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Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican vice presidential nominee, is making her first Scranton appearence today at Riverfront Sports Complex. She has taken the stage and was joined by her husband Todd and country singer Lee Greenwood. Pennsylvania is viewed as critical for both the Democrats ...
Breaking news: Secret Service investigating threat from Scranton Palin rally | News |  ...
scrantontimes.com — The U.S. Secret Service is investigating a threatening remark directed at Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama during... a political event in Scranton. The agency followed up on a report in The Times-Tribune that a member of the crowd shouted, ... (more) Breaking news: Secret Service investigating threat from ...
Palin concludes Scranton appearance | News | thetimes-tribune.com - The Times
thetimes-tribune.com — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican vice presidential nominee, made her first Scranton appearance today at Riverfront... Sports Complex. She took the stage joined by her husband Todd and country singer Lee Greenwood. Gov. Palin spoke to a ... (more) Palin concludes Scranton appearance | News |  ...
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'Kill him,' again
Ben Smith's BlogThe Times Tribune, covering the crowd awaiting Sarah Palin in Scranton, reports: Chris Hackett addressed the increasingly feisty crowd as they await the arrival of Gov. Palin. Each time the Republican candidate for the seat in the 10th Congressional District mentioned Barack Obama the crowd booed loudly. One man screamed "kill him!" Supporters have been noted shouting “kill him,” “terrorist,” “off with his head” and other equally incendiary terms about Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama. ...

Palin crowd screams for Obama's assassination, again
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truthScranton Times: Chris Hackett addressed the increasingly feisty crowd as they await the arrival of Gov. Palin. Each time the Republican candidate for the seat in the 10th Congressional District mentioned Barack Obama the crowd booed loudly. One man screamed "kill him!" Supporters have been noted shouting “kill him,” “terrorist,” “off with his head” and other equally incendiary terms about Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama. Others have directly suggested Mr. Obama is a Muslim, which he is not, or a traitor. ...

Palin Rally: "Kill Him" Yelled Again
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — Via Politico, The Scranton Times reports another threat against Barack Obama at a Sarah Palin rally Tuesday: Chris Hackett addressed the increasingly feisty crowd as they await the arrival of Gov. Palin. Each time the Republican candidate for the seat in the 10th Congressional District mentioned Barack Obama the crowd booed loudly. One man screamed "kill him!" At previous rallies, McCain-Palin supporters have shouted "Kill Him!" as well as "Treason!" "Terrorist!" and "Off ...

Palin Rally: "Kill Him" Yelled Again
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — Via Politico, The Scranton Times reports another threat against Barack Obama at a Sarah Palin rally Tuesday: Chris Hackett addressed the increasingly feisty crowd as they await the arrival of Gov. Palin. Each time the Republican candidate for the seat in the 10th Congressional District mentioned Barack Obama the crowd booed loudly. One man screamed "kill him!" At previous rallies, McCain-Palin supporters have shouted "Kill Him!" as well as "Treason!" "Terrorist!" and "Off ...

This is Just Sad
I Am TRex — ... iterations of the story of the McCain-Palin rage McCain and Palin are allegedly inciting. Well, just in case that’s the situation (which of course it isn’t, any more than the world is flat, down is up, and Sarah Palin is an ‘energy expert’), the crowd at an Impalin’ Palin rally today has gone out of their way to dispel any doubts around the issue: Via Politico, The Scranton Times reports another threat against Barack Obama at a Sarah Palin rally Tuesday: Chris Hackett ...

"Kill Him!"
The Atlantic Politics Channel — The first "Kill him" might have been a misinterpretation. But today, at a Palin rally in Pennsylvania, it happened again.

The Hate Talk Express
Daily Kos — ... are racist, anti-government far right-wing extremists, it's no surprise what sort of dangerous fanatics will continue to show up at her rallies: ...

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