The Arkansas Connection

We're talking about the two young creeps who conjured up some plot to kill dozens of black students and then take out Barack Obama. Guess they never figured something like that might draw the attention of the feds. Especially considering there were YouTube videos.  Yeah, real smart.  The gang at Arkansas Project blog pulls together some sources I haven't seen.

Skinhead’s Sister: Brother ‘Sorry’ for Obama Plot

Paul Schlesselman, 18, of Helena-West Helena is one of the two men arrested by federal agents as neo-nazi skinhead conspirators in an alleged (and ridiculous) plot to assassinate Barack Obama as the final act in a massive murder spree. Today, his younger sister tells the AP’s Andrew Demillo that her brother is really, really sorry: “He [...]

Busy Day

I've been running pretty much all day and am just now catching up with the day's happenings. It looks like it's been quite a busy day, including the "breaking news" of a white supremacist plot to kill Barack Obama.  And, wouldn't you know, one of the guys busted is from - drum roll, please - right here in Arkansas. How bad is that?
ATF: Plot to Kill Obama is Foiled

A plot by two Neo-Nazi skinheads to assassinate Barack Obama and kill dozens of other African Americans has been foiled, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms said Monday. Daniel Cowart, 20, of Bells, Tenn., and Paul Schlesselman, 18, of West Helena, Ark., were charged Friday with making threats against [...]

Smoking Gun has the full affidavit online:

Skinheads In Obama Assassination Plot

And, a jury nailed Alaska Senator, Ted Stevens, on ALL counts in his corruption trial.

Sen. Ted Stevens was convicted of corruption charges Monday in a trial that threatened to end the 40-year career of Alaska's political patriarch.Stevens, 84, was found guilty of all seven felony charges he faced of [...]

And, it's not even 5:00 pm yet!