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By JENNIFER EPSTEIN | 1/13/11 7:06 AM EST
Death threats against Sarah Palin have reached an unprecedented level in recent days, an aide says.
In the wake of Saturday’s shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and others, the aide said that threats against Palin have spiked, ABC News reported.
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The aide did not offer further details on the threats or whether Palin has taken additional security precautions.
Palin’s use of gun-related language and imagery, including a map that marked Giffords’ district with crosshairs, have provoked debate about national political discourse, even as evidence mounts that alleged gunman Jared Lee Loughner was driven by inner demons and his personal sentiments about the congresswoman.
Palin on Wednesday condemned journalists and pundits for “manufactur[ing] a blood libel that serves only to incite the very hatred and violence they purport to condemn.”
A video posted on YouTube earlier this week – and since removed – featured a collection of threats made against Palin on Twitter since the shooting.
“Can somebody please shoot Sarah Palin,” read one. Another said: “Ugh! All the wrong people get shot. Why doesn’t this kind of thing happen at a Sarah Palin event?”
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