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"I don't know anything about this," they shouted, "but I'm an expert, and those gun-sight maps seemed iffy to me."
Watson vs. the world: Jeopardy!, Palin, and the rise of ignorance Alexandra Petri 2011
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We should be honest and say that were Sarah Palin a Muslim, producing gun-sight propaganda aimed at Congressional candidates, she'd be being interviewed by the Feds right now.
Dave Zirin: It's Not a Game: Sarah Palin and the Madness of March Dave Zirin 2011
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We should be honest and say that were Sarah Palin a Muslim, producing gun-sight propaganda aimed at Congressional candidates, she'd be being interviewed by the Feds right now.
Dave Zirin: It's Not a Game: Sarah Palin and the Madness of March Dave Zirin 2011
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When you suggest targeting candidates, use gun-sight crosshairs to do so, and speak repeatedly about guns, locking and reloading do you mean that violence is or could be properly used to encourage or ensure certain outcomes of elections or legislative votes?
Lynn M. Paltrow: Open Letter to Sarah Palin -- How Will You Lead, What Will You Say? Lynn M. Paltrow 2011
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This frame grab image taken from a video shot from a U.S. army Ap ache helicopter gun-sight, posted at and confirmed as authentic by a senior U.S. military official, shows a group of men in the streets of eastern Baghdad just prior to being fired upon by the helicopter July 12, 2007.
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Tom whirled the gun-sight director at it and got an
I, TOO, DREAM.... 2010
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Its hard edges, gun-sight grille, chiseled hood, and sneering headlights communicate a hyper-masculinity that feels at once calculated, desperate, and cartoonish — like a Spartan warrior, or one of the Village People.
Stick Shift: Closet Case No. 1: Brett Berk Berk, Brett 2008
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The gun-sight cameras follow missile launch vehicles as they weave through the streets, running for cover in buildings and garages.
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Another video, this one from an aircraft gun-sight camera, shows what the Israeli military claims are Katusha launchers operating in Qana.
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Jack clarified the ordnance they carried with Thunder while Matt rechecked the gun-sight settings of the aircraft.
Honorbound Taylor, Laura 1988
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