>>How about if we say that all of that is over the line? Anyone on either side suggesting or even hinting that the right way to deal with a political opponent is with a weapon is behaving badly, in my book.
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>>Tamar, just a yes/no....do you think the Palin crosshairs map is "suggesting or hinting that the right way to deal with a political opponent is with a weapon"?
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>Me - Yes.
>From WikiPedia : Telescopic sights for firearms, generally just called scopes, are probably the device most often associated with crosshairs.
>So what was she 'hinting' ?

The source of the kerfuffle: http://www.facebook.com/notes/sarah-palin/dont-get-demoralized-get-organized-take-back-the-20/373854973434

"This is just the first salvo in a fight to elect people across the nation who will bring common sense to Washington." Precisely the turn of phrase any decent surveyor would use :-\

Of course, she has done the only thing she could do, by leaving that content up. If she had taken it down it would be an admission of poor taste, at least.