I'm calling it that, because that's what it was : a hit-list.
If you or I posted a hit-list of names in gunsight cross hairs, declared 'Re-load!' and then at least 10 of the 20 names on our list received serious death threats, had offices vandalized or shot at, and one of the 'targets' ended up with a bullet in her head, and all the 'targets' on our list happened to be Federal officials . . .
. . . well, you can be certain that regardless of our real intentions, you or I would still be sitting in a hard chair in a small windowless room right now, answering a whole lot of questions from law enforcement.
So let's review Sarah's little list, shall we?
First, the hit-list in question :
In March 2010, Palin put up this hit-list on her SarahPAC web site. It's a map with 20 House Representative names in gunsight crosshairs. In announcing this hit-list, Palin said it’s time for conservatives to "Reload !" Notice Sarah's signature on the bottom right. When you attach your signature to something, you OWN it.
Today ( Jan. 9, 2011 ) so far I have been able to confirm that 10 of the 20 on the list were threatened and/or attacked.
Vic Snyder (retired, Arkansas-2) received a death threat in the mail in March 2010.
SOURCE: http://www.4029tv.com/...
Ann Kirkpatrick (Arizona-1) - an Aug 2009 town hall meeting of hers was disrupted, but I'm still researching whether she was threatened after Sarah published her hit-list.
Harry Mitchell (Arizona-5) received several death threats in March 2010.
SOURCE: http://www.bizjournals.com/...
Gabrielle Giffords (Arizona-8) was shot in the head in an assassination attempt on January 8, 2011, in Tucson, Ariz.
STORY: http://abcnews.go.com/...
John Salazar (Colorado-3) - still researching; there are conflicting reports about a potential threat against him in March 2010.
Betsy Markey (Colorado-4) received several death threats in March 2010.
SOURCE: http://www.thedenverchannel.com/...
Allen Boyd (Florida-2) - still researching whether he received any threats.
Suzanne Kosmas (Florida-24) was threatened in March 2010.
SOURCE: http://www.khou.com/...
Brad Ellsworth (retired, Indiana-8) - still researching whether he received any threats.
Baron Hill (Indiana-9) received several telephone threats in March 2010.
SOURCE: http://www.wishtv.com/...
Earl Pomeroy (North Dakota-AL) was threatened in March 2010.
SOURCE: http://www.upi.com/...
Charlie Wilson (Ohio-6) - still researching whether he received any threats.
John Boccieri (Ohio-16) received numerous telephone death threats in March 2010.
SOURCE: http://www.fox8.com/...
Kathy Dahlkemper (Pennsylvania-3) was threatened by mail in March 2010.
SOURCE: http://www.post-gazette.com/...
Christopher Carney (Pennsylvania-10) - still researching whether he received any threats.
John Spratt (South Carolina-5) - still researching.
Bart Gordon (retired, Tennessee-6) - still researching.
Tom Perriello (Virginia-5) was threatened in March 2010, including the infamous incident when the gas line was cut at his brother's house; the attacker erroneously thought it was Rep Perriello's house.
SOURCE: http://www.nbc29.com/...
Alan Mollohan (West Virginia-1) - still researching.
Nick Rahall (West Virginia-2) - still researching.
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By my count, that's at least 10 of the 20 who were threatened and/or attacked. ( If anyone has additional info I'd appreciate it. )
I reiterate : If you or I put up a hit-list like this and half the people got serious death threats which were all investigated by law enforcement, had their offices vandalized or shot at, and one of them ended up with a bullet in the head . . .
. . . well, you or I would not be scrubbing our little hit-list like Lady MacBeth ('Out, damned spot!') nor would you or I be posting on Facebook about 'prayer, peace 'n' justice' while one of our 'targets' lay in a coma.
You or I would be undergoing extensive questioning by law enforcement in a small, windowless room.
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A postscript :
"You have to be very careful what you say. We live in a very polarized environment here in the United States, and while I do believe in the second amendment, no one should be referring to second amendment solutions," said Patrick Beck, president of the Mohave County Tea Party in the northern part of the state.
"I've given many speeches to my group and at different events in my area, and in doing so I'm very conscious of who's listening," he said. "When I look out at the crowd, 99 percent of the people I see are just like me -- average every day Americans who want constitutional government, fiscal responsibility, things of that nature. Every once in a while, though, I see someone -- how should I put it? -- who is getting too excited, who seems a little farther on the fringe...I realized I had to tone down my comments a little bit, less yelling and screaming and more educational."
When asked about the Palin target map, Beck said: "I don't know. It's really easy in the context of what happened this morning to look back and say, I don't know if this was such a bright idea. . . . "
SOURCE:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/...