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JohnWxy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-10-08 12:37 PM
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McCain sinks to fomenting fear and hysteria - uses Republican plant in audience to work-up crowd.
Did you see the contemptible example of demogoguery by remote control by McCain? He is giving a speech and they hasnd the mike to a confederate in the crowd (as if this was an impromptu comment from an on the spot selection of one of the audience members.) the guy stands up and says: "I'm mad!" and expressses his rage and frustration that McCain doesn't attack Obama more for a hysterical charge - of what? working on a committee with a guy who was a radical 30 years ago and is now a professor at the University of Illinois?

This was staged. After the guy made his initial statement ... and the crowd stood and cheered (also, I'm sure, initiated by confederates) he continued and said: "SIT DOWN. I'M NOT DONE YET!" - then I knew this was staged. Any real person making a real improptu remark is only "good for" a couple sentences and would have been shocked into disbelief when the crowd stood and gave such a big reaction. Most people are only good for a sentence or two. This guy was prepared. Operating from a script. This was a Republican operative playing a part.

But what the Republicans are doing here is inciting fear and hysteria. Any way they can stop the lighter headed people from thinking about the issues. But this is extremely irresponsible contemptible behavior on McCain's part.

This is the same technique used by Hitler and Goebbels in the thirties. Incite people to fear and paranoia and then get mob psychology to take over.

Really not that surprising, coming from the candidate of the TRUE American Fascist party.

McCain has completely destroyed his reputation for honesty and forthrightness. HE's become a would-be demagogue. Rove still rules the party's campaign apparatchiks.




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BumRushDaShow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-10-08 12:41 PM
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1. Either Keith O. or Rachael showed a clip of that last night.
It was obvious he (and similar ilk at all the rest at their KKK rallies) was a plant. It will backfire.
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Raschel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-10-08 12:46 PM
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2. McCain is putting Republicans in the spot where they will have to make a decision
to support this campaign of hatred and division. If they don't they will be seen the same as McCain. The time is coming where they will have to speak out against this.
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BanzaiBonnie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-10-08 12:47 PM
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3. McCain's arrogance would ensure him being a "controller"
Edited on Fri Oct-10-08 12:47 PM by BanzaiBonnie
Remember, this is Mr. "Do you know who I am"
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