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sabra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 04:21 PM
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Breaking: Secret Service Looking Into Potential Threat Against Obama

http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2008/10/secret-service-looking-into-potential-threat-on-obama.php

The Secret Service is following up on media reports today that someone in the crowd at a McCain/Palin event suggested killing Barack Obama, according to Secret Service spokesman Malcolm Wiley. The shout of "kill him" followed a Sarah Palin rant on Obama's relationship with radical Chicagoan Bill Ayers.

Wiley says the Secret Service did not begin looking into the matter until press reports, namely Dana Milbank's article in the Washington Post, surfaced today, because no agents at the event heard anything. "The Secret Service did not hear any threatening statements directed at targets under its protection and no threatening statements were reported to us by law enforcement or citizens at the event," Wiley told Radar. Also unclear: whether the remark was directed at Obama or Ayers if the words were actually "kill" and "him."

Wiley said that the Secret Service had tried to get in touch with Milbank to get his account of the event but was unsuccessful. Were the they able to confirm the remark they'd "be looking to talk to that person," Wiley said. "We investigate everything because we take all threats seriously."
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Joanne98 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 04:22 PM
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1. GOOD! Grab the fucker by the neck and throw him in prison for the rest of his life
Edited on Tue Oct-07-08 04:23 PM by Joanne98
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TooRaLoo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 04:22 PM
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2. Kick!
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grace0418 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 04:23 PM
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3. What took them so damn long? In the time they took to start this investigation,
some nutjob could've done something unthinkable.
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 04:43 PM
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29. It explains in the article.. and I'm certainly
grateful they're "taking all threats seriously".
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DJ13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 04:23 PM
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4. what a rapid response
What were their agents doing when it was said?

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whistle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 04:23 PM
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5. They can begin with the McCain/Palin campaign
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Hepburn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 04:23 PM
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6. Well, yeah.....
...any call for violence should be looked into!
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TheCowsCameHome Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 04:24 PM
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7. Palin, reaching out to the core of her party.
Screw every one of them.
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jobycom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 04:24 PM
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8. That's good. A couple of high-profile stories on the lack of humor of the SS might do some good.
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CountAllVotes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 04:24 PM
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9. please find this person and any others out there
do your job Secret Service. I ask this as a citizen of this country. Get 'em!!

:kick:

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doublethink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 04:24 PM
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10. They need to question Palin on this too. See if she heard it.
If she did and didn't respond to it ..... I'd like to know why not?
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Whalestoe Donating Member (928 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 04:25 PM
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11. I sent them an email about this yesterday! GOOD!!!
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steve2470 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 04:25 PM
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12. k and r nt
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cal04 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 04:26 PM
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13. throw them all in jail starting with palin for
not reporting this or apprehending this person at the event
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chelsea0011 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 04:26 PM
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14. Is there any video of her speaking and someone shouting "kill him"?
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BrklynLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 04:31 PM
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17. It is all over the place. I saw it on three TV programs.
It also happened at a McSame rally.
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CitizenPatriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 04:29 PM
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15. Palin is a real shame to her party
she is better suited to the Nazi SS regime.

sorry, I don't go there lightly -- but I'm calling it out now.

she's mentally ill, suffers from the same kind of delusions of power and vision of the world Hilter did. She is a danger to society and needs to be medicated, locked up, and silenced before someone else gets hurt. (her children included).

Oh, flame me- I don't care. It's the truth as I see it.
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The Backlash Cometh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 04:30 PM
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16. Before this is over, Republicans are going to know what it's like to
have to censor their words, just like minorities have felt for years.
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cui bono Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 04:31 PM
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18. Milbank is screening Secret Service calls?
:wtf:

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leftofcool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 04:34 PM
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22. That is a bit suspect, eh?
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BrklynLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 04:33 PM
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19. VIDEO
Edited on Tue Oct-07-08 04:36 PM by BrklynLiberal
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Erin Elizabeth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 05:02 PM
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34. Couple of things:
he clearly heard "KILL HIM!" Look at the face he makes right after the guy yelled it. And the guy sounded fairly close to the stage.

Secondly, as someone who was a teacher and now presents to/trains adults on a regular basis: he is dangerously close at that rally to not even being in control of the audience. They sound even more restless and crazy than you would normally hear and he is struggling to get back their attention when he starts to speak each time.

Wow. And yikes.
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traveller Donating Member (118 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 04:33 PM
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20. Dana, the Fbi is looking for you.
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BrklynLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 04:34 PM
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21. Dana Milbank article with the quote...
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ShortnFiery Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 04:36 PM
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25. Too funny! The Press, specifically Dana Milbank, pays attention ONLY when it threatens their smarmy
asses. Oh well, at least it worked. :shrug:
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Arugula Latte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 04:34 PM
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23. With McCain and Palin ratcheting up the hate, they are putting THEMSELVES more in danger as well.
They'd better be careful about their hate speech; it could backfire and piss somebody off who is a danger to them.
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ObamaKerryDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 04:35 PM
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24. Good! I don't want to be alarmist, but I don't put anything past these bigoted assholes, either.n/t
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nc4bo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 04:36 PM
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26. Good! It's the correct action to take. We should not hesitate to call
attention to these threats, big or little and it shouldn't just be the slimeball media that calls attention to it either.



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Phx_Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 04:37 PM
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27. Good. It was probably Todd. n/t
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NotThisTime Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 04:40 PM
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28. Dana Milbank better open his friggin mouth and start telling them what he knows
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Rocknrule Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 04:43 PM
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30. Yes!
Good to know the SS doesn't just work for Republicans
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RagAss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 04:45 PM
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31. How the fuck can the SS be unsuccessful getting in touch with a reporter????
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uppityperson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 04:48 PM
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32. k&r
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FightingIrish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 04:58 PM
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33. So much for the myth that nothing escapes those SS guys.
They missed what the whole world heard. That makes me very nervous.
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old mark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 05:14 PM
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35. Irish, the Secret Service is now under the command of the
Department of Homeland Security - the "DOH's". which means they are about as efficient as Homer Simpson after a few beers.
We are lucky they showed up for the rally at all.
mark
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Hansel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 05:28 PM
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36. It's time for the SS and FBI to do a joint press conference or
send out a news release to the AP outlining what they will and will not tolerate to nip this thing in the bud.

Sarah is playing a dangerous game here with some very unstable people and the results could be disastrous in the form of riots at her rallies and life threatening violence directed at Obama and his supporters. If you are convinced Obama is a terrorist how much of a leap is it to transfer that to his supporters who are far more accessible?

A strong message from law enforcement will help slow down the hysteria that seems to be building among the Palinites. Many of these people, who otherwise would not have the guts to pull anything, can be easily inspired to commit violent crimes when operating on adrenaline from a mob hysteria and a perverted and self-righteous sense of "patriotism".

And they thought Obamanites were a cult.

Oh, and Chuck Todd needs to pull his head out of his posterior and start understanding how serious this situation is. Afterall, he's supposed to be an analyst.


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rosesaylavee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-07-08 10:28 PM
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37. K & R
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sonias Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-08-08 10:48 AM
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38. Gitmo for the person that dared scream that out loud
We need to take these home grown terrorist threats seriously. Hey doesn't that mean that Sara is "palling around" with terrorists?

Sonia
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