Posted on 11/08/2008 11:24:05 PM PST by Pinkbell
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 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.
Michelle Obama, the future First Lady, was so upset that she turned to her friend and campaign adviser Valerie Jarrett and said: "Why would they try to make people hate us?"
The revelations, contained in a Newsweek history of the campaign, are likely to further damage Mrs Palin's credentials as a future presidential candidate. She is already a frontrunner, with Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, to take on Mr Obama in four years time.
Details of the spike in threats to Mr Obama come as a report last week by security and intelligence analysts Stratfor, warned that he is a high risk target for racist gunmen. It concluded: "Two plots to assassinate Obama were broken up during the campaign season, and several more remain under investigation. We would expect federal authorities to uncover many more plots to attack the president that have been hatched by white supremacist ideologues."
Irate John McCain aides, who blame Mrs Palin for losing the election, claim Mrs Palin took it upon herself to question Mr Obama's patriotism, before the line of attack had been cleared by Mr McCain.
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If those 91% of Republicans have any doubt on the threat Sarah poses to Obama in 2012, when in the history of the USA has a VP losing candidate been vilified just as soundly after the campaign as opposed to during the campaign? I believe this is unprecedented. Some people would refer to it as overkill. Marxist opportunists would claim they have to now ‘kill’ her off for good to have a free run to destroy America. And ironically Sarah is the one who wants to help the MSM be more objective and accurate. Sarah, I love you, but the MSM isn’t going to cooperate with you ever; they’re out to destroy you, my dear. I’m sorry it’s this way, but it is what it is.
This article is just full of lies. The “kill him” never happened. The sad thing is, people believe it. Shame on them and this writer.
I don’t think it was the Obama folks but disgruntled McCain supporters who wanted Mitt Romney on the ticket.
They’re trying to get a jump on her and write her off for any future leadership positions. Just another cheap shot.
All she did was call them like she saw them, speak the truth,simply and clearly. I stand with her.
Yes, my first thought after the election was that the comedians are now out of business! They won't be able to make jokes about The Messiah. But you are right - they will do it to Sarah.
I was talking to a flaming liberal the other day & I said that Sarah Palin will be back, & he said, "Oh definitely she'll be back - we need someone to make fun of!"
GOD forgive me, but I wanted to punch him in the face.
AMEN to both points!
No, I’m talking about right now, after the campaign, when its most needed. You are smart enough to know that.
Hello Michelle !!!! The Terrorists hate everyone!!!!!So don’t think ur !s$%#t don’t stink!
To an Obamabot, not voting for The One is harming Obama.
So I see we are nolonger blaming everything on Bush. Now it’s blame everything on the governor of Alaska. W must be enjoying the time off.
A bottomlessly loathsome attack on Palin — kill the messenger for what the Obamanator has done.
Secret Service says "Kill him" allegation unfounded
No agent was able to find anyone who said or uttered death threats against Obammie the Commie.
Listening to tapes of that rally, the Secret Service heard "tell him" or "tell them," but agents never heard "kill him," Secret Service spokesman Eric Zahren
the Service learned of the alleged threats only through media reports
So, the media invented this, talked about it non-stop for days, and now they expect us to believe Klanners and skinheads were all mellow about a black president until they found out he had hung out with Bill Ayers.
Yep, VDH is right, we are in the post-journalism age.
They are safe, cowardly, balatrones never crossing over the politically incorrect line to joke about Obama. Instead, in their gay cap 'n' bells they target the politically incorrect Sarah.
Funny how the Left gets to make movies and write novels portraying the assassination of Dubya, but we get tarred and feathered if one guy has an outburst at a rally. Even if the story of "kill him" were true it would be pathetic.
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