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Open Thread * “Secret Service says ‘Kill him’ allegation unfounded”

By SusanUnPC on October 16, 2008 at 3:00 PM in Media Bias, Media Handling of Story, Obamaisms, Obamedia, Open Thread, Race Card

Obama’s and his followers’ ugly gambit is to silence opposition and the MSM by painting all who oppose him as the worst kinds of Americans. If these Kool-Aid teetotalers are not racists, they’re at the least xenophobic or at worst homicidal.

Factual reality is stubborn, however. The overwhelming majority of Americans are like “Joe The Plumber” as well as you and me. We’re people who have grave concerns about Obama’s fitness and qualifications for the presidency. No, Mr. Obama. You can’t force most Americans into silence with false accusations of racism or homicidal thoughts. Your latest trick, in last night’s debate and of course played at deafening volume on MSNBC’s Countdown with Keith Olbermann (surprise, surprise), has been exposed by the Times-Leader newspaper, whose reporter — what an enterprising fellow — interviewed the Secret Service. An interview with those who protect Obama! What an idea! Try it sometime, Keith!

Secret Service says “Kill him” allegation unfounded

SCRANTON – The agent in charge of the Secret Service field office in Scranton said allegations that someone yelled “kill him” when presidential hopeful Barack Obama’s name was mentioned during Tuesday’s Sarah Palin rally are unfounded. …

The Scranton Times-Tribune first reported the alleged incident on its Web site Tuesday and then again in its print edition Wednesday. The first story, written by reporter David Singleton, appeared with allegations that while congressional candidate Chris Hackett was addressing the crowd and mentioned Obama’s name a man in the audience shouted “kill him.”

News organizations including ABC, The Associated Press, The Washington Monthly and MSNBC’s Countdown with Keith Olbermann reported the claim, with most attributing the allegations to the Times-Tribune story. …

I’m confident that Keith Olbermann will promptly issue a prominent retraction. As will ABC, the A.P., and other news outlets who reported Barack Obama’s allegation as fact, without checking.

And pigs will fly …

Maybe Barack should just stick to the “race card.” That’s worked quite well enough in silencing the timid, in-the-tank media.

What else is going on in the world? And how are all of you “racists” who hang out at this blog?

Kool-Aid Teetotalers, let us click our glasses together because we’re not really so bad, are we. (And maybe we can fill our glasses with some of Larry’s Scotch!)

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Thanks to Andy for the story tip.