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Sarah Palin Blamed by the US Secret Service Over Death Threats Against Barack Obama
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... a near lynch mob atmosphere at her rallies, with supporters yelling "terrorist" and "kill him" until the McCain campaign ordered her to tone down the rhetoric. But it has now emerged that her demagogic tone may have unintentionally encouraged white supremacists to go even further. The Secret Service warned the Obama family in mid October that they had seen a dramatic increase in the number of threats against the Democratic candidate, coinciding with Mrs Palin's attacks. Read more: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/uselection20... I'm stunned. Just stunned by this. ...
Palin blamed by SS for Obama death threats
BlondeSense —
It is no wonder that people felt such hatred for Barack Obama after they listened to the vitriol spewed forth by Sarah Palin about his supposed terrorist allies. Her behavior was completely irresponsible and it is time that politicians are made to face the music about allegations they make about their opponents. From the Telegraph : The attacks provoked a near lynch mob atmosphere at her rallies, with supporters yelling "terrorist" and "kill him" until the McCain campaign ordered her to tone down the rhetoric. But it has now emerged that her demagogic tone may have ...
Palin Attacks Provoked Assassination Plots on Obamas
Informed Comment —
... Unnamed Secret Service field officers have revealed to the press that Sarah Palin's attacks on President-Elect Obama provoked numerous white supremecist assassination plots against him: ...
Secret Service Blames Palin Rhetoric For Death Threats Against Obama
Say Anything —
This is grossly unfair:
The Republican vice presidential candidate attracted criticism for accusing Mr Obama of “palling around with terrorists”, citing his association with the sixties radical William Ayers.
The attacks provoked a near lynch mob atmosphere at her rallies, with supporters yelling “terrorist” and “kill him” until the McCain campaign ordered her to tone down the rhetoric.
But it has now emerged that her demagogic tone may have unintentionally encouraged white ...
Turning Tides
The Mahablog —
... The headline that most got my attention this morning is “Sarah Palin blamed by the US Secret Service over death threats against Barack Obama.” ...
Telegraph Accused Sarah Palin of Obama Threats
PoliGazette —
... The British newspaper the Daily Telegraph, seemingly in the need of higher sales and more online hits, published an article today entitled “Sarah Palin blamed by the U.S. secret service over death threats against Barack Obama.” ...
Sarah Palin Accused of Inspiring Death Threats Against Moonbat Messiah
Moonbattery —
... We are now asked to believe that Sarah Palin's daring to mention that Obama has long associated with terrorists (Bill Ayers, Bernardine Dohrn, Rashid Khalidi, who knows who else) has inspired death threats against the Moonbat Messiah. Under a headline screaming "Sarah Palin Blamed by the US Secret Service Over Death Threats Against Barack Obama ," Britain's Telegraph unleashes a blast of hyperbolic propaganda: ...
Do the jerk, watch me work
SteveAudio —
... More evidence of the de-evolution of the Republican Brand™ is found in the overt racism and nascent terrorism feuled, in part, by the Palin/McCain campaign. From the Telegraph.co.uk: ...
Obama’s Presidency Likely To Mean Return Of More Consensus In Politics
The Moderate Voice —
... It now comes out that this kind of demonizing rhetoric could have had tragic consequences: according to reports, the Secret Service noticed that GOP Vice Presidential candidate’s rhetoric about Obama lead to a big spike in death threats against Obama. ...
Jeffrey Feldman: Election Brought Hard-Right Nationalism Into Light
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... According to a recent article by the Telegraph, one of the results of Sarah Palin's campaign speeches in particular, was a spike in death threats against Barack Obama. The sudden rise of violent threats against the Democratic Party candidate were so high, that the Secret Service took note of it: ...
Gates of Vienna News Feed 11/9/2008
Gates of Vienna —
... Sarah Palin Blamed by the US Secret Service Over Death Threats Against Barack Obama Sarah Palin’s attacks on Barack Obama’s patriotism provoked a spike in death threats against the future president, Secret Service agents revealed during the final weeks of the campaign. Palin’s tone may have unintentionally encouraged white supremacists Photo: Reuters The Republican vice presidential candidate attracted criticism for accusing Mr Obama of “palling around with terrorists”, citing his ...
The Secret Service Blames Palin For Obama Death Threats
Firedoglake —
The Secret Service is blaming Sarah Palin's hateful campaign speeches for a dramatic increase in the number of death threats against now President Elect Barack Obama. ...
Barbara's Daily BuzzFlash Minute for November 10, 2008
BuzzFlash.org - Progressive News and Commentary with an Attitude | Fight Ignorance: Read BuzzFlash —
... and NO again!!! The truth is "modern Republicans are tied inextricably to slash-and-burn politics" and they will never change! Conservatism has been "infiltrated" and "preempted" by fanatical and radical extremists and they are now the mainstay of the Repuglican Party!!! * * * Just in case you thought Sarah Palin was maligned and misrepresented, take a look at what the Secret Service had to say: “Sarah Palin blamed by the US Secret Service over death threats against Barack Obama -- Sarah Palin’s attacks on Barack Obama’s patriotism provoked a spike in death threats against the ...
Secret Service blamed Palin for sudden spike in Obama death threats
Orcinus —
... significant, if not more so: The Obama campaign was provided with reports from the Secret Service showing a sharp and disturbing increase in threats to Obama in September and early October, at the same time that many crowds at Palin rallies became more frenzied. Michelle Obama was shaken by the vituperative crowds and the hot rhetoric from the GOP candidates. "Why would they try to make people hate us?" Michelle asked a top campaign aide. Tim Shipman at the Telegraph (UK) has more: Details of the spike in threats ...
BuzzFlash Mailbag for November 10, 2008
BuzzFlash.org - Progressive News and Commentary with an Attitude | Fight Ignorance: Read BuzzFlash —
... Just asking. A BuzzFlash Reader Subject: UK Telegraph: Sarah Palin Blamed by U.S. Secret Service I Read the article. The Secret Service did not BLAME Palin for the Obama death threats. They observed only that the death threats correlated with her rhetoric. The headline flagrantly misrepresents the position of the Secret Service on this matter. You should not have propagated this-- at best careless, and at worst propagandistic-- headline. [BuzzFlash Note: The "Blame" headline was the Telegraph's. "The Secret Service warned the Obama family in mid October that they had seen a ...
Something That Must Be Said
Rhymes With Right —
Now there is an attempt a dishonest one, in my opinion to blame Sarah Palin for death threats against Barack Obama. Some are resurrecting discredited claims of a near lynch mob atmosphere at her rallies, with supporters yelling terrorist and kill him as examples of her misdeeds despite the fact that the original source about the connection between Palin and the threats seems to go nowhere near that conclusion and makes a connection that seems rather tenuous . Lest you think this sort of report and connection is mere coincidence, let me ...
John Feffer: Obama Love
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... How else can we explain such an outpouring of affection for such a cool customer as Barack Obama? He's a policy wonk who deflected most questions during the campaign with vague pronouncements of change (a wise strategy but not exactly love-connection material). The ugly emotions of the minority of Obama-haters, stoked by that malign cheerleader Sarah Palin, can be easily explained by racism and various strains of fundamentalism. But the love for Obama, so visible on the Internet and in the faces of celebrants on Election Day, cannot be explained by his rhetorical brilliance ...
What should Lieberman apologize for?
Daily Kos —
... Will he apologize for attending the McCain/Palin rallies which the Secret Service said created a spike in death threats against Obama's family, including his children? ...
Rousing the Rabble
The American Spectator —
... That claim was distilled in a November
article in the London Daily Telegraph with the
misleading headline, "Sarah Palin blamed by the US Secret Service
over death threats against Barack Obama." ...
