daveman
Diamond Member
Secret Service to outspoken Obama critic: We'll come for your guns; Media silent
Jack-booted thugs.
On Tuesday, Examiner.com's Harriet Baldwin reported that agents of the Secret Service visited Tom Francois, an outspoken critic of President Obama who has over 11,700 Twitter followers and warned him on their way out the door to be careful or they would come back -- for his guns. Despite the stir caused on Twitter, the story has been virtually ignored by major media outlets.
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Francois told the agents upon questioning that he had no intention of doing harm to the president and admitted using his First Amendment right to disagree with Obama.
"Yes, I am EXTREMELY critical of Obama in my posts, but I never cross the line and threaten his being. EVER. It's just the idea of Obama's Secret Service intruding on my life when they knew I wasn't really a threat," he said.
Francois said the agents agreed he had not threatened Obama, but were concerned about his large Twitter following.
But according to Francois, one agent issued an ominous warning: "Keep in mind, if you step over the line, we'll come back for your guns."
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Baldwin said agents also visited his daughter, saying they would turn over all information on Francois to embattled Attorney General Eric Holder.
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Francois told the agents upon questioning that he had no intention of doing harm to the president and admitted using his First Amendment right to disagree with Obama.
"Yes, I am EXTREMELY critical of Obama in my posts, but I never cross the line and threaten his being. EVER. It's just the idea of Obama's Secret Service intruding on my life when they knew I wasn't really a threat," he said.
Francois said the agents agreed he had not threatened Obama, but were concerned about his large Twitter following.
But according to Francois, one agent issued an ominous warning: "Keep in mind, if you step over the line, we'll come back for your guns."
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Baldwin said agents also visited his daughter, saying they would turn over all information on Francois to embattled Attorney General Eric Holder.
Jack-booted thugs.
