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What do you think of the Facebook page praying for the death of Obama?

Asked by ParaParaYukiko (6116points) April 27th, 2010

I just read this article about a specific Facebook page after hearing about it from a friend. The page is named this:

DEAR LORD, THIS YEAR YOU TOOK MY FAVORITE ACTOR, PATRICK SWAYZIE. 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

Now, I know it’s supposed to be a joke, and it’s based on a similar “prayer” about some governor nobody liked, and any Facebook page entitled in all caps should never be taken seriously anyway… But is this indicative of a more violent opposition to President Obama? Even with all the criticism of George W. Bush, I don’t remember seeing Facebook pages wishing for his death. Maybe there were, and I just didn’t see them…?

I don’t know, I just feel like some of this opposition has gone a little over the top. It’s one thing to make jokes about a president or criticize his policies, but… is there a point where it gets too far? Even though I didn’t think Bush was a good President, I didn’t want him to die. Sheesh.

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