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- relaxeder, on 04/17/2009, -6/+171"Barack Obama's attacks on Americans who support John McCain reveal far more about him than they do about John McCain. It is clear that Barack Obama just doesn't understand regular people and the issues they care about. He dismisses hardworking middle class Americans as clinging to guns and religion, while at the same time attacking average Americans at McCain rallies who are angry at Washington, Wall Street and the status quo," reads a statement from spokesman Brian Rogers.
Unreal.
Brian, there's a difference between your campaign promoting civil policy disagreements at its rallies and stirring bubbling sentiments into straight-up mob mentality death threats. - hampster, on 10/10/2008, -1/+105I'm surprised that McCain would even associate with these people. They're like poison gas -- they're as dangerous to his own campaign as they are to the rest of us. What happened to civil discourse, to acknowledging that we're all Americans? There was a time when at least we could all come together around that.
If McCain brings up Ayers at the next debate, Obama is going to slam him with the truth. If he DOESN'T bring up Ayers (once again, even though he promised he would "take the gloves off" and do it at the LAST debate... And didn't) his own MOB is going to turn on him. - booksnmore4you, on 10/10/2008, -1/+98Any past associations that Obama has had that might produce questions are CERTAINLY dwarfed by McCain's current association with these radical ultra-Right wingers spewing violence.
- inactive, on 10/10/2008, -2/+77I’ll tell ya something…
If America isn’t smart enough to turn away from what the small minded nasty republican party is trying to sell us, with the frail and erratic McCain and his sweet hipped, completely unvested, political bimbo Palin, under the guise of racial fear and patriotic smoke.
And instead choose with pride and gusto the wonderful communicator, the well trained and serious minded Obama who has shown a political skill that comes once a century (and that only if we are very, very lucky) with his fair and honest VP choice Joe.
Then maybe we don’t deserve any damn blessings and to hell with us anyway. We will ultimately get what we deserve.
When I Look at and hear the crowds being drawn to the McCain/Palin ticket it chills me to my core. I began to see it at the conventions. The multi colored face of the democratic party and the starkly white Republican.
Each and every rally gets worse and worse. Look at the faces surrounding McCain. Watch them change as they go from Palin to McCain. You can see it plain and it isn’t very pretty America. It is downright hideous. I am so ashamed for the world to see us like this, so terribly ashamed.
It is the words and the pictures coming from the Republicans that is making me lose faith in us. It is the all lies that is making me wonder if we can get through this. It isn’t fear of “it“. It is fear of “them“, and what they, McCain and Palin, seem willing to do to us to get what they want. It is loathing at how they are willing to get it and that they can draw such crowds willing to give it to them.
I do want hope. I want a better and reasoned America. But most of all I don’t want the lies and I most certainly do not want to live with the hate. - peace1970, on 10/10/2008, -10/+84This is sickening, mccain has no sense of decency left, I kept waiting for him to at least come out and try to calm the angry mobs...but no....this man has sunk below the depths of immorality....
Obama/Biden - Sansui, on 10/10/2008, -0/+59This is horrible. The hatemongering makes me ill, and genuinely concerned that eventually one of these riled up nutjobs is going to attempt some kind of dangerous/deadly attack on the Obama campaign.
Obama and co. need to continue responding decisively to attacks (which Kerry failed at) while not getting bogged down in character assassination like McCain is doing. As long as he does this, moderates will continue to be repulsed by the pure awfulness of McCain's campaign and rallies.
Nixon: Always remember, others may hate you. Those who hate you don’t win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself. - Fordi, on 10/11/2008, -1/+56"[Senator Obama] is a decent person and a person that you do not have to be scared about as President of the United States," he said, before adding: "If I didn't think I would be one heck of a better president I wouldn't be running."
The crowd groaned with disapproval.
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"I don't trust Obama," a woman said. "I have read about him. He's an Arab."
"No, ma'am," McCain said several times, shaking his head in disagreement. "He's a decent, family man, [a] citizen that I just happen to have disagreements with on fundamental issues and that's what this campaign is all about."
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McCain declared, "If you want a fight, we will fight. But we will be respectful. I admire Sen. Obama and his accomplishments." Supporters booed then also.
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Yes, that's right, John. Your supporters are overzealous idiots. You court the religious right; are you surprised?? - dissolutionman, on 10/10/2008, -0/+55This can be summed up very easily:
"McCain Calls Obama 'decent,' Gets Booed." - OrdinaryPanda, on 10/10/2008, -2/+56Mudslinging turning into Bloodslinging. This is getting out of hand.
- charm803, on 10/10/2008, -3/+54"clinging to guns and religion"
Ironically, they managed to proved Obama right. - charm803, on 10/10/2008, -2/+52Right there you can see the difference between the supporters.
Obama supporters see hope. McCain supporters see rage.
I think that although McCain called them out, he let it go too far.
It's like a kid. You let your 5 year old do whatever they want, and next thing you know, they are 16 and wonder why you can't control it.
I think a little bit of the old McCain is coming out.
"No, ma'am," McCain said several times, shaking his head in disagreement. "He's a decent, family man, [a] citizen that I just happen to have disagreements with on fundamental issues and that's what this campaign is all about."
This is the John McCain I remember. I hope he comes back and may the fight to the White House be won by the better man.
(I'm still voting for Obama.) - inactive, on 10/10/2008, -1/+42Divided Country First!
- Sogladtobehere, on 10/11/2008, -2/+43"He's an Arab". That one comment shows the ignorance of conservative America in a nutshell. If asked the difference between a Muslim and an Arab, that woman wouldn't know ***** from Charlie. She's gotten her emails from the Clinton and McCain campaigns with Obama dressed in traditional African garb and she is now as sure of that as she is that Jesus is her personal savior.
- curraheeswoman, on 10/10/2008, -1/+37It is no wonder now why McCain voted against the Hate Crime Bill.He is violate and feeds off violence,so of course he is going to incite violence.If he was a smart man,he would reign in Palin,but that will never happen.If this is the kind of person,with his finger on the button,you want for President,then you deserve the consequences.But "we the people" do not deserve this,we want a rational,peaceful and intelligent President.Not one that will keep us in wars we don't want.Not one that will put this country into bankruptcy, because he knows nothing about economics, and surrounds himself with lobbyists.I want a President that is calm under pressure,not one that flies off the handle and yells "F##k You " at the drop of a hat. Be afraid,very afraid,if we get stuck with McCain/Palin,they both love to kill.
- peheimbach, on 10/10/2008, -0/+34FTA:
"John McCain sought to walk back some of the hostility that he and his crowds have projected towards Barack Obama in recent days, saying he wanted to run a respectful campaign and urging his supporters to think of Obama as a decent person.
He was promptly booed." [end FTA]
This is the crowd that many American Evangelicals support, or at least ally themselves with in support of (supposedly) the preservation of "pre-born life" and "human dignity"?
How are we supposed to respect the claims of the Christian Right in support of human life and dignity when NONE OF THEM will speak out against the verbal violence increasingly prevalent at these rallies? - Echota, on 01/05/2009, -0/+33I just have to rely on the good judgment of the voters not to buy into these negative attack ads. Sooner or later, people are going to figure out if all you run is negative attack ads you dont have much of a vision for the future or you're not ready to articulate it."
- John McCain, the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, 2/21/2000 - DeskFlyer, on 10/10/2008, -1/+34McCain's campaign is in a unrecoverable tailspin; he's toast. But you still have to go out and vote! Who knows what dirty tricks the neocons have up their sleeve this year to steal another election. Let there be no doubt when the final count is in. This should be an epic landslide; let's make it one.
- rww5000, on 10/10/2008, -1/+34The McCain campaign and this guy Rogers are so warped.
- mrn111, on 10/11/2008, -0/+30I'll get dugg down for this but I'm watching MSNBC of a recent McCain townhall and he actually came to the defense of Obama. It's amazing (and a little sad). Analogy: McCain is Anakin Skywalker. Decent guy, but enticed by the power of dark side(the neocon machine). And now the dark side is overwhelming him. He sees that the neocon machine is wrong. I mean he actually had to tell one guy at the townhall that he shouldn't be scared if Obama becomes president and had to correct another lady when she said Barack was Arab. It's surreal. I mean people are booing him because he doesn't want to perpetuate these blatant lies. I'm 35 yo and I have never seen a candidate being taken down by his own campaign.
- izolutionz, on 10/11/2008, -0/+28EXACTLY!
These people think he's "Arab" (meaning: muslim) and if that were true (as is the case in their uninformed (ignorant) heads, it is "bad." Here, clinging to religion. Proven (check).
The guns deal... all those chants about killing and whatnot? Self-defense in their minds... guns (check) - anonblog2008, on 10/10/2008, -1/+28The Republican leadership should publicly CONDEMN the actions of these supporters, and McCain for allowing the negative tone of the rallies towards violence. Speak up REAGAN family, BUSH family, Newt GINGRINCH, Bob DOLE, Colon POWELL!
Otherwise, the image and public perception of the Republican party may FOREVER be tarnished as a bunch of ignorant, trigger-happy racists. - Hoodooz, on 10/11/2008, -0/+27Just saw the video where McCain had to tell the truth for once in his campaign - an audience member said she was afraid of Obama because he was an Arab - McCain shook his head no and said he was a decent family man that he had disagreements with.
These McCain/Palin lies have gone way too far and now they're back-tracking because there are some McCain followers who want to kill Obama. WTF have we become in this country? - Dan1400, on 10/10/2008, -0/+25Just plain disgusting!
- dragon76, on 10/11/2008, -0/+23When you court the crazies, don't be surprised when they turn to cannibalism on your ass.
- altgeeky1, on 10/11/2008, -3/+26Religion? Do most McCain supporters tithe their earnings and pass on to the afterlife with no ungiven wealth?
Most Christians of the right-wing bent just want to exploit religion as an INSTITUTION, a bludgeon. - Bartboy919, on 10/10/2008, -4/+27You know what, I'm proud McCain came out and addressed this blatant stupidity that seems to reside in McCain supporters. Now, I would rather have Obama win, but when I heard the way McCain went against what his party dwells on (hatered), I felt proud that at least one Republican would stand against this udder stupidity that is the McCain base.
At least I can feel better about that fact that McCain seems like a better man than I once thought, but I feel that Palin would thrive on ***** like that. - qxrt, on 10/11/2008, -2/+25Um...the article is about McCain defending Obama against his own supporters...misleading title much?
- inactive, on 10/10/2008, -0/+22It is pretty damn telling when McCain calls *****, and his own crown BOO's him. I think McCain can see the bloodlust in the crowds, and it scares him as well.
- charm803, on 10/10/2008, -1/+22McCain can't bring up Ayers when he's one on one. He has nothing to gain and everything to lose if he says that to Obama's face.
I'm sure Obama has a comeback ready and has been itching to use it, but McCain won't bring it up on his own. He needs his handlers to bring it up for him.
Silly old man. - Nidy1, on 10/11/2008, -1/+22McCain did try to calm the mobs...did you even read the article?
- TurboBeard, on 10/11/2008, -1/+21Link to McCain defending Obama from the 'Arab' comment.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/10/192444/25 - TurboBeard, on 10/11/2008, -0/+19McCain defending Obama from idiots:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/10/192444/25 - inactive, on 10/11/2008, -3/+22Obama haters should just admit who they are, and wear their sheets and hoods to McCain rallies.
- chosenson, on 10/10/2008, -2/+20This goes beyond negative campaigning. McCain seems to be inciting a lynch mob.
- izolutionz, on 10/11/2008, -0/+18What annoys me is he didn't make it clear enough that he's not "Arab" and he should have said... "ma'am and even if he were an 'Arab' that wouldn't make him a scary person."
With this and the new report out that Palin abused her power... INDEPENDENTS... PLEASE FEAR! NO MORE 4 YEARS OF THE SAME! PLEASE, PLEASE VOTE OBAMA/BIDEN!
If this doesn't freak anyone out... I' don't know what to say. - Echota, on 01/05/2009, -0/+18All he wants is their vote and then to hell with them.
They don't have sense enough to know it! - inactive, on 10/10/2008, -4/+22And McCain is Jesus.
"JOHN MCCAIN IS KIND OF LIKE JESUS CHRIST ON THE CROSS" -- Sue Everhart, Chairwoman of the Georgia Republican Party, as she began the second day of the state GOP convention.
http://www.ajc.com/autoracing/content/metro/storie ... - phrenzy, on 10/11/2008, -2/+19it must really suck to be a Republican these days. Republicans are about to get at least 4 years of what the rest of the country has felt for the past 8.
- tjordanchat, on 10/10/2008, -4/+21It's not regular people who need to be understood, it is the economy. The stock market is at halve the value which it was one year ago. The rest of the world is crashing to. Whether it is Americas fault or not, we need to stop this beauty contest and talk about what to do about the economy. Will John McCain continue to talk about Obama if he win office or will he try to fix the economy. I think he will be forced to concentrate on the economy. Well why wait, the economy is in trouble today. The economy can not wait another month or two before John McCain or Barack Obama address the issues there. What about the mortgage foreclosures. huh, Can we talk about what will be done to help these people keep their houses. I hear that Barack Obama will dedicate millions of his personal money to talk about the economy to the people of the United States of America. I believe this is a good start but I believe that this is not just a topic for Democrats to discuess, I believe that it need people from both sides of the isle to address. So I would like to see McCain spend his money on taking a half hour out to address the economy. This is not just a figment of Wall Streets imagination. This is a real problem and a problem which challenges the core of what America will be in the future. The economy is what I am concerned with. I too will like to buy a home and send my kids to college but if the money is not there I will be in a homeless shelter and my kids will not be educated. The economy is what makes the world go around. In a good economy every body is happy. People sing on their way to work and go out to eat. Buy new things, go on vacation and what not. Everybody now needs to buy a new TV because our current ones will break in February of 2009. Who is going to pay for all those television sets. The economy is the only issue which I see that is impacting America in our purse strings and it the eonomy which I would like to see McCain address. Why he ignores it, I do not know. I know he said that he does not know much about it but I would like to hear what he does know about it and how he is going to change it from what George Bush has done to it. Is his policies the same a Bush or will John McCain break from Bush. That the economy is important and is important enough to address.
- gummialien, on 10/11/2008, -1/+18From a rally earlier today:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf6YKOkfFsE&feature ...
It looks like McCain is trying to calm some of his supporters down. - DrThunder, on 10/10/2008, -0/+16For a person running for President to here a person in the crowd say "Terrorist" and "Kill him" and not say anything is sad, pathetic and outrageous. John McCain has no values and would do anything to be President. McCain is going to take down the entire Republican party with this B.S.
- NikoKun, on 10/11/2008, -2/+18McCain is one of the worst candidates for president, that I've seen in years... -_-
- yuduke, on 10/11/2008, -2/+17I think the hate and hypocrisy has run its course. So many tactics that worked for Bush in 2000 and 2004 are no longer applicable. The world is different and Americans are tired of politicians blatantly lying to us. When my 401(k) has lost 25% of its value, I don't care whether or not Obama was a Weatherman when he was 8 years old -- it is irrelevant.
- inactive, on 10/11/2008, -2/+16It's official... the majority of McCain supporters are far right-wing, extremist, rednecks with little or no formal education.
- evil-doer, on 10/11/2008, -0/+14whats even sicker is that it even matters if he was arabic, muslim, or both anyways. who cares? as long as he wasnt trying to bring religion into politics it shouldnt matter. unlike bush who brings up religion all the ***** time.
- lncb2u, on 10/10/2008, -1/+14I'm not proud of him, he only reacted to pressure brought to bear on him for letting it get out of hand -- as he'd let our country get out of control. He has been seen snickering, laughing, smiling at the hate that came from his crowd. Don't be fooled by his stilted response, it doesn't begin to repair the damage he's wrought!
- ncaauwe, on 10/11/2008, -1/+14Dugg you up because it's the truth. The headline of this story is actually completely wrong. McCain was defending Obama because his "rabid crowd" was getting out of hand. But yeah, he's facing backlash from his own supporters, which is messed up.
I mean are they going to refuse to vote for either candidate now? That will lead to more Obama supporters turning out at the polls than McCain supporters, and thus we'll see an even larger landslide... kinda poetic when you think about it. Keep it up McCain, hold onto that decency and refuse to sink as low as these crazed mobs, this country needs change bad! - SifuMoKung, on 10/11/2008, -2/+14It's like McCain doesn't really want to win. He promises a respectful campaign - runs attack ads in the eleventh hour. He claims he is a party maverick - he chooses a moron to placate zealots in his base. He "suspends" his campaign to help broker a solution for the economic crisis - he sits quietly and makes no substantive contributions to the bail-out. He consistently fails with his strategies. It's like he's a novice candidate. I'm blown away by how often he blunders.
- Jelga, on 10/11/2008, -1/+13If his supporters keep acting like treasonous scum and calling for Obama's death, there's hope that McCain will just say ***** it and actually be himself again. He may just break Rove's spell yet. Still going to vote Obama though.
- Echota, on 01/05/2009, -0/+12All these years he has supported Bush,voted 95% Bush,supported Bush in many different ways.
He can deny it till dooms day,but his the record shows it.
John McCain professed earlier this year that he didn't know anything about economics...nothing!
Thats one thing McCain has told the truth.
John McCain is not the Leader America needs. We are in bad shape like it is with Bush.
Can you imagine the turmoil we'd face in a year if McCain/Palin were elected? -
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