Palin: Does Obama Think Terrorists Are The Good Guys?

With one day to go until the election's conclusion, Sarah Palin has really ramped up her rhetoric, suggesting during a stop on Monday that Barack Obama thought terrorists were "the good guys."

"What do they think?" she declared at one point. "Do they think the terrorists have all the sudden become the good guys and changed their minds? No, the terrorists still seek to destroy America and her allies and all that it is that we stand for: freedom, tolerance, and equality. The terrorists have not changed their minds."

The comments, delivered to a crowd in Jefferson City, Missouri, are the latest in the slash-and-burn rhetoric from the Alaska Governor. Earlier in her address -- which seemed clearly non-scripted -- she accused Obama of wanting to drastically slash the defense budget during a time of war.

There is a particular poignancy to the terrorism card being played at this juncture. The country's reaction to 9/11 has defined the last three congressional elections. But it was the 2004 presidential contest in which the candidates were judged most scrupulously on their commander-in-chief mettle. Voters have moved on, clearly, from '04. But that doesn't necessarily mean that terrorism isn't a divisive electoral issue. It is just that the discussion is no longer weighed down by simplicity. Accusing Obama of coddling up to terrorists or wanting to slash the defense budget hasn't had its desired affects. In a recent ABC poll, 49 percent of voters said they trusted McCain best to handle the issue of terrorism, only two percentage points more than Obama.

Comments

[R1Rider]

Such a rovian '04 tactic. It will not work, not this time!

[Rusel deMaria - Huffpost Blogger]

Pathetic. Scary.

[Fetchcat]

Loathesome doesn't begin to describe this creature. First she went off script. Then she went diva, then rogue, and finally devolved right into whack job. Now it appears she's hit critical mass. All one can hope is that she experiences her own personal Rapture, is assumed up to heaven . . . and has her a$$ kicked from here to next Sunday by Obama's grandma Toot.

[RoonToon]

I second that!

[ghenry]

It's over Sarah. Time to go home.... if they will have you.

[obamagal]

Thanks for writing what I was going to.... Now I don't have to... (I'll only add thing ... and good riddance).

[Ivar]

Obamagal: you might add......'­a song sung by an idiot, full of sound and fury signifying nothing'

[paulf40]

Wouldn't you think that the governor of the state that is most dependent on funding from the federal government would be more careful of how she speaks about the the person who could easily be the president elect by this time tomorrow? Seems like the people of Alaska would have something to say about this. She had better hope that either McCain or Begich wins or the price of oil spikes otherwise she is SOL.

[VABluebelle]

So dangerous and irresponsible.

Please make her go away.

[pjburns11]

YES! put an end to that voice! Send the hate and the shrillness back to the frozen realm!

That voice!!! Banish her please!!!

http://thetruthburns.wordpress.com/2008/10/29/the-tell-tale-voice/

[VABluebelle]

So dangerous.

Please make her go away.

[SnapShots]

I've never used the "C" word in my life and it's taking all of the self control I can muster to stop myself from starting to use it now.

[grandma58]

other words are better, trashy smelly fish

However it is much better to remember how awesome Obama is

[surfcitysteven]

North, to Alaska! She's going North and then she's Gone!

[kymlosang]

she just says anything. i mean anything. doesnt matter if it is even close to being true or not.

[kjwhite]

You know, whether she wins or loses, she does not seem to realize that she has become one of the most hated women in America. She is sorely mistaken if she thinks what she has shown in this election is strength or integrity. Strength would have been running on a platform of decency and saying look, I'm not going to stand there and purposely lie about my opponent.

She has proven herself to be a liar, vindictive, and woefully under-qualified. She is fooling herself if she allows the handful of nuts they can still get to come to their rallies into making her believe she could actually run for president, or that she is the new*American sweetheart­*.........­.....Sarah­, people can't stand you. Get a clue! Go home and stay there, if they will even have you back after all this. I wouldn't count on being re-elected in Alaska either....­seems they can't stand you either since they've been watching you on all those liberal elite media programs ya know! You have no integrity. How do you sleep at night knowing all the lies you told during this campaign? Some christian.

[DCinFrance]

I could not sleep last night, tonight will be worse...an­d I won't know until Wendnesday!

The shot of her...look­s just like my nasty ex sister-in-law. I can't wait for this evil person to be tossed off the stage.

[Pacojam]

DC, tonight will be better with the wonerful champane you have in France. We will deliver Obama for America and the rest of the world.

[lunchlady]

Pretty is as pretty does. She's ugly, even with the continuing Hollywood makeover.

[mo19]

She is beyond idiotic. Wow. They are really willing to say and do anything to try and win. They have nothing good to say about themselves, they just put Obama down.

[Bashley]

I love it! Obama has a rally with great turnout in Columbia, MO with three predominantly white colleges in the area, and Palin has a rally in Jeff City with a HBCU in the same town. I hope some Lincoln U students showed up and represented for Obama! I spent my first two years of college in Mid-Missouri and only wish that my 1st election wasn't Bush/Gore but rather this exciting race. YES WE CAN AND YES WE WILL!!! Obama/Biden 2008.