Includes audio from the show:
from Huffington Post:
Right-wing radio host Pete Santilli has drawn Secret Service
scrutiny after going on a sustained rant last week that
included a suggestion that he wanted to "try, convict and
shoot Hillary Clinton in the vagina."
All Things Democrat first reported the news over the
weekend, and Talking Points Memo confirmed the Secret
Service's involvement on Monday.
“We are aware of Mr. Santilli’s comments and will take the
appropriate follow-up action,” Edwin M. Donovan, a Secret
Service spokesperson, told TPM. “He certainly has a right to
free speech, but the Secret Service has a right and an
obligation to determine what a person’s intent is when
making comments like this.”
Speaking on his show last week, Santilli accused Clinton of
being "involved in the killings of American troops," related
to the attack on Sept. 11, 2012, at the U.S. diplomatic
mission in Benghazi, Libya.
"I want to shoot her right in the vagina and I don't want
her to die right away," he said. "I want her to feel the
pain and I want to look her in the eyes and I want to say,
on behalf of all Americans that you've killed, on behalf of
the Navy SEALS, the families of Navy SEAL Team Six who were
involved in the fake hunt down of this Obama, Obama bin
Laden thing, that whole fake scenario, because these Navy
SEALS know the truth, they killed them all."
Santilli continued: "On behalf of all of those people, I'm
supporting our troops by saying we need to try, convict, and
shoot Hillary Clinton in the vagina."
(Watch video of Santilli's comments above.)
As part of the same diatribe, Santilli also claimed that
President "Barack Obama needs to be tried, convicted, and
shot for crimes against the United States of America."
Santilli has reportedly signalled his intent to "offer his
sincerest apologies to those who have taken him out of
context, and who were offended" by the comments. However, he
has maintained that Clinton is behind some vast global
conspiracy to "stifle the evidence" about drug cartels,
communist threats and "betrayal of Americans in Benghazi."
And Young Turks take:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F693AcASZ1s
GSI take:
Make no mistake about it. This isn't JUST some far right-wing
female-hating sicko broadcasting to an audience of fellow sicko's.
This is carefully planned and written propaganda. There are
powerful, evil people who want Hillary DEAD. This is a call, to the
far right-wing, for her assination. It also will boost Santilli’s audience
and ratings, and that's probably a good part of it. "Vagina" is one of
the most powerful words in America.