Pennsylvania Paper Flunks U.S. History, Publishes Obama Death Threat (by John Cook at Gawker)
Someone placed a personal ad in the Warren (Penn.) Times-Observer calling for Barack Obama's assassination. But to understand the ad you have to know history and stuff, so no one at the paper really got it... The ad reads simply, "May Obama Follow in the Footsteps of Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley, and Kennedy." Cute, right? But wait a minute--what do those great men all have in common?... The Times-Observer realized that they had published and distributed a call for the assassination of a sitting U.S. president early [Thursday] morning, and now the feds are investigating, because Obama is a power-mad socialist who hates free speech.

Will Obama Call the Murder of George Tiller What it is-Terrorism? (by bostonboomer at The Confluence)
President Obama released a statement...: "I am shocked and outraged by the murder of Dr. George Tiller as he attended church services this morning. However profound our differences as Americans over difficult issues such as abortion, they cannot be resolved by heinous acts of violence."... It was pretty mealy-mouthed. Abortion is a "difficult issue?" Why not take an opportunity to defend the courageous doctors who keep helping women at the risk of their own lives? Why not defend the rights of women to make decisions about their own bodies? Oh yeah, because he doesn't believe those things. Never mind....

Time To Revisit Criticism Of DHS Report On "Right Wing Extremists"? (by Greg Sargent at The Plum Line)
You may recall the enormous controversy that erupted in April over a Department of Homeland Security report that assessed the threat of "right wing extremists." The story provoked days of nonstop cable chatter, and DHS chief Janet Napolitano ultimately apologized. Fast forward to the huge and horrible news yesterday that late-term abortion doctor George Tiller was shot dead by a man who reportedly posted on the blog of the anti-abortion group Operation Rescue. Maybe we should take another look at all that criticism?

A history of violence on the antiabortion fringe (Los Angeles Times)
Bombings. Butyric acid attacks. Sniper shootings. Letters filled with fake anthrax. These are some of the tactics used over the years by antiabortion extremists.

Suspect supported killing abortion providers, friends say (McClatchy)
The suspect in custody for the slaying of Wichita abortion doctor George Tiller was a member of an anti-government group in the 1990s and a staunch opponent of abortion.

Homegrown Terrorists (by Susie at Suburban Guerilla)
I can only presume that the person or persons responsible for this will soon be in Gitmo? And that the government will crack down on the hate merchants if they can?

Internet posts draw police interest after doctor's murder (McClatchy)
The angry reaction from both sides of the abortion debate that exploded onto the Internet in the aftermath of the murder Sunday of one of the few doctors in the United States willing to perform late-term abortions has drawn the attention of police who are trying to understand if George Tiller's killer acted alone.
They should take a look at the Fox News Channel.

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Carolyn Kay                      
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