I dare not question Obama’s messianic status, or I too might become a victim of media assassination (like Joe the Plumber) or Secret Service investigation (like Jessica Hughes). Apparently the most efficient method of establishing the credentials of the Messiah is to beat the holy crap out of any critics. This sends the message to the rest of the world that awkward and unvetted questions are bad, evil and sinful. And if the Messiah blurts out an inconvenient truth, such as telling Joe the Plumber that his modest and hard-earned wealth will be “spread around,” then the angels … er, the media, hastily covers up the mistake by assassinating Joe. Clever.
— Patrice Lewis, Oct. 25 WorldNetDaily column
According to the link Lewis supplied, Hughes did not “question Obama’s messianic status”; in fact, she was accused of making a death threat toward Obama and, subsequently, was paid a visit by the Secret Service, which investigates all perceived death threats against presidential candidates.