Shameful outbursts now common at McCain/Palin rallies

[Joanne98]

Shameful outbursts now common at McCain/Palin rallies
Partisan loyalty is normal. Folks don't typically go to campaign rallies unless they support the candidate and some will, obviously, have extreme loyalty to that candidate. But at what point does that partisan loyalty become a blinding hate of the opponent? At what point do the candidates have a responsibility to denounce hatred and villification of the opponent?

There have been a couple of disturbing events at recent campaign rallies for Senator McCain and Governor Palin. Even more of a concern than the outbursts is the lack of response from McCain and Palin.

At a Palin rally in Jacksonville, Florida yesterday, as Governor Palin was denouncing Barack Obama for what she claimed were comments denigrating U.S. actions in Afghanistan, a crowd member yelled out "Treason". The video is here.

At another rally yesterday, John McCain was speaking in New Mexico, attacking Barack Obama's character as usual and rhetorically asks the crowd "Who is the real Barack Obama". Someone from the crowd calls out "Terrorist". The Senator pauses, the crowd laughs and, without a reaction, McCain continues his speech.

At another rally Monday, a Palin supporter shouted a racial epithet at an African American sound technician for one of the television networks and told him "Sit down boy".

And yesterday, at a Sarah Palin rally, a crowd member can be heard yelling "Kill him" when Barack Obama is mentioned.

It's continuing today. At Governor Palin's rally today, a crowd member calls out "Treason" to describe Barack Obama. Video is here. No response from the Governor; she continues her speech. It's business as usual.

The McCain campaign is making a choice here. The Dow just fell another 500 points today. The McCain campaign, with Sarah Palin has chosen, rather than doing whatever they can to reassure Americans the economy is not in complete freefall, to spend all their campaign time demonizing their opponent. And, by following that course, encouraging exactly the kind of outbursts that are now becoming commonplace at their campaign rallies. And doing nothing to discourage it. And it will continue. In fact, it will get worse.

This is now the Republican Party. And the truly sad part; they're not ashamed.

http://www.swimmingfreestyle.net/swimming_freestyle/2008/10/shameful-outbursts-now-common-at-mccainpalin-rallies.html

[SurfingAtWork]

1. You know how they're going to spin this if this becomes a story, right?

They're going to say all the outbursts are Obama suporters trolling the rally, in attempt to embarass the McCain campaign. And they'll probably get away with spinning it like that.

[Lex]

3. No they won't.

No one believes much of anything their campaign says anymore because they've lied so much.

[SurfingAtWork]

4. I'll be quite pleased if you're right.

[Howardx]

10. that might be a stretch

considering only proven loyalists get into those rallies.

[Lifetimedem]

2. The secret service

should be getting the names of the people saying things like that. When Barack is president they need to be on a watch list

[proud2BlibKansan]

9. Yes are they at the rallies with Palin and McCain?

I wondered about that too. If the SS hears these outbursts, do they investigate?

[Lifetimedem]

12. After I wrote that

I was listening to the news, and one of the guys on MSNBC said they had asked the SS about that and they said....are you ready for this? that no one under THEIR charge was threatened.. So BO's protection was not there so they did nothing . But I believe they will from, now on seeing they were "outed"

[anitar1]

5. quite simple. Thay want someone to shoot him. n/t

[ladym55]

6. I think they are showing us who they really are

The Republican base is uneducated, angry, hate-filled, frightened, and racist. So mob behavior fits them to a T. What scares me is that our corporate media aren't calling this what it is ... inciting anger and potential violence.

[truthisfreedom]

7. It's not necessary to exaggerate the facts as that blogger has done. The truth is bad enough.

Exaggerating is not helpful.

[monmouth]

8. I post on a board through AT&T, my carrier and it is comprised

of a great many rednecks. These are god-awful people, who know nothing more than to spew their hatred. I wouldn't even begin to relay here some of their hate. I'm sure many are white supremacists and KKK members, etc. They're still fighting the civil war, are very, very low information voters (they all watch Fox) and totally in denial. Like FreeRepublic, they deny polls, etc. The area includes Florida, Georgia and Alabama

On edit, they know I'm originally from NJ and call me the most vile names you can imagine. I just hit 'em with the facts (thank you DU)and then leave for a while...LOL.

[McCCain4retirment]

11. there hinting to us that this man needs to be gone

[MrMickeysMom]

13. Desparate Horse Flies...

That's one of my visions of "Para Salin"... onward Christian soldier.

The other is some disgusting sexually repressed wankers watching it on television.