McCain jeered by supporters......

[jclalor 12]

Friday at a McCain rally when supporters were given the chance to ask questions of the their candidate, one stated she thought Obama was a Arab. McCain quickly pulled her mike while shaking his head no and stating Obama was a good family man ( I guess an Arab man is not capable of being a good family man) The same women when interviewed later stated she thought Obama was also a musllim.

When another person stated he would feel very unsafe with Obama as POTUS, McCain stated while he did not agree with Obama's visions for the US, he felt the country would be safe with him in office.
This is when the boos and jeers started from his own supporters. McCain looked very uncomfortable, I think he realized what he had started.
I think McCain is a fairly descent man but also now a very desperate man. To disagree with Obama on policy is understandable but for those supporters of McCain who think he is a Muslim , a terrorist or any other crazy things the far right (Hannitys and LImbaughs) have tried so hard to convince people of is scary.

[quade 4]

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think McCain is a fairly descent man but also now a very desperate man. To disagree with Obama on policy is understandable but for those supporters of McCain who think he is a Muslim , a terrorist or any other crazy things the far right (Hannitys and LImbaughs) have tried so hard to convince people of is scary.

And that's it exactly. McCain isn't desperate, in fact he seems to be the calming force here, but the far right wing extremists with microphones that incite people to riot certainly are.

What these people are doing is dangerous as hell.

What's going to happen when Obama does win? Are they going to try to overthrow the government through violent means? Try to turn the military against him and in the process make the country even less safe?

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[flyhi 24]

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What's going to happen when Obama does win? Are they going to try to overthrow the government through violent means? Try to turn the military against him and in the process make the country even less safe?

Actually, under Obama, successful or unsuccessful, isn't their job easier than under an unsuccessful Bush? Don't you think over the past eight years there were some aspects of the Clinton presidency that they missed the hell out of?

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[tkhayes 348]

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.....she thought Obama was a Arab.....

Yes, well, that's the sort of blinkered, philistine pig ignorance I've come to expect from you non-creative garbage.

The opinions of so many Americans scare the hell out of me. Sad part is that they get to vote. Which of course I fundamentally agree with.

These people do not know that Kenya is not an Arab country, and for that matter could not find Kenya (or the middle east) on a map if their life depended on it.

I hear the faint cries of the radical right-wing as their ship continues to sink.....

too bad one (at least one) of them will probably try to be a 'hero' by taking a shot at Obama after he gets in office.

TK

[masterblaster72 0]

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Friday at a McCain rally when supporters were given the chance to ask questions of the their candidate, one stated she thought Obama was a Arab. McCain quickly pulled her mike while shaking his head no and stating Obama was a good family man ( I guess an Arab man is not capable of being a good family man) The same women when interviewed later stated she thought Obama was also a musllim.

When another person stated he would feel very unsafe with Obama as POTUS, McCain stated while he did not agree with Obama's visions for the US, he felt the country would be safe with him in office.
This is when the boos and jeers started from his own supporters. McCain looked very uncomfortable, I think he realized what he had started.
I think McCain is a fairly descent man but also now a very desperate man. To disagree with Obama on policy is understandable but for those supporters of McCain who think he is a Muslim , a terrorist or any other crazy things the far right (Hannitys and LImbaughs) have tried so hard to convince people of is scary.

Got a source/cite? Thx.

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[NewGuy2005 53]

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And that's it exactly. McCain isn't desperate, in fact he seems to be the calming force here, but the far right wing extremists with microphones that incite people to riot certainly are.

Like James Carville did last week???

[jclalor 12]

It was all over the broadcast news friday niight, I believe CNN did the interview with the lady who thought he was muslim. If you watched any tv friday it was a bit hard to miss. ( perhaps if you were watching faux news you might have missed it)

[jclalor 12]

I cant make the link, sorry.

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/politics/2008/10/10/bash.mccain.friday.cnn

[Andy9o8 3]

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Got a source/cite? Thx.

Uh, it really is all over the news. Google "McCain defends Obama". You'll get over 2,000 hits, many of which are links to the video.

[ChasingBlueSky 0]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRq6Y4NmB6U
Video of what you mention


Full video shows why McCain gets booed. He essentially is admitting defeat in this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf6YKOkfFsE&eurl=http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/

It only takes a few moments on google to find this stuff btw. I think it was about 30 seconds to find both links

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[Frenchy68 0]

Here's the link
It's very interesting. However, as an edited piece, it's always hard to tell what the context was. However, props to McCain for his stance.
When McCain and Obama became their respective party's nominees, I have to admit it made me very happy. I felt that should the candidate i will be voting for lose the election, I would not feel like the country would be in bad hands when handled by the other candidate. I also thought that these two nominees were bringing something to the table we had not seen in a long time: two people with a vision of their own, strong character, eloquence, but above all, I regarded them as good politicians.
And then WE came into the picture. This CNN video (and that would apply to 99% of news reporting around the country) is diluted information for the data-starving generation that we are.
I truly believe that this campaign, because of the two nominees (not talking about the VP nominees, which is a totally different story), could have been about issues; visions; the ability to articulate thoughts, however non-mainstream they might have been, but because they believed there was a better way. There always is.
Instead, WE have taken the campaign back into our hands. With snippets. Soundbites.
McCain is at his worst when attacking people. He's much better at explaining what he believes is right. But because WE are starved with bipolar stances, someone convinced him he had to draw the HIM/BAD ME/GOOD card. Much like someone convinced (and it seems to be working) Obama that he should use the MCCAIN=BUSH ME=Change.
SO now we have "debates" with candidates spending more time telling us how many times the other guy voted against this and that proposition (which most of the time is not correct), instead of telling us what they would do themselves. What they believe in.
This video is the perfect example of it. WE have allowed the campaign "strategists" to make this campaign about the fear of a black man with Muslim relatives on one hand, and the disappointment of the current administration on the other. Can we, for once, vote according to what we want our country to be, not according to what it shouldn't be?
Instead of blaming the press and the politicians, who only feed us what we want to be fed, isn't it time we take responsibility for our actions as voters, and allow our representatives to be just that: represent who we are?
Again, props to McCain for his stance. He won't get my vote for other reasons, but he sure gets my respect, and should he win, I won't feel sorry for myself nor for this country.
Now about the VP nominees...

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[mnealtx 0]

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What's going to happen when Obama does win? Are they going to try to overthrow the government through violent means? Try to turn the military against him and in the process make the country even less safe?

I've seen posts in various places threatening exactly that if Obama *doesn't* win.

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