The Boston Globe reports:
WASHINGTON - The unprecedented number of death threats against President Obama, a rise in racist hate groups, and a new wave of antigovernment fervor threaten to overwhelm the US Secret Service, according to government officials and reports, raising new questions about the 144-year-old agency’s overall mission.
These threats against the president are in some cases clearly fueled by racism and the persistent chatter from political opponents who question his nationality and suggest that he is something "other" than American. Those that would use political rhetoric to incite threats of violence against the president of the United Sates risk tearing our nation apart in ways that are unimaginable. The mission of the Secret Service, as this story suggests, must be refocused to fully protect the president, other officials, and the 2012 presidential candidates.
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