Secret Service looking into Obama-Joker fax

By GottaLaff

By now, you've all seen this image of President Obama (I posted about it here):

That image was sent to Rep. Brian Baird (D-Wash.) in a fax, with the message, "“death to all Marxists." The Secret Service is taking this insanity seriously, as they should:

The Secret Service may investigate a fax sent to a Democratic lawmaker that depicts President Barack Obama as the Joker and warns of “death to all Marxists.” [...]

On Obama’s forehead is a communist hammer-and-sickle insignia, and beneath the image is the text: “Death to All Marxists! Foreign and Domestic!”

Rep. Brian Baird (D-Wash.) received the fax and passed it along to U.S. Capitol Police.

The Secret Service investigates threats made against the president. Ed Donovan, of Secret Service Public Affairs, said that the fax was “potentially an investigative intelligence matter.” [...]

The message made no specific reference to Baird and it is unclear why it was sent to his office. No other congressional office reported receiving a similar fax.

Baird has compared protesters who have shown up at lawmaker town halls during the recess to the Nazis.

“What we're seeing right now is close to Brown Shirt tactics,” Baird said in an interview with the Vancouver, Wash., Columbian on Thursday. “I mean that very seriously.” [...]

Baird has also compared protester tactics to those of Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh, which drew calls for an apology from Oklahoma Republican Party Chairman Gary Jones.

“For Congressman Baird to use the tragedy [of] Oklahoma families and the loved ones of those who were injured and lost their lives for political gain is inexcusable,” he said.

Hey Gary, here's a thought: Substitute "Republican mob" for "Congressman Baird", and "those who are sick, dying, and can't afford health care because of Big Pharma/Insurance/Rushpublic obstructionists" for "Oklahoma families". Then someone might take you seriously.