>I agree with you. too many "hints" all around. This goes back many administrations - both sides are nuts. All those kill the president threats against Bush, and then crazy Palin.
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>OK, you and Tamar see this one way, I see it another.
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>I think Palin (as usual) used incredibly bad judgment, but I don't think the website and the targets are a suggestion or a hint of using weapons. No one uttered a single word before the terrible Arizona tragedy. I'm not defending Palin, it was a poor choice of a map symbol, but I think that's all it was.

Not so on no one saying anything. Gabby Giffords herself commented on it back in the spring. Here's the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7046bo92a4

And here's the key sentence:

“We're on Sarah Palin's targeted list, but the thing is that the way that she has it depicted has the crosshairs of a gun sight over our district, and when people do that, they've gotta realize there are consequences to that action.”

Tamar

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