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The Obama Effect: Change is in Sight

Political humor has turned into fear when Josh Weiner, a Plattsburgh State student, was interrogated by a Secret Service Agent after he posted his “Change is in Sight” Political Cartoon on Facebook last Wednesday.

Weiner’s Political Cartoon of president-elect Obama’s head in the cross-hairs above the slogan, “Change is in Sight” was his political joke about people expressing fears that an assassin’s bullet will prevent Obama from making it to office.

The Secret Service Agent grilled Josh on who he “would have voted for, if I would assassinate the president, if I owned guns and if I was a racist.” Afterwards, the agent seemed satisfied that Josh was not a threat yet, if headquarters disagreed, they could take his computer and arrest him.

Dr. Olivia O’Donnell, a political science professor, advised Weiner, “that you have to be careful what you post on the Internet because it can be seen by anyone.” Weiner believes his Constitutional rights were violated since the Secret Service Agent deleted his political cartoon.

Josh’s roommate, Josh Obercon, noted his friend’s Political Cartoon was freedom of speech and “People shouldn’t have to fear the government for open statements on political ideas.”

Will the Secret Service wage war on the Onion News for their political humor?

Priceless Onion News Quote:

“	They have proven their minds can be taken over by empty rhetoric. So, if someone can come up with a catch phrase as simple and vague as “Yes, We Can…” Oh it’s awful, they would have a entire army of extremely energetic insufferably annoying mindless pawns at their command.	”
—– The Onion

Reference News Source: Secret Service investigate cartoon, November 08, 2008

renegade In other Secret Service news,
the Secret Service has assigned security code names to Obama and his family as follows:

Barack is the “Renegade,”

Michelle is the “Renaissance” (of Socialism?),

Malia is “Radiance,”

and Sasha is “Rosebud.”

Vice President-elect Joe Biden’s security name is “Celtic” (who discovered the crossing of Celtic Crossing Liquor?).

Reference News Source: Secret Service Code Names, November 10, 2008

U.S. Senator Barack Obama (left) dressed as a Somali Muslim elder during his historic taxpayer funded visit to his father’s homeland, Wajir, Kenya in 2006. Image Source

Based on Barack’s code name, here is the “official” list of comical code names:
Barack Obama – Renegade
Hillary Clinton – Lady Marmalade (A Slick Willie fantasy?)
John Edwards – Bridesmaid (A Vice President fantasy)
John McCain – Medicaid
Rudy Guiliani – Tirade

Let’s pray our men haven’t served in vain…
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