Gabrielle Giffords about Sarah Palin's cross hairs

In August, 2009, Sarah Palin's political action committee posted a map of the U.S. showing the locations of 20 democratic members of congress, including Gabrielle Giffords, it was targeting for defeat. Each location was marked by an image of a gun crosshairs. Some might see this as merely symbolic, but it was intentionally sinister enough to be interpreted as a literal direction to the far right.



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/08/10/gabrielle-giffords-town-h_n_255656.html

http://twitter.com/SarahPalinUSA/statuses/10935548053

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/08/keith-olbermann-arizona-shooting_n_806311.html

http://act.credoaction.com/campaign/palin_violence/?r=6816&id=15049-3286734-.iv0B_x

Giffords Opponent, Jesse Kelly, Held June Event to “Shoot a Fully Automatic M16″ to “Get on Target” and “Remove Gabrielle Giffords”
By: Jane Hamsher Saturday January 8, 2011 11:43 am

Giffords’ 2010 Congressional opponent Jesse Kelly held a June 12, 2010 gun event that was billed as follows on the Pima County Republican website:

Get on Target for Victory in November Help remove Gabrielle Giffords from office Shot a fully automatic M15 with Jesse Kelly

Jesse Kelly, meanwhile, doesn’t seem to be bothered in the least by the Sarah Palin controversy earlier this year, when she released a list of targeted races in crosshairs, urging followers to “reload” and “aim” for Democrats. Critics said she was inciting violence.

He seems to be embracing his fellow tea partier’s idea. Kelly’s campaign event website has a stern-looking photo of the former Marine in military garb holding his weapon. It includes the headline: “Get on Target for Victory in November. Help remove Gabrielle Giffords from office. Shoot a fully automatic M16 with Jesse Kelly.”

The event cost was $50.



This has apparently been scrubbed from Sarah Palin’s web page:






Just a few mounths after story of Bryon Williams, 45, a convicted felon with two prior bank robbery convictions, targeted workers at the American Civil Liberties Union and the Tides Foundation - see October 2010 blog post.