Posted on 10/10/2008 2:04:05 PM PDT by Chet 99
The Obama campaign has thus far largely stayed away from reports about the increasingly angry rhetoric coming from some attendees of McCain-Palin rallies. (The candidate did make an indirect reference to the rallies this morning, saying, "it's not hard to rile up a crowd by stoking anger and division.") 2004 Democratic nominee John Kerry, however, directly addresses the issue in a fundraising appeal today.
"The reports are piling up of ugliness at the campaign rallies of John McCain and Sarah Palin," Kerry writes. "Audience members hurl insults and racial epithets, call out 'Kill Him!' and 'Off With His Head,' and yell 'treason' when Senator Obama's name is mentioned. I strongly condemn language like this which can only be described as hate-filled."
Kerry also put the comments on his "anti-"smear" site. And he added in the fundraising appeal: "According to reports, every ad paid for by the John McCain campaign is now a negative ad - every single one! McCain allows his running mate to make outrageous charges that only a few years ago would have disqualified someone from serious consideration for national office."
The Obama campaign is in a somewhat difficult position when it comes to handling reports of offensive behavior at McCain-Palin events. On the one hand, it's in Obama's best interest to spotlight extreme rhetoric that surfaces at GOP rallies. On the other, the Obama campaign has accused the McCain camp of trying to distract the American people instead of addressing real issues. And that's a tough case to make if they start talking about these sorts of ugly sideshows.
Truth=Hate?
Maybe Kerry should run again so we can say worse about him.
the ayers acorn attacks are doing damage!!!!
they know it
Has anyone stopped to wonder whether some of this “hateful rhetoric” is in fact coming from Obama plants in the crowd?
Next thing you know, someone will begin shouting the N word during a rally, and the media will blame it on McCain, when it may in fact be an Obama disruptor.
If anyone saw that townhall, McCain did NOTHING to encite the audience. The people there were already pis*ed when they arrived.
“Kill all the rich people. Break up their cars and apartments. Bring
the revolution home. Kill your parents, that’s where it’s really at.”
—Bill Ayers, Weather Underground, 1970
>>”Audience members hurl insults and racial epithets, call out ‘Kill Him!’ and ‘Off With His Head,’ and yell ‘treason’ when Senator Obama’s name is mentioned. I strongly condemn language like this which can only be described as hate-filled.” <<
Racial?
Where?
Republicans are acting in a manner reminiscent of “Jengish Khan”
DNC/MSM smearing Republican voters, again.
Can't take a little of your own medicine eh, Kerry?
Whiners!
Where are the military service records you agreed to release to the public, A$$ HAT?
What a a nincompoop. Like anything this loser says has any relevance.
Maybe Kerry should read and listen to some of the hateful comments from Obama supporters or maybe some Republicans should do it for McCain? I know that some people simply consider the looney left to be normal and unremarkable but let’s compare and contrast the hateful comments from supporters of both candidates and see how they fare.
Yo, John! The same way the Swiftboaters “spewed hate” about you??
Puleeze. The MSM would have been all over ANY incident where someone shouted out racial epithets, etc. You’re just trying to get on Ubama’s good side so you can be Secretary of the Military or something (hey, I heard a rumor you served in Vietnam!) if Ubie gets elected!! Next!
I've thought it all along. And the fact that Obama himself is whining about it now just confirms it.
And as far as I've heard nobody has been able to substantiate anybody yelling "Kill him!" I think the Obamites are making that up.
Why not? They do it here. They plant a troll who spews crap then FR gets blamed.
Honestly, we are too smart to fall for it. Both McCain and Palin are righteous people. Should the ‘N’ word be shouted, it would be stopped quickly.
The ball of truth is rolling Nazobamster's way.
When it reaches him it will be so big that it will squish his skanky adze!
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