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Trollheart

05-24-2022 11:31 AM

Looks like someone was letting their true feelings be known! :laughing:
BBC sorry over Man United ticker blunder

Trollheart

05-24-2022 01:33 PM

And this one goes under the heading of "well, you know, I can understand and after all, karma and everything..."

News Alert: Iraqi citizen arrested after allegedly plotting to assassinate former President George W. Bush

An Iraqi national living in Columbus, Ohio, was arrested Tuesday and faces federal charges related to an alleged plot to assassinate former President George W. Bush, the Justice Department announced.

jwb	05-24-2022 02:13 PM

I wonder how hard it is to get to a former president.

The Batlord

05-24-2022 02:42 PM

Hey, Exo, how actionable is that?

SGR	05-24-2022 03:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jwb (Post 2205723)

I wonder how hard it is to get to a former president.

They get secret service protection for life, don't they?

Exo	05-24-2022 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Batlord (Post 2205726)

Hey, Exo, how actionable is that?

Is what?

The Batlord

05-24-2022 04:04 PM

I see you're coming around.

jwb	05-24-2022 04:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SGR (Post 2205728)

They get secret service protection for life, don't they?

yeah but probably not as much....

Trollheart

05-25-2022 11:59 AM

Has a former US prez ever been assassinated? I don't think so, have they?

rubber soul

05-25-2022 01:46 PM

No. The only attempts that I know of was of Teddy Roosevelt in 1912 (and he was again running for President) and of George HW Bush when visiting Iraq (Hussein allegedly had a contract out on him and Clinton bombed Hussein in retaliation).

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