Sabattus man gets firm rebuke for racist threat  Death threats
of any kind should be taken seriously, whether they are against
the president of the United States or the neighbor next door.
Such statements assume a particularly sinister character when
accompanied by an obviously racist slur.  That's what happened
Tuesday when a Sabattus resident pronounced "Shoot the Ni----"
on his Facebook page atop a photo of President Barack Obama.  By
mid-afternoon, David Marsters had been interviewed by the Secret
Service, which then searched his home and talked to his wife and
neighbors.  Within hours, Marsters' statement had been
decisively denounced by Sabattus Town Manager Andrew Gilmore.
"I need to clearly state that I am deeply concerned, appalled
and, frankly, dumbfounded as to why he or anyone would declare
such a thing, let alone print it for the world to see," Gilmore
said.  "In three words, this statement incites violence to the
level of murder, advocates for the assassination of a United
States president and