The Business Plot (also the Plot Against FDR and the White House Putsch) was a reported political conspiracy in 1933 which involved wealthy businessmen plotting a coup d’état to overthrow United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt. In 1934 retired Marine Corps Major General Smedley Butler testified to the McCormack-Dickstein Congressional committee that a group of men had approached him as part of a plot to overthrow Roosevelt in a coup.[1] In the opinion of the committee these allegations were credible. One of the purported plotters, Gerald MacGuire, vehemently denied any such plot. In their report, the Congressional committee stated that it was able to confirm Butler's statements other than the proposal from MacGuire which it considered more or less confirmed by MacGuire's European reports.[2] However, no prosecutions or further investigations followed. While historians have questioned whether or not a coup was actually close to execution, most agree that some sort of "wild scheme" was contemplated and discussed.[3][4][5][6][7] Contemporaneous media initially dismissed the plot, with a The New York Times editorial characterizing it as a "gigantic hoax".[8] When the committee's final report was released, the Times said the committee "purported to report that a two-month investigation had convinced it that General Butler's story of a Fascist march on Washington was alarmingly true" and "It also alleged that definite proof had been found that the much publicized Fascist march on Washington, which was to have been led by Major. Gen. Smedley D. Butler, retired, according to testimony at a hearing, was actually contemplated".

Originally posted by mikerussellus
reply to post by brill

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Mark these words. . . . . .


Obama and his ilk will use this to their advantage, and our disadvantage.


'nuff said. The Prophet has spoken.

(I once guessed 2 out of six lottery numbers, so I'm qualified)

Originally posted by brill

The Boston Globe reports that a new internal Congressional Research Service report and government sources say there are an unprecedented number of death threats against President Obama -- and that the Secret Service is insufficiently funded and staffed to deal with them.

According to The Globe, a report issued by the Congressional Research Service shows that the Secret Service is investigating more threats against government officials than ever before, and questions whether the 144-year old agency should continue probing financial crimes, as was its original mandate.

Hardly a surprise that Obama is a marked man. There have been several articles and discussions on threats to the current POTUS. Its a bit difficult to believe that Secret Service resources are stretched that thin but it appears so. I don't see Obama finishing his term personally, there is far too much pent up angst amongst those he is trying to lead, yet alone the fact that he is a first. He will be this generations Kennedy but I don't think he will carry the same legacy.

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brill

Originally posted by brill

The Boston Globe reports that a new internal Congressional Research Service report and government sources say there are an unprecedented number of death threats against President Obama -- and that the Secret Service is insufficiently funded and staffed to deal with them.

According to The Globe, a report issued by the Congressional Research Service shows that the Secret Service is investigating more threats against government officials than ever before, and questions whether the 144-year old agency should continue probing financial crimes, as was its original mandate.

Hardly a surprise that Obama is a marked man. There have been several articles and discussions on threats to the current POTUS. Its a bit difficult to believe that Secret Service resources are stretched that thin but it appears so. I don't see Obama finishing his term personally, there is far too much pent up angst amongst those he is trying to lead, yet alone the fact that he is a first. He will be this generations Kennedy but I don't think he will carry the same legacy.

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brill

Originally posted by FantasmaTaans
reply to post by Ex_MislTech

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Ain't nothin' spooky about it.
Just plain stupid.