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Sarah Palin blamed by the US Secret Service over death threats against Barack Obama
The UK Telegraph ^ | November 8, 2008 | Tim Shipman

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: blame; deaththreats; obama; palin; pds; sarahpalin; usss
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61 posted on 11/08/2008 11:51:13 PM PST by devolve ( ____95%_will_get_welfare_bribes____)
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To: Lilpug15

IIRC, the “terrorist” claim was found to untrue as well.


62 posted on 11/08/2008 11:52:22 PM PST by ltc8k6
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To: Squantos

Thanks - we’re definitely keeping the faith - and I’m going to enjoy every minute of Bambi squirming to handle this job while trying to explain to his faithful why he had to make the decisions he has made..... let their man take the criticism for awhile. ;^)


63 posted on 11/08/2008 11:52:51 PM PST by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA (Tagline scrubbed to prevent invitation to indoctrinization camp)
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To: Crim

The person didn’t yell “terrorist” in the clip, iirc.

Others analyzed it and it turned out to be something else.


64 posted on 11/08/2008 11:53:54 PM PST by ltc8k6
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To: Neverforget01

Yes, one reporter from Philly [don’t remember his name, but, it is out there] made it up and the SS said it is NOT true!


65 posted on 11/08/2008 11:57:13 PM PST by top 2 toe red (Ah, sadly... Elizabeth partook of the Kool-Aid.)
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To: ltc8k6

Well...I was watching her at a rally...as soon as she described ayres bombing the pentagon..I distinctly heard “kill him” (in reference to ayres)...

This was the first incident that was spun...

and again...ayres IS a terrorist who SHOULD be killed...


66 posted on 11/08/2008 11:58:21 PM PST by Crim (Dont frak with the Zeitgeist....http://falconparty.com/)
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To: Pinkbell
with supporters yelling "terrorist" and "kill him"

The Secret Service said this did not happen.

67 posted on 11/08/2008 11:58:40 PM PST by barker (Does Sarah still rock? You betcha.)
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To: Pinkbell

The reason Palin was even mentioning it was because a lot of these connections were being discovered online and some very unsavory facts were coming forth. No one else, including McCain, was letting anything get into any mass media. She felt she had to say it. I am glad she did, yet talk shows and SNL turned Ayers into a joke.

If a Republican candidate had half the connections to radicals and terrorists, it would be printed on the front pages of every newspaper and shouted from every rooftop. Imagine if McCain had worked at the same address as Mohammed Atta for a few years, and had helped him run a board of directors, and even had Atta write a book with him.


68 posted on 11/08/2008 11:59:06 PM PST by Yaelle
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To: adlucem

Well adlucem, yep you’re right I need to fight. And I do every dam* day of the week - even those when most are watching football - but in light of the current political position we’re currently in, if you could please update the media log with this moron’s email address that I’ve been searching for hours for, I would so greatly appreciate it.


69 posted on 11/09/2008 12:01:40 AM PST by AmericanGirlRising (RINO Hunting)
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To: Pinkbell
First, i don't believe Michelle Obama when she incredulously asks why people want her dead. Second, the Secret Service should just shut up and do their job instead of engaging in politics. They deserve our thanks and appreciation, however. Third, I hope Barack lives a long and healthy life. I don't want to be in the middle of a race war because of his idiocy.
70 posted on 11/09/2008 12:02:04 AM PST by TheThinker (It is the natural tendency of government to gravitate towards tyranny.)
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To: RatsDawg
“Why would they try to make people hate us?”

Nobody's had to make anyone do anything...obama and his michelle belle took care of that nicely all by their lonesomes.

71 posted on 11/09/2008 12:02:14 AM PST by top 2 toe red (Ah, sadly... Elizabeth partook of the Kool-Aid.)
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To: Pinkbell

GESTAPO TACTICS


72 posted on 11/09/2008 12:02:57 AM PST by wastedyears (Every FReeper is on Obama's Black List. He will try to have us all "taken care of." Mark my words)
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To: Pinkbell

Good grief, they are trying to pin everything on Sarah. God bless her and help her and her family through this scapegoating ordeal.


73 posted on 11/09/2008 12:04:33 AM PST by Salvation ( †With God all things are possible.†)
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To: Pinkbell

Stay home U.K. We don’t want to be like you!


74 posted on 11/09/2008 12:04:41 AM PST by taxesareforever (Quick justice for the senseless killing of Marine Lance Cpl. Robert Crutchfield.)
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To: Pinkbell

This has to be another Palin detractor hatefluff piece since by now the American media and everyone has been reamed out. I remember reading a few weeks ago, the Secret Service said no one made such threats at the Palin rallies. Which is it? I guess it took this long for it to cross the Atlantic to get in the papers there and it just fixates on the Euros morbid curioisity about assignations and all of the negative stuff in US history so they do not have to think about their own racial violent history.


75 posted on 11/09/2008 12:06:46 AM PST by volslover
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To: Pinkbell

This is a rehash of the Newsweek article. Blacks, the media, and our stupid govt give too much credit to a near impotent “white supremacist” movement. This aint the 60s anymore.


76 posted on 11/09/2008 12:08:07 AM PST by PghBaldy (Palin is the winner of the election. Obama has to deal with the economy, and will destroy it.)
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To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA

Oh I read he’s already stated he will not be able to fix anything in his first term. 06/08 we have a socialist congress that mucks up everything from fuel prices to fiscal basics and it’s the former tenants fault per their fabricated version promoted by their propaganda handlers commonly called the MSM !

A failed administration and a agenda based on failure before he’s even been inaugurated.......doom on this POS and all who voted for him. Idiots !

grrrrrrrr......:o)

Stay Safe !


77 posted on 11/09/2008 12:11:36 AM PST by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet)
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To: Squantos

He’s setting up the idiots who voted for him so they won’t realize he isn’t fulfilling his campaign promises..... Now, Where’s my money!????


78 posted on 11/09/2008 12:15:43 AM PST by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA (Tagline scrubbed to prevent invitation to indoctrinization camp)
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To: Eric Blair 2084

They took your McCain sign too, huh? I cam home going on 9:00 on election night, and our sign was gone. It didn’t matter at that point because it was over, but it’s the principle of the matter.


79 posted on 11/09/2008 12:19:22 AM PST by Pinkbell
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To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA

LOL.....Socialist Sheeple eventually become Goat Kabob’s !


80 posted on 11/09/2008 12:20:40 AM PST by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet)
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