Posted on 10/09/2008 8:02:59 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
The US Secret Service has investigated an alleged death threat against Democrat Barack Obama that was yelled out on Monday at a rally for his Republican rival John McCain and running mate Sarah Palin.
The probe by the service that protects US presidents, past and present, visiting world leaders and US presidential candidates, stems from a report by The Washington Post about a shout, “kill him,” heard during the rally when Obama’s name came up.
The alleged threat was made when Palin was speaking of Obama’s relations with former 1960s radical Bill Ayers, whose group “The Weathermen” carried out a series of attacks in protest against the Vietnam War.
“We take every threat very seriously. Every time we receive or are reported information like that, we follow up,” said Secret Service spokesman Ed Donovan.
However, he cautioned that at the McCain rally, “no Secret Service agent overheard any threatening statement and no threatening statements were reported by law enforcement or the general public.”
“We did make some inquiries after the Washington Post reported on Tuesday that a someone had yelled ’kill him’,” he added.
Donovan said it wasn’t clear whether the threat was actually said or, if so, if it was meant for Obama or even Ayers, both of whose names were uttered by Palin at that moment in her speech.
For those reasons, he added, the investigation was dropped.
Personal attacks against Obama from the McCain campaign have been increasing lately, with McCain and other Republican speakers tossing barbs at rallies ranging from “socialist,” “terrorist” to “liar.”
It was someone from Acorn! They already got their 73 votes in for the day so they had time to do this.
Dana Milbank probably pulled it pout of his ass
Dana Milbank probably pulled it out of his ass
No...but he was pouting when he pulled it out of his ass!
jokin withcha.
Did they use the Miami Dolphins or Oakland Raiders team roster?
Again..I ask..where are the recordings from the “abused media”???..I know they have audio and video recording devices..yet they produce NO recordings whatsoever..and the only one who “reports” it is dana milbank of the wapo..kinda strange..isn’t it???
I heard someone yell “kill whitey” at an Obama rally. Yeah. That’s the ticket.
No one else heard it because it did not happen. I was there and no one shouted “kill” anything, much less any person!
It is obvious that the DEMS are in panic mode due to the Sarah Palin Syndrome!
However, he cautioned that at the McCain rally, “no Secret Service agent overheard any threatening statement and no threatening statements were reported by law enforcement or the general public.”
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That’s because it didn’t happen. We’ve had the moonbats claiming all types of threats and slurs that no one else seems to hear. As many cameras as you’ve got rolling at these events catching these things should be a cinch.
These people are just simply pathetic.
The MSM in an effort to set-up McCain and his supporters will put more microphone in the large crown and catch someone making a threat or dropping the N-Word.
And the audio will be played 24/7 on CNN, MSNBC and FNC.
Seems weird to see the media, ACORN, DNC and team Obama going into overdrive like this if the election is soooo in the bag for them.
You were there?
I am green with envy!
Whoever it is positions himself very near the front so they can be heard on the microphones. As McCain is building up to an applause line about Obama, this guy yells out "Kill him!" just before the crowd erupts.
What makes it obvious is that the guy yells it a full second before the crowd erupts, while McCain is still speaking, to make sure he is heard. An obviously coordinated occurrence to get the media talking about these "crazy, racist Republicans."
“However, he cautioned that at the McCain rally, “no Secret Service agent overheard any threatening statement and no threatening statements were reported by law enforcement or the general public.”.............MSM makes it up and then reports it.
I’m betting they’re going to find that a reporter shouted
the threat to kill Obama, so that he/she could report that
it was shouted during the rally. (Circular logic - I know)
“...Seems weird to see the media, ACORN, DNC and team Obama..”
That ,my friend, is a distinction without a difference.
And I’ll bet it will be from someone they won’t be able to positively identify (a plant). Or if they can identify him it will be some fool who’s willing to take a fall for the right amount. I’ll bet you’re right, that’s coming.
Since the subject was Ayers, then the “Kill him”, if it existed, would most likely be about him. And Ayers would not be on very good philosphical ground for opposing it.
Actually there IS tape of almost exactly that from prominent Obama supporters who have not been called out by Obama.
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