Doesn't matter if you like or dislike a person, it doesn't mean they should die. Wow! __________________

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helloimkaley Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: me - Tallahassee, Fl ; him - NAS JAX Posts: 10,065 Classifieds: (1) Activity: 65% Longevity: 18%	Glad they are investigating it. Not something anyone should joke about, ever. __________________

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chriswifey Missing my heart Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,652 Blog Entries: 1 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 52% Longevity: 14%	Why am I not surprised? I'm waiting on the "welllllll ppl did this to bushhhhhhhh" __________________ All at once I had it all but it doesn’t mean anything  now that your gone.

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Victoria Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 34,198 Classifieds: (1) Activity: 96% Longevity: 55%

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Viva ahimsa Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 2,750 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 18% Longevity: 31%	Okay fundies. Very funny. If you don't like the President you are free to get out of America. Just like everyone who didn't like Bush was, supposedly... __________________ It's Halloween so.... you know, BOO!

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fallinstar Party Animal Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: ME MS Gulf Coast, Him Iraq Posts: 1,019 Classifieds: (1) Activity: 36% Longevity: 4%	thats nuts __________________ I love my wives nikkiduwop, USCsemperfi, and TayreehBaykur, LibraryBritt sweetDREAms; is my MSOS Buddy!