It is with horror that I have heard some people at recent televised political rallies shout "Kill him!" when one of our major presidential candidates raised questions about his opponent. We cannot be that shining beacon on the hill, if we keep silent to hate. We must turn to that person who suggests the unthinkable and say, "That is unacceptable! Go home and pray for your very soul. We don't do that in America." - Patsy Brumfield, Notheast Mississippi Daily, October 16, 2008
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. Agent Bill Slavoski said he was in the audience, along with an undisclosed number of additional secret service agents and other law enforcement officers and not one heard the comment. He said the agency conducted an investigation Wednesday, after seeing the story, and could not find one person to corroborate the allegation other than Singleton. Slavoski said more than 20 non-security agents were interviewed Wednesday, from news media to ordinary citizens in attendance at the rally for the Republican vice presidential candidate held at the Riverfront Sports Complex. “We have yet to find someone to back up the story,” Slavoski said. “We had people all over and we have yet to find anyone who said they heard it.” Slavoski said the agents take such threats or comments seriously and immediately opened an investigation but after due diligence “as far as we’re concerned it’s closed unless someone comes forward.” He urged anyone with knowledge of the alleged incident to call him at 346-5781. “We’ll run at all leads,” he said. - Andrew M. Seder, Scranton Times Leader, October 15, 2008
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