“Reminiscent of the campaign event where a local democrat reporter shouted out ‘kill him’ during a McCain rally to start a similar story and blame it on some rightwinger. I bet this is the same tactic.”
I remember that, too. As I recall the reporter was the only one who heard it (or the only one on the record), and he didn’t provide to my satisfaction the context in such a way as to clearly demonstrate it was Obama the man wanted killed.
Not that it mattered. The press is predisposed to think Republican get-togethers are tantamount to a Nuremberg rally. Which is why in this case the real story, if you pay close attention, is that the crowd reportedly chuckled at the comment. The guy who said it can be written off as a nut. But why, oh why?!?, did the crowd join in? Ominous signs.
Does it make you sad that we’ve fallen into our old, uncivilized ways, candidate so-and-so? Are you willing to denounce those among your fans that joined in the desire to kill the president, candidate so-and-so? Why are your supporters nuts and racists, candidate so-and-so? Do you personally want to kill the president, candidate so-and-so? Why do black people trouble you, candidate so-and-so?