Political Jackass

I think we all heard about the three men that were caught plotting to assassinate Barack Obama in Denver.  Well, it seems the FBI wanted to toughen the charges against the men to a charge of conspiracy but again, BushCo partisan politics stands in the way of justice.  A Karl Rove appointee turned down the increase of charges.  This is so sad.

KUSA – 9Wants to Know has learned three men in Denver planned to assassinate U.S. Senator Barack Obama during the Democratic National Convention in Denver by sneaking into one of his events and shooting him with a gun hidden inside of a camera, according to federal court records.

Nathan Johnson’s girlfriend, whom 9NEWS is not naming because she’s a juvenile, said it would have to be a suicide mission.

The plot is similar to that in the 1992 movie “The Bodyguard” starring actors Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston. In the movie, Costner stops an assassination attempt against Houston by spotting a weapon hidden inside a gutted-out TV camera.

Johnson, Shawn Adolf and Tharin Gartrell all thought that Obama had a suite in the third floor of the Hyatt hotel, where they were staying. In fact, the Senator was staying in another Denver Hotel.

The men were doing methamphetamine inside the hotel with two women on Aug. 23 discussing the plot to kill Obama, according to federal records.

Adolf said “it would not matter if he killed Senator Obama because police would simply add a murder charge to his pending charges,” according to the records. There were seven outstanding warrants for Adolf’s arrest.

The underage woman told law enforcement that Adolf also talked about using “a high-powered rifle 22-250 from a high vantage point” to shoot Senator Obama during his acceptance speech at INVESCO Field at Mile High during the DNC…

When police searched the hotel rooms and cars the men were using, they confiscated meth, needles, laptops, cell phones, a black mask, books indicating check fraud and forgery, bags of new clothes, tactical pants and bar coupons.

Based on the evidence, FBI special agent Robert Sawyer believed there was probable cause to charge the men with conspiracy to kill Senator Obama. However, US Attorney Troy Eid last week said there is insufficient evidence to indicate a true threat, plot or conspiracy against the senator.

These guys were planning to carry out an assassination.  When you have more than 1 person, you have a conspiracy to commit a crime.  Why aren’t the proper charges being applied here?  They have some nerve to say that there was insufficient evidence to indicate a true threat.  The FBI has testimony indicating they were planning on shooting Obama.  For BushCo, crimes against Democrats aren’t crimes.  This isn’t the United States of America, it’s the United States of the Far Right.  I hope no one commits a crime against you, because you never know, they might not care about you if you don’t share the same beliefs.  Whatever happened to our pluralist society?