"Obama Bin Lyin'" Sign At McCain Rally

One day after John McCain passed up an attempt to criticize a comparison between Barack Obama and Osama Bin Laden, he has been presented with another opportunity.

After his speech in Virginia Beach Monday morning, one of the candidate's supporters was shown on MSNBC brandishing a sign that read: "Obama Bin Lyin'," a clear reference to the al-Qaeda leader.

McCain received some credit last Friday for addressing the palpable xenophobia at his various town halls. "No ma'am," he told a woman who falsely asserted that Barack Obama is an Arab. He answered another supporter who said she was afraid of an Obama presidency by telling her she had nothing to fear.

But the question now appears whether McCain can put the genie of the Democratic nominee's "otherness" back into the bottle, after having issued a week of "who is Barack Obama"-themed attacks. Even after a speech that made no mention of ACORN, Bill Ayers, or purportedly radical politics of any stripe, it was clear that McCain's crowds are not dissuaded from reveling in character assassination.

On Sunday, McCain refused an opportunity to criticize the state chair of the Virginia GOP, who compared Obama to Bin Laden, since "both ... have friends that have bombed the Pentagon," a reference to Ayers. Asked whether that was appropriate, McCain only said: "I have to look at the context of his remarks. I have always repudiated any comments that have been made that were inappropriate about Senator Obama." (Meanwhile, a spokesperson from the campaign made the decision to call the remarks "not appropriate.")

If this keeps up, however, McCain may have to weigh in with his own thoughts on the matter.

Comments

[oafishcad]

Oh come on, the sign is funny. The rallies as a whole, and especially Palin and some of the other speakers, however, are dangerous to a civilized political discussion, and tread into scary territory. I was talking to a McCain supporter on Friday and he said he thinks, because of Ayers and others that Obama is a terrorist. A TERRORIST!? And this is a rich guy in Brentwood! I hope that the rhetoric can get back to a civilized tone for our nation's sake.

[ChangeNeeder]

How could they not miss that sign?????

They are repulsive.

[preatorius]

One of theses days, one of theses days!
Pow!
Right in the kisser!
Obmaa will give McCain the spanking he deserve.

Then when he asked, "Do you know who I am?" Folks can say, "the bellhop, now take my bags."

[KansasWrangler]

Don't you mean POW? McCain is always hitting us with POW right in the kisser.

[bluguy8]

I guess these people don't listen to the B.S. their friend keeps slinging and lying about--lol

[thinbluetorpedo]

Nuts like those seen recently at the McCain rallies are turning main stream America to the left. Not long and all that will remain in the Republican party will be ideologues and fringe nut jobs. Anyone else see some parallels in other areas of the world? Scary.

[politisophical]

buhhaahaha­hahahahaha­ha.. that was funny as hell!!

but seriously people

obama/biden 08

[preatorius]

No ma'am. Wow he really set the record straight. How about the fact the the knucklehead started all of this.

[hortonhearsawho]

On the bright side...Joh­n is going to create billions of jobs in one month.....­Damn.

[DeeDeeDaGumby]

is this before or after he balances the budget?

[MontanaHome]

Right after he wins the war in Iraq. Then Afghanistan. Oh, and then he needs to take care of Iran. Then Syria, then N. Korea... am I missing anyone?

[kathy001]

Oh, he's going to do them both at the same time, along with making sure everyone in the US has health insurance. Now, just because he couldn't campaign at the same time he was saving the country during the initial bailout talks doesn't mean he can't do everything at once when he's President. Apparently, being President will give him super-powers that he does not yet have.

Just one problem, those billion jobs he's going to create will all be in China.

[RonNYC]

It's too late. That supporter should have immediately been taken off the premises. Not enough action. Definitely the hatred is out of the genie bottle. I smell blood.

[Coinyer101]

they pieces of shitzis!

[Sweetie4Obama]

WAIT!!!! HOLD UP!!!
Do any of you remember the lady in Colorado who had the "McCain=Bush" sign and was TAKEN TO JAIL?

Geez...the hypocrisy.

[foxbat]

Unfortunately the media seems to have forgotten her as well as the several journalists who were "detained" during the conventions

[freedommm]

free speach....­.........

[Sweetie4Obama]

My bad...she was given a citation and assessed a fine (not jailed).

[CyrusBeaucephus]

Well that's diffeerent because you aren't allowed to publicly criticize the GOP, they are elitists, and as such are above the laws of men

[betheliza]

seriously? a fine for comparing mccain to bush. so much for free speech.

[Lolasmom]

McCain has become who he has probably been all of his life - A LOW LIFE.
For him not to condemn the statements from the gentleman from VA and ask the person to remove that offensive sign is incredible.

And then he is offended by the comparison to George Wallace?

SHAME ON HIM and all of his associates who invented this MO and condone this behavior.

OBAMA 2008

[realspirited]

To allow garbage like these types of signs, or the guy with the monkey, to enter these rally's certainly speaks to the unprofessionalism of the McCain campaign. That stinks!

[eastutican]

as, I guess, one of McCain's "my fellow prisoners", I am offended that anyone should dare to notice that McCain is clueless, Palin is a pit bull and their hardcore supporters are nothing more than Wallace Democrats. John Lewis was right.

[joshuahmcdonald]

If McCain wants to fight he can give me a call...I'm ready to go toe to toe with him if that is what he wants. His campaign is an insult to all Americans and I, for one, am completely sick of it!

[kissmygrits]

Agreed. Mc'Slander is running the most anti-American campaign I've ever seen in my life.