Obama Should be Safe…
By “My husband did not wrap up the nomination in 1992 until he won the California primary somewhere in the middle of June, right? We all remember Bobby Kennedy was assassinated in June in California. I don’t understand it,” [Clinton] said, dismissing calls to drop out.The tongue slips, of course, but is she really arguing that she shouldn’t drop out because Obama might get shot? What kind of argument is that?
First a question; what is the process if a presidential nominee dies between the convention and the general election? Does the VP become the nominee? Or the second place at the convention?
Second, I’ve heard a lot of talk about how Barack Obama might get assassinated because he’s black, but I can’t understand why. Every single President who has been assassinated in the history of the United States has been a white male. Every. Single. One. In fact, I have it on good authority that every single attempted assassination has been directed against a white male President. If history is any guide, Obama should be safe.
…indeed, with an assassination rate exceeding 9%, President of the United States would appear to be an extraordinarily dangerous job for white men. It would almost be irresponsible to elect someone other than a woman or non-white man.