WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Law enforcement arrested two men in Tennessee who had plans to rob a gun dealer to shoot Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and "as many non-Caucasians" as possible, an official said on Monday.

An official from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said police found the men in the Jackson, Tennessee area with a number of guns, including a sawed-off shotgun, in their car.

"They wanted to go to a place where they could shoot as many non-Caucasian as they could," the official said, noting that the men first planned to rob a gun dealer. "They also had a plot to assassinate Sen. Obama."

www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE49Q7KJ20081027

From the initial report these guys sound like idiots who never would have gotten close to Obama, but thanks to the flood of cheap guns they very well might have killed plenty of brown skinned people.

By the way in addition to the school shooting the other day we also get this story:

With his father and a firearms instructor standing nearby, an 8-year-old Connecticut boy shot himself in the head with a submachine gun yesterday, killing himself in an accident some say should never have happened.

Christopher Bizilj was testing a 9 mm Micro Uzi at the Westfield Sportsman's Club in Westfield, Mass., as part of the Machine Gun Shoot and Firearms Expo, when he shot himself Sunday.

abcnews.go.com/US/story

From the same story comes th "No Sh*t Sherlock" of the week:

"It requires all my strength," said Oven, who added that he did not have much experience with the Micro Uzi. "For an 8-year-old, it was inappropriate."

Ya think?  Now can anyone give me an honest reason why both the father and instructor should not be charged with reckless endangerment of a minor and involuntary manslaughter?

Let the games begin. If Obama is elected this country is doomed!

Dolphins owner H. Wayne Huizenga said Sunday no date has been set for selling up to 45 percent more of the team to Stephen Ross, but the presidential election is among the issues weighing on his decision.

That's because a Barack Obama administration is expected to mean higher capital-gains taxes.

"He wants to double the capital gains tax, or almost double it," Huizenga said. "I'd rather give it to charity than to him."

Ross purchased 50 percent of the team and Dolphin Stadium for $550 million earlier this year with the intention he would eventually become majority owner. NFL owners approved the eventual transfer this month, meaning it can take place anytime.

More.

 Sarah Palin describes Alaska as America's socialist state, while out of the other side of her mouth accusing Obama of being a socialist.

Lather, rinse, repeat:

 In fact, Alaska’s Clear and Equitable Share  (ACES) program, which manages theredistribution of oil wealth  in Alaska, brings in so much money that the state needs no income or sales tax . In addition, this year ACES will provide every Alaskan with a check for an estimated $3,200 .

As Hendrick Hertzberg notes, “Perhaps there is some meaningful distinction between spreading the wealth and sharing it …but finding it would require the analytic skills of Karl the Marxist.”

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