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 ...
Sarah questions Barack’s associations, and it’s her fault for increasing death threats against Obama? She never told people to harm Obama. The media wants to destroy this woman. They don’t want her running in 2012. This article rehashes all the McCain advisor attacks against her before it concludes.
They’re just going to keep squeezing blood from a rock, aren’t they?
So basically they are really saying that speaking the truth is what has caused the threats!?
So they want the truth to be hidden..... what a plan.
Astounding.
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.
OMG. Where's the BARF ALERT?! This is outrageous.
She merely told it the way it was... Mr Obama should have thought of the consequences of his relationships before he entered into them...
OH for God’s sake...what total BS
That’s exactly what they are saying in the article.
Hogwash.
This is all George Bush’s fault.
As all of these claims have been dismissed as lies and rumors, this article is nothing buy pure British tabloid yellow journalism. (If that’s not too many redundancies.)
If they could just get Sarah to spell “potatoe” this take down would be so much more simple.
Yeah, isn’t everything? I wrenched my neck and I was pretty sure it was George’s fault.
It did not need Sarah Palin to put the facts out about Obama. The facts are out there. Anyone with a little curiosity can know the Marxist background of the Obamassiah. This Emporer has no clothes routine gets a little old.
The media wants to destroy this woman. They don’t want her running in 2012The media and too many Republicans...She doesn't need to worry about Democrats.
That’s okay, let them keep attacking her. One day, if we survive this marxist regime, she will be considered a hero.
I worry more for her safety than I do the messiah.
God Bless Sarah Palin.
Surely they have evidence of this? In the You tube era--this must be on tape? Or are people making it up?
I recall reports that the Secret Service investigated the claim that someone shouted "kill him" at a rally and found it to be false. Here they are "reporting" it again as if it were true. What crap.
“This is all George Bush’s fault.”
That’s old school. We now say -
This is all President-Elect Obama’s fault.
Redefining Yellow Journalism.
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