[A Vast RightWing Conspirator]

Interesting, even though the cable entertainmentnews channels don't seem to tire of pathetic 'experts' who continue to demonstrate while the sniper should have been an unsuccessful white man, no one seems to pick up of something that, I believe was unearthed at FR:
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L... ike
A...
D... uck
I... n a
N... oose
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got it?

[Cvengr]

Where was the phrase 'like a duck in a noose' originated? Etymology???? I've come across it here several times,...it seems valid, but I don't understand the pertinence.