That’s what apparently happened to Luke Angel, a British teen who sent a curse-laden message to the White House directed at President Obama. “The individual had sent an email to the White House which was full of abusive and threatening language,” a police spokesperson told the British newspaper, Bedfordshire On Sunday.
Officers visited Angel at his home in Silsoe, a town in Bedfordshire, England, during which time the teen admitted to sending the e-mail, although he couldn’t remember what he wrote.
To clarify he called Obama a pr*ck in an email to the White House. We all knew Obama was thin-skinned, but this is ridiculous. My question is since this is no credible or incredible threat against the President, isn’t this a waste of resources and time? And if it were a threat of some sort why is the FBI rather than the Secret Service handling it? So many unanswered questions. It is so dumb that I am yet to be convinced that it is not some hoax.
Surprised and a touch disappointed JCD is posting little more than a rumor here…tho I guess it’s better than nothing. Yesterday didn’t have many DU updates..one, I think.
#21 Well, this is a fair attempt to bring out the right wing loonies here. You gotta throw em a bone every once in while.
I admit you gotta be pretty hungry for this dry bone!
Dear World,
Please excuse the news story that describes our so-called banning for life of a British Teen who sent us a letter roundly cursing the President of the United States.
After reconsidering, we have decided that nothing could be more secure for the President than to invite all the world’s dissenters and people who feel compelled to signal their aggressive disdain for Americans by announcing their feelings in writing.
We would also like to point out to such individuals that should they visit our country, they may be able to convince a local citizen to obtain a powerful firearm for them, and that here in the USA there is ample opportunity for them to learn how to use it and practice with it.
We welcome the citizens of other countries. Especially those who have demonstrated that they have singularly angry attitudes toward us and our public servants.
Sincerely,
The White House
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This is the left that John C loves to extoll………………….
Its seems inconsistent we have open borders to everyone wanting to work here, or have children…but closed to this British kid…
No white kids allowed.
#20, #25 I take the (stupid) satire about the left seeing race behind every Obama criticism…back.
Its not relevant and was poorly done.
I had a college roommate who was actually banned for life from the Arby’s on Hillsboro St. in Raleigh NC. (As opposed to the debunked story here.) The shift manager would only give him four packets of ketchup for his fries, store policy. He then went around the counter and grabbed handfuls of packets and began handing them out to other customers.
And yes, alcohol was involved. By the way this was the same Arby’s that would run out of roast beef on football home games for NCSU. Epic fail.
For all of you who are slamming John C for posting the story, can I point out that the BBC News posted the story AS FACT, as did a number of other (so called) reputable sources.
BBC link here http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-11296303
To add a little credibility, the story that ran was that the FBI/State Department called up Special Branch in the UK (perfectly feasible) and they then rang the local plod who went over to say “don’t be naughty”.
Oddly, there were quotes published from said Police officers. So where did they come from if the story was BS?
Also, in such cases, the US DOES tell people they are not welcome, as does the UK. So the Gizmodo point is equally bogus.
I wonder if the story _IS_ true, and now a bloody embarrassing mess for the Obama white house.
#28, Rob,
Good point. It doesn’t matter if there is no veracity, as long as it is anti Obama then there must be some truth to it.
You see I wonder about the loyalty of those Americans who continue to vent garbage about the President. They might not meet the letter of the law but they meet the spirit of traitorous.
#29 “Is it wrong for a man to love another man?”
Couldn’t restrain spinning yet once more for the Obama.
Its sick.
“Land of the free – home of the brave”
Idiots!
>It doesn’t matter if there is no veracity, as long as it is anti Obama then there must be some truth to it.
You might say fake but accurate, like certain National Guard memos…
As some one who lives in bedfordshire and reads the beds on sunday it definitively ran the article on its front page and reported that the american goverment contacted the british police this article was also picked up by the BBC as well.
I would say the beds on sunday is not prone to running fake storys.
PS
Bedford fact: The Daily show reporter john oliver
grew up and went to school in bedford.
You can say anything you want about the president on any blog, any public forum, any website, etc..
But emailing the white house? What an idiot. Did he honestly think there weren’t repercussions?
#29 “Is it wrong for a man to love another man?”
No, it is perfectly normal to love a person. While most people love one of the opposite sex, many love one of their own sex.
Couldn’t restrain spinning yet once more for the Obama.
Its sick.
Yes, we understand you hate. You love yourself, but not your fellow man. You hate everyone. You couldn’t care less about their pain as long as your illegal taxi continues to carry passengers.
You are sick.
Oopps, my #35 was directed at #30, Alfred.
Sorry for the confusion.
THe Obama admin cosponsored a UN resolution encouraging countries to ban criticism of Islam.
>> John Said,
>> We all knew Obama was thin-skinned, but this is ridiculous.
This has to be one of the dumbest statements you’ve ever written, John.
Obama has taken TANKER LOAD after TANKER LOAD of pure crap from the conservatives without reply.
Besides, I doubt Obama even knew about this. It’s probably routine to put threatening foreigners on some watch list.
>> Mr. Fusion said,
>> You see I wonder about the loyalty of those Americans who continue to vent garbage about the President. They might not meet the letter of the law but they meet the spirit of traitorous.
Many of these same conservatives insisted that criticizing a war-time president was traitorous.
And now they are criticizing a war-time president.
BY THEIR OWN STANDARDS, they themselves are traitors.
>> MikeN said, on September 16th, 2010 at 7:43 am
>> THe Obama admin cosponsored a UN resolution encouraging countries to ban criticism of Islam.
Not that facts matter to conservatives, but MikeN is probably referring to the _non binding_ “UN 62/154. Combating defamation of religions” which was passed in the 2000s when Bush was in office.
It’s come up for renewal since Obama’s been in office but, honestly, I don’t have the patience to fact check every paranoid conservative claim.
Wouldn’t it be nice if conservatives would argue the facts of am issue rather than some wacko claim they heard on talk radio or some forwarded email they got.