Man Charged For Alleged Obama Death Threat

(CBS/ AP)  Federal prosecutors have charged a man with making threats against President Barack Obama after he allegedly told a bank employee in Utah he was on a mission to kill the president.

The Salt Lake Tribune reported on its Web site Thursday that Daniel James Murray allegedly made the remark to a teller at a bank in St. George on May 27 as he withdrew $13,000 from an account.

The U.S. Secret Service filed an affidavit alleging Murray withdrew $85,000 on May 19, CBS News reports.

Murray's whereabouts are unknown. A court affidavit says Murray is from New York and has recently been in California, Utah, Georgia, Oklahoma and possibly Texas.

Investigators say Murray drives a blue 2001 Buick LeSabre with a New York license plate, "ERL 1445," CBS News reports. He allegedly blames the president for a banking system he says will fail and cause worldwide chaos, according to investigators.

The U.S. Secret Service says Murray has at least eight registered firearms, the Tribune reported.

Malcolm Wiley, a spokesman for the Secret Service in Washington, told The Associated Press he had no comment Thursday.

[toldyouso29]

Currently, the right wing is perceived by most non
Republican persons in this country as intolerant, bigoted, extremist nutcases and liars. Unfortunately these perceptions do nothing to further either their credibility as politicians or as bloggers.

As for true conservatives, they are lost among the more strident and forever finding fault of the poor losers--er I mean extremists and while Limbaugh and others feed the extremists, it only confirms to the rest of us what a venal, mean and hateful group they are--their propensity for mental illnesses not withstanding.

[toldyouso29]

Do you know how it was said. No. I'm not saying that this guy is sane, but since none of us where there we do not know really happened. We do not know anything about the bank teller either and her state of mind. If its at a bank security footage should be avail for all us to see, but from just the article it implies this guy is going to try an assasination. Do you know if the guy was joking or not. Can you say with absolute certainty his mental state of mind. I and a whole lot of other people will say stuff to strangers for the reaction for enjoyment, or say random things which have no meaning.
Posted by patocc123 at 6:21 AM : Jun 5, 2009



Stop being silly. In the times after 9/11 "playing around and saying people "have a bomb" and planes getting diverted and people kicked off has been the norm. Have you complained about Muslims and others being put off of planes for their off color remarks?

Have you defended people who made threats even jokingly on planes and said "it was all in how they said it?" If not STHU. Stop being a hypocrite.

We live in a time now, where remarks coupled with certain actions can become and be treated as a credible threat--it really does not matter how the man "said it" the fact that he did say it, to a stranger, had several guns in his possession and was known to have withdrawn money out and traveled randomly around the country has placed him where he is and elicited the comments on these blogs and others.

One things Republicans and Democrats need to stop doing, because it only sickens the rest of us: Stop lambasting or condemning one set of actions, words or principles when the other party does it and then defending it when one of your own might have done it.

If it was wrong or evil or stupid or crazy when one person from the opposing party did it, it does not become acceptable, defensible or okay when your guy did it.

Cases in point--the lying, nude posing Ms California, Bush allowing attacks and bombings of Pakistan, Bush asking for huge --debt til our grandkids die bailouts, Bush pushing for and defending or redefining torture, Bush lying about rendition, torture and the prisons, this man making threats vs threats made on a plane.

To do anything other than condemn this person is to be a hypocrite and on a scale of one to 10, 10 being the most hypocritical, Dems so far, get a 7, Republicans get a 15+.

[scubamaui]

WOW! TJ is an idiot, i supose you (TJ) dont care if someone said the same about u?
Well i aplaud the teller for careing. Obama your on the right track!

[katzmyth1313]

I would think there would be more threats considering how Obomanation hasn't really done anything but indebt our children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. The hope that the media touts is false. Things aren't getting better. I foresee more of this type of incident as the economy, foriegn policy, etc get worse and worse...... Keep licking his boots CBS

[Yeah-Me]

OMG... will the adults please step forward, from amonst the name calling children.

Please and Thank You

[Lakeview_Greg]

Well, it sounds like this guy wasn't too well wrapped to begin with. But I do find it interesting that his decent into violent wingnuttery coincides with FNC going on cable. The two probably aren't related, but you never know.

[luke_4u]

So, the guy made an off handed wisecrack about Obacarama, so what ? The "big mouth" bank employee should have just ignored it. What with all the storm troopers surrounding and guarding Obacarama, the chances of this guy ever getting close enough to do any harm, are about zero. The fact that somebody doesn't much care for Obacarama and make off color wisecracks about him, doesn't mean they're mentally ill, in fact it's just the opposite. Anyone with any "sense" at all, will Bush could have had a third term, before this Obacarama fiasco is over.

[patocc123]

Come now.....we know that it was the religious rightwads that jumped to conclusions in both the Salem witch hunts and the mccarthy era of fearmongering against anyone thought to be a communist.
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Fearmongering is fearmongering no matter who does it. You can sit there and act like its a one-sided affair who can join the real world and notice that both political parties do it to serve thier own purpose. The problem here is that one side can get away with it while the whole time acting like they do not and its all the other sides fault. When its both your fault.

The thing I ask is which is worse, someone who does something and doesn't know any better who somone who does something knowing its wrong but does it anyways.

[DaBroiler]

Nobody said anything about hanging the bozo making the threats against the president before he could get a chance to defend himself, but you need to admit that making threats against any president is mentally ill behavior and forget your apologist ways.

Posted by cydygitt1 at 7:14 AM : Jun 5, 2009

And yet, we have a woman (Sara Jane Moore) who actually ATTEMPTED to kill a sitting president back out on the streets and being treated by the media as some sort of victim.

Go figure.

[cydygitt1]

So in this case I am saying hey lets slow down and lets the system take it coarse and your willing to label and judge. You would of been a popular person during the Salem witch hunt trials or a supporter of Mcarthiasm(spelling?).
Posted by patocc123
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Come now.....we know that it was the religious rightwads that jumped to conclusions in both the Salem witch hunts and the mccarthy era of fearmongering against anyone thought to be a communist.

Nobody said anything about hanging the bozo making the threats against the president before he could get a chance to defend himself, but you need to admit that making threats against any president is mentally ill behavior and forget your apologist ways.

Just like the bush/cheney regime, I definitely advocate WAR CRIMES trials before their hanging for treason against our great nation.