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The 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 ...
Secret Service says "Kill him" allegation unfounded | Wilkes-Barre breaking news | ...
timesleader.com — Posted: 4:03 PM Updated: 6:16 PM Secret Service says "Kill him" allegation unfounded By Andrew M. Seder... aseder@timesleader.com Staff Writer SCRANTON The agent in charge of the Secret Service field office in Scranton said allegations that someone ... (more) Secret Service says "Kill him" allegation unfounded | ...
Nobody Yelled “Kill Him” About Obama at a McCain or Palin Rally
patterico.com — Everyone in the country seems to think someone yelled “Kill him!” at a McCain/Palin rally, about Barack... Obama. It’s just not true. The “Kill him!” phrase was originally reported by the Washingon Post — and it ... (more) Nobody Yelled “Kill Him” About Obama at a ...
No One Ever Said 'Kill Him' About Obama
weeklystandard.com — A look back at the original language used by Palin at the rally in question makes it... nearly impossible for the exclamation to be misunderstood as an attack on Obama unless you happen to be a MSM member just dying to think the worst of the Right.  ... (more) No One Ever Said 'Kill Him' About Obama
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Palin Rally: "Kill Him" Yelled Again
The Huffington Post | Full News FeedVia 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.comVia 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 — ... into an AP story, and then found its way into a thousand 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 ...

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