Religious Extremists are a Threat to America
Turns out that Bush and the neoconservatives were right: religious extremists bearing ill will towards our government are a threat to the nation. After Obama's election, there's been a sharp spike in communication about how he's the Enemy and talking about his death - from extreme fundamentalist cells hidden across the United States, all too close to home.
Except Bush & Co. was wrong about one thing: this isn't from radical Muslims claiming America is the great Satan - it's from radical Christians claiming Obama is the Antichrist. Google Trends shows that since Obama's election, searches for "antichrist" have risen more than tenfold, with "Obama-is-the-antichrist" webpages receiving record-breaking traffic.
As much as I'd like to laugh them off as wackos, it's a terrifying fact that the secret service has already broken up two assassination plots, and blame Palin's attacks for a sharp increase in death threats to Obama. I'm glad our Secret Service is top-notch, because I get the feeling they'll have to bring their A-game.
Of course, many less-religious Republicans fear Obama will bring problems other than the End of Days, and it's generally easier to laugh these off.
And even if the apocalypse does show up, the New York Times says that post-apocalyptic DC is a great place to spend my time!
Except Bush & Co. was wrong about one thing: this isn't from radical Muslims claiming America is the great Satan - it's from radical Christians claiming Obama is the Antichrist. Google Trends shows that since Obama's election, searches for "antichrist" have risen more than tenfold, with "Obama-is-the-antichrist" webpages receiving record-breaking traffic.
As much as I'd like to laugh them off as wackos, it's a terrifying fact that the secret service has already broken up two assassination plots, and blame Palin's attacks for a sharp increase in death threats to Obama. I'm glad our Secret Service is top-notch, because I get the feeling they'll have to bring their A-game.
Of course, many less-religious Republicans fear Obama will bring problems other than the End of Days, and it's generally easier to laugh these off.
And even if the apocalypse does show up, the New York Times says that post-apocalyptic DC is a great place to spend my time!