For $1, a bettor can enter “The Osama Obama Shotgun Pool.” The person who picked the date closest to when an attack occurs gets all the money.
A sign read, “Let’s hope we have a winner.”
Let’s hope the Secret Service shuts them down.
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17 users commented in " Maine Store Sets Up Betting Pool On Obama Assassination "
Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackI think this is called inciting violence, and is a felony, when it is violence against the president, oh your fucked.
How ironic would it be if the pool was stolen in an armed robbery?
Funny this supposed “pool” was based on a previous pool directed at then president elect Bill Clinton. NO ONE objected to that one.
It was a tongue in cheek free speech act not aimed at inciting violence against anyone, just a sophomoric prank aimed at a DEMOCRAT, but since no one can see past race everyone assumed the worst. I doubt the AP reporter who claimed to have seen it actually did, I believe he acted on hearsay or he would have known it was about predicting any attack on the pres elect, not advocating it. Time for people to stop looking for possible affronts to their taste to complain about, get over it. Walk away and see it for what it was, not worth your time.
I hope he does get assassinated….GO MAINE STORE!!!!
Maybe they’ll get the idiots that are using our tax dollars to investigate stores for gambling too…
Brian, you’re an idiot and a racist.
Do you have a reference to the original article? I live in Standish, Maine and had heard nothing of this until reading it here today.
Thg,
The story of a Maine convenience store doing this is all over the internet and newspapers. It is harder to find one referencing Standish, but here are some of those. If you have information that this did not occur in Standish, please pass it on to me. Until I hear otherwise, I have to go with what I know.
http://www.kansascity.com/445/story/891056.html
This story carries the Maine convenience store part but at the bottom refers to AP reporter Jerry Harkavy of Standish, Maine contributing to it.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBAMA_RACIAL?SITE=OHCIN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
This link from Cincinnati.com refers to the same incident as Standish, Maine.
http://apnews.myway.com//article/20081116/D94FMNV80.html
Here is the same story again in myway.com as an Associated Press story.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBAMA_RACIAL?SITE=MEPOP&SECTION=MONEY_COMPLETE&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
The same story again, but I feel more significant since it is coming from the Portland Press Herald in Portland, Maine.
http://www.myfoxmaine.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=7880247&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=3.2.1
This is the clincher, and I just found it. This story came out after my article did so I did not have access to these details. I suppose it is a local Fox affiliate, Channel 13, running the story. It refers directly to Standish and the Oak Hill General Store. Apparently, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department is investigating.
Thanks. The story hit the local opinion page today:
http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=222572&ac=
brian swank said,
in November 17th, 2008 at 5:18 pm
I hope he does get assassinated….GO MAINE STORE!!!!
Maybe they’ll get the idiots that are using our tax dollars to investigate stores for gambling too…
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Obama backer said,
in November 17th, 2008 at 7:38 pm
Brian, you’re an idiot and a racist.
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Where is the racism?
Another local article about the incident, this time reporting that the State Legislature is likely to pass a resolution. I can’t wait to see the wording of the resolution…
http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=222837&ac=PHnws
thg
whatabunchofgoobers
Well said. This old shit of yelling racist everytime something comes up is getting old. I voted for obama and I saw this for what it was, immediately.
To all those who think this is a joke, apparently the Standish city council didn’t think it was a joke, nor did they think it was in the least bit funny!
The reaction of the Standish Town Council was something of a joke. The Council condemned any “alleged activity calling for violence against any individual no matter their position, race, or ethnicity.”
Which apparently leaves open the door to violence based upon gender, religion, or sexual preference (to name but a few).
Good idea, but I would not have made it too public….Id bet the filthy muslim illegal alien wont make it to Jan 20th
Racist?? No..I’m not a racist, most of the people who don’t want Obama as president aren’t racist…I have SOME respect for him as he is a good basketball player and I live for basketball but I don’t think he is experienced enough to run my country. I defend this country and though me may not be my president he will be my Commander in Chief. By telling me I am racist I am led to believe that you think I’m white? If that is so brother let me tell you something, I am a black American. I am not a racist. I think that we are too quick to judge people as being racist when maybe they just have an opinion about a person beyond the amount of melanin in their skin. If Obama gets assassinated, God help us all, racism will be screamed from every corner of the earth. If not, God help us all…We, my brother, are screwed.
2ndLT Brian Swank, United States Army
Maranatha Baptist Bible College ROTC 2008
HOOAH!
paris hilton & barack obama reply to mccain ads…
I personally agree with your comments, but there will always be some people who may not feel the same….
I knew something like this was out there. This is absolutely NOT against the law,but then the Democrats always interpret the law to best suit themselves. I had a vision months ago that it was going to be April 20. Wonder if I just got the month wrong?
internal strife when he dies
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