Obama Supporters May Spew More Hate Than McCain Backers
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Beautiful Irony
The most beautiful thing about this entire column and the incredible reaction(s) it has drawn from Obama supporters is that, in their retaliation towards Mr. Barone, hundreds of liberal nuts have provided direct evidence of the very characterizations they seek to crush. Using phrases like "I hate Republicans," and slinging insults such as "idiot", "narrow-minded", and "stupid", each post builds upon the previous one in echoing the sentiments of Mr. Barone's article.
I find the most interesting insight comes out of perusing the various left-wing blogs contaminating the internet like the Daily Kos... You don't find any leftist columnists writing about choosing Obama because he will make this country better, or how we need Democrats in control of government to strengthen the foundations this country was built upon. No, you only find arguments geared towards eliminating Republicans because they are stupid, or suppressing free speech because it doesn't agree with your values. You find nothing but millions of angry, viral, amoral socialist-leaning wackos lobbing insults and threats from behind the safety of their computer keyboards. I guess the good news is if the off-its-rocker Left ever decides to act outside of the literal garbage pile, those of us who "cling to our guns and religion" (you know, like the founding fathers did) will have no problem taking back the country.
A little bit of context please
Hate on either side of the equation is not justifiable. If the purpose of this article is to blow off or downplay the extreme hate and violence voiced by the MORE than 1 or 2 people in the audience of McCain/Palin rallies screaming things at the stage about Obama such as 'kill him' and 'terrorist' then that is sad and sick of you. Please watch this video about some of the misinformed, hateful, and totally unfounded stuff people are spouting about Obama on the way to McCain/Palin rallies: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRqcfqiXCX0.
I do think, however, that it is important to point out that there are people on Obama's side who hypocritically promote unnecessary violence as well, such as the person quoted in this article. Again, violence is not the answer and is not justifiable by anyone for any means. But this person is not reflective of the millions of people who are showing their support of Obama and their criticism of McCain through peaceful, hopeful and creative means. For example, check out this website: www.maartendeboerphotography.com/iamobama
Finally, it is most important to point out a major difference between hate on the McCain side and hate on the Obama side. McCain/Palin are silent pretty much every single time anyone says anything hateful or violent toward Obama within their hearing. When they are called out on this and about the violent history of hate (lynch mobs, assasinations, the actions of the Klu Klux Klan and other hate groups) that some of their supporters are tapping into through these comments, they try to defend themselves and criticize the Obama camp instead of working harder to stop the hate. Evil begets evil and hate begets hate, and they are using these emotions to fuel their campaign onward. McCain only lightly tamped down on the fire ONCE by telling people to calm down. There is no rhetoric coming out of Obama rallies that even CLOSELY parallels the rhetoric of McCain supporters. The quoted comment on this blog was found floating around on the internet. Yes, it should be condemned. No one should be tortured. EVER. But anyone who takes a writing class learns that if you use a quote you should use it in the correct context.
Finally, you will probably call this following video 'left-wing bias' or some such biased language of your own, but Keith makes some very good points and his harsh scolding of McCain is quite necessary, considering the violence and danger that McCain is playing with. (danger being his support of his supporters hatemongering, the proof of which is his total lack of saying anything to stop their hate). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj65cFLcpr4
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Robocalls and hate
Here's a robocall from Barack Obama. Disgusting, isn't it?
"Hello, I'm calling for Barack Obama and the DNC because you need to know that John McCain has gone on joint vacations with convicted felon Charles Keating, whose Lincoln Savings scammed thousands out of their savings, and held a fund-raiser in the living room of another convicted felon, G. Gordon Liddy, who advocated killing people and was part of the Watergate break-in. And Republicans will enact an extreme right-wing agenda if they take control of Washington. Sarah Palin and her Republican allies lack the judgment to lead our country. This call was paid for by Obama-Biden 2008 and the Democratic National Committee at 202-863-8500."
Oops, just kidding. Here, however, is the real robocall actually being used:
"Hello. I'm calling for John McCain and the RNC because you need to know that Barack Obama has worked closely with domestic terrorist Bill Ayers, whose organization bombed the U.S. Capitol, the Pentagon, a judge's home and killed Americans. And Democrats will enact an extreme leftist agenda if they take control of Washington. Barack Obama and his allies lack the judgment to lead our country. This call was paid for by McCain-Palin 2008 and the Republican National Committee at 202-863-8500."
Obama supporters spew moew hate than McCain backers
Mr Barone,
I am an independant who has been waiting.......and waiting........and waiting for John McCain to stand up and tell me who he is. Not finger pointing,whiney 7th grade behavior, talk like a man.
I have sat back and watched the debates, which are the only chance we have to see our candidates unclothed, so to speak, and McCain has acquitted himself miserably, not because hes a poor orator, its the content and the smarmy, egomaniac disrespectful way he delivers what little he has to say on his direction and plan for our future.
When McCains supporters shouted "kill him" and accused Obama of being a terrorist, there should have been an immediate reaction and correction from the McCain campaign, and there was not.
This defines both Sarah Palin and John McCain to me more than anything else that has occured during the campaign.
Im done waiting.
McKain vs Obama spewing of hate
You took two paragraphs from the Daily Kos which advocate something close to a legal process by the left wing towards the right wingers threatening Obama directly and compared it to the "Kill him" that being spewed at the Palin rally's and no one, not Palin and not McKain are repudiating them.
Your logic in this case is very screwed. Sad for you. Sad for your readers. I don't agree with what the Daily Kos said but it is not even close to the vitriol threats at the Palin/McKain rallies. Palin/McKain are fanning racism. Obama did NOT start any racial discussion. Such lies from everyone. Such distortions even from you Mr. hot shot Michael Barone. Fan the flames and see the fire the erupts.
Enough...
What we're tired of is endless rants by the McCain campaign, and the Republican party, that don't MEAN anything - like Congresswoman Bachman's vitriolic, McCarthyite rant on MSNBC. Just ONE example is the Obama-Ayers thing.
What's the actual Obama-Ayers connection?
From the Washington Post fact-checker:
"Both Obama and Ayers were members of the board of an anti-poverty group, the Woods Fund of Chicago, between 1999 and 2002. In addition, Ayers contributed $200 to Obama's re-election fund to the Illinois State Senate in April 2001, as reported here. They lived within a few blocks of each other in the trendy Hyde Park section of Chicago, and moved in the same liberal-progressive circles."
And that's it. No "paling around". No subterranean secret meetings to blow up buildings. The connection is tenuous at best, and Obama has refuted Ayers' acts (again, from the Post):
"Obama spokesman Bill Burton noted in a statement that Ayers was a professor of education at the University of Illinois and a former aide to Mayor Richard M. Daley, and continued:
Senator Obama strongly condemns the violent actions of the Weathermen group, as he does all acts of violence. But he was an eight-year-old child when Ayers and the Weathermen were active, and any attempt to connect Obama with events of almost forty years ago is ridiculous."
But go back and listen to Bachman - or the McCain robocalls.
The Republican party is now reaping what it's sewing. They actively support this vitriolic hate speech, and while I completely support anyone's right to speak and make an ass of themselves, I equally support other's rights to stand up and call this crap for what it is - devisive BS that doesn't address the mess this country is in.
Colin Powell turncoat to the Republican party
I wonder how in the world such a honorable man such as Colin Powell could endorse Obama. I wonder what screws Obama's camp are turning? It still won't get my vote. I don't trust Obama!!!!!!!! If elected he will have a government that owns banking and finace institutions like never before in history, a free wielding hand on the hard earned money made by Americans saved for their businesses and retirement, taz us to the grave and put us in the poor house just to give all of money to people who were to lazy to go to school, stay in school. get an education, get of their lazy asses, stop using drugs and go work!!!!!!!!! Do the hard working people of America have to pay for everyone's ignorance I think not. We have to vote for McCain!!!!!!! Obama's going to take all of our money and the hard working American people will be out of a retirement, taxed to death,
force to take what ever handouts Obama's government should decide that we can have.!!!!!!!! And the democratic congress will give him their blessing to do so.
Wake up folks before we end up with nothing. A people with nothing is easier to control!!! It was the democrats who conviently brought all of this mess to a head so as to manipulate the and prey the fear that the Republicans caused all of this. Get real!!!!
