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Sarah Palin’s Campaign Incites Mass Murder

Sunday, January 9th, 2011

By now you’ve probably heard that 18 people where gunned down outside a Tucson Safeway, including Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.

It didn’t take long for Netizens to put together some pieces, placing the blame squarely on Sarah Palin’s campaign and web page for inciting the violence.

First, there was the map with the targeted cross-hairs over Giffords’ office:

Then, there was this tweet:

And there was this cryptic update in the sidebar of Palin’s page:

Palin’s patsies have since scrubbed their website, but not before this damning information was caught.

Here’s Congresswoman Giffords herself, stating how there are consequences to using hateful, charged rhetoric. She was referring to her campaign office being smashed, but it is equally applicable to her being shot in the head. (skip to 2 min mark)

Obviously there’s nothing concrete linking the shooter and Sarah Palin’s web-page, as of yet. Still, it would be nice if some fallout from this did reach Palin to serve as a warning to all political leaders that their words do have weight. Spreading hate-speech, especially when your base is filled with gun-toting nutbars, can result in tragic consequences.

Here’s a final thought (for now), as tweeted by Michael Moore: