Two white supremacists charged with plotting to behead blacks across the country and assassinate Barack Obama were likely too disorganized to carry out the plot, authorities said, and their planning was riddled with blunders.

Paul Schlesselman, 18, of Helena-West Helena, Ark., and Daniel Cowart, 20, of Bells, Tenn., are accused in the plot.

While authorities say they had guns capable of creating carnage, documents show they never got close to getting off the ground. 

“It’s sad but it’s to be expected,” said Jennifer Dean, senior public relations major. “Certainly these men have some frightening weapons and some very frightening plans,” said Mark Potok, director of the Southern Poverty Law Center, who studies the white supremacy movement. “But with the part about wearing top hats … it gets a bit hard to take them seriously.”

Many Aggies responded the same on how expected racism and assassination attempts toward the senator is a given.

The Associated Press reported that authorities describe the two males as neo-Nazi skinheads, and an affidavit from a federal agent says they devised a plot to kill 88 people.The spree was initially to target a predominantly black school, which was not identified in documents.

Authorities also explained how the numbers 14 and 88 are symbols in skinhead culture, referring to a 14-word phrase attributed to an imprisoned white supremacist:”We must secure the existence of our people and a future for white children” and to the eighth letter of the alphabet, H. Two “8’s” or “H’s” stand for “Heil Hitler.””It’s realistic, but it’s a reflection of how this country really feels,” said senior Reuben Jackson, a psychology major.

Jackson felt that the plot for assassinating Obama from the two young men is something that people should not take lightly and to be prepared for what’s to come prior to election. “Regardless of what happens, we need to be prepare for whatever and I’m keeping myself prepared by being knowledgeable of what’s going on, watching the news, seeing what’s going on, keeping my eyes on,” said Jackson.

“It’s like a scary reality of living in America right now, there’s so much change and so many people are making these big stands of what they believe in and a lot of people are afraid of change and that’s what’s really poisoning, not just in our generation but America as a whole,” said Miss Senior, Emilee Christopher, a child development major. The excitement of potentially having the first black president runs throughout campus.Students have been very active with voter registeration efforts and rallies on campus in favor of Obama. A voting site is also located on campus as well.  Associated Press reporter Andrew DeMillo contributed to this report.

• Aasiya Townsell