Are you proud, John McCain? This is your campaign. In your quest for power, you threw out your morals, your principle, your past disdain for low-ball gutter smears. And now we know the reaction it has incited.
Are you proud?
In New Mexico, you asked the crowd, "Who is the real Barack Obama?"
"A terrorist!" a voice in the crowd shot back, clearly getting the message from this weekend, when your running mate falsely said that Barack Obama had "Palled around" with a "terrorist" and "doesn't see America" the same way nice white Americans do.
Are you proud?
Your running mate, twice yesterday, got the reaction that can only be expected when you do everything you can do to peddle lies in an attempt to convince so-called "low information voters" that Barack Obama somehow doesn't fit in with the rest of us, and maybe even condones bombing American institutions.
Palin also told those gathered that Obama doesn't like American soldiers. "He said that our troops in Afghanistan are just, quote, 'air-raiding villages and killing civilians,' " she said, drawing boos from a crowd that had not been told Obama was actually appealing for more troops in Afghanistan.
Hitting again and again on Bill Ayers and his flimsy connection to Barack Obama, a member of the audience yelled back, "KILL HIM!"
Are you proud? Are you proud of this, Senator McCain? Because that's not all. Earlier, in Clearwater, in the middle of her screed against the "different" Obama, and the media who dared ask her a question...
At that, Palin supporters turned on reporters in the press area, waving thunder sticks and shouting abuse. Others hurled obscenities at a camera crew. One Palin supporter shouted a racial epithet at an African American sound man for a network and told him, "Sit down, boy."
"Sit down, boy." To an African American man. Are you proud, Senator McCain? No, you cannot control what everyone says, but you sure as hell can set the tone for what they believe is acceptable to say - indeed, what they think you're looking for them to say. And, you've done that. In just three days of completely false character attacks, you've sent the signal to your supporters that racist, violent hatred against Barack Obama is OK, because "he's not one of us, anyway."
Are you proud? Thank God that dreaded "mainstream media" that so harassed your running mate with follow-up questions, and is "in the tank" for Obama is so gutless that not one has even mentioned this on TV, thus protecting you and your campaign from having to comment on the hatred on which you're turning up the heat.
Thank God not one television reporter, and only one print reporter dares mention any of this, because then you might have to look at the cameras and tell us the greatest lie you've ever told during this campaign... Yes, I'm proud of this.
Where is the condemnation of those who shout these radical, racial and violent comments? Where is the McCain campaign in this condemnation? Where is the Republican party? No chastising, no denouncing, no censuring. No nothing. By not responding, both McCain and Palin are condoning these actions. This is outrageous and offensive.
This deplorable behavior has to stop. NOW!! The Republican Party should be disgraced. This behavior reflects poorly on the party and on America as well. This conduct not only offends Senator Obama and his supporters but Americans in general. Where is common decency?
Please contact your congressmen today. This has to be done immediately. It is a frightening precedent.
Robert Seymour
BirdBreath.com
Will McCain and Palin be asked about this? Will they show any personal responsibility here or just pretend that this didn't happen and expect everyone to ignore it?
I think Biden could possibly address this issue in a low-key, but effective manner.
On network television this morning, Joe Biden cited Palin as creating an irresponsibly volatile environment with her hateful speeches.
I hope he does not let up on this very, very serious situation.
Her being able to tolerate us non-followers wont be enough. She is making active protesters more passionate for their cause and creating protesters out of nonactivist citizens. I do believe that before she came along there was more tolerance for both sides. Average Americans understood the diversity of our great country. It was only the extreme “lefts” and “rights” that had a hard time being tolerant, thanks to Palin stirring up her brew she has forced fear-based emotions to run over.
She is a divider.
with a helping hand from Tucker Eskew's one of the Bush Handlers
http://www.blueoregon.com/2008/10/sarah-palin-res.html
She spews out words like chards of glass and doesn’t seem to realize that half the country doesn’t agree with her on basic fundamentals example: civil rights, interpretation of the constitution. Not to mention that we are smart enough to know lies when we hear them. There are many of us that are average Americans that have been reading and learning current events not just for our own country but also for the world. Compared to Gov. Palin most of the Incredible Curious Minds of the American people are more knowledgeable of foreign policy, the economy, civil rights, and our judicial system than she is.
Alaska may not want her either.
And Alaska shouldn't take her back. She's ruined that state's credibility in mere weeks.
The main story of this scenario is that 21000 elderly people LOST their entire RETIREMENT SAVINGS!!
McCain was largely responsible for that, even more so than his other 4 co-conspirators. HE, ALONE took vacations at Keating's expense, and got the most in campaign contributions and family investments.
Did he care 21000 people lost their savings? NO! He continued to vote to deregulate the banking industry for years afterward. McCain is largely responsible for this financial meltdown!
As for the negative campaigning against Obama, it's too late. With the financial crisis on the front burner and the war on the back burner, McCain has nowhere to go but negative and negative won't save him. In fact, showing himself to be a mean old man only helps Obama.
So go negative, McCain/Palin. Just keep slinging this trash while Obama continues to look presidential and remains calm under pressure.