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MSNBC just aired video of a man with a pistol strapped to his leg waiting for Barack Obama to arrive at a townhall in New Hampshire.

The man is carrying a sign that says, “It Is Time to Water the Tree of Liberty.” That’s a reference to a Thomas Jefferson quote: “The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time, with the blood of patriots and tyrants.” It was a favorite slogan of Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh, who was wearing a T-shirt when he was arrested with a picture of Lincoln on the front and a tree dripping with blood on the back.

Now, this guy is carrying a legal weapon, says NBC News’ Ron Allen. The local chief of police has no objections. Open carriage of licensed handguns is legal in New Hampshire, and the man is standing on the private property of a nearby church (!) that has no problem with an armed man hanging around.

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Striker20/ Striker20

    are you serious, LOL let’s be real. Let’s switch the scenario around
    if he was an Minority men or women; with an legal hand gun it would be an problem right. The first thing would come to mind is that oh watch out we have an gang banger in our mits. WTF OMG Right-Wing, left-Wing, extreme born american terrorists. People need to get off this BS before you let your on racist malfunction ways trickle down to the next generation.

    And I am telling you now I do not want any part of that
    I put an gun to anybody that comes to that racist bulls**t
    straight up and down and for the ones that does not know what straight up and down means. Is I rather die on my feet then die on me knees.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/envincible/ envincible

    Ok. Alright. Let something bad happen to him. Let something happen. I dont condone violence, but God bless America if something happens to Obama. This country is just not ready. There is no MLK, no Malcolm X, not enough soldiers and not enough police. THERE WILL BE AN AMERICAN HOLOCAUST. The end result will make the Holocaust look like scooby snacks, and once again I dont condone violence. If you think living in Afghanistan or Iraq is bad where there is terror everywhere and anyone could just run up in your spot and harm you or your family at anytime. You’ll wish you were there if something happens to Obama. There isn’t going to be a tribute, no America in tears as we say goodbye to a beloved president. There will be anarchy. Its that f**king simple. That’s just my unbiased two cents.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/eveready2679/ eveready2679

    i totally and honestly agree with u envincible and striker20, peace brothers

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/bpuniv/ bpuniv

    not surprised. secret service does a terrible job of screening folk. they seriously need to step up their game. seriously. very seriously.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/1Divine_soul/ 1Divine_soul

    This dam man should have been arrested, right away and fed to the giraffes….I tell you, this system is so messed up, and its these dam white people siding with the dam Gorillas n sht, all they wanna do is suk suk suk suk suk, and when they done suking they wana take take take and take, well take this mr. white man….it’s not ok for you to bring a semi-automatic weapon to a town hall meeting when our president is around…in Nigga langauge, you stupid mtf…. =+0′

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Sub-Negro/ Sub-Negro

    Well let him try and take Obama out and see what happens.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/WISDOM602/ WISDOM602

    F**k all that Bulls**t about him having a gun has anyone seen the security issued ear piece he has in his right ear. Something really bad is about to awaken. Somethings is just not right and where the hell is the secrect service look like they fugging hiding or they still over there protecting Dick Cheney Ass when his ass had to go get an extention

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/sanchez760/ sanchez760

    This pretty much proves that this guy was a plant to give the media an easy handle to bash all town hall protesters.

    The guy was not only carrying the gun but wearing an earpiece, carrying a provocative sign, and open carry or not under NH law, the Secret Service would not have allowed him within a mile of the President with a gun UNLESS HE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THERE.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/sanchez760/ sanchez760

    This pretty much proves that this guy was a plant to give the media an easy handle to bash all town hall protesters.

    The guy was not only carrying the gun but wearing an earpiece, carrying a provocative sign, and open carry or not under NH law, the Secret Service would not have allowed him within a mile of the President(Puppet) with a gun UNLESS HE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THERE!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/gren1shaw2/ gren1shaw2

    With the treats against pres.Obama’s life up 400%,they let people walk around with handguns.I believe that his security is so laxed that he will neee God,to keep him alive.it’s like white racist people are given all the oppertunity and intent they need to carry out their threats. They are going to make sure that he does’nt serve out his term and what about his family,whose protecting them? I have been afraid for his life since he was elected president.racist white people are not going to let him serve out his term.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/DMY19151/ DMY19151

    THIS COUNTRY IS A F**KING MESS…..MAN,ALL OF THIS MADNESS GOING ON OUT HERE…I’M FEELING WHAT WISDOM AND SANCHEZ WROTE…..I TELL YOU..DAMN…DAMN…DAMN!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Rudy836/ Rudy836

    If Obama gets assassinated.A war probably begin right afterwards.Its not going to be just black and whites.Hopefully thats dosent happen.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/varnard02/ varnard02

    OK PEOPLE PLAYING GAMES…LAWD HAVE MERCY…DONT DO IT…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/d_angelo48/ d_angelo48

    That falls on the Secret Service needing to take more precautionary measures to ensure the saftey wherever he plans to be out in public. As far as the man legally having his gun on him, i see no problem. Let him have it. So long as he doesn’t aim it at anyone, and is not in the act of immediate danger, or act of self defense.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/soulmate630/ soulmate630

    I read on this site that a young black man goes jail for 2 yrs for some words he wrote in a rap song some years ago. Now I see that a white man has a gun at a PRESIDENTIAL Town Hall meeting an its ok? WOW!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/2Paclookinmofo/ 2Paclookinmofo

    “Divide and Conquer” and “Order Out of Chaos”
    Strip away peoples will and or right to think for themselves and you can get them to believe in anything you say and or do.

    Marshall Law anyone?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/2Paclookinmofo/ 2Paclookinmofo

    I see “fires” being lit on all sides judging by the comments on here and You Tube and what most of us don’t seem to understand is that “someone” is fanning the flames…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/The_Donlamb/ The_Donlamb

    Don’t ya’ll get it? These eltists single handedly elected obama so freaks like this would come out of the woodwork to fan the flames of racism.My question is, what has obama done in this short period to even come close to the chaos bush started aroung the world????They know they made their beds with cement, and now they wanna go out in flames..well, i say to you haters, soon enough you will join your master by the wrath of God.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/nineleg/ nineleg

    HE SHOULD BE IN PRISON NOT AWAITING A TRAIL TO SET AN EXAMPLE TO OTHER(S) LIKE HIM. OH, I FORGOT THERE HE WOULD NOT LIVE BUT HOURS IF THAT!!!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/WalkByFaith1983/ WalkByFaith1983

    Just like the man who has a potential 6 month sentence hanging over his head for yawning in the court room, this man too should be punished.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/ceesay6/ ceesay6

    This guy must be racist ,mr president i think you should watch for such people in the society . for the security guards you must be vigilant cus there are lot and lots of people like him there ready to destroyed this true color of africa . i am an african , from a small part in the west of africa the Gambia , back home when Obama elected president black president for that matter , what came to my mind was he should be very very careful cus i have in europe for so long and i know how we black people are being treated , so that being the case i always fear for his life . i know and in all my prayers i pray that God the Almighty will safe you from the enemies with all their bad intensions .Long live mr president, long live Obama with you all the way.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/MrCooldaddy7/ MrCooldaddy7

    I think what it is is that racist white people want Obama to and Blacks to start kicking them in their a**. Obviously thats what they need because they wont stop with their hatred. So how about he just start a black militia group, fire them racist congressmen, and start only caring about black people as and giving them health care. Then they can call him racist! besides blacks need alot of health care after being abused by police all these damn years.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/TBWilliams/ TBWilliams

    Hmm…The local chief of police has no problem with a man that has questionable motives and concealing a gun. Perhaps the FBI and Secret Service should be looking at the chief of police.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/yogurtcream/ yogurtcream

    WELL PEOPLE IF HE IS WHITE HE IS RIGHT, NO PROBLEM. NOW, A POLICEMAN GOT KILLED IN NEW YORK BY FELLOW OFFICERS, HE HAD A GUN AND THAT COP GOT AWAY WITH MURDERING HIS OWN. NOW WHAT? SO WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO SOMEONE WHITE CARRYING A HATE SIGN AND WEAPON? NOTHING, NO ONE, EVEN THE GOOD OLE PREACHER OF THE CHURCH. THAT IS SAYING A WHOLE LOT. PEOPLE WE HAVE POWER LET US START USING IT!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/yogurtcream/ yogurtcream

    OH YEAH, WELL THE PRESIDENT IS PART OF THE G-SIGN CLUB, WHO HELPED HIM GET INTO OFFICE, OH THE FREEMASONS, THEY GOT HIS BACK ANYWAY, UNLESS HE GETS OUT OF LINE!!! SO HE IS STRAIGHT, DO NOT BE DECEIVED, PEOPLE!!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/cedric09/ cedric09

    yes the chief of police should be in jail …. i smell a rat.. calling all black men take your guns to a town hall meeting full of crazy white people and lets see what would happen. racism at its best….

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/samsthewon/ samsthewon

    A whole nation of RACIALLY INSECURE,people mainly the non-minorities!…This idiot obviously has a death wish.The secret service has a license to kill.Shoot first and ask questions later!…Reagan’s punk ass changed the law back in the early 70′s…Cause black men”BLACK PANTHER’S”,brought loaded gun’s,into a capital building!…Imagine that.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/bafkachan/ bafkachan

    racism is a tool for control don’t belive the hype….

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/BLACKSMITH843/ BLACKSMITH843

    WOW! BAFKACHAN GOT IT RIGHT! Raciam is only a tool for control! My friends. Please ignore the words or few. Get your money now while their insecure asses are worried about ONE black man. Let them form Malitias. We have GANGS! Do you think for a second that I’m scared? ok. If one person scratch him……………..you will get what you asked for!!!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/nlrsidestar/ nlrsidestar

    IF HE HAD BEEN BLACK HE WOULD HAVE BEEN DROPPED WHERE HE STOOD………………DONT BE FOOLED………THIS IS ALL OUT RACIST SHYT………..BLACK PEOPLE OPEN YOUR EYES AND STAY ON YOUR TOES…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Someone_With_a_Brain/ Someone_With_a_Brain

    Nlrsidestar, I really don’t know where you get your facts, or if you look for any reason to call out racism, but the guy carrying the pistol, was black. There is no reason for blacks to stay on there toes, whites are not out to kill the world, I’m sure. I have plenty of white friends, they don’t want to kill me. Racism is not a tool. It’s an excuse to whine about something. Move on, Obama’s HALF black, HALF white. There’s nothing you can do about it.

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