Kill Him accusation NOT TRUE

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Registered: 10-12-2008
Kill Him accusation NOT TRUE
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Thu, 10-16-2008 - 5:39pm
I just heard on our local news station that the accusation of someone yelling Kill Him at a Palin rally has been found to be untrue.

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Registered: 10-14-2008
Thu, 10-16-2008 - 6:08pm
This comes from the Wingnut Wurlitzer™. Specifically, from the inexhaustible font of never-ending guffaws known as Connecticut Yankee. This is one of the doofi who bought the claim of the "API" - a completely fake news organization - hook, line and sinker, less than a week ago.

Fortunately, the reality of this particular claim - that the Scranton, PA shout of "kill him" is unfounded (true) - rather misses the point. Sadly, NO! is all over it:





Oct
16


We Demand A Correction, Etc.



Posted at 15:42 by Gavin M.






It’s been a day since our avatar of fact-checking and investigative ‘citizen journalism,’ Mr. Confederate Yankee, was fooled by a totally fake, made-up, and does-not-even-exist news service into publishing this.


It’s been about half a day since we pointed that out to him, both here and in a polite comment on his site — which he deleted, failing to make any correction at all to the story, and so on down the exact line of behaviors that he routinely and without irony accuses the ‘liberal MSM’ of doing when they print something that contradicts the unbiased reporting of Republican dupes, quasi-fascist Internet cranks, and screaming talk radio hosts.


Anyway, that was half a day ago, so it’s about time for another flaming catastrophe, chez Yankee. Let’s see what he’s gotten himself into this morning.


Secret Service: Media Claim of “Kill Him” Unfounded


Don’t have any proof of rage-filled bigots at McCain-Palin speeches, even though you just know in your shriveled little heart that they have to be there?


Never fear. You can always just make it up.


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.



Unfortunately, many also know in their shriveled hearts that the notorious, original “kill him” incident, as reported by Dana Milbank in the Washington Post, happened on Monday, October 6, in Clearwater, Florida.*


Confederate Yankee must do what is right and resign the editorship of Confederate Yankee. We await his urgent reply, etc.



* Update for the purpose of clarification: There have been two distinct incidents in which a McCain/Palin supporter allegedly shouted “kill him,” allegedly in reference to Barack Obama.




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iVillage Member
Registered: 09-08-2008
Thu, 10-16-2008 - 6:13pm

Your local station is lying and/or misinformed. They

iVillage Member
Registered: 08-20-2008
Thu, 10-16-2008 - 6:19pm
looking forward to it! :)
iVillage Member
Registered: 08-20-2008
Thu, 10-16-2008 - 6:21pm
*lmao* don't you think with today's technologies, anyone can add anything they want to after the fact? or do you think that's not true either?
iVillage Member
Registered: 10-13-2008
Thu, 10-16-2008 - 7:07pm
If this were the case, that nobody yelled "kill him" - that
iVillage Member
Registered: 08-20-2008
Thu, 10-16-2008 - 7:15pm
And waste their energies on national enquirer crap? ahh what a great time to waste money and all that energy. Why don't celebrities challenge stuff like this? Because it's not worth the time or energy to disprove such garbage?
iVillage Member
Registered: 10-13-2008
Thu, 10-16-2008 - 8:01pm

I'm not sure where you stand - do you think it's true - that "Kill him" was not yelled & someone dubbed it in & spread it all over the news?

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-12-2008
Thu, 10-16-2008 - 8:09pm

Sorry but that is not the news that is aired here in my state.

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-12-2008
Thu, 10-16-2008 - 8:10pm

No, sorry that isn't true.

iVillage Member
Registered: 07-04-2008
Thu, 10-16-2008 - 8:10pm

>>And waste their energies on national enquirer crap? <<

Like the majority of McCains ads?

>>Why don't celebrities challenge stuff like this? Because it's not worth the time or energy to disprove such garbage?<<

Celebrities will work whether or not they are wearing underwear, even if they are having affairs, or in rehab: but they will never be the leader of the free world.

I agree with the OP, if the audio was enhanced it would be white on rice (or flies on dog___ in the case of McCain attack ads)

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