Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Breaking news: Secret Service investigating threat from Scranton, PA Palin rally

Scranton Times:

The U.S. Secret Service is investigating a threatening remark directed at Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama during a political event in Scranton.The agency followed up on a report in The Times-Tribune that a member of the crowd shouted, "Kill him!" after one mention of Mr. Obama's name during a rally Tuesday for Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin.

The remark came while congressional candidate Chris Hackett was addressing the crowd at the Riverfront Sports Complex. There is no indication
Mr. Hackett or Mrs. Palin, who took the stage a half-hour later, heard the remark.The remark was reported almost immediately on the newspaper's Web site and today in the print edition.

Times-Tribune employees who covered the rally were interviewed today by the Secret Service.

2 comments:

airJackie said...

I knew this would happen and more nuts will come out. I fear one will look to make headlines by doing something and not just talking about it.

Most on this blog have read about John Fitzgerald Kennedy but most don't know he wasn't liked by millions of Republicans. As he to campaign Republicans yelled of hate and kill. The same was done with Dr. King and Bobby Kennedy. We see the results of those out cries. I pray this doesn't happen again at lease we have the pass to learn from.

KittyBowTie1 said...

At least someone is taking that nonsense seriously.