An email with that paragraph has been floating around for about a year. I believe I have posted it here and I know I have passed it on.
On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 8:46 AM, Bruce Majors <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> >> http://www.10tv.com/live/content/local/stories/2010/04/30/story-marysville-facebook-prays-for-obama-death.html?sid=102 >> >> 1 Million 'Fans' Of Obama Death >> >> CBS 10 -- Columbus, Ohio >> >> MARYSVILLE, Ohio — More than 1 million people on Friday had given a >> "thumbs up" to a central Ohio-based Facebook fan page that appears to pray >> for President Barack Obama's death. >> >> The page is now getting some attention from the secret service, 10TV's >> Andy Hirsch reported. >> >> Claiming to originate from Marysville, one of the hottest new Facebook >> pages has racked up more than 1 million fans in a few weeks. >> >> The page's title is, "Dear Lord, this year you took my favorite actor, >> Patrick Swayze. You took my favorite actress, Farah Fawcett. You took my >> favorite singer, Michael Jackson. I just wanted to let you know, my favorite >> President is Barack Obama. Amen." >> >> Among the people paying attention to the page are secret service agents in >> central Ohio. >> >> The owner of the page was keeping quiet, remaining anonymous, but >> reportedly posted that the page should not be taken so seriously. >> >> Others agree, Hirsch reported. >> >> "Chill out," one fan wrote on the wall. "It was just a joke (and a funny >> one at that.)" >> >> Many called it disgusting. >> >> "Since when is it OK to pray that the father of two young girls should >> die, just because you disagree with his politics?" One poster wrote. "Oh, >> its just a joke? Then not funny." >> >> The U.S. attorney's office said incidents such as this are about >> determining what free speech is, and what constitutes a clear threat. >> >> Regardless of what the Secret Service's investigation uncovers, simply >> being a fan of the page will not likely get you in trouble. >> >> Facebook said while the company is sensitive to content that includes hate >> speech and threats of violence, the page does not violate company policies >> and there are no plans to remove it. >> >> Watch 10TV News HD and refresh 10TV.com for additional information. >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------ >> >> Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Realabortiondebate/ >> >> <*> Your email settings: >> Individual Email | Traditional >> >> <*> To change settings online go to: >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Realabortiondebate/join >> (Yahoo! 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