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Obama Assassination Fears Are Paranoid Fantasy

Posted Sep 2, 08 4:24 PM CDT in Opinion,  Politics 

(Newser) – Barack Obama supporters who worry about his assassination are indulging in condescending fantasy about the danger of the unwashed masses, writes Brendan O’Neill for Spiked. The so-called plot foiled in Denver never approached a real threat. But liberals are “feudal” snobs so caught up in America’s "violent racism" that they fantasize about the menace of assassination.

The Obama campaign’s own tight security, in contrast to the open style of past candidates, recalls the paranoia of European aristocrats. Supporters have come to view him as a savior, “heir to the slain Kennedys and Dr King who is risking everything to save America.” Liberals see their candidate, and so themselves, as “better” Americans than the “rednecks” they view with suspicion.

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Shawn Robert Adolf, left, Tharin Gartrell, and Nathan Johnson, who authorities initially feared were plotting to assassinate Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention.   (AP Photo/Denver Police)
Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama with Secret Service close by, right, shakes hands following a visit to Mack's Apples while campaigning in Londonderry, NH, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2007.   (AP Photo/Jim Cole)
Arriving for the funeral of NBC's Tim Russert, Barack Obama looks out the window of his Secret Service vehicle as it pulls up to the Holy Trinity Church in Washington, Wednesday, June 18, 2008.   (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Barack Obama greets supporters as he is flanked by Secret Service agents outside the Truman Memorial Building in Independence, Mo., on Monday, June 30, 2008.   (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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