Assassination

Obama Assassination Jitters

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics


Earl Ofari Hutchinson

There is a very real danger of violence to Obama. That's the unfortunate price that elected officials, in this case a new president, who inspire hope must pay.

Racial Incidents and Threats Against Obama Soar: Here Is a Chronicle

Greg Mitchell | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics


Greg Mitchell

Since election day, the number of threats against the president-elect, and racial or violent incidents directed at his supporters, have soared, and the Secret Service is concerned.

Death Threats Against Italian Author

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 10.24.2008 | Media


Jayne Lyn Stahl

This is not the first time we've seen a prominent journalist be slated for assassination, or assassinated.

Do McCain and Palin Want Race Riots?

Jeff Dorchen | Posted 10.10.2008 | Politics


Jeff Dorchen

I expect this kind of garbage from Limbaugh and Savage and Malkin. It's their job to spew evil. But the responsibilities of a public servant are to keep his activities within bounds that don't threaten the civil safety.

The "White" House Taken Literally is Dangerous & Un-American

Shannyn Moore | Posted 10.10.2008 | Politics


Shannyn Moore

I spent much of my early radio air time trying to "wake up" the citizenry of Anchorage. I was impatient, frustrated, chiding at times. On June 5th, th...

Going Beyond the Pale-in: (Character) Assassination

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 10.09.2008 | Politics


Robert S. McElvaine

When does character assassination cross the line and begin to encourage physical assassination?

The Obama Assassination Plot In Context

Chip Berlet | Posted 08.26.2008 | Home


Chip Berlet

What really scares me is that right-wing talk show hosts and other media scaremongers are creating a hyperbolic rhetorical environment in which credible threats are likely to be generated. To me that is the real uncovered media story.

RFK Must Die -- A Chat With Filmmaker Shane O'Sullivan

Michael Giltz | Posted 06.09.2008 | Entertainment


Michael Giltz

In my conversation with O'Sullivan about his new documentary film, he tells me, "We truly don't know who killed Bobby Kennedy, which is really greatly disturbing."

The Assassination Remark And Hillary's Image Abroad

Jillian York | Posted 06.04.2008 | Home


Jillian York

"By raising the specter that someone could assassinate Barack Obama as her reason for continuing to campaign, she really has show how utterly unsuitable she is for public office. It's a shame."

Friday Talking Points [34] -- General Election Preview

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.30.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

As the primary election season sinks slowly in the West (South Dakota and Montana, to be exact), we turn our eyes (finally!) to the general election c...

So Let's Talk About Assassination, Shall We?

Mary Lyon | Posted 05.28.2008 | Media


Mary Lyon

Liz Trotta's apology for the Obama/Osama-assassination remark had all the sensitivity of a Dick Cheney torture-rationalization meeting.

Is the Secret Service Investigating Liz Trotta and Fox News?

Michael Seitzman | Posted 05.26.2008 | Media


Michael Seitzman

One of the questions the Secret Service should be asking is: Were Liz Trotta and FOX News criminally negligent in using the public airwaves to joke about threatening a presidential candidate?

Liz Trotta 'Apologizes' on Fox for 'Joke' About Killing Obama

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.26.2008 | Media


Greg Mitchell

Trotta said she was sorry, while also suggesting her remark was nothing particularly unusual or awful in this campaign year.

Fox News Analyst Says Obama Should be Assassinated -- Take Action!

Joe Vogel | Posted 05.26.2008 | Media


Joe Vogel

You simply do not joke about the assassination of a United States Senator and probable Democratic presidential nominee. You also do not deliberately identify him with a terrorist.

After RFK: What Clinton Must Do Right Now

David Quigg | Posted 05.25.2008 | Politics


David Quigg

Dropping out of the race won't neutralize this poison Hillary has thrown into the wind. She must pledge to the American people that she won't seek the presidency if something happens to Obama.

Secret Clinton Memo Revealed

Guy T. Saperstein | Posted 05.25.2008 | Politics


Guy T. Saperstein

I am a close personal friend of Mark Penn and Harold Wolfson. Recently, I was permitted to read, but not copy, a secret campaign memo co-authored by ...

No Sense in Staying, Hillary

Melissa Hapke | Posted 05.24.2008 | Home


We've already lost too many great leaders who were trying to change the status quo. After Hillary's recent crass comments, her career had better be over.

When I Watched Bobby Kennedy Die

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.24.2008 | Politics


Greg Mitchell

Any references to the assassination of Robert Kennedy are especially chilling for those of us who were, so to speak, "there."

What's Worse? Clinton's Failure to Apologize for Iraq War Vote or Failure to Apologize to Obamas for Assassination Comment?

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 05.24.2008 | Politics


Miles Mogulescu

Where is the apology to America still traumatized by the assassinations of Martin, Malcolm, John and Bobby? To the African American community still traumatized by the fear that the same could happen to Barack?

Ok, Enough With the Hysteria About Clinton's Kennedy Statement

Ian Welsh | Posted 05.23.2008 | Politics


Ian Welsh

The level of near hysteria, of complete unwillingness to read Clinton's words in any context with any good will that is sweeping large portions of the blogosphere is tiresome.

Worst Person In The World

Bob Cesca | Posted 05.23.2008 | Politics


Bob Cesca

This newest quote from Senator Clinton today ought to be the final inciting incident for superdelegates -- the scream that stirs the avalanche.

Journey To The Center Of Hillary Clinton's Mind: "Why Would I Drop Out Before Barack Obama Is Assassinated?"

David Rees | Posted 05.23.2008 | Politics


David Rees

Hillary Clinton has a point: June is a great month for political assassinations. Why drop out of the race before all the assassins have had their say?

Pakistan Update and Analysis: Will the Attacks Prevent Elections?

Xenia Dormandy | Posted 01.11.2008 | Home


Tensions in Pakistan have been high for months. Not just in terms of the political battles through the presidential and parliamentary election proces...