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Permalink Reply by Heather Spoonheim on January 16, 2011 at 2:24pm

I'm way behind the ball on this one, but in my defense I am in Canada and don't actually keep tabs on Palin's website.  What are the 'specific items in question'?

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Permalink Reply by Ryan E. Hoffman on January 16, 2011 at 2:38pm

Back in March, Sarah Palin released a .jpg image on her website that identified 20 house Democrats who voted for the Healthcare Bill in districts that supposedly Republicans carry. You can find it by googling "Sarah Palin Hitlist". The map included names of all the representatives, and had gunsights over the specific districts that they represent.

 

Last week, Gabrielle Giffords was shot by a paranoid schizophrenic, Jared Lee Loughner. There was immediate uproar over Palin's use of the map, echoing the immediate censure that was voiced back in March. Palin's defenders not only refuse to admit that their violent rhetoric had any part to play, but also now refuse to admit that they were gunsights at all, but were rather surveyor symbols. That's basically it in a biased nutshell.

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Permalink Reply by Heather Spoonheim on January 16, 2011 at 2:49pm

I knew about the shooting but I didn't know about the map.  This is akin to the Canadian political pundit who quipped that someone should take out Julian Assange.  Obviously Palin's use of gun sights was pretty terrible judgement, but then when has Palin ever used reasonable judgement?

 

I hope Palin can be called to task in actually acknowledging her actions here.  You certainly have the right idea in keeping this issue alive, because the public's memory is sketchy at best.

 

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Permalink Reply by ungodlynews on January 16, 2011 at 5:09pm

Just read an interesting op-ed by Frank Rich in the NYT which highlights Palin's crosshairs and "reload" commentary and more. http://nyti.ms/fhx4yn

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Permalink Reply by Ryan E. Hoffman on January 17, 2011 at 1:40am

It's a good op-ed! There is a lot of false-equivalency going around. Tweet it at @SarahPalinUSA. Don't let her live it down. Remember the #TT #Palindoublethink

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Permalink Reply by Heather Spoonheim on January 17, 2011 at 10:29pm

Ryan, I just wanted to let you know that there is an article about Palin on the Canadian Yahoo site.  I thought you might like the opportunity to comment on it - continuing your quest to be a thorn in her side.  http://ca.news.yahoo.com/palin-defends-herself-arizona-shooting-cri...

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Permalink Reply by Ryan E. Hoffman on January 17, 2011 at 10:47pm

thanks, Heather. Done. I'm having a lot of fun with the hashtag. My Yahoo comment is under the handle Ra.

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Permalink Reply by Heather Spoonheim on January 17, 2011 at 11:05pm

Got it, and I tried to get your back a little, for what it's worth in the chaos of article comments.

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