Actor Orlando Jones Asks Liberals to Kill Sarah Palin; Apologizes for 'Joke'
Comedian and television actor Orlando Jones was panned by his Twitter followers and by the Internet community for posting rather insensitive tweets about former Governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin.
Jones tweeted on Oct. 22: "Libyan Rebels kill Gaddafi, if American liberals want respect they better stop listening to Aretha & kill Sarah Palin." The tweet, which Jones later described was "a joke", drew a fair amount of criticism from bloggers and even the Secret Service and other law enforcement authorities.
A Secret Service source, quoted by the Chicago Sun Times, expressed outrage that "a public person like Orlando Jones would be so stupid as to make any kind of suggestion - joking or not - about killing a politician or other high-profile individual".
"There are enough nutcases out there without planting these kinds of seeds to give a weak-minded person a dangerous idea," the source said.
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Orlando posted an apology on his Facebook page and has tweeted a link to the apology today in which he said he prays that "no harm comes to Governor Palin".
"This has gotten way out of hand. The tweet I posted on October 22nd has upset a lot of people. For this, I apologize. I pray that no harm to comes to Governor Palin. I'm not a political pundit and I certainly don't believe in murder. I think laughter is great medicine. I'd love to elevate the conversation but no one seems interested in that. So I'll keep on going for smiles even when I miss by a mile :-)," Jones wrote.
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