Posted on 10/12/2008 8:31:52 AM PDT by tobyhill
In the first presidential campaign involving an African American nominee of a major party, both candidates have agreed on this much: They would rather not dwell on the subject of race.
But their allies have other ideas.
Yesterday, civil rights leader John Lewis, a Democratic congressman from Georgia, became the latest advocate to excite the racial debate, condemning Sen. John McCain for "sowing the seeds of hatred and division" and accusing the Republican nominee of potentially inciting violence.
In a provocative twist, Lewis drew a rhetorical line connecting McCain to the segregationist Alabama governor George Wallace, and through Wallace to the 1963 church bombing in Birmingham that killed four girls. McCain voiced outrage at the comments, which also drew a mild rebuke from an aide to Sen. Barack Obama.
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That tarbaby doesn’t scare me. I’ve been a border control supporter for long enough to be immune to the effects of the word “RACIST”.
“creeps into”?
It’s been their theme from the start!
I just can’t believe the number of people that have a guilt complex for doing nothing wrong.
And what exactly is this slimeball doing with this statement, if not "sowing the seeds of hatred and division," and potentially inciting violence?
The stinking author also fails to note that Lewis made this foul statement after comparing McCain to Gov Wallace.
If we don't get and stay mad enough to destroy these seditionists on the left, they will destroy us.
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Don’t be a racist - Vote for Obama because he’s black.
Ok, than I’m a racist...and proud of it....to bad...
Screw the MSM, i hope in 4 years you republicans get Investigators to investigate every single MSM anchor and reporter so when the Election happen again this info can be used against them in order to EVEN the playing field...
White Dog Democrats are the racists. They would vote for a Democrat, but not a Black one. That is racist.
Haven’t you heard? Pelosi is calling Congress back before the election to go ahead and rid us of that pesky “freedom of speech” thing. And Bush has already told her that he approves.
Meanwhile, McCain was overheard mumbling “Can’t we all just get along?”
Good grief, I am so tired of this, literally bone-weary. I got a question for ya, Mr. Lewis — if the GOP is so gosh darned racist and your party is oh-so-enlightened, then why in the he** is 0bama your FIRST black presidential nominee? It’s not as though we ee-ville white Republicans have any say in whom you will stand for election from your party, you wanna tell me just what it is that has been holding you guys back all this time??
Are you serious? Approves, as in, will sign the bill??!!
(Decorum forbids me from typing out further words/comment).
They are a lot less so than the main offenders.
I sent an email to Mr. John Lewis last night reminding him that George Wallace was a fellow Democrat of his...
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