Obama office evacuated in South Philadelphia

[Fleshdancer]

:grr:

http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20081015_Obama_office_evacuated_in_S__Phila_.html

Authorities are trying to find out who sent a threatening letter containing a suspicious substance to one of Barack Obama's South Philadelphia campaign offices.

The office at 15th and Christian streets was evacuated for less than an hour after the discovery about 5 p.m. yesterday.

Police say a volunteer brought in the mail and opened a letter that contained the unknown substance. Officials evacuated the office, took the letter outside and called police.

A hazardous-materials crew responded, but investigators say initial tests determined that it was brown sugar.

Philadelphia police Capt. Mike Gillespie called the letter "somewhat threatening in nature."

[graywarrior]

1. Bastards

[Fleshdancer]

5. but hey, Rep Lewis was "out of line" right?

:sarcasm:

[endelfam]

2. Is anyone surprised?

This is exactly the kind of cowardly attack that the garbage being spitted out at Palin rallies encourages.

[justiceischeap]

3. Are people that stupid to think they can get away with something like that?

The idiot who sent that letter will be caught and sent to jail. I mean isn't that considered domestic terrorism these days?

[zanne]

4. No, I'm not surprised.

It's a shame because we've all seen how Obama likes to get into the crowds to talk to people one on one, but I don't think he'll be able to do that when he's elected.

[AndyA]

6. Keep it up, John McCain and Sarah Palin. Keep preaching your hate messages.

This is what comes of hate speech. Ignorant people do ignorant things when they get riled up. And there's no doubt McSame and Pain are preaching hatred to their followers.

I want to know when the Secret Service is going to start hauling these people to jail for threatening a United States Senator!

[graywarrior]

8. They are responsible for every action like this

Every damn one of them

[jpertello]

7. What sort of psycho with too much time on his hands would send

Brown Sugar? What the hell is that supposed to signify? Obama is brown sugar? He's brown and like brown sugar, is very nice and sweet and harmless.