Pic of Palin's daughter

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jillio said:
Just received this in an email. Palin's youngest daughter is in the foreground. I didn't know whe knew sign!:P
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:lol::laugh2:
 
Hear Again said:
No, I can't see it. Now I feel like a complete idiot for saying what I did. Oh well. :giggle:
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I'm sorry, Hear Again. That was insensitive of me. I should have put a caption under the pic for the DeafBlind members of this board. It is I who should feel like a complete idiot. Mea Culpa!
 
BradB08 said:
What are your opinions on the McCain/Palin rally in Clearwater, FL? Do you think it was tasteless for people to shout "Kill Him" and "terrorist" at the mention of Obama's name?
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October 16
Secret Service says "Kill him" allegation unfounded

By Andrew M. Sederaseder@timesleader.com
Staff Writer

SCRANTON – The agent in charge of the Secret Service field office in Scranton said allegations that someone yelled “kill him” when presidential hopeful Barack Obama’s name was mentioned during Tuesday’s Sarah Palin rally are unfounded.

The Scranton Times-Tribune first reported the alleged incident on its Web site Tuesday and then again in its print edition Wednesday. The first story, written by reporter David Singleton, appeared with allegations that while congressional candidate Chris Hackett was addressing the crowd and mentioned Obama’s name a man in the audience shouted “kill him."

News organizations including ABC, The Associated Press, The Washington Monthly and MSNBC’s Countdown with Keith Olbermann reported the claim, with most attributing the allegations to the Times-Tribune story.

Agent Bill Slavoski said he was in the audience, along with an undisclosed number of additional secret service agents and other law enforcement officers and not one heard the comment.

“I was baffled,” he said after reading the report in Wednesday’s Times-Tribune.

He said the agency conducted an investigation Wednesday, after seeing the story, and could not find one person to corroborate the allegation other than Singleton.

Slavoski said more than 20 non-security agents were interviewed Wednesday, from news media to ordinary citizens in attendance at the rally for the Republican vice presidential candidate held at the Riverfront Sports Complex. He said Singleton was the only one to say he heard someone yell “kill him.”

“We have yet to find someone to back up the story,” Slavoski said. “We had people all over and we have yet to find anyone who said they heard it.”

Hackett said he did not hear the remark.

Slavoski said Singleton was interviewed Wednesday and stood by his story but couldn’t give a description of the man because he didn’t see him he only heard him.

When contacted Wednesday afternoon, Singleton referred questions to Times-Tribune Metro Editor Jeff Sonderman. Sonderman said, “We stand by the story. The facts reported are true and that’s really all there is.”

Slavoski said the agents take such threats or comments seriously and immediately opened an investigation but after due diligence “as far as we’re concerned it’s closed unless someone comes forward.” He urged anyone with knowledge of the alleged incident to call him at 346-5781. “We’ll run at all leads,” he said.
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Secret Service says "Kill him" allegation unfounded | Wilkes-Barre breaking news | timesleader.com - The Times Leader
 
jillio said:
I'm sorry, Hear Again. That was insensitive of me. I should have put a caption under the pic for the DeafBlind members of this board. It is I who should feel like a complete idiot. Mea Culpa!
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We're probably all guilty of that mistake. All pictures posted on websites should have descriptive Alt Text included. It's just as frustrating for blind users to not have descriptions of graphics as it is for deaf users not to have captions of audio.

Alt Text - How to Write Great Alt Text
 
jillio said:
I'm sorry, Hear Again. That was insensitive of me. I should have put a caption under the pic for the DeafBlind members of this board. It is I who should feel like a complete idiot. Mea Culpa!
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That's okay, Jillio. :hug: This thread gave me a good laugh -- something I needed yesterday! :)
 
Reba said:
We're probably all guilty of that mistake. All pictures posted on websites should have descriptive Alt Text included. It's just as frustrating for blind users to not have descriptions of graphics as it is for deaf users not to have captions of audio.

Alt Text - How to Write Great Alt Text
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Reba,

Thanks for sharing this link! It contains some good information. I've saved it in my IE bookmarks to share with sighted-hearing web designers.
 
Reba said:
We're probably all guilty of that mistake. All pictures posted on websites should have descriptive Alt Text included. It's just as frustrating for blind users to not have descriptions of graphics as it is for deaf users not to have captions of audio.

Alt Text - How to Write Great Alt Text
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Thanks for the link, Reba. I will certainly use it in the future!:ty:
 
Hear Again said:
Reba,

Thanks for sharing this link! It contains some good information. I've saved it in my IE bookmarks to share with sighted-hearing web designers.
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You are welcome. :)
 
Reba said:
We're probably all guilty of that mistake. All pictures posted on websites should have descriptive Alt Text included. It's just as frustrating for blind users to not have descriptions of graphics as it is for deaf users not to have captions of audio.

Alt Text - How to Write Great Alt Text
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Definitely agree on that. I used to dabble in web design and though it could be a chore, I tried to make a habit of including alt text.
 
BradB08 said:
Eh, I prefer to leave the children of candidates out of the mockery.

I'd rather mock Sarah than her kids. Ditto for the other candidates.
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I agree democratic or republican.

To mock a child of a person that is in the eye of the media is outragious.
 
Boult said:
truthseeker77's Blog | Talking Points Memo | Secret Service: No one yelled "Kill Him" at Palin Rally

Secret Service Blocking Reporters At Palin Rallies: Milbank

Obama Hatred At McCain-Palin Rallies: "Terrorist!" "Kill Him!" (VIDEO) [VIDEO]
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I played the videos, and no one shouted "kill him". In the Palin video, I could faintly hear someone possibly shout "treason", and in the McCain video, many people were shouting at the same time, so it was hard to make out but it's possible one person said "terrorist." I don't know if McCain and Palin could hear that at the time.
 
BradB08 said:
Definitely agree on that. I used to dabble in web design and though it could be a chore, I tried to make a habit of including alt text.
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Props to you. It's a good habit. :)
 
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