Paper Apologizes For Publishing 'Assassinate Obama' Ad

WARREN, Pa. — A northwestern Pennsylvania newspaper is apologizing for running a classified advertisement calling for the assassination of President Barack Obama.

Warren Times Observer Publisher John Elchert says the ad appeared Thursday. It read, "May Obama follow in the steps of Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley and Kennedy!" The four presidents were all assassinated.

Elchert tells The Associated Press that the newspaper's advertising staff didn't make the historical connection.

He says the newspaper turned information over to police and that the Secret Service is investigating the person who placed the ad.

A note in Friday's paper says the newspaper "apologizes for the oversight."

Comments

[Petey131]

Sad, really sad. I didn't even wish this on Bush who I despise.

[MovingtoNorway]

I hope the Secret Service really sweats the editor and arrests the cretin who placed the ad

[robXdion]

If paper editors are this sloppy and incompetent, then maybe newspapers need to go away. They knew what they were doing. Apologizing for the offense is moot when the image was already presented.