Things are getting scary

Passions surrounding this weekend's House vote on the health care reform bill have apparently inspired some nuts to go too far. The AP reports:

The FBI is investigating threats against lawmakers stemming from intense opposition to the health care overhaul law.

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer says more than 10 Democratic lawmakers have reported incidents. Hoyer adds that the FBI and Capitol Police briefed Democrats on how to handle perceived security threats.

Politico reports that:

Hoyer is warning that some of his Democratic colleagues are being threatened with violence when they go back to their districts — and he wants Republicans to stand up and condemn the threats.

Sarah Palin posted the map above on the web page for her PAC. Note that Arkansas Democrat Vic Snyder warrants his own cross hairs.

On MSNBC this afternoon, anchor/host David Shuster, formerly of KATV-7 in Little Rock, offered a commentary on this whole affair, though it doesn't appear from this clip that it was clearly labeled as such.

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