Biden: Palin Must Condemn Supporters' Hateful Obama Attacks

Joe Biden lashed out at Sarah Palin on Wednesday, calling her recent rhetoric "ugly" and "mildly dangerous," and expressing shock that the Alaska Governor did not interrupt recent rallies when supporters shouted hateful attacks about Barack Obama, including "treason!" and "kill him!"

"I watched the news and I heard a couple people hollering from the audience semi-vile things about 'terrorists,' things like that," Biden said on NBC's Today show. "The idea that a leading American politician who might be vice president of the United States would not just stop mid-sentence and turn and condemn that -- it's just a slippery slope, it's a place that we shouldn't be going."

Biden repeated the sentiment on ABC's Good Morning America:

"I think it goes way too far. Look, this really is a case where, when you don't have anything to talk about, attack -- and it gets really over the edge," he said. "I mean, some of the stuff she's saying about Barack Obama and the stuff that people are yelling from the crowd, if she hears it, she should be at least be saying, whoa, whoa, whoa, that's overboard. But this is volatile stuff."

A Secret Service spokesperson said on Tuesday that agents were trying to track down more information about the individual who yelled "kill him" during the Palin event in Clearwater, Fl., on Monday.

Comments

[Coyote2]

MourningDude posted:
"The idea that the potentual vice president of the United States would not just stop mid-sentence and turn and condemn that -- it's just a slippery slope, it's a place that we shouldn't be going."

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no one is asking her to "just stop mid-sentence and turn and condemn" illegal threats of m_urder and a_ssass_ination.

We are asking her not to inflame conservative hatreds with her strategy of Cultural Warfare rhetoric.

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Folks, if Sarah Palin continues to encourage these dangerous political passions, it is only fair to remind ourselves that, in America, we only a_ssass_inate liberals.

Why is that?

Is this evidence of a Deep State -where the military/industrial complex enforces its will- or is this evidence of the deep sickness inherent of conservatives (Republicanism) in America?

[donaldw6]

Conservatives still see violence as a primary solution. Liberals are cognizant of the long march of human civilization throughout history as the slow advance of reason.

[Coyote2]

fair analysis

[idontknowanything]

I vote for the deep sickness bit.

[MourningDude]

Dude, you didn't get the memo. *I* didn't say that. JOE BIDEN said that. In this very story. Read it for yourself.

[Coyote2]

Sorry, I did not get the memo. The point is;

We are asking her not to inflame conservative hatreds with her strategy of Cultural Warfare rhetoric.

[mattwin]

Afraid to talk with the media and afraid to tell Biden and Obama to their faces. Talk big at home and punk out in public, real mavericks, or would that be chickens, na, just turkeys.

Hopefully they will be collecting tolls on the bridge to knowwhere on turkey day!

[firelord5000]

She is going to hell, and that is a place that she should go to!

[jameshki]

Pre-organized LYNCH MOBS are getting more of a familiar sight these days. By the way, "lynch mob" is another term for McCain-Palin campaign rallies. If you look at their sorties long enough you'll start to see a HANGMAN'S ROPE somewhere in the trees or right in the middle of the stage.

[TheIndependenceParty]

The President in Waiting is paying rapt attention to the campaign. She will say and do anything that might drive the election in her direction, ... I mean her candidate's direction.

This is a pathetic scenario of a young and self interested political operative called in to resuscitate a DOA presidential candidate. Smelling blood, the barricuda comes in to await the ultimate outcome. Around she swims, ... blood in her gills, and a distinctive stench about her as all barricudas have, ... waiting, ... waiting. Stick thin, stinking, only good for bait.

Cool Sarah. Swim and wait. Swim and wait.

[mrsmdressup]

Hey...David whatshisface is in my city!

Wave to Toronto!

[jameshki]

LYNCH MOBS are getting more of a familiar sight these days. By the way, "lynch mob" is another term for McCain-Palin campaign rallies. If you look at their sorties long enough you'll start to see a HANGMAN'S ROPE somewhere in the trees or right in the middle of the stage.

[Stephanie71]

Interesting that you say that. I mentioned to a co-worker this morning that those rallies seem to be just a white hood and a burning cross away from a lynch mob. Just the ugliest of Americans on display there and Sarah is their queen.

Most of these people wouldn't know true Christianity if it bit them on the rear end. Lets just hope some day they will see the light and realize that all that hatred does not mesh at all with their WWJD bumper stickers.

[TLV]

You can imagine Bush watching this circus and thinking, "Boy, how the hell did I ever get elected? Heh, heh, heh. Thanks Karl!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lwbSdL2s00&NR=1

[rbarry647]

McCain/Palin actually makes Bush look intelligent

[exPatPatti]

She is a beautiful, intelligent, educated, hard working woman who has high moral values.

I can't think of a better representative for women everywhere.

[meschief]

forget your meds?

[dmthurman]

I think it was sarcasm..

[VolvoBirkenstock]

Palin?

bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahaha

[ContraEgoiste]

Step lightly ladies and gentlemen, step lightly. And above in your monitor's screen is the brain of a republican.

Please, please gentlemen, stop that. Please no laughing or guffawing, let’s show some sympathy for the afflicted.

What was that Sir?? Oh no, no. I’ll guarantee you, that’s a real post, no caricatures or parodies here.

Ladies, ladies! No need to retreat! Yes, your IQ does drop after reading it, but let me assure you that it is only a temporary effect and in no time your cognitive abilities will be back to normal.

Moving right along ladies and gentlemen, to our right we have the Elephant Man .....

[whit4brains]

I agree, Michelle Obama is AWESOME!

[ThanksMatt]

I wonder how exactly her high moral values lead to such an aggressive crowd?

[josephebacon]

This scares me to death.

Show me any other Presidential campaign in modern history that allowed someone to say KILL HIM and deliberately incited a crowd to act as if they were cast in a horror movie chasing the Frankenstein Monster with torches, chains and whips.

Is this what we've descended to. Are we engaged in reverse evolution?

I have never been as scared about my country as I am now!

[TLV]

We're simply back to the 60s again, right where the GOPers want us. They hate blacks and will do anything to pretend that skin color determines character and leadership abilities.

[spunky5408]

My Fellow P r i s o n e r s:

"What I don't know is what the unexpected will be and 'That One' is not who you think he is even though wrote 2 autobiographies and has been running for president for almost 2 years!" Be afraid, be very afraid"

WhataTool

[macbabe]

not the sharpest tool in the box, that's for sure!!

[sharonh]

But a tool, nonetheless.

[BadTymin]

I love Mike Malloy and Keith O they really hate bush

[TLV]

More to the point, they love truth. We should all love truth. Republicans do not love anything close to truth if it exposes the truth about their favorites..

[Big0725]

Let's clarify that BadTymin.

They hate George W. Bush, with a capital B!

[DavidGetsInvolved]

"they will scream hate at my rallies and I will write down their names. And I will make them infamous"

2008 - I-used-to-be-John McCain's-soul

[spunky5408]

and you will know their names my fellow p r i s o n e r s because i will write their names down with my o l d veto pen!!!

[PAposter]

McCain said he changed Washington "before" in his speech earlier, I must have missed that 25 years.

[mrsmdressup]

Maybe he meant changed it back...to the good ol Nixon days.

[YunekFlava]

It's nice to know where people stand though. Just make sure you remember when she tries to run for some type of political office.