Sacramento GOP Compares Obama, Bin Laden

Web Site Urges People To "Waterboard" Obama; Secret Service Probes Claims Of Threatening Calls At Rallies

(CBS/AP)  The official Web site of the Sacramento County Republican Party compared Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama to terrorist leader Osama bin Laden and urged people to "Waterboard Barack Obama."

Images promoting the comparison have been removed from the site. The Sacramento Bee reported that the Web site showed Obama in a turban next to bin Laden, the al Qaeda leader, and said: "The difference between Osama and Obama is just a little B.S."

County Republican Chairman Craig McGlashan did not immediately respond to a telephone message left at his law office by The Associated Press on Wednesday.

The images have been removed from the site.

A spokesman for the state Republican Party, Hector Barajas, said the party asked Sacramento GOP officials on Tuesday to remove the material.

Meanwhile, the Secret Service is looking into a second allegation that a participant at a Republican political rally shouted "kill him," referring to Obama.

The Scranton Times-Tribune reported that someone in the crowd shouted "kill him" after the mention of Obama's name during a rally Tuesday for Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

Last week The Washington Post reported a similar incident during a Palin rally in Clearwater, Florida. The Secret Service investigated that allegation and found no indication that "kill him" was ever said, or if it had been said, that the remark had been directed at Obama.

Listening to tapes of that rally, the Secret Service heard "tell him" or "tell them," but agents never heard "kill him," Secret Service spokesman Eric Zahren told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

The Secret Service is a government agency principally charged with protecting the safety of the president, vice president and selected other dignitaries. The Service's agents are guarding Obama, the Democratic presidential candidate; Sen. John McCain, his Republican Rival; and their vice presidential running mates, Palin for McCain and Sen. Joe Biden for Obama.

In both the Clearwater and the Scranton instances, the Service learned of the alleged threats only through media reports.

"We would ask that anyone overhearing threatening language bring it to the attention of the Secret Service or other law enforcement at the event immediately," Zahren said.

The Secret Service cannot prevent or police bad taste or poor behavior at public events, Zahren said, but the agency draws the line at threatening language.

"We do not have the luxury of discounting such language as simply bad taste or bad behavior without further investigation," he said.

So far, the Secret Service has not found anyone who heard "kill him" Tuesday except for the Times-Tribune reporter.

Shouts of "traitor," "terrorist," "treason," "liar" and even "off with his head" have rung from the crowd at Republican rallies.

The anti-Obama taunts and jeers are noticeably louder when McCain appears with Palin, a big draw for Republican social conservatives. She accused Obama last week of "palling around with terrorists" because of his past, loose association with a 1960s radical.

[lucilioness]

DID ANYBODY WATCH SNL LAST NIGHT? I HAVEN''T LAUGHED THAT HARD IN A LONG TIME. DO YO'' THANG SNL!!!

[bblackee]

These ah,... people (republicans) are just, dirty.
They should be ashamed of themselves, but their not.
And that''s what''s so tragic... There not even smart
enough to be ashamed their bigots. Like that dope capured on youtube at a Palin(the biggest DOPE) ralley, with the monkey. He looks about as smart as she is..."Country First"?...What Country are THEY talking about? These people are...as dumb as they come, and there are a lot of them...and that''s scarry

[antoniof123]

Well, this pretty much does it for me and most of the time I always give the benefit of the doubt to both parties this is the first year in my 30 years of voting that I will vote 100 percent Democrat. In fact I am so outraged that I may never again vote Republican.

Plus my daughter lives in Sacramento county along with her husband and my grandson. I have called them to make certain that this trash is not causing them a problem. Who would have though that the GOP would fall so far but they have nothing left in them but hate and anger.

[usclimey]

Having lived nearly 25 years in Southern California I would expect this type of slander out of Orange County''s long unlamented Bob Dornan, not some punk in Sacramento.

[chappy0952]

TY so much Craig for comparing Obama with Osama bin Laden. As undecided, I will now vote for Obama.
Perhaps you might have had to much to drink today.
However, this message indicates how desperate the
Republican''s are in. This is the most negitive attack
I have seen. Your comments are Vile and vindictive. TY, for deciding who I will vote for in the General Election. I hope your hangover will allow you to read our post''s. Or maybe a 12 step program might help you
understand that we American''s that dislike this trash
you spout might change others. BTW, perhaps a change
might be good for your position. Then you might understand what "Unimployment" stands for.

[kansas1946]

(CBS/AP) The official Web site of the Sacramento County Republican Party compared Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama to terrorist leader Osama bin Laden and urged people to "Waterboard Barack Obama."
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You know, this is so outrageous, it is almost funny. I heard somewhere that Obama''s IQ is around 130. After reading and listening to some of the Republican leaders, I don''t think the collective IQ of the Republican party would reach 130.
What the h e l l people live in Sacramento county??? After reading this, I would be scared to even set foot in that county.