Facebook Page Implying User Is ‘Praying’ For Obama’s Death Passes 1 Million Fans

A Facebook group calling for God to kill President Obama
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A Facebook page that implies the creator is “praying” for President Obama’s death now has more than 1 million people who have publicly declared they “like” it.

As we documented, the user who created the page states his or her name as:

DEAR LORD, THIS YEAR YOU TOOK MY FAVORITE ACTOR, PATRICK SWAYZIE. YOU TOOK MY FAVORITE ACTRESS, FARAH FAWCETT. YOU TOOK MY FAVORITE SINGER, MICHAEL JACKSON. I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW, MY FAVORITE PRESIDENT IS BARACK OBAMA. AMEN

As of April 21, the group had slightly more than 550,000 people who had clicked the page’s “like” button. It now has more than 1.1 million.

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