Florida Palin Rally's Introductory Speaker Drops A "Hussein" Bomb

CBS:

Lee County Sheriff Mike Scott took the stage moments ago as one of the introductory speakers at a rally here for Sarah Palin. After delivering brief remarks in support of Palin, Sheriff Scott flipped the switch and used Barack Obama's middle name in order to incite the crowd of thousands of people who have already gathered here.

"On Nov. 4, let's leave Barack Hussein Obama wondering what happened," the law enforcement officer said.

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Comments

[mafina]

A police officer in uniform stomping for a candidate. How does that happen? Always thought that a public figure elected by the people, law enforcement officer had to reserve his/her feelings for the voting machine. This is one bias police officer. He clearly made his intentions known and that of McCain how they border on the fringes of being racially charged. Palin being so dumb and stupid should have consulted the nutjob before he began ranting.

[suvbaby]

Demand his resignation immediatly

[hopefulinflorida]

He probably sleeps in his uniform

[NotaDrone]

Only in rabid rethug Lee County Florida. I am ashamed to say I live here. He is up for re-election, will win handily - I, however, will be voting for whoever is running against him!

I got stuck in the traffic after the event, I just kept telling myself that the truth will out in November.

Obama/Biden '08, '12!!!!

[suvbaby]

He used his office improperly. Get rid of him!

[suvbaby]

I live in the town where the speech was given My friends who were there described it to me as nothing short of a feeding frenzy precipitated by Mike Scotts use of Obama's middle name. I for one intend to demand he be removed from office and write a letter to The News Press, Naples Daily News and the Fort Myers editors.

[urweatherman]

How dumb is that......HEADLINE.....Officer removed from office for using middle name.....

[LialovesObama]

We all know why he used that middle name. Sure Obama can be proud of it but that's not the point, is it? He just used it to put Obama in a wrong daylight. And you know that, so don't lower yourself by acting naive.

[JaniceL]

More like 'Officer Removed from Office for Improperly Using his Uniform in Act of Fomenting Racial Hatred.' A little long, I know, but how does that sound?

[DontBeFoolish]

Just another DUMB COP! Lee County should keep an eye on this looser should Obama win.

[amazinggrace]

I sent an email last night to the LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. Found the address online and it is sheriffleefl.orgorg

Please send emails that what this Sheriff Scott did was not appropriate and he SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN IN UNIFORM. Again the email address for Sheriff Scott is sheriffleefl.orgorg. Just copy and paste.

I so wish that it was November 4 just to get this over with. I HATE the mud that "honorable" Mc Bush and Company are slinging. HOW LOW CAN THEY GO?

[urweatherman]

Backs a bomber is using the same kind of mud slinging.....except I won't call him honorable...

[whoa]

thank you amazinggrace. i called the sherrif's office to demand that this so-called-public-servant be fired. i agree he should not have been in uniform.

[mnash]

that sheriff turn in his badge and the state of FL should demand he do so

[urweatherman]

HEADLINE.....SHERIFF RESIGNS FOR USING MIDDLE NAME.....what is in the kool aid that you folks are drinking...Sounds rediculous!

[Jappy]

LOL @ you Urweatherman,

It's not because he said his middle name. It's because he endorsed a candidate dressed in his uniform, he's a public servant. (The public supports his paycheck, even the "Liberals".) Any Non-Republican that he now arrests, tickets, or goes after, now could potentially be tainted and it can be argued that it's over political persecution using police force.

If he pulls someone over with an Obama sticker on their car and gives a ticket... Well I'm sure you can figure it out.

[PaleMail]

Anyone who submits to a public exorcism from a witch doctor should watch where she throws her stones.

[boogiewoman]

Why is Gov. wearing white againafer labor day? I think she really meant to wear that white sheet on her head.

[Charmed]

Is there any wonder that some blacks don't trust the police. This is a perfect example. He's up there in his uniform that tax payers pay for attacking a citizen. Palin and McCain are pathetic and are trying to incite violence from the people that see America as they do.

[psue321]

So this sheriff had to give his full name to secret service, so he just wanted to use Obamas full name, no big deal, so in that line of thinking, did he use Palins middle name when he introduced her? The sheriff says on his website that running for sheriff takes either courage, ignorance or both. Does anybody need 3 guesses to figure out which he has loads of?

[GoBarryGo]

Palin was right when she said Barack Obama doesn't see America the same way she and the people at her rallies do. He sees it as so much more and so much better which is why he promotes a message of hope using facts instead of a message of hate using lies.

[navy62802]

Um I have a hard time buying this explanation. I don't believe that the campaign would fail to screen any and all speeches made at a rally this late in the campaign season. The McCain-Palin ticket is now trying to stoke the racial divisions in the country for their political gain. It's truly sickening to see this.

[GoBarryGo]

They probably gave him the script. No way they didn't know. Calling it "inappropriate" afterwards is so incredibly phony.

[fcsakes]

sarah palin eh? Somebody needs to trip her up.

Go Barack Hussein Obama!!! Go President Barack Hussein Obama!!!

[fcsakes]

Who gives a damn what a bunch of neo conservative ignorant, backwater bigots think? These people are incestuous and will hate anything if they have a cheerleader - did you ever notice how the traits seem to go together? Their whole existence is based on fear and palin simply feeds into it - she is the antichrist and they are the multitudes of unwashed stupidity.

[Venom5809]

This Sheriff is a disgrace.
He should be forced to resign and all of his departments cases investigated.

[GoBarryGo]

Palin Campaign: "Inappropriate"... if ever English teachers needed a way to emphasize the importance of punctuation, there it is. Get rid of the colon and the quotation marks and there we have the unvarnished truth.