there might be an outcry over monero similar to the hissy fit Chuck Schumer had over bitcoin. A spark can turn into a wildfire of public outrage, fanned by the powers that be, and for example the NSA might apply its computing power to attacking monero. I think that scenario is unlikely, but it's possible.
Chuck Schumer is among the highest paid whores working the NY-DC circuit. The shameful, obscene things that filthy, corrupt SOB will do with his mouth for money would make Max Hardcore blush (or vomit in disgust).
But he did kick off Bitcoin's Great Rally to $1200, by grandstanding in a press conference, next to a laptop his interns got logged in to Silk Road ("ZOMG ITS EBAY FOR SCAARY EEVIL DRUUGS"). So Roger Ver has nothing on Schumer in terms of Bitcoin evangelism.
IMO we should contact Schumer as 'concerned citizens/banksters' and try to get him to perform a similar dramatic act with Monero as the subject.
Convince Schumer Monero is the biggest threat to his cushy phony-baloney mouth-whoring job, and we will reap PR dividends for years to come!
From what I know, Monero isn't even accepted on (most) DN markets right now (even though I would have no idea); and if that's the case it would probably be pretty tough for him to prove the point of "Monero's scariness"