Chicago Sun-Times Prints Huffington Post Obama Assassination Fear

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Lynn Sweet must not be available to write a year-end Valentine to He Who Walks on Water, Barack Obama so the editors resorted to getting material from–are you ready for this?!–the Huffington Post! Not only that, but this drivel, written by a self-described mom, who pours out her heart to Michelle Obama about her fear that someone here in this racist country will assassinate her husband, is teased on the front page in a full-color banner at the top. Here’s some choice nuggets from the post by Ms. Erin Kotecki Vest.

“How does a family like yours decide between changing the world and risking your lives?”

“I look at my husband and my two beautiful children, and I wonder how on earth you and your family will make this decision. It would be a sacrifice, no question. Possibly the biggest sacrifice a family could make. We all know it wouldn’t just be the usual pressures of the job or public life, it could very well mean the word no one wants to say but everyone is thinking: “assassination.”

The ugly truth is some in America may not be ready to see a black family in the White House. The ugly truth is the decision to run for president could mean the death of your husband or family member or yourself. Is any job worth it? I don’t know. There are no easy answers. Would I risk my own family to change the world? I don’t know. I honestly do not know.”

“Whatever you decide, the Moms, if no one else, will understand and have your back. If you make the choice to change the world, we’ll be there with flags flying, and we’ll remember the sacrifice your family is making for ours. If you decide to refrain from the Oval Office, we Moms will know exactly why. We will not for a moment question the protection of your family.”

I realize that a lot of people are on vacation this week, but is that really an excuse for the Chicago Sun-Times, which is a fine paper in many ways, and one in which I have been honored to have some of my scribbling appear, to resort to reprinting this screed? I think not.

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