I don't understand the U.S. anymore.

he mite get shot because of the color of his skin… thats the type of society we have

JFK was shot, Lincoln was shot…basically any president is in danger of being killed in office. Let alone someone who makes history, like him or not

:You can’t categorize people by skin color, religion, or political party, that’s unAMERICAN”

True. But not everyone agrees with you, there are still a couple of violent rednecks out there, even if the vast majority of whites are not

“Good Point - We need to ensure our Leaders are selected by the ‘Content of their Character’ and not by the ‘Color of their Skin’.”

not relevant to the question. vanhalen didnt ask about why people voted for Obama, but rather why people are fearing his assassination

BlogAdvice.

its a sad part of american history. influential african american are often targeted by confederates or socalled rednecks in todays world. BTW there was a group of men who planned on assassinating obama when he was elected but they were caught, but they werent rednecks they were white supremiscists or neo nazis. basically the kind of people who supported hitlers superior race plan.

As open as our President’s are, there is no way to absolutely guarantee that the President cannot be killed or wounded by someone who is willing to die or be caught for the act.

I did not vote for Obama, but I certainly would not want anything to happen to him. He is our President. However, I do agree with leevan, because of his skin color, there are wackos in our country who would do him harm. I pray that does not occur.

As to all the racist jokes you refer to. Racism still exists in the U.S and the world., by whites, blacks, Asians and South Americans. It certainly isn’t limited to whites only. We are far better now than we have been in our history. And we continue to make progress. Don’t be down on everyone just because of a few idiots.