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VA Man Kicked Off McCain Campaign After Column
NBC ^ | 10/7/08

Posted on 10/08/2008 9:28:46 AM PDT by steve-b

Republican presidential candidate John McCain's campaign denounced a racially charged newspaper column written by a member of his leadership team in Virginia.

Bobby May, the author of the column, which appeared in a southwest Virginia newspaper called the Voice, has been removed from the campaign. He had represented Buchanan County.

The column spoofed Democratic candidate Barack Obama's platform. For example, May wrote that if Obama were elected, he would divert more foreign aid to Africa "so the Obama family there can skim enough to allow them to free their goats and live the American Dream."...

(Excerpt) Read more at nbc4.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: 2008campaign; 2008election; mccainpalin
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1 posted on 10/08/2008 9:28:46 AM PDT by steve-b
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Mr. Dumass I presume.


2 posted on 10/08/2008 9:30:38 AM PDT by VaBthang4 ("He Who Watches Over Israel Will Neither Slumber Nor Sleep")
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To: steve-b

More proof that any word spoken about Obama is racist...by definition.


3 posted on 10/08/2008 9:30:38 AM PDT by Fundamentally Fair (By the book or buy the farm--SAC Policy.)
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To: steve-b

Bobby May Not

:P


4 posted on 10/08/2008 9:31:01 AM PDT by Calpernia (Hunters Rangers - Raising the Bar of Integrity http://www.barofintegrity.us)
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File this under “with friends like these, we don’t need enemies”.


5 posted on 10/08/2008 9:31:12 AM PDT by marron
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I know McCain blasted the guy, denounced the column, and fired the perp........

........ but it's just not enough.

6 posted on 10/08/2008 9:32:53 AM PDT by Lazamataz (Secondhand Aztlan Smoke causes drug addiction obesity in global warming cancer immigrant terrorists.)
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Bobby May Not

Dan Rather Leave.

7 posted on 10/08/2008 9:33:25 AM PDT by Lazamataz (Secondhand Aztlan Smoke causes drug addiction obesity in global warming cancer immigrant terrorists.)
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To: Fundamentally Fair

Don’t know if it’s exactly “racist,” but it sure was redneck. And not funny.


8 posted on 10/08/2008 9:33:48 AM PDT by gracesdad
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To: Lazamataz

Did he “reject and denounce” him? LOL


9 posted on 10/08/2008 9:35:04 AM PDT by steve-b (Intelligent design is to evolutionary biology what socialism is to free-market economics.)
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To: Lazamataz
I don't think John knows what SATIRE is. He has to be so politically correct, that's why he'll lose. He just sounds like Bob Dole to people, no guts, no conviction, no glory.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

10 posted on 10/08/2008 9:36:11 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: gracesdad

If McCain’s campaign could respond this fast more often, he might still have a chance to win.


11 posted on 10/08/2008 9:36:19 AM PDT by steve-b (Intelligent design is to evolutionary biology what socialism is to free-market economics.)
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To: Lazamataz

God bless the illegal immigrant that’s got his own.


12 posted on 10/08/2008 9:36:36 AM PDT by BufordP (Had Mexicans flown planes into the World Trade Center, Jorge Bush would have surrendered.)
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To: Lazamataz

Joe Biden Time


13 posted on 10/08/2008 9:38:22 AM PDT by Calpernia (Hunters Rangers - Raising the Bar of Integrity http://www.barofintegrity.us)
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To: Calpernia

Princess Di Publicly.


14 posted on 10/08/2008 9:39:19 AM PDT by Lazamataz (Secondhand Aztlan Smoke causes drug addiction obesity in global warming cancer immigrant terrorists.)
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To: Calpernia
Correction:

Princess Di Driving.

15 posted on 10/08/2008 9:39:52 AM PDT by Lazamataz (Secondhand Aztlan Smoke causes drug addiction obesity in global warming cancer immigrant terrorists.)
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To: steve-b

Now that’s funny. They can’t take a joke?

Maybe he just misspoke, er, misswrote.


16 posted on 10/08/2008 9:40:02 AM PDT by TribalPrincess2U (McCAIN/PALIN...THE CHANGE AMERICANS REALLY WANT—OBAMA..THE CHANGE THE WORLD'S TERRORISTS WANT)
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To: Calpernia

Barney Frank, Dishonest.


17 posted on 10/08/2008 9:40:27 AM PDT by Lazamataz (Secondhand Aztlan Smoke causes drug addiction obesity in global warming cancer immigrant terrorists.)
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To: Calpernia

Al Gore Moose


18 posted on 10/08/2008 9:40:59 AM PDT by Lazamataz (Secondhand Aztlan Smoke causes drug addiction obesity in global warming cancer immigrant terrorists.)
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To: steve-b
The column spoofed Democratic candidate Barack Obama's platform. For example, May wrote that if Obama were elected, he would divert more foreign aid to Africa "so the Obama family there can skim enough to allow them to free their goats and live the American Dream."...

Meanwhile, an 0bama blogger was praised and applauded by the Urban League and the NAACP for the highly creative but satirical column, "WhatEVER You Do on November 4th, Do NOT Vote for that White MF!"
19 posted on 10/08/2008 9:42:40 AM PDT by mkjessup (B'RACK B'RACK B'RACK ... HUSSEIN HUSSEIN HUSSEIN .... 0BAMA 0BAMA 0BAMA ... NYAH NYAH NYAH!)
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To: Lazamataz

Sherrod’s Brown shirts

http://brown.senate.gov/


20 posted on 10/08/2008 9:45:05 AM PDT by Calpernia (Hunters Rangers - Raising the Bar of Integrity http://www.barofintegrity.us)
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