"The guy had the "Tree of Libert sign"


It was a sign with a quote from Thomas Jefferson who also said "For a people who are free, and who mean to remain so, a well-organized and armed militia is their best security."

and a gun (not a pistol) straped to his leg where Obama was getting ready to speak... Do you deny this???

It was a Smith and Wesson 9mm pistol.

Kostric, who is in his mid-30s and lives near Concord, N.H., said he never entered the town hall or laid eyes on Mr. Obama, who was ushered into the event held in a local school through a back entrance.

Kostric said the Portsmouth police initially asked him to move 1,000 feet away from the school, but then permitted him to stay on the grounds of a church because it was private property. (Federal law generally restricts carrying firearms within 1,000 feet of school grounds, but the law does not apply "on private property not part of school grounds" or to anyone with a carry permit, with Kostric says he has.)

"I was weighing my options," Kostric said. "I was considering walking out to the car and dropping off my firearm and coming back. (The policeman) got off hte phone and relayed to me, that if I wanted to stand on the church property, which is about 30 feet from where I already was, that would be acceptable because it was private property."

Kostric: "Personally, I think Obama is a very charismatic speaker. I can certainly see why people are attracted to him, though I'm surprised at his politics in general, since he has taught classes in constitutional law.

I haven't felt that our country has been headed in the right direction since I first took notice of politics. In fact, it was only because I thought things were going so poorly that I took any notice of politics at all. Certainly when things are going our way we tend to become complacent.

I campaigned for the impeachment of Clinton. I campaigned for the impeachment of Bush. I'm not fond of Obama's policies and I'm sure I'd dislike McCain's just as much (I did live in Arizona)."

U.S. Secret Service spokesman Ed Donovan when asked whether   individuals carrying weapons jeopardized the safety of the president, Donovan said, "Of course not."

The individuals would never have gotten in close proximity to the president, regardless of any state laws on openly carrying weapons, he said. A venue is considered a federal site when the Secret Service is protecting the president and weapons are not allowed on a federal site, he added."