Comments on: McCain Palin Campaign Rallies: Calls To “Kill” That “Terrorist” Obama

By: mamaforobama

mamaforobama — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 03:53:22 +0000

Barack Obama has been attacked as well. He was hit with a bat at one of his rallies. John McCain is just like George Bush and will run this country further into the ground. I heard both clips from both of these events and you can hear them loud and clear when the say that crap about Obama. I believe that McCain/Palin should just let it go. People are so DUMB now days. Race should not be an issue the issure should be that John McCain and his ” Running Mate” should not be in the white house. They will run this country into the ground and we will never find away out.

By: UnderCoverGuy

UnderCoverGuy — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 23:21:15 +0000

Well, Palin ignored the people shouting bad things about Obama? The Secret Service just investigated this and found no proof.

On the other hand, I HAVE SEEN FIRST HAND - at a McCain/Palin Rally, liberal protestors physically charged at and attempted to attack John McCain. The Secret Service dropped the wusses quickly and arrested them - and they deserved it.

So the left wants to complain about words?

That's funny...

By: sokoura

sokoura — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 07:24:23 +0000

what about pstor John Haggy?

By: sokoura

sokoura — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 07:21:12 +0000

Why the press is not talking about Todd Palin connection to the Alaska Independent party?

By: silurian

silurian — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:50:58 +0000

From the UK.
Neville Chamberlaine was far from “left wing leaning” in fact he refused early ministerial office in a liberal government because of his right wing leanings!
Whilst misguided, his attempted “appeasement” of Hitler was to avoid war. Who apart from the insane would not wish to do so?
Churchill rated him highly enough to ask him to occupy a prominent position in his war cabinet. Truman sorted nothing out in this context; Neville Chamberlaine died in 1940, Truman became president in 1945. I think you will find that it was Roosevelt who was president at the time. But then, what do I know I am a foreigner!
It is very sad that at a time when the vast majority of the United States has done so much to distance itself from Little Rock and other such such instances, you should suggest that the support of black voters for a particular candidate should be viewed as a demerit.
Also unlike Sadam, Mr Obama has achieved his support voluntarily, perhaps that should tell you something

By: akdl

akdl — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:00:17 +0000

A lot of you buy into the media hype you so denounce McCain for. I'm not any better either. Just a thought. McCain supporters the same. Anybody who is on either side of a presidential race ought to ask themselves questions, because this is not a cut & dry election. Both camps ought to stop being so EGOCENTRIC. Take your damn blinders off, because both candidates are equal.

By: classymj

classymj — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:08:10 +0000

I see by some of the comments that the propaganda that McCain and Palin have been spewing is working. Some people now see Obama as a terrorists with is total bull. Unfortunately that kind of bull could put Obama's life in jeopardy. The reference to the number of blacks that back Obama and the reference to Sadam Hussein is total lunacy. Obama is not a terrorists and is no way linked with Sadam Hussein. McCain and Palin should be ashamed of themselves for even hinted at that. Or maybe they just think that the only way to win in November is to eliminate the competition all together.

By: CStanley

CStanley — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:01:30 +0000

I'm not sure what that quote represents, anyway, GD- is that from the Factcheck link? Obviously what I was pointing people to wasn't necessarily the relatively benign issues you quoted, but the factual distortions that Obama and Biden have made regarding McCain's record and proposals.

By: CStanley

CStanley — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:59:56 +0000

And my respect for you also takes a nosedive when you claim that Obama's association with Ayers is ancient and unimportant. How are we supposed to evaluate Obama's principles if not by his formative political experiences? When Obama's been criticized for lacking executive experience, did it ever occur to anyone to wonder why he never talked about these major educational projects he worked on for years in Chicago?

By: GreenDreams

GreenDreams — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:12:08 +0000

“accusing McCain of failing to protect U.S. jobs, favoring oil companies and turning a blind eye to the economic suffering of working-class Americans. Many of the television ads also prominently feature photos of McCain with President Bush”

These aren't ancient non-associations like the Ayers BS. They are true today and represent McCain's past and proposed policies. CStanley, Obama has not descended into the fear and smear swamp that McCain, a formerly honorable man, has. Not that I expect you to care, but I am losing respect for you as a serious debater here.

By: CStanley

CStanley — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:25:22 +0000

Yeah, Rudi, and I'm absolutely certain that no one ever has a disparaging word about McCain, Palin, Bush, Cheney, etc at any Obama campaign rallies, eh?

By: Rudi

Rudi — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:46:21 +0000

CS – This isn't the first time that a McCain support mouthed something disgusting. Remember the “Hillary is a bitch” comment during the primary. And I thought the Kossacks were the deranged crowd out in the blogosphere. Seems that is the opinion of former TMVer's over at your new site.

By: CStanley

CStanley — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:34:23 +0000

Kim, Obama has matched McCain tit for tat on the fearmongering. Consider the "100 years in Iraq" as well as the scaring of senior citizens about SS (http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/more_so...). And even to counter your point about the middle class, it's Obama and Biden who are harping on the fact that McCain is so out of touch that he didn't mention the words 'middle class' at the debate.

And no, there's nothing unprecedented in the negativity of this election. If anything, the only thing that's unprecedented is the degree to which the MSM is refusing to investigate and report accurately on Obama's radical associations. At least CNN's Anderson Cooper finally ran a story admitting this.

By: kritt11

kritt11 — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:07:31 +0000

Yes, CS–both have run negative advertising- but this is a new low. Character attacks- are worse than deceptive ads about a candidate's record. And the McCain camp is using fear tactics- exaggerating Obama's stand on raising taxes- to scare the middle class into chosing to vote Republican.

By: CStanley

CStanley — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:44:36 +0000

For those who are disgusted by negative campaigning by McCain, at least please acknowledge that Obama has taken a hard turn toward negativity too and there's a direct correlation between that and his recent bump in the polls- esp in swing states. He may not be doing as much on character issues*, but he's running all kinds of deceptive ads on McCain's record and he's saturating the airwaves in the swing states. Of course he is able to do this because he broke his campaign promise on public funding and he's gotten a lot of potentially illegal campaign contributions, so he's able to vastly outspend McCain.

Can we at least admit that there's no such thing in this race as a postive campaign, and that Obama's initial claims of being above this stuff were bogus?

*Even on this though it's untrue to say that Obama isn't attacking McCain on character and associations because he's begun hitting him on Keating 5, even though earlier in the campaign Obama himself said that isn't relevant since it was long ago, McCain was mainly cleared of wrongdoing, and he's made amends for his poor judgment.

By: CStanley

CStanley — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:34:01 +0000

Has anyone actually heard that shout in a clip of Palin's stump appearance? I can barely make out the 'terrorist' shout in the clip of McCain, but although I've seen clips of Palin yesterday I didn't hear anyone calling for 'killing' or violence of any sort.

This claim by Dana Milbank remains suspect IMO until someone produces an audible clip or at least some corroboration.

By: GeorgeSorwell

GeorgeSorwell — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:18:19 +0000

Hey Frankinlaw--

Palin could certainly discourage this kind of comment after it was actually shouted at one of her rallies.

Maybe her handlers ought to write an answer to that on one of those notecards they give her, so she'll know how to act next time.

PS-- Apparently the way to become most dangerous man in history to run for President is to run against a Republican opponent!! Ask John Kerry. Or Al Gore. Or Bill Clinton.

By: Frankinlaw

Frankinlaw — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:35:28 +0000

What a stretch! McCain and Palin had no control and probably never heard the comment from the crowd. If they did, I'm sure they would have discouraged it.

However, this doesn't change the fact that the NY Times and the Lib. media has been trying for some time now to get Obama, the most dangerous man to run for the highest office of the US of A elected. Now the Times of UK have also joined in.

Obama's past associations are a reflection of his future and God forbid this man taking office.

If nothing else, he is the US version of Neville Chamberlain and we know what a mess this most left-leaning of British PM's left behind for Churchill and Truman to sort out!

Finally, Obama enjoys the backing of 93% of blacks, which is a level of support even Sadam Hussein would have been impressed with. The trouble is this makes it the most racial of all elections in US history. Come Nov.4th, the backlash in the ballot boxes would shock even the most rabid right-wing pollsters!

By: kritt11

kritt11 — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:41:49 +0000

I agree with Sil. I don't think Obama or Biden would go this low.

Desperate and disgusting.

Yet it works– a relative of mine told me he plans on not voting for Obama because of his dangerous associations.

By: Silhouette

Silhouette — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:33:21 +0000

Everything in that speech was choreographed; that, incidentally is why press was not allowed to interview the spectators. They were hired and coached beforehand. They want voters to think Obama will be assasinated so that he presidency will be a liability. However, if Obama comes up dead, we should check the GOP over carefully for conspirators, now that we have advanced warning about their passive-endorsement of those intentions.

If Obama heard a spectator shout “Kill McCain” or “Kill Palin”….I know for a fact he would've stopped the speech, admonished the unruly patron and had them escorted quickly out….probably for a cavity search just to be sure.

I never thought the McCain campaign would sink to this level of desperation. It really is like watching a fish flop on a deck gasping it's last breaths.