It seems that the narrative about someone yelling out “Kill Him!” about Obama at a Palin rally.
Patterico as always is on the story:
Everyone in the country seems to think someone yelled “Kill him!” at a McCain/Palin rally, about Barack Obama. It’s just not true.
The “Kill him!” phrase was originally reported by the Washingon Post — and it was clearly yelled about William Ayers and not Barack Obama.
I quoted the relevant language in this post:
“And, according to the New York Times, he [referring to Ayers — P] was a domestic terrorist and part of a group that, quote, ‘launched a campaign of bombings that would target the Pentagon and our U.S. Capitol,’” [Palin] continued.
“Boooo!” the crowd repeated.
“Kill him!” proposed one man in the audience.
That is unambiguously a call to kill Ayers, not Obama. As TNR writer Michael Crowley said in a comment to this post of his (h/t L.N. Smithee):
I took “kill him” to mean Ayers–not Obama. It’s just a far, far likelier explanation given the context. That’s still an ugly thing to shout–but on the other hand Ayers probably would have gotten the death penalty had his bombs actually taken a life. If I thought people were actually yelling that about Obama I would feel very differently.
Indeed. [UPDATE: Dana Milbank, who originally reported this, agreed. According to a Politico blog entry: “Milbank said that his impression was that the man meant Ayers, not Obama.” Thanks to “no one you know.”]
So, when the left claims that people are yelling at Palin rallies to kill Obama. You can safely know that it is nothing more than a well manufactured lie. A lie manufactured by a Media that is in the tank for Obama.
Surprising? No. Shocking, Not hardly. Thanks for the Karl Rove and his group of Neo-Conservative idiots, we are going have Liberalism shoved down our throats for the next 4 to 8 years. If we’re not destroyed by a terrorist attack before then.
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Glad I took a look around your blog in total. I honestly should have taken this story as hearsay when I first heard it. I will be correcting people if they bring this up.
(Not sure what this means… But I’ll let it stand. -Editor)
To clarify:
I referenced the story about someone allegedly yelling “Kill Him” at Obama in my previous comment. The way that story was reported, without video, sound, or context, I should have taken it as hearsay. I’m glad I read this, and I’ll be sure to inform anyone who brings up the incident of how it actually occurred.
Ah, Okay. I See.
Except it’s still happening. Go take a look at the Times-Tribune, and look for the video to be up shortly on YouTube. It is sad that McCain is having to defend Obama now. But this is what he let happen. It’s sad.
“At a Sarah Palin rally in Pennsylvania today, courtesy of the Times-Tribune:
Chris Hackett addressed the increasingly feisty crowd as they await the arrival of Gov. Palin. Each time the Republican candidate for the seat in the 10th Congressional District mentioned Barack Obama the crowd booed loudly.
One man screamed “kill him!”
Believe it when I see it.