Palin rally supporters threaten media - "Sit Down Boy" yelled at African-American

[RamboLiberal]

Dana Milbank reports:

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Worse, Palin's routine attacks on the media have begun to spill into ugliness. In Clearwater, arriving reporters were greeted with shouts and taunts by the crowd of about 3,000. Palin then went on to blame Katie Couric's questions for her "less-than-successful interview with kinda mainstream media." 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."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/06/AR2008100602935.html

[LynnTheDem]

1. Tell me this is satire...!

Good fucking grief. What the fuck has happened to this country???

I bet older Jews can tell us exactly what's happening to this country.

Holy fucking shit.


:wow:

[Frank Booth]

10. That was my thought as well. This is seriously starting to get scary.

I imagine it brings back bad memories for people who lived through the holocaust.

[Waiting For Everyman]

28. ...or the 1960s.

[tomg]

38. Actually, more and more McCain's

campaign is looking like an incompetent Nixon and Agnew with just a hint of George Wallace thrown in.

[nxylas]

73. Or the last 8 years

Remember the Dixie Chicks? Remember Carlos Arrondido (sp)? These thugs never went away, they have just been a bit quieter these last couple of years.

[NOLALady]

54. It brings back memories for people

who lived through Jim Crow. Politicians were elected based on their amount of hatred towards minorities.

The more things change....

[Chipper Chat]

14. I've noticed the mob mentality rearing its head at Palin rallys.

Remember during the California riots about 10 years ago when a lost innocent white truck driver was pulled from his vehicle and almost killed by angry blacks on a rampage? With only 3 weeks to go - let's face it - race is the only issue the desperate McPalin folks have left. Sarah's ability to work her 'christian' mobs into a fear frenzy over "that unAmerican terrorist Neegro" could result in unwanted consequences.

[Sidney J Mussburger]

23. I think his name was Reginald Denny

and it came after the LAPD officers were found not guilty on the Rodney King beating, angry blacks on a rampage makes you sound a little racist the way I read it.

[Bluenorthwest]

61. No kidding! Denny was beaten by criminals

and thugs. And you know, LAPD was a few blocks away, watching it on TV and doing nothing.They refused to come to his rescue. The guy who saved Denny - a black man- was also watching on TV, he got up and took action and saved the man. Thugs and good Samaritans come in all kinds, the world over.

[wvbygod]

72. Are you saying the Denny beating was not racism?

If it was not racism then what was it?

[treestar]

77. I saw that as it was happening live

And as for the individual people who were guilty of beating Denny, they are pretty horrible people. One of them even danced with joy that he's just hit another person in the head.

[scorpiogirl]

87. I lived in L.A. then and saw it live on tv

I've never felt more helpless in my life than when I was watching that. I'll never forget it.

[NOLALady]

55. IIRC

Reginald Denney was rescued by angry blacks.

[Colobo]

2. Sarah Palin, Queen of the Racist Rednecks.

[Barack_America]

47. Her family must be so proud.

Wait, they probably are.

:puke:

[Virginia Dare]

69. She's the female David Duke apparently...

maybe the KKK will make her their honorary grand wizardress once this is all over.

[LynnTheDem]

3. This has gone way too far; Sarah Palin needs to be arrested.

Holy fucking shit.

This is so far beyond mere defamation & slander.

[FrenchieCat]

4. So what is the fucked media gonna do about it? Take it?

Cause she's getting more than plenty of coverage it appears.

This is some really shit.
It is crazy.

[and-justice-for-all]

5. Let their true colors show...

racist bigots.

[Left Is Write]

6. Sarah Palin seems to have emboldened criminals and racists.

She's a dangerous woman. Period.

[Cali_Democrat]

7. She's whipping her supporters up into a frenzy

Well, what did she expect when she says Obama is terrorist connected?

She also brought up Rev. Wright with Bill Kristol of the NY Times.

Palin and company are dividing America.

This is disgusting.

[billyoc]

8. I can't believe this story is tru--

Oh, Florida. :eyes:

[1corona4u]

46. Don't blame the whole state....

it's just the fucking republicans!!!:mad:

[UndertheOcean]

9. Fucking assholes

[Supersedeas]

106. if these trends continue - will Palin successionists act on their by-golly dream - Honorable McCain?

[firedupdem]

11. I'm glad more and more articles about this behavior are being

printed. They are appealing to a really sick side of this country. They aren't running on issues at all anymore. They are running a smear campaign. What happened to trying to get independent voters? They already have their base. This message they are spitting out isn't intended for new voters at all.

[Frank Booth]

12. If McCain-Palin somehow manage to get elected, I think we'll be yearning for the days

of Dick Cheney as VP. Which really says something.

These two are fucking insane.

[steve2470]

13. Did someone give Dana Milbank a raise to report the truth ?

Just sayin'. He hasn't had a good rep here on DU.

[Cali_Democrat]

15. Milbank lashed out at Obama during the summer.

But I guess he's been really pissed of by Palin's rhetoric and her supporters.

[CTyankee]

51. Dana's prolly getting lots of feedback from his fellow Yalies.

One thing I know about Yalies from living in New Haven for over 20 years is that they HATE to be embarrassed by rednecks. I'd love to see Mz Sarah speak to yale students at a Master's Tea at one of Yale's "colleges." But then, maybe she just wouldn't get it...

[RamboLiberal]

16. Too bad he went to the dark side and CNN - I'd have loved

to see KO jump on this one. But since Milbanks is on the other network I bet it doesn't go beyond this hidden paragraph in this article.

I hope the MSM is getting frightened as well for their own safety with these lunatics and speak out against how these McCain/Palin rallies flirted with KKK/Nazi style rallies.

[MissMarple]

17. They have turned he clock back 150 years. I swear to God.

May God take pity on their souls.

[snake in the grass]

30. I don't believe there is a god...

...but if I am wrong, I hope he has no pity whatsoever for the animated dog shit that is the base of the Republican Party!

[Norrin Radd]

18. Disgusting.

[RamboLiberal]

19. And they wouldn't let the press talk to the mob

Press kept under a watchful eye
CLEARWATER -- Constantly under the watchful eyes of security, the media wasn't permitted to wander around inside Coachman Park to talk to Sarah Palin supporters. When reporters tried to leave the designated press area and head toward the bleachers where the crowd was seated, an escort would dart out of nowhere and confront him or her and say, "Can I help you?'' and turn the person around.
When one reporter asked an escort, who would not give her name, why the press wasn't allowed to mingle, she said that in the past, negative things had been written. The campaign wanted to avoid that possibility Monday.
-- Times staff writer Eileen Schulte

http://blogs.tampabay.com/breakingnews/2008/10/under-the-watch.html

[Bassic]

76. Yeah, that's a good way to go about avoiding bad press...

:sarcasm:

[Imagevision]

20. Wouldn't be surprised at if Palin incited a riot...

[Wapsie B]

24. Yes I could see it happening before this is all over.

Some of these people are so close to becoming completely unhinged. Just a little push over the edge is all it would take. Wonders what they'd do if a family member decided to support Obama/Biden?

[RamboLiberal]

21. Some interesting crowd size comments from Tampa Bay Blog

Before we got all goo-goo about the huge crowd Palin drew: "Clearwater police estimated the crowd at 4,500."

http://blogs.tampabay.com/breakingnews/2008/10/palin-crowd-est.html

Let's see, Coachman Park holds about 12,000. Sounds like she couldn't fill the park. What happened to all the Palin excitement?

Posted by: Gene Smith

She only got 4,500 people to show up out of a metro area with 3 million people?

Posted by: Tom | October 06, 2008 at 12:05 PM

11:52 Gene, the Palin tickets went on sale BEFORE the VP debate. Then people got their fill of the her blather and stayed home in record numbers afterwards.

Posted by: Barracuda = "fish out of water" | October 06, 2008 at 12:05 PM

My brother who was at the rally said they moved all the people over to one side so as to make it appear more full so they could take some pictures.

It made him mad because there was plenty of room to stretch out on the other side. It was completely empty.

Posted by: | October 06, 2008 at 12:19 PM

http://blogs.tampabay.com/buzz/2008/10/the-scene-in-cl.html

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[agentS]

59. Here's an example of one right now

From Littlegreenfootballs.com. Story: Anyone for Toast?

#22 Tigger2005 10/06/08 10:05:29 am reply quote 2

re: #14 Killgore Trout

I know everybody thinks I'm a Gloomy Gus these days but I'm not counting on the polls being wrong.

You're right, don't count on it. Get out and fight no matter what McCain says or does. I'm going down to the local Republican campaign office tomorrow to volunteer.

They're willing to support him no matter how many lies he says or promises he breaks or flips he's flopped (ROFL)?

Yup....McCain supporters in a nutshell.

[symbolman]

25. I predict the Rise of The Red Shirts within ten years

Jackbooted thugs that will have to be beaten into submission..

Who'd have thought the next potential Hitler might be a Stupid, Ignorant Redneck Racist Female from the North?

Are they telling us that Reporters Refuse to mingle, because I find that hard to believe.. Where is Security?

[Chulanowa]

29. These are the clinic bombers and the crazed shooters, the anthrax-mailers and the rioters

The people who were in the news as "survivalists" and "militias" during hte Clinton years. Where did they all go? You're seeing them at GOP rallies. When we win again, they'll go back to mailing bombs, shooting up houses, and poisoning pets.

[fujiyama]

26. I really really hate that women

and her supporters sound like fascist thugs.

I really want to see these motherfuckers lose and lose bad. I hope this laughingstock disappears from national politics altogether.

[Democat]

27. Palin supporters, big talk!

Lucky that "boy" didn't beat some racist Palin supporter ass. :spank:

[NOLALady]

65. If the reporter would have reacted,

he would have lost his job.

Another time. Another place.

That supporter will make that mistake again in another setting. It's only a matter of time before he will confront someone who has nothing to lose.

[Kitty Herder]

31. Sarah sure knows how to bring out the best in people.

:sarcasm:

Honestly, this just floors me. :wow: What is wrong with these people?!

[Roland99]

32. That's restoring honor and integrity to the political process. McCain/Palin? EPIC FAIL!

[Undercurrent]

33. Cornered animals turn vicious.

McCrud/Piglips, and their rabid fans are cornered. No way out. They are going down, and they know it. Smell the fear?

Unfortunately, fear can explode into aggression, and violence in random and unpredictable ways, like it did at this rally, with the mob lashing out press, hurling racial epithets at the black reporter, and shouting "kill him" about Obama.

Piglips is dangerously insane.

[uponit7771]

34. yeap

[WeDidIt]

35. This is NOTHING

Wait until after Obama is elected. These fuckers who are screaming terrorist at Obama now are about to become some of the most viscious terrorists in US history.

Just wait and see. Timothy McVeigh was just a glimpse into our future.

[davidpdx]

36. KKK for McCain/Palin

I'm glad America is learning this before the election.

[progressivebydesign]

90. probably why they had her wear that ridiculous white garb yesterday. nothing is by chance. n/t

[City Lights]

37. McNasty won't let Palin talk to the press. McNasty won't let audience members

talk to the press. Audience members harass the press.

Hello media...get a clue...stop covering her rallies! Imagine if Miss Sarah held a rally and the media said, "theenks, but no theenks."

[theothersnippywshrub]

39. How very republican. America needs to see video of this.

Palin's followers will continue to behave this way, and it may get even uglier. America needs to see it.

[myrna minx]

40. She's whipping her cult into a frenzy. This is just despicable.

George Wallace and his politics of rage: 2008. :-(

[northernlights]

41. well, there's leadership and there's leadership

everybody needs to see where these thugs are trying to lead to...talk about the road to nowhere. :puke:

[rucky]

42. thunder sticks?

[spelldmilk]

43. Hahahahaha! n/t

[tanyev]

84. I don't even know what a thunder stick is.

Everybody who came to the rally had them and decided to bring them? Really?

[progressivebydesign]

91. "Thunder sticks" are handed out, I imagine, because they will make the crowd sound BIG!

They are these wooden sticks with something inside that makes noise.. and I imagine they give them out to make the crowd sound bigger. The sound, with crowd yelling, would make it seem that there were MANY more people there and more enthusiastic than they really are.

[RamboLiberal]

96. Actually they are those big plastic bat like thingies

Thundersticks are vertically-shaped inflated plastic balloons that are used as promotional noise makers. The noise is created when two thunder sticks are struck together.

They are most often used at sporting events, political rallies and concerts.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thundersticks

[rucky]

100. It's a good thing they didn't bring their boom sticks

[smoogatz]

44. Wow. What a shocker.

No one could have anticipated that palin would turn out to be a racist demagogue.

[Arrowhead2k1]

45. Please tell me they caught this most abhorrent display on camera. nt

[terrya]

48. Racist campaign you're running, Sarah. You betcha!

Naturally, she won't disavow that horrible comment.

[tinymontgomery]

49. If she's attacking the media

the media should just stop covering her and mccain. Just don't show up and stop writing about her and stop videoing their shows. No coverage no voters.

[cjsmom44]

50. RE: Disgusting

Even though the comment was utterly disgusting ...I am sadly not surprised. Some might argue that we have gone back 100 years...but I disagree. I feel as though racism IS still there, seething underground just waiting for the vehicle of it's release...Then comes Sarah Palin...the ultra conservative White Woman...the "angelic fundie conservative saint" who will somehow rescue the country from the "scary black man running for president" The racism was there all along, just pacing and waiting for someone to give it it's ugly voice...so again sadly I am not surprised.

[faithfulcitizen]

52. McKKK.

[FloridaGrl]

67. good one

and indeed true

[Marrah_G]

53. I don't even know what to say to this

How can people still be so ignorant? How can others sit by and tolerate it?

sigh

[LibraLiz1973]

56. This shit is starting to scare me. Some Repub freak is probably about to explode.

These people... are NOT Americans and DO NOT care for this country.

[Thrill]

57. Now we see why Palin wore all white

[Raineyb]

58. She forgot her hood n/t

Regards

[SuperTrouper]

63. It did not fit with the beehive

[medicswife]

60. Scary and sad. Obviously, the tone of the McCain campaign

is such that their supporters feel safe spouting this garbage. McCain should be ashamed of himself.

[SIMPLYB1980]

62. I was hoping this wasn't real, but I'm not surprised it is.

Fucking Racist Nazis.
http://asheville.indymedia.org/article/107Clowns


“White Power!” the Nazi’s shouted, “White Flour?” the clowns yelled back running in circles throwing flour in the air and raising separate letters which spelt “White Flour”.

“White Power!” the Nazi’s angrily shouted once more, “White flowers?” the clowns cheers and threw white flowers in the air and danced about merrily.

“White Power!” the Nazi’s tried once again in a doomed and somewhat funny attempt to clarify their message, “ohhhhhh!” the clowns yelled “Tight Shower!” and held a solar shower in the air and all tried to crowd under to get clean as per the Klan’s directions.

At this point several of the Nazi’s and Klan members began clutching their hearts as if they were about to have a heart attack. Their beady eyes bulged, and the veins in their tiny narrow foreheads beat in rage. One last time they screamed “White Power!”

The clown women thought they finally understood what the Klan was trying to say. “Ohhhhh…” the women clowns said. “Now we understand…”, “WIFE POWER!” they lifted the letters up in the air, grabbed the nearest male clowns and lifted them in their arms and ran about merrily chanting “WIFE POWER! WIFE POWER! WIFE POWER!”

It was at this point that several observers reported seeing several Klan members heads exploding in rage and they stopped trying to explain to the clowns what they wanted.

Apparently the clowns fundamentally misunderstood the nature of the rally, they believed it was a clown rally and came in force to support their pointy hated brethren. To their dismay, despite their best jokes and stunts and pratfalls the Nazis and Klan refused to laugh, and indeed became enraged at the clowns misunderstanding and constant attempts to interpret the clowns instruction.

The clowns on the other hand had a great time and thought the Nazis were the funniest thing they had ever seen and the loud laughter of over 100 counter protesters greeted every attempt of the Nazis and Klan to get their message out, whatever that was.

Many of the local Knoxvillians that came to counter demonstrate had no illusions about why these out of state bad clowns with swastikas were doing in their town.

[vaberella]

64. Nice. Now she's not only inciting violence but we have racism getting a pass.

As a Black person dealing with racism on a daily basis is a gimme and I live in NYC. However, this goes one step further when the racism moves from a few well chosen talking points and slight actions to straight out intolerance. Thank you Palin for pushing it, you make living in the US that much more distasteful.

[NoPasaran]

66. At this rate

I another week or two, Sarah's going to be burning crosses.

[workinclasszero]

68. Racial/class hatred is all McCain and Palin have to run on now

Maybe they'll burn a few crosses at their next rally. I pray to God these two hate filled human beings don't get elected in the fall. If they do America is finished.

[Virginia Dare]

70. She's a vile disgusting hateful person and so are her supporters...n/t

[Cass]

71. This is an outrage. She's leading hate rallies, whipping her supporters into

a frenzy of hate and bigotry. The McCain campaign needs to be called out on this but it's not happening and it scares me this kind of hate and racism is being tolerated.

[Juche]

74. Yay. Dogmatic, hateful, violent and paranoid

The base of the GOP has alot to be proud of.

[Liberalatus]

75. We've already had 2 attacks...

and that was BEFORE this lying female sack of crap joined the ticket! Remember the man in Knoxville, TN (MY state) that shot up the "liberal" church because he said Liberals were ruining this great country. And they found all the Repuke books in his home, Limbaugh, Hannity, Coulter...And the man in Arkansas who walked into the Democratic office and shot the state party chairman. And as long as the Republicans, like Palin and ALL the talking heads, are allowed to speak without consequence, spew hate speach, and act irresponsibly, the situation is going to get worse.

The neo-cons have worked hard for 40+ years (from 1952-1994) at spinning, lying, smearing and setting up their multi-media and think-tank network machine to gain control of this nation, and they are NOT going down without a fight. There is NO line they will not cross to gain or keep their power. They have already CHEATED in elections. CHEATED!!!! Undermining EVERYTHING our great country was founded on. If ANYTHING deserves Life in Prison or a frickin' Guillotine, then cheating to win an election should be at the top of that list. And to be frank, if anyone should be angry and grabbing pitchforks and torches, it should be US. We like to try to take the "high road", as it is usually more intelligent and respectable, but there is a time for everything, including violence and revolt. The French Revolution comes to mind. Heck, our OWN Revolution! Republicans and Democrats can work together. Study politics the 30 years following the New Deal, when this country worked like it should.

We need to get rid of all this Nixonian, Rovian, Neo-conservative, movement-conservative, "us versus them", "liberals hate America", "far-left agenda", "Democrats are the enemy" BULLSHIT. Like Barack says, E-N-O-U-G-H!!!!!! We need to take a SERIOUS stand. We need to stand up to these people, and tell them THEY are ruining our country. For every ignorant a*hole you meet that wants to parrot the Repug talking points crap, we don't shake our heads and walk away pitying them anymore, for that is washing your hands and watching your country erode away and die. If we don't we won't have a country left. Let's use FORCE (verbal, not neccesarily physical) to let them know they will NOT take our great country from us. Not without a fight. If I get into a screaming match, fine. If another Repuke tells me I'm not a patriot, or that liberals hate God, I'll get right back in their face, and set them straight, even if it leads to violence. I'm sick of being ridiculed for my beliefs. (I live in RED territory, so I get it pretty bad) And this arrogance that they have comes from one thing: Liberals not standing up forcefully. If that is the only thing they understand, then fine. And when I am done, I will return to my normal composure, and not let it bother me beyond that conversation. But it has to end. No more waiting for the media, no more waiting for our leaders to fix the situation. It is time to end this type of politics, and these types of tactics.

Sorry for my rant.

[iamthebandfanman]

78. its such a cult, aint it ? n/t

[Mad_Dem_X]

79. McCain/Palin supporters showing their true colors

Disgusting.

[The Stranger]

80. They may get violent before all of this is over.

[workinclasszero]

82. Oh you can bet on that

These people are nazis. The mask is coming off now. Lets see if the MSM has the guts to expose these animals, before its too late.

[progressivebydesign]

93. I have images of one of her rallies spilling out into the street and targeting blacks on the street.

Is anyone else feeling that? Scares the shit out of me!

[MaryEllen9399]

101. yes nt

and I bet they will be targeting blacks the night Obama wins too.

[SurfingAtWork]

81. "Sit down boy, but don't go nowhere cuz we gonna have us a hangin after this"

Then we'll have a big ol hodown. Yeehaaw!

[Canuckistanian]

83. "kinda mainstream media"

WTF is that supposed to mean?

[Bake]

85. They don't even try to hide it anymore.

If Palin had a single shred of integrity (which she doesn't), she'd have called out that supporter and shamed him. But no. She doesn't. The GOP doesn't. They don't even try to hide it anymore. Pathetic.

Bake

[Shadoobie]

86. Did you see the Daily Show on Monday?

Jason Jones interviewed citizens of Wasilla about their thoughts of the VP debate. Funny but disgusting. One fellow was wishing for a "white wash" of the election.

the clip is up at the Daily show site:

http://www.thedailyshow.com/

Greg

[RamboLiberal]

97. How about the guy saying he didn't wish a heart attack on McCain

but if it happened.....

[NoodleyAppendage]

88. HITLER, people! THIS IS EXACTLY HOW HITLER STARTED...

Is anyone else concerned about the parallels between Palin's ability to incite hatred and terroristic behavior during a period of economic uncertainty and a similar course of action by a certain underqualified and frustrated artist in late 30s Germany?

She really does have the proper mix for fascism, and she scares me shitless.

J

[sweetroxie]

89. I really think the US is on the verge of another civil war

[jenmito]

92. White lady telling her followers it's ok to lynch the Black guy!

This is disgusting and DANGEROUS!

[WinkyDink]

94. I guess Joe Six-Pack is drinking it, too.

[Arugula Latte]

95. Palin wants a race war. She is a fucking criminal.

[Median Democrat]

98. Dana Milbank? Thought He Was A RW Tool!

I am surprised that he is not covering this up or explaining why the African American member of the media had it coming.

This coupled with news stories talking about Obama's wife's counsin once-removed being a rabbi (seriously) to tap into anti-semetism means that the McCain camp is going to try to incite both racism and anti-semetism to defeat Obama.

[Overseas]

99. REPUBLICANS decided to gin up the culture wars by choosing Sitcom Sarah

and this is what we get. Dangerous and disgusting.

That is why the Modern Republican is frightening. In their rule book, The Ends Justify the Means.

[MadMaddie]

102. The Jackbooted thugs are feeling invigorated

we can thank McCain/Palin for that. We need to point out to the country who these Facists really are.

[pleah]

103. This should be on every news channel and program. n/t

[Rosa Luxemburg]

104. I think the RNC are uncomfortable with her now

so I hear.

she's buzzing around like a manic mosquito!

[BrightKnight]

105. The knuckle dragging backwash is about all they have left .

Moderates and independents don't want anything to do with her.

[D23MIURG23]

107. WTF!? This shit is nuts.

[RagAss]

108. Let me assure you...that wasn't my hood !!!!!!