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Report: Koran-Burning Pastor Rev. Terry Jones Receives ’400 Death Threats’

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Florida pastor Rev. Terry Jones is in California to make an appearance on Arabic-language Christian network Truth TV, and he’s speaking out to local media about his future plans – which do not include publicly burning any more editions of the Koran.

GOP Rep. Paul Broun Asked At Town ‘Who Will Shoot Obama? Secret Service Responds

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During President Obama’s January State of the Union address, Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA 10tweeted “Mr. President, you don’t believe in the Constitution. You believe in socialism.”

Broun became embroiled in another controversy when, at a Tuesday town hall meeting, he was asked “who is going to shoot Obama?” and responded with stunning nonchalance.

ABC’s This Week Airs Alleged Death Threat From Shooting Victim to Tea Party Leader

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On Saturday, we reported that 63 year-old Tucson mass shooting victim Eric Fuller had been arrested for allegedly making a threatening comment to Tucson Tea Party co-chair Trent Humphries at the taping of a Town Hall event for ABC News’ This Week with Christiane Amanpour. Remarkably, the program aired Sunday morning, and the alleged threat “You’re dead” can clearly be heard as Mr. Humphries speaks.

Arizona Shooting Victim Arrested For ‘Death Threat’ To Tea Party Leader

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Merely a week after a crazed gunman shot Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords in the head and left several others dead and wounded at a local political event, a Tea Party spokesman in the same area received a public death threat at a town hall meeting– from one of Jared Loughner‘s victims.

Rep. Alan Grayson Claims Death Threats Against Him Are As Serious As JFK, MLK, John Lennon

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Controversial Rep. Alan Grayson is a little bit worried about his health. After a Media Research Center personality tweeted a request to his followers to punch Grayson in the face (“I just want to let them know that I punch back,” the Congressman replied then), his office received a legitimate death threat, which Grayson compared to some of the most high-profile assassinations in history.

South Park Creators Defend Their Show Against Comedy Central Censorship

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South Park‘s recent episode depicting the Prophet Muhammad in a bear suit garnered them death threats from a radical Islamic group, and even though the attack resulted in defenses from Anderson Cooper and Bill O’Reilly, Comedy Central still censored the episode. Creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker have now responded to the criticism, standing up in defense of their show.

Daily Obsession: Health Care Debate Is Bad For Your Health

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It’s hard to discuss the passing of the recent health care bill without getting heated arguments from both sides. The media would like to make it easier for you: “Democrats = happy! Republicans = crazy, frothing at the mouth racists who are about to take up arms against Capital Hill.” Either way, here is your Daily Obsession on the ugly side of the health care discussion, courtesy of Newsweek.com.

Fox News: MTV Staffers Getting Death Threats Over “Jersey Shore”

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We’ve already declared MTV’s Jersey Shorethe worst best show of all time,” but the docu-soap reality show is now getting the sort of attention, that security guards are getting involved. As Greg Gutfeld reported on RedEye last night, MTV staffers behind the show are now getting death threats from individuals that find the portrayal of Italian-Americans demeaning.

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