Secret Service determines South Carolina too hostile for First Lady visit?

The article said this is one guys opinion. The Secret Service hasn't said this.
This is crazy. American's DO respect the office of the President of the USA, and would do so to the current President and his family.
The comment is off the wall. The Secret Service always secures an area before the President or his family attend any event.
I hope they go to NC and prove Clyburn wrong. Such fear spreading has to stop. Be realistic, if someone is found a threat they will be detained and charged before the entourage arrives.

race bait......thats bs. the ss shouldnt fear sc. whatever

Well Dallas proved so in the 1960's. Rhetoric can lead to shameful and terrible actions.

How sad for South Carolina! The first Lady is a wonderful person who lifts up people from the traps of social dogma.

Not good news. I down their death threaths in South Carolina. Right to bear arms & black president are apparenty not a good mix in South Carolina.

It makes us look like buffoons, racists and backwater morons.

A loudmouthed minority of Neanderthals and sore losers have so poisoned the national discourse with their racist rantings, crude jokes and veiled threats that they have sullied South Carolina's reputation more than any governor, congressman or senator could ever imagine.

Well i am glad he said it and not me because i probably would have gotten flamed for it :) In all seriousness though i think that she should just go there anyways to show them that she is not afraid. Beside most racist people are cowardly and that is why they hide behind their insecurities. There may be a lot of talk but i don't think anyone in SC has the minerals to act on their prejudice.

Maybe they just don't like pygmy wookies.

This is sad if it's true.
Even though I didn't vote for Obama and disagree with much of his policies, I hope nothing happens to him or his family.

While we're sort of on the subject, I even applied for a Secret Service position today.

I've always thought of it as a flyover state. Never stop in it! White, racist, sexist, homophobic republicans are disgusting!

It makes you wonder how safe all those African American football players playing for the Gamecocks feel? You know the ones who are all worshiped and treated like Gods in S.C.

This story is so full of shit, it makes me laugh.

The real news coming out of this story would be this:

The Secret Service can't protect our First Lady?

Time to hire a new Secret Service.

On a side note: Obama won the South Carolina primary vote in a landslide. I guess South Carolina hates white people too.

there are some good people in the south too, i know that but there are some crazy people too. There have been good republican presidents such as Abraham Lincoln and Ronald Reagan.

Sen. Inhoff is South Carolina's Sen., and this scumbag is 1 of 30 who voted to allow Halliburton or any other Govt. contractor to allow the RAPE of their employees with no legal recourse. Maybe her womanhood is in danger. South Carolinas state motto should be " SOUTH CAROLINA IS FOR COW FUCKERS " see current events. Ha Ha Ha Republican assholes

If you remember back to the campaign wherever the mooseburger was , she stirred up a frenzy of hatred among the small minded. I still remember the look in that ladys face from PA. Neither the Mooseburger nor McCain have done anything since the election to stop the hartred that they started. Listen to the hatred from CNN and Fox Noise and the republican party. Shame on us for allowing it to continue.

Oh yeah, the south is home to all kinds of crazy right wing extremists. Bill Clinton, for example. And Al Gore for another.

im not suprised america at least the south part is very racist. And when you consider obama is like JFK, Abraham Lincoln someone who wants to change things for the better of america. And someone that other countries can respect and talk to unlike the last president its not suprising rightwing klu klux klan republican nutjobs would try and kill his wife in order to push him in a bush direction.

"In unrelated news South Carolina has officially seceded from the Union."

Did she try Folly Beach? They're pretty chillaxed in Folly Beach.

She can come to SC she just needs to stay in charleston and not go anywhere else, maybe colombia. all the rednecks tend not to dwell downtown so she should be safe. Have you seen people that live there? It's hipsters, college kids, artists, rich people, young adults, and low income minorities. Thats practicly the obama's demographic.

Too many whites down south?

I live in the deep south and truth is that there are many RW crazies who own too many guns and are totally crazy.
It was in Texas that JFK was murdered. The South is full of skin heads who own assult weapons. It was in Texas where the FBI caught KRAR, potential RW terrorist, who was stockpiling poisen gas.

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This is obviously false, because racism no longer exists in America. That's why Republican pundits(you know the one, name rhymes with Hen Peck) called Obama a racist for talking about racism in America. That's exactly what were NOT allowed to do. Talking about race in America only INCITES RACISM.

If you ignore it, only blurt out racial slurs over the anonymous internet, or covertly discriminate against others for the color of their skin and no one finds out, then you too will see the color-blindness that is Americana. Offering an open discourse about race in America is counter-productive. QUIT ROCKING THE BOAT, BARACK AND MICHELLE! Be grateful that some black people have the opportunity to be middle class citizens(until that tax bracket disappears)!

When I graduate college and make 25% less than my white counterparts, I will get on my knees and thank my boss everyday he would even consider using me to fill the affirmative action quota. Why shouldn't I? For all I know, he could have hired a Latino! Michelle Obama, be grateful that South Carolina cares about your safety so much that they don't want you there. I'm sure it has nothing to do with racism, they probably just have a lot of people who don't like you very much down there. Terrorists, perhaps...

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I think the secret service is well in the means to secure the safety of the first lady, but imagine if slack or no security was to be provided... The south is full of "scary" people

I think the secret service is well in the means to secure the safety of the first lady, but imagine if slack or no security was to be provided... The south is full of "scary" people

Clyburn's quote of "It's not always our decision to make" doesn't exactly say that its due to security concerns, there could be many other factors like schedules or budget reasons.

That being said I experience the "fine state" of South Carolina every day and have for the past 3 years. It is disgusting out here. Racism is so ingrained in everyone's lives that the vast majority of people here don't even realize when they're being blatant about it.

That particular university is in one of the "liberal" areas of the state actually and yet pre-civil rights attitudes still reign supreme. What else would you expect from the state that houses the prestigious Bob Jones University? Practically every store across the state displays Fox News during all business hours. Or even more telling, the state capitol STILL FLIES THE CONFEDERATE FLAG (same town)!

An obvious ploy by Congressman Clyburn to shame South Carolinians into electing or re-electing pro-Obama canadates.

Come on down to Charleston girl. Bansheewail's gotcher back.

For the most part, these loud mouth, red birds are really scared little babies when you get in their face. In mass, They shout you down when there are 100's of them in a herd.It's the "lone nuts" that worry me. Their ignorance makes them dangerous. Their fear makes the motivated. The fact that SC has the highest unemployment rate in the nation makes them desparate. The lies that Glen Beck and Rush Limbaugh spew make them think they are defending America, their guns, freedom, etc. It is a dangerous place for her, no doubt. Anyone that thinks differently, doesn't live here. I have one Sheppard Fairey(a Charlestonian) Obama sticker on my Volvo wagon and lately I've been pulled over numerous times, fliped-off lots, cussed at in traffic, had my car "keyed" and been given many, many dirty looks. And I'm a 250 lb. white guy. The rednecks here are riled-up enough to mess with me. The hate vibe is the worst I've ever seen anywhere, anytime in the South. The misinformation that has been cultivated and propagated by Fox News and the like will end up costing people their lives before this is all said and done. If we could just stick to the debating issues and pondering the facts instead of sensationalist info-tainment masquerading as news, we'd be able to move forward together as a Nation.

I seriously doubt that racism can be a reason for this. If racism has increased during the Kenyans reign it is all his fault and the fault of the divisive liberals in his administration and throughout his party. When will people who pen these articles realize that people don't like the Kenyan because of his policies, not his color.

South Carolina is a fine state and the people are great. I think I will visit there soon. If the Obama entourage wants to stay away then fine with me. Sounds like they are more than just a little paranoid.

Who said becuase of Obama, racism has decreased in our country?????

"Clyburn quoted Valerie Jarrett, adviser to the president and a friend of the Obamas, as saying, 'It's not always our decision to make.' The implication is that the Secret Service has concerns about the state. A lot of it, Clyburn said, has to do with the climate in South Carolina."

Though the title might be inflamatory, there obviously is some truth to it. Valerie Jarret is a top Amin. offical, and if she was quoted correctly, then obviously the Secret Service has reservations.

After living in Charleston for a few years they still have a lot of fire eaters down there. Many still beleive that the confederacy still is a legitimat government that has never been truly deafeted.

This article is an absolute joke. It’s like a poor copycat of President Carter’s latest flub. Besides the obvious contention of trying to combat perceived or imagined bigotry by being a bigot, the idea that the Secret Service deemed South Carolina too dangerous is retarded.

Anyone remember the DNC and the RNC? Remember the whole stink about the unprecedented level of security at both conventions? Now you want to tell me the wife of the President is unable to attend a college function? GTFO of here with this nonsense.

I swear it’s hilarious how bigots come up with their infallible opinion of the world, apply it to reality and then present their work as if it’s worth something.

The right wing is on the defensive, in their offensive manner...

http://michellemalkin.com/2009/10/13/michelle-obama-is-afraid-of-south-carolina/

If one takes the time to read the article in its entirety, one will find that the poster used a completely false and reactionary headline in that the Secret Service never made that determination.

Congressman Clyburn obviously has a political agenda. If the Secret Service is fine with the Obamas going to Iraq, Russia, and Saudi Arabia, I have no doubt they can keep them safe in South Carolina. The story is ridiculous on it's face.

The Secret Service is not in the business of making announcements of this sort. Your angle on Clinton/Clyburn/Obama is your opinion.

We will be hearing more on this story.

The article is based totally on statements made by Congressman Clyburn, the same Congressman Clyburn who stabbed his good friend Bill Clinton in the back to further Barack Obama's nomination, so take it with a grain of salt. Not one Secret Service source is named.

"buffoons, racists and backwater morons" in South Carolina?

say it isn't so.

Interesting article . . . Excerpt:

"Even if they are overreacting, or if Clyburn is overstating the case, it's embarrassing. If security professionals, who apparently have reservations, actually believe it is too dangerous for the first family to visit a U.S. state, then we have dropped below the status of a Third World country. It makes us look like buffoons, racists and backwater morons."

Based on some of the defensive comments he's getting I think he hit a nerve!