By Lee Speigel

Oct 14, 2008 7:01pm

Another Man Yells ‘Kill Him!’ About Obama At Palin Rally

The Times-Tribune of Scranton, Penn., reports that at a rally for Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, it got a little ugly again.

From live-blogging:

"Chris Hackett addressed the increasingly feisty crowd as they await the arrival of Gov. Palin.

"Each time the Republican candidate for the seat in the 10th Congressional District mentioned Barack Obama the crowd booed loudly.

"One man screamed ‘kill him!’…

"The outburst came during a round of booing from the crowd after Mr. Hackett said Mr. Obama should come to Pennsylvania and learn what the state’s values are."

Couple thoughts.

One: I’m a Pennsylvanian. "Kill him" is not representative of the state’s values. Nor is this, from Palin-haters.

Two: Interesting post from the conservative Ace of Spaces about such yellers. "Some Republicans are, alas, the exact same sort of unsophisticated angry morons who shout things like ‘Terrorist’ about Obama when McCain is speaking, thus putting him on the extreme defensive, or having temper tantrums on blogs when the proprietor requests they refrain from exposing him to any lawsuits. They substantially vindicate every stereotype the left and MSM has about us, and make the rest of us not only look bad, but make us squeamish from even being political associates. And they lose us precious votes….Wanna know why we’re losing? Wanna know why McCain had to make a statement about Obama not being dangerous and being a good and decent man? Because you geniuses embarrassed him with your stupidity and compelled him to say that."

- jpt

User Comments

well sarah palin told rush
she has nothing to lose
so, don’t expect sarah palin to get up there and try to speak reason to the crowd. i really believe now, if she were not up on the stage, she would be in the crowd shouting such things.
i have always thought the mccain were more refined, and such behavior would be beneath them, i guess not.
you expect such talk from palin, even for the short time we have known her.
i think mccain should go with his gut and stay out of the gutter, he should try to rein this mess in.
i don’t see why john lewis should be saying he is sorry,
the very next time mccain or palin get in front of a mike, they should be saying sorry for the way their supporters are acting a rallys.
say something to let the people know they are not apart of what is being said in the crowds.

Posted by: world | October 14, 2008, 7:10 pm 7:10 pm

I totally agree that the “kill him” and “terrorist” group is a relatively small fringe, but in a national campaign that actually represents a lot of people. Let’s say it’s 0.1% of Republicans. That still represents thousands of potentially violent zealots.
They’re responding to the hard-core hate and fear revved up by McCain/Palin in a predictable way. And no question, for McCain/Palin it’s all about the hate and fear.

Posted by: Tungsten | October 14, 2008, 7:11 pm 7:11 pm

McCain is not exempt: on TV clip, he said Bill Ayers “wanted to destroy America.”
This is a gross exaggeration. I don’t at all agree with his protest methods, but Ayers wanted to end the war Vietnam, not destroy America. Just a little difference.
He didn’t like war – didn’t like people being killed.
John McCain seems to always prefer the truth to be distorted to his political will. We’ve had enough of that.

Posted by: Save us from Republicans | October 14, 2008, 7:13 pm 7:13 pm

My heart bleeds.
There are loonies on all sides.
The difference here, is that Obama’s campaign rhetoric isn’t firin’ our nutz up.
McCain/Palin cannot imply certain fearful things about Obama and then be shocked (“I’m shocked. Shocked.”) when the nutz run with it.

Posted by: 88 | October 14, 2008, 7:20 pm 7:20 pm

if one in the crowd will say it, 20 in the crowd are thinking it.
but after the job the bush adm. has done to this country, and people have seen all manner of people do whatever int he bush adm, and get no punishment at all. why wouldn’t people who would support another rep. act any other way.
if mccain by some miracle get into office, i think we as a country will be
entering a very, very, rapid decline of our country as we have known.
the world is watching, and if they see the american people (after bush) elect john mccain POTUS, after witnessing what has happened at his rallys.
we will not be trusted, and will deserve to lose the title superpower.
bush has already got us on our knees,
mccain will put us flat on our stomach,
and then the butt kicking from the rest of the world will begin.
wake up people, don’t take a chance on mccain.
do what joe told us on sunday.
Get up america get up america
get up with obama and biden

Posted by: world | October 14, 2008, 7:20 pm 7:20 pm

More specifically: on a TV clip before McCain started to tone it down, he said Ayers “wanted to destroy America.”
So for those who believe anything he says, it’s not so surprising they have extreme reactions.
McCain has responsibility.
Many intelligent moderates have completely lost respect for him.

Posted by: Save us from Republicans! | October 14, 2008, 7:22 pm 7:22 pm

To the man who yelled kill Obama, thank you for helping me to vote for Obama.

Posted by: Ken | October 14, 2008, 7:23 pm 7:23 pm

Racism works both ways. If any of the allegations relative to Mr. Obama were even hinted at with Mr. McCain it would be world-wide news. I think that Mr. Obama’s race in some ways protects him. Strange but true….

Posted by: kp | October 14, 2008, 7:23 pm 7:23 pm

Obama said Clinton was responsible for Bhutto being killed.
Obama called small town americans racists, anti immigrant, clinging to guns and god.
Obama called Bill Clinton a racist.
Obama is the one who has used hate.
What did McCain say that is hateful.
I hate this campaign with every fiber in my body.
Obama has played the race card against McCain smearing him.
McCain has gone out of his way.
McCain has refused to bring up wright.
Name one thing McCain did? You can’t.
I can’t stand this election of smearing McCain.

Posted by: James | October 14, 2008, 7:23 pm 7:23 pm

No one at Obama rallies yells “Kill him” in reference to McCain.
No one at Obama rallies tries to smear his character by saying he ‘pals around with terrorists’
No one at Obama rallies says that McCain must be ‘one of them’.
This is a snapshot into the mind of the average wingnut; they are violent, hateful, angry, and bitter. They know they are going to lose badly this election so their anger grows more and more. It burns inside them. Most of them are hardcore racists in the first place, and they get upset knowing that a black man is going to be the next president.
And given that most GOP diehards aren’t very smart, they get their little brains programmed by Limbaugh or Palin or whoever.
You see, when someone says the phrase
‘Obama is friends with a terrorist’
The goal is to remove all the middle content.
Therefore to the moron wingnuts in the crowd, they walk away with
Obama is a terrorist.
Heck, I could go to the next Palin rally with my camcorder like that one guy did and simply ask into the crowd, Hey people do you think Obama is a terrorist?
And I would be swamped by people immediately…YES HE IS A TERRORISTMUSLIMCOMMIETRAITOR!
It’s your party, wingnuts. You made it this way, so now get used to being locked out on the losers side of history.

Posted by: Rockets go BANG | October 14, 2008, 7:23 pm 7:23 pm

Before coming to conclusions how does one know whether the person is a McCain supporter or an Obama supporter who is coming to cause problems?
Just because he is at a McCain campaign rally does not mean he is a McCain supporter. What was all that about Obama and Ayers and guilt by association?
Why doesn’t the media follow up on these people and interview them as to their reasons and intent for being idiots?

Posted by: Will Stanton | October 14, 2008, 7:23 pm 7:23 pm

McCain has started a fire he can’t put out. It will burn the Republican house down!!!!

Posted by: Lucky Lucy | October 14, 2008, 7:24 pm 7:24 pm

There were barbie dolls with heads cut off at Obama rallies.
There were signs calling Palin the C word.
Type in Palin and threats on her life and you will see a lot of wackjobs on the left.
Go to google and see all threats on Palin and McCain’s life.

Posted by: Jeff | October 14, 2008, 7:24 pm 7:24 pm

Jake -
I’m not a conspiracy theorist or anything.. but has it occurred to you that all those pro-Obama hecklers that show up to GOP rallies may be doing this? What better way to disrupt?

Posted by: noob | October 14, 2008, 7:25 pm 7:25 pm

Obama campaign accused Clinton of being to blame for Bhutto being killed.
Enough is enough.
Obama called Bill Clinton a racist.
Obama is creating hate.
Obama says McCain is erratic.
Obama made fun of McCain’s war injuries.
Obama made fun of McCain saying get off my lawn.
Obama is causing hate running Rush Limbaugh ads trying to start a race war.
Obama is causing hate at a san francisco fundraiser calling small town americans racists.
Obama accused McCain of playing the race card when he didn’t.
Obama is causing hate Obama said Clinton’s claws were coming out.
Obama is causing hate distorting Clinton’s RFK comments.

Posted by: Dan | October 14, 2008, 7:28 pm 7:28 pm

Consider the source. If you’re going to roll in the mud with swine, you’ll wind up smelling like them. Also, if a candidate tries playing frisby with cow patties, inevitably one or more are going to spatter all over them. Isn’t there some rule of ethics about inciting a mob to murder? Doesn’t that rank with yelling FIRE! in a crowded theatre?

Posted by: nanameow | October 14, 2008, 7:29 pm 7:29 pm

Obama is the one who says McCain is driving on the sidewalk.
Obama campaign is the one who uses keychains knowing how that haunts McCain’s POW memories.
Obama is the one who said our soldiers were air raiding villages and killing civilians.
Enough is enough.
Obama said Clinton was to blame for Bhutto being killed.
Obama is causing hate.

Posted by: Jeff | October 14, 2008, 7:29 pm 7:29 pm

james,
the woman at the mccain rally who said she thinks obama is an arab does not look or sound like a drunk to me.
the man in minn. who stood and told mccain he was mad, and wanted mccain to rev it up and take obama down. did not sound like some drunk to me.
yes, mccain has had many rally’s and they have all been civil. i wonder what the difference is now.
oh yes the mccain people picking palin and letting her go for broke.
and i want to say this, i don’t think this is the rep. base.
sarah palin has brought out the reps.
debased, i suppose, the thinking reps. are running for the hills, regrouping and coming back strong next election
the political stunt of picking palin is backfiring in mccains face.
i always thought the mccains were better than this.

Posted by: world | October 14, 2008, 7:30 pm 7:30 pm

“but has it occurred to you that all those pro-Obama hecklers that show up to GOP rallies may be doing this? What better way to disrupt?”
……… I agree!!

Posted by: Francisco Cardenas | October 14, 2008, 7:30 pm 7:30 pm

Poor McCain trolls. You have a hard job for the next three weeks.
It’s a combination of anger, spin, denial and projection.
The anger is knowing that McCain will lose the election.
The spin is your robotic talking points of the week, whatever it may be. This week the words are ‘voter fraud’. A few weeks ago it was ‘executive experience’ in relevance to Bible Spice (and how funny now that Palin opened her mouth and proved what a complete idiot she is, her followers don’t say that anymore)
Denial is just that, denying the notion that McCain will lose.
Now the projection, claiming ‘the left does it too, waaaaaaa!’
Ha ha ha, it really does suck to defend McCain.
You guys are going to be sore losers for a few years to come I think. The real question is, will you get over it or will you tag your bumperstickers with slogans like “Hussein Obama isn’t my president”?
I am betting on the latter. Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!
C’mon crybabies, you can cry louder than that! Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! We lost because of voter fraud, waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!, Acorn, Wright, Ayers, Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

Posted by: Rockets go BANG | October 14, 2008, 7:31 pm 7:31 pm

Two Obama supporters tried to burn down the house of a McCain supporter.
McCain sign was burned on the lawn.
McCain said nothing and you racists have tried to smear him.
That wackjob said she learned about it over the internet.
McCain stopped the person and you still try and smear McCain.
McCain has said nothing and yet you smear him.
You ungrateful people hate McCain and are smearing a good man. How dare you.

Posted by: den | October 14, 2008, 7:31 pm 7:31 pm

jeff,
what does a barbie doll at an obama rally have to do with it?

Posted by: world | October 14, 2008, 7:31 pm 7:31 pm

Jake -
I’m not a conspiracy theorist or anything.. but has it occurred to you that all those pro-Obama hecklers that show up to GOP rallies may be doing this? What better way to disrupt?
Posted by: noob | Oct 14, 2008 7:25:57 PM
The republicans always blame somebody else. How about ACORN, seeing as that is the topic from you yahoos. What is to say it’s not Republicans putting in false voter registrations.
See that works both ways.

Posted by: Jwench | October 14, 2008, 7:32 pm 7:32 pm

i guess calling obama a terrorist is ok with some–and playing up th kkk and skinheads is ok–calling him a muslim is ok—calling him a babykiller is ok —-mccain is responsible for what those who represent him say including his hateful wife—and the one from alaska is a twit and i wonder at times if she really knows what she is doing.

Posted by: rodney | October 14, 2008, 7:32 pm 7:32 pm

Ooops! There goes another news cycle for McCain!!
Time for the all the Networks tonight to paint ALL the McCain supporters with the ANGRY MOB SCENE BRUSH, AGAIN!!!
This story should bump all the phony Acorn and Ayers stuff out of the news right up through the debate tomorrow night!!
I am sure Anderson Cooper will be make this a feature on 360 tonight, as well as everyone else!!
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!!!!!!!!!!
P.S. You owe me one Jake….

Posted by: Davis | October 14, 2008, 7:33 pm 7:33 pm

They are desparate and the only thing left for this bancrupt campaign is to appeal to lowest of emotions Anger and Hate

Posted by: LAThinker | October 14, 2008, 7:33 pm 7:33 pm

Two Obama supporters tried to burn down a McCain supporters home.
Did you see the 4 palin protestors with the C word signs.
Why this obsessive focus on a few wackjobs out a crowd of 10,000.
You people know there are fringe people everywhere and you are using them to smear McCain.
Do you see the threats on McCain’s life go to google.
Go to google and you can see thousands of threats on McCain and Palin’s life.

Posted by: To World | October 14, 2008, 7:33 pm 7:33 pm

Was this guy actually arrested? Anyone knows?

Posted by: pol | October 14, 2008, 7:34 pm 7:34 pm

How can any of you say Obama is spewing hate? Blame that on the rabid dog Palin and her grandpa.

Posted by: Jwench | October 14, 2008, 7:34 pm 7:34 pm

GOP is a party of the riffraff.
Some party has to represent
the rabble so their voice is
heard.

Posted by: anon | October 14, 2008, 7:35 pm 7:35 pm

palin and limbaugh NOW THAT IS A REAL PAIR—-A WACKO AND A DUMMY.

Posted by: rodney | October 14, 2008, 7:36 pm 7:36 pm

Two Obama supporters tried to burn down a McCain supporters home.
Posted by: To World | Oct 14, 2008 7:33:45 PM
=========================================
You REPUBLICAN LIAR, it was two drunk teenagers on Saturday night trying to burn some idiots YARD SIGN!!!
Why do you Republicans feel the need to lie about EVERYTHING, just like your candidates McNasty and Palin!!!

Posted by: Davis | October 14, 2008, 7:38 pm 7:38 pm

If this were Obama’s campaign you people would be screaming bloody murder. Get of your hypocritical high horses.

Posted by: Jwench | October 14, 2008, 7:38 pm 7:38 pm

Oh goody, the latest CBS poll.
Gosh, the acorn people must have gotten to CBS too! They rigged the polls!
McCain 39
Obama 53
And McFalin’s negatives keep rising, because the independents and moderates see McFalin for what they are;
desperate liars with NO plans for this country. ALL they have to sell is smears and fears. Hey, that rhymes.

Posted by: Rockets go BANG | October 14, 2008, 7:38 pm 7:38 pm

Obama makes fun of McCain’s war injuries and his naval record.
Obama calls McCain erratic.
Obama makes age jokes.
Obama is causing hate.
Obama is causing hate.

Posted by: Dan | October 14, 2008, 7:39 pm 7:39 pm

This election is unlike anything I have witnessed. Just now I learned that also Dennis Hopper is jumping ship for the first time since the Reagan years. He just told a group of french reporters that he prays that Obama wins.

Posted by: El_Pajaro | October 14, 2008, 7:39 pm 7:39 pm

don,t show you ignorance in blaming the candidates. look at the organizers of the rally.

Posted by: William | October 14, 2008, 7:40 pm 7:40 pm

McCain and his campaign are destructively desperate. The are purposely inspiring the worst forms of racism and hate. They are backwards.
John McCain has said himself he graduated 5th from the bottom of his class.
He is not up to 21st century complexity.
Obama supporters are angry at McCain & Palin, but McCain & Palin started it.
Obama supporters could never say those hateful things against Obama.

Posted by: Save us from Republicans! | October 14, 2008, 7:40 pm 7:40 pm

jwench
you forgot the moose breath—wow

Posted by: rodney | October 14, 2008, 7:42 pm 7:42 pm

A hot stew doesn’t care which garden the carrots came from.

Posted by: len | October 14, 2008, 7:42 pm 7:42 pm

McCain refuses to denounce the comments/comparison of Obama to Osama by a Virginia State Legislature on McCain’s behalf while at the same time continuing to cry foul over Congressman John Lewis comments that Obama did denounce comparing McCain to George Wallace.

Posted by: Paige | October 14, 2008, 7:43 pm 7:43 pm

Obama makes fun of McCain’s war injuries and his naval record.
Obama calls McCain erratic.
Obama makes age jokes.
Obama is causing hate.
Obama is causing hate.
Posted by: Dan | Oct 14, 2008 7:39:02 PM
That’s a bit different than saying he “palls around with terrorists” and insinuating Obama doesn’t love America.
Look into McCains Naval record it’s not what you think it is
He is old. No lie there.
Even Republican Senators call him erratic. It’s true. He has a short fuse.

Posted by: Jwench | October 14, 2008, 7:44 pm 7:44 pm

if obama supporters are doing all these
vile things, jeff, why is it being missed in the msm, including fox
if this were happening at obama rally’
rush and fox would be all over it.
it is not happening.
calling someone erratic is not hate talk
saying kill him is

Posted by: world | October 14, 2008, 7:44 pm 7:44 pm

Why is Palin so afraid of Meet the Press?
Wingnuts were screaming loudly, she has executive experience, more than Obama does! McCain said she knows more about energy than anyone in the USA>
So, let her hold a press conference. She has SO much experience and such a handle on national and international issues, she could knock it out of the park.
Right?
Right?
The most staunch conservatives go on Meet The Press every week, so what is holding her back, doggoneit?

Posted by: Rockets go BANG | October 14, 2008, 7:45 pm 7:45 pm

After all is said and done..the main stream media will not report the fact that Mr. Obama is a Racist and total complete fraud.

Posted by: Frank | October 14, 2008, 7:45 pm 7:45 pm

Obama calls McCain erratic.
________________________________________________
McCain is erratic, impulsive, inconsistent and his campaign is a ship without a rudder.

Posted by: Paige | October 14, 2008, 7:45 pm 7:45 pm

jwench
you forgot the moose breath—wow
Posted by: rodney | Oct 14, 2008 7:42:31 PM
Thanks for reminding me Rodney :)

Posted by: Jwench | October 14, 2008, 7:46 pm 7:46 pm

Palin is a low-IQ type.
You don’t want to get
into slanging match
with her.
Obama/Biden A+
Palin C-

Posted by: anon | October 14, 2008, 7:47 pm 7:47 pm

Why does no one report on the nasty Obama supporters at his rallys? How about that group that showed up in shirts that said Sarah Palin is the Cword? Up on drudge there’s a picture of a woman handing Obama a derogatory Palin sign and Obama is smiling. He doesn’t denounce any of the stuff his surrogates/supporters say about McCain/Palin and he should but the MSM continues to cover for him.

Posted by: Shelley | October 14, 2008, 7:48 pm 7:48 pm

why is obama afraid of palin?
———
obama does not need to think anything about palin, or say anything about her.
this show a small difference in obama supporters and mccain supporters,
“obama has to be afraid of palin.
why, would you say that,
obama is running for POTUS
not trying to get on next sat. night at the wrestling match.
obama wants to fight for american
mccain and palin are just fighting mad.
sarah palin can have a fit on stage, and obama will never have to say a word about her.

Posted by: world | October 14, 2008, 7:49 pm 7:49 pm

anon the c word is what mccain cals his wife—–sounds like a street person.

Posted by: rodney | October 14, 2008, 7:50 pm 7:50 pm

How about that group that showed up in shirts that said Sarah Palin is the Cword?
_____________________________________________
It was reported and it was a group of Libertarians.

Posted by: Mitch | October 14, 2008, 7:51 pm 7:51 pm

McCain camp started the
ugly and deranged attacks.
They should be responded
to in kind.

Posted by: anon | October 14, 2008, 7:52 pm 7:52 pm

Why does no one report on the nasty Obama supporters at his rallys? How about that group that showed up in shirts that said Sarah Palin is the Cword? Up on drudge there’s a picture of a woman handing Obama a derogatory Palin sign and Obama is smiling. He doesn’t denounce any of the stuff his surrogates/supporters say about McCain/Palin and he should but the MSM continues to cover for him.
Posted by: Shelley | Oct 14, 2008 7:48:52 PM
That is a bit different than saying “kill him”, ” off with his head” and “terrorist”. Ahhh the Drudge site. Real reputable.

Posted by: Jwench | October 14, 2008, 7:52 pm 7:52 pm

You wonder why there is so much hate at the rallies – as summed up partially tonight by Keith Olbermann:
Disgraceful?
Obviously, Senator, you haven’t heard your own speeches, and Governor Palin’s, and what people shout during them.
And you haven’t heard your state GOP Chair in Virginia, Jeffrey Frederick, giving talking points to 30 of your field-operatives heading out to canvass voters in Gainesville, Virginia…
With a reporter present, telling them to try to forge a connection between Barack Obama and Osama Bin Laden – to emphasize bombings and terrorism.
And you haven’t heard those volunteers, your volunteers Senator McCain, shout back “and he won’t salute the flag” and “we don’t even know where Senator Obama was really born.”
Senator McCain — these people are speaking for you!

Posted by: Mitch | October 14, 2008, 7:55 pm 7:55 pm

I see there are just as many Obama supporters in here spewing hate as McCain supporters.

Posted by: whatever | October 14, 2008, 7:58 pm 7:58 pm

McCain feeds the paranoid rightwing extremists of his party with the idea that Mickey Mouse will steal the election. He agrees with a supporters claim that the country is being taken over in a coup of “socialist hooligans”. He runs ads pushing guilt by association with half-truths and distortions. He’s chosen a vice president whose husband was a member of and who courted and praised a radical secessionist political party.
Does he really think appealing to the Timothy McVeigh wing of the fringe right is the key to the election?

Posted by: Jeremy | October 14, 2008, 7:59 pm 7:59 pm

who wants to live in a country where the president has to keep his vice president away from mikes’
where would mccain hide palin.
and another thing obama supporters, the mccain people have done it again. lets stop talking about sarah palin and the mess they are bring up at their rallys.
see?
most of the time there is an article about the reps. and their rallys it is this kind of stuff. that helps none of us.
but this is were the mccain people want to be, and they want us down there with them.
jake give us a story of substance.
we have become use to mccain rallys and the hate talk coming from them, we expect that. this is no longer news.
when we hear there is a mccain rally from now on, we will automatically know someone in the audience is yelling hate speech, and the person on the stage behind the podium-is indirectly cheering them on.
now on to things that matter:
what about the economic plan mccain gave us today?

Posted by: world | October 14, 2008, 8:00 pm 8:00 pm

Sensible talk from the Ace of Spaces. I have often thought the exact same thing myself – only I am on the left. Each side has a fringe and we all have an obligation to intervene before the pot on our side boils over.

Posted by: El_Pajaro | October 14, 2008, 8:00 pm 8:00 pm

whatever
no one yelled kill mccain.or called him a terrorist—just the sicko repubs use these tactics.

Posted by: rodney | October 14, 2008, 8:00 pm 8:00 pm

McCain/Palin supporters are DESPICABLE. You deserve to suffer for 8 yrs under Obama. (Unfortunately, he intends reach out to you after he wins. He’s a bigger man than I.)

Posted by: dem in chicago | October 14, 2008, 8:00 pm 8:00 pm

Does he really think appealing to the Timothy McVeigh wing of the fringe right is the key to the election?
Posted by: Jeremy | Oct 14, 2008 7:59:23 PM
Obviously so, because he hasn’t stopped this nonsense.

Posted by: Jwench | October 14, 2008, 8:00 pm 8:00 pm

The Justice Department is investigating this…

Posted by: Deena Rockefeller | October 14, 2008, 8:00 pm 8:00 pm

McCain is showing he can
incite his supporters
into a state of extreme
hatred toward his
political opponents.
He and his advisors are
using Palin to do the
dirty work while McCain
himself goes about doing
some of it.

Posted by: anon | October 14, 2008, 8:02 pm 8:02 pm

what about the economic plan mccain gave us today?
Posted by: world | Oct 14, 2008 8:00:13 PM
I think threatening a Presidential nominee is pretty newsworthy. Man you people are sick pups.

Posted by: Jwench | October 14, 2008, 8:02 pm 8:02 pm

The Justice Department is investigating this…
Posted by: Deena Rockefeller | Oct 14, 2008 8:00:56 PM
And so they should. Everyone of these creeps needs to be locked up.

Posted by: Jwench | October 14, 2008, 8:04 pm 8:04 pm

Sarah Palin is the most underqualified VP candidate in history. She’s great at rehearsing and delivering one-line zingers, but when it comes to substance, she couldn’t even provide a Supreme Court case she disagrees with. She couldn’t even tell you which newspapers she reads to stay informed. She’s so out of it, she said Alaska doesn’t import oil because there’s a ban. WOW! Nor did she have any idea of how much oil Alaska produces or what percentage the US consumes each year. This comes from the woman who McCain called the energy expert in the country. Clueless and scary that the GOP is willing to turn the cheek and call her qualified. She’s simply unacceptable. And the fact her runningmate is 72 years old. If Obama is scary, then McCain Palin is frightening. She makes Dan Quayle look like a genius.

Posted by: Jessica Johnson | October 14, 2008, 8:04 pm 8:04 pm

And, BTW, there are haters on both sides but including the link to those wearing those t-shirts is a perfect example of the false equivalency of the media. Has Obama encouraged the hateraid swillers the way that Palin and McCain have done? McCain agreed with a supporter’s paranoid conspiracy theory about a coup by “socialist holligans Obama and Pelosi”, saying “you’re absolutely right”. What if Obama or Kerry had told some fringe 9/11 truther that? There’d be outrage. Yet, McCain gives validation to the paranoia of the fringe milita-types on the radical right and we get “this is ugly but then again look at this random person in a tasteless t-shirt”. Get off the tireswing.

Posted by: Jeremy | October 14, 2008, 8:05 pm 8:05 pm

How do we Know or not know, That the Guy who yelled kill him was not an Obama supporter?

Posted by: Sandy | October 14, 2008, 8:05 pm 8:05 pm

This is not an isolated incident. Republicans are losing their minds because they think Obama will win. If you want to hear some really despicable things listen to your republican countrymen in a more private setting.

Posted by: Some dude | October 14, 2008, 8:08 pm 8:08 pm

jwrench,
you did not read all of my post.
make sure brain is engaged before fingers start to type.

Posted by: world | October 14, 2008, 8:08 pm 8:08 pm

How do we Know or not know, That the Guy who yelled kill him was not an Obama supporter?
Posted by: Sandy | Oct 14, 2008 8:05:46 PM
Get off that bs. Yes it’s all a big conspiracy. How do we know that it isn’t the Republicans forging voter registrations?
Please for once take responsibility for your actions Republicans. Quit blaming everyone else.

Posted by: Jwench | October 14, 2008, 8:09 pm 8:09 pm

Read the article in ROLLING STONE magazine to see what the real John McCain and Sarah are like! Neither one of them are fit to lead our country! Think about it–John McCain is to old and Sarah Palin is just not qualified to be leaders! Both have been lieing about so many things, if you honestly believe they are capable of leading our country then–You need to get your head out!!!! Just last week the Alaska Legislator found Palin is guilty of abusing her power as Governor. Think what McCain and Palin(don’t forget Todd Palin!) will be like leading our country. I am a 67 year old female and I shutter to think either of them there!

Posted by: lola | October 14, 2008, 8:09 pm 8:09 pm

Probably Obama plants…
PUMA!

Posted by: LeeLee07 | October 14, 2008, 8:10 pm 8:10 pm

In the case of forged registrations, who cares who did them? Since there is no relationship between forged registrations and illegal votes, it doesn’t matter.

Posted by: Mike | October 14, 2008, 8:10 pm 8:10 pm

jwrench,
you did not read all of my post.
make sure brain is engaged before fingers start to type.
Posted by: world | Oct 14, 2008 8:08:56 PM
I realized that after I posted it and was in the process of typing and apology after I went back and read it. IF they don’t report these types of things it only helps McCain. You have my sincerest apologies.

Posted by: Jwench | October 14, 2008, 8:11 pm 8:11 pm

Attention republicans! If these idiots dont represent you and your feelings, and you guys are so much into physical action, why dont you punk these idiots and throw them out of the rally, just to show you dont like that stuff? You just seem to be happy to let them stand right there next to you, so you are guilty by association, the same way you try to make Obama.

Posted by: SemperFi | October 14, 2008, 8:14 pm 8:14 pm

yes, i agree, but we should always try to bring the conversation back to the issues that matter to us, and who is best to lead this country.
I don’t not want any distractions.
no matter what the mccain people say or do, i want to keep on the main fact that we do not need mccain and palin anywhere near the white house.

Posted by: world | October 14, 2008, 8:14 pm 8:14 pm

In the case of forged registrations, who cares who did them? Since there is no relationship between forged registrations and illegal votes, it doesn’t matter.
Posted by: Mike | Oct 14, 2008 8:10:49 PM
I know the elections officials in each state look at them. Which is why ACORN and Obama is a non- issue.

Posted by: Jwench | October 14, 2008, 8:14 pm 8:14 pm

There is a huge difference between a lynch mob and name calling.

Posted by: Mike | October 14, 2008, 8:14 pm 8:14 pm

Sandy: “How do we Know or not know, That the Guy who yelled kill him was not an Obama supporter?”
The FACT that the speaker did not immediately rebuke the yellers (there have been many DOCUMENTED outbursts) and expel them from the event, as would be done if an Obama supporter started suggesting McCain’s assassination, suggests a level of tolerance by the Republican leadership. Indeed, Palin herself is saying Obama supports terrorists (plural) who want to attack America; this is a group that the majority of Americans (including Obama, on the record) do indeed support killing.
By not cracking down on such outbursts, which are particularly vile considering the history of black leaders being murdered by right wing political extremists, Republicans own them. If Obama is assinated after the Republicans current spate of hate mongering they will, justly or not, own that event too and likely not regain power for a generation.

Posted by: jhw539 | October 14, 2008, 8:16 pm 8:16 pm

Probably Obama plants…
PUMA!
Posted by: LeeLee07 | Oct 14, 2008 8:10:25 PM
Just thought I would let you know that Hillary said there is zero chance she is running again. She wants to stay in the Senate and do the most good there.
Guess you can vote for Obama now.

Posted by: Jwench | October 14, 2008, 8:17 pm 8:17 pm

“There is a huge difference between a lynch mob and name calling”
yeah, about an hour.

Posted by: JR | October 14, 2008, 8:17 pm 8:17 pm

well, the mob at a mccain rally, who i guess could not get to obama, turned on a black camera man one day.

Posted by: world | October 14, 2008, 8:19 pm 8:19 pm

Who cares? The Fortune 100 I work for has already said that if Obama is elected they may have to lay-off 25% of their workforce to off-set the increase in taxes.

Posted by: t. hill | October 14, 2008, 8:20 pm 8:20 pm

McCain supporter: Obama is an Arab!
McCain: No he’s a good man.
Tell me that McCain doesn’t sound like a racist. I’d give him the benefit of the doubt because in this case it looked like his heart was in the right place and it just came out wrong.
He’s got to be more careful about what he says though.

Posted by: Flash Override | October 14, 2008, 8:20 pm 8:20 pm

t.hill,
Do you mean to say that capital is threatening to go on strike to try to bully people into voting for McCain?

Posted by: Mike | October 14, 2008, 8:21 pm 8:21 pm

I don’t know why anybody is surprised at the Republicans. Conservative talk radio has been bashing blacks for years, calling them socialists and saying they get everything handed to them. That describes GW Bush.
Everyday Lou Dobbs calls illegal immigrants “aliens.” No human being is an alien just because they don’t have a passport. He tries to make them non-human because they are a different race. He tries to make them OTHER.
So does it surprise you that when it looks like a black man with a foreign sounding name will probably become the next President, that the Republicans will try to turn him into a scary foreigner? They’re going nuts. This is their worst nightmare.
This is what Republicans do. They use racism, fear-mongering, and lies to get what they want. But it’s still not working. Americans are finally waking up and not falling for it anymore.

Posted by: McHooverville | October 14, 2008, 8:21 pm 8:21 pm

jr
that came from the heart.

Posted by: rodney | October 14, 2008, 8:21 pm 8:21 pm

Mike: “There is a huge difference between a lynch mob and name calling.”
In the modern era, it has been exclusively right wing extremists responsible for murdering Americans – be they abortion doctors, secretaries in clinics, church goers in a liberal church (murdered this year by a deranged man who gave a statement that sounded much like the Hannity and O’Reily books found in his home), or innocent children in the nursery of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (guess McVeigh was listening to all those jack-booted-thug rants of the Right, including McCain’s friend Gordon Liddy).
Right wing extremists have murdered people in the past few decades. Left wing extremists have not. That is fact, and that is why the Republican’s going not only negative but inciting hatred is deplorable.

Posted by: jhw539 | October 14, 2008, 8:22 pm 8:22 pm

It’s hard to believe Republicans are trying to portrait Obama as a “terrorist”. Who else will be “terrorist” under Republican’s eyes? All Democrats? All Independents? Everybody who do not support McCain? Everybody who are not “white”? Scary!

Posted by: disgust | October 14, 2008, 8:23 pm 8:23 pm

Who cares? The Fortune 100 I work for has already said that if Obama is elected they may have to lay-off 25% of their workforce to off-set the increase in taxes.
Posted by: t. hill | Oct 14, 2008 8:20:02 PM
Why do you people lie?….lol. He isn’t even in office yet. It’s about time some of these corporations with these CEO’s making millions and millions of dollars in salary should be taxed accordingly. Tell your CEO to cut his pay down to save your job!

Posted by: Jwench | October 14, 2008, 8:24 pm 8:24 pm

t. hill ” The Fortune 100 I work for has already said that if Obama is elected they may have to lay-off 25% of their workforce to off-set the increase in taxes. ”
Then that is an exceptionally poorly run corporation and you could make a good deal of money by shorting their stock.
If a return to almost the level of taxation seen during Clinton – heck, during the end of the Reagan years – harms a company, that company has deeper systemic issues.

Posted by: jhw539 | October 14, 2008, 8:24 pm 8:24 pm

“Just thought I would let you know that Hillary said there is zero chance she is running again. She wants to stay in the Senate and do the most good there.
Guess you can vote for Obama now.”
ROFLMAO!
Why? Did Obama get a brain transplant last night????
Hmmmm, that means that I might be voting for Palin in 2012! :D
NoBama, NoWay, NoHow.
PUMA! McCain/Palin 2008 – In lieu of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton.
“No self respecting woman should wish or work for the success of a party which ignores her sex.” – Susan B. Anthony

Posted by: LeeLee07 | October 14, 2008, 8:27 pm 8:27 pm

Jwench: At this point the “PUMA” commenters are pretty exclusively kids trying to provoke reactions (trolling in internet parlance) or Republicans.
Real supporters of Senator Clinton are not as stupid as Republicans seem to assume when they try to spoof them online.

Posted by: jhw539 | October 14, 2008, 8:27 pm 8:27 pm

Hmmmm, that means that I might be voting for Palin in 2012! :D
NoBama, NoWay, NoHow.
PUMA! McCain/Palin 2008 – In lieu of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Posted by: LeeLee07 | Oct 14, 2008 8:27:37 PM
Now I see why you ignore everything Hillary stood for. I hope they send Ms. Ethical back to Alaska on November 4th.

Posted by: Jwench | October 14, 2008, 8:29 pm 8:29 pm

“that means that I might be voting for Palin in 2012″
only if you live in Alaska and are voting for governor, even the republicans would balk at running her for president.

Posted by: JR | October 14, 2008, 8:30 pm 8:30 pm

McCain and Palin should take a lesson from one of our founding fathers:
John Adams once said: “A mob is no less a mob because they are with you.”
It would be easy for McCain and Palin to stop this behavior, to set up crowd monitors or ask the Secret Service to extract these folks. Obama even showed them how when he easily and calmly chastised his own supporters for even lightly booing the mention of his opponents. I guess Palin has a new take on “family values.” Maybe her new campaign slogan should be: “Vote for Hate in 2008.” Shameful behavior from a citizen of the US, and a mother no less. What does this teach yours children?

Posted by: RealityCheck | October 14, 2008, 8:30 pm 8:30 pm

lee lee palin—may god bless all of us we would need it.

Posted by: rodney | October 14, 2008, 8:31 pm 8:31 pm

Real supporters of Senator Clinton are not as stupid as Republicans seem to assume when they try to spoof them online.
Posted by: jhw539 | Oct 14, 2008 8:27:56 PM
I know. I was a Hillary supporter. :)

Posted by: Jwench | October 14, 2008, 8:31 pm 8:31 pm

“Jwench: At this point the “PUMA” commenters are pretty exclusively kids trying to provoke reactions (trolling in internet parlance) or Republicans.
Real supporters of Senator Clinton are not as stupid as Republicans seem to assume when they try to spoof them online.“
****************************************Oh look, a delusional person! Lolololol.
PUMA! McCain/Palin 2008 – In lieu of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton.
“No self respecting woman should wish or work for the success of a party which ignores her sex.” – Susan B. Anthony

Posted by: LeeLee07 | October 14, 2008, 8:32 pm 8:32 pm

Opinions and rear ends, everyone has them and so do I. The other day we saw pictures of idiots wearing shirts with lewd comments of Palin. Someone knows them and depending on their company they will be heros or scorned. Now we have nuts yelling insane comments at McCain events. Looks like with the John Lewis comments, the McCain comments back to him ,that someone would be perched ready to snap a photo and since this comment included the word ‘kill’ if caught this person would be in deep do.
Ayers should be fair game, not from a racial standpoint, not from a terrorist standpoint( even though you got to admit Ayers is a jerk) but what is important to me is that Obama as a president could shape education for years to come. The Annenberg challenge appears nothing more than a waste and an attempt by Ayers and others to indoctrinate kids to radical ideas instead of teaching them what everyone else should learn and that is math , reading, writting and reasoning skills and with a quater of a million HS dropouts in the Chicago area good education is badly needed.
So get it in the open and see what falls out, stop the bickering and silly insults.

Posted by: david | October 14, 2008, 8:32 pm 8:32 pm

How naive and gullible are Americans? Those yelling things like “kill him” are probably on the Obama payroll to discredit the Republicans.

Posted by: petee | October 14, 2008, 8:33 pm 8:33 pm

Hey Rodney!
PUMA!

Posted by: LeeLee07 | October 14, 2008, 8:34 pm 8:34 pm

Well Mike,
If a corporation plans for a new administration and they know that the administration is going to raise their taxes by 5% then they have to plan for the worse and that means lay-offs in order to offset the additional cost. Under the Obama plan, the corporation that I work for will have their tax bill raised an additional $500 million. To pay for that additional taxes they will do at least 2 things, lay people off and raise the prices of their products. It’s Capitalism 101.

Posted by: t. hill | October 14, 2008, 8:34 pm 8:34 pm

“How naive and gullible are Americans? Those yelling things like “kill him” are probably on the Obama payroll to discredit the Republicans.” petee
@ petee
It doesn’t matter!! The candidates should still stop them from being at their rallies. And, Obama doesn’t need to sling mud – he’s winning, or maybe you hadn’t noticed. You guys are pathetic.

Posted by: RealityCheck | October 14, 2008, 8:36 pm 8:36 pm

Posted by: david | Oct 14, 2008 8:32:41 PM
McCain has his own skeletons. Take for instance his Transition Chief & Saddam, G. Gordon Liddy, US Council For World Freedom. Don’t cast stones at Obama when your candidate has done things that were not too shiny either.

Posted by: Jwench | October 14, 2008, 8:37 pm 8:37 pm

hey lee lee–we are still disagreeing. civil though it may be,

Posted by: rodney | October 14, 2008, 8:37 pm 8:37 pm

Ah, sweet merciful crap, this is getting silly. You say “ANOTHER” man yells “kill him” in reference to Obama….. Well,one of these men was yelling in reference to William Ayers, not Obama. Does that make it an okay thing to say? No. But let’s be precise, shall we? I will want to look at the video of these audiences to see at what point anyone yelled anything. But I’m sick and tired of people claiming that Palin and/or McCain are inciting these outbursts.
I’m also sick and tired of people acting as if this only happens on one end of the political spectrum. I was pleasantly surprised to hear a reporter on cable today (I’m blanking on which channel and which reporter– not a Fox babe, though, I know) talking about the crowds shouting at rallies who was honest about the fact that it happens all the time at rallies on all sides. She had covered Kerry in 2004 and said she heard comparable stuff shouted out against Bush during Kerry rallies (does that surprise anyone?). She said that the candidates often cannot hear what’s being said by crowd members. She was not terribly impressed or concerned about these isolated incidents. I remember while she was reporting thinking, “So where the hell were you last week? Why didn’t you speak up?”
Finally, I noticed today that there’s a lovely article circulating on the net about a loyal Obama supporter who has a “colorful” Halloween display in his yard. He has a McCain figure in klan robes chasing Obama across the lawn. Yep, that’s as classy as the Palin is a C-word t-shirts. Tell me again about how its just drooling raving mad republicans who carry on like idiots over the election. I’m not buying it.

Posted by: GetReal | October 14, 2008, 8:38 pm 8:38 pm

Well Mike,
If a corporation plans for a new administration and they know that the administration is going to raise their taxes by 5% then they have to plan for the worse and that means lay-offs in order to offset the additional cost. Under the Obama plan, the corporation that I work for will have their tax bill raised an additional $500 million. To pay for that additional taxes they will do at least 2 things, lay people off and raise the prices of their products. It’s Capitalism 101.
Posted by: t. hill | Oct 14, 2008 8:34:28 PM
Tell your CEO to cut back on his salary and his stock options. That should save a bundle.

Posted by: Jwench | October 14, 2008, 8:39 pm 8:39 pm

jwench,
The CEO that runs the company I work for has a base salary of $1.2 million per year, the rest of the profits go to investors. To raise taxes on a corporation takes people’s jobs away and cuts into people’s investment.

Posted by: t. hill | October 14, 2008, 8:41 pm 8:41 pm

If someone yells “Kill him” at a rally, it’s up to the speakers to set that lunatic straight. If they remain silent and fail to separate themselves from that ugliness it’s as if they are saying it themselves. Also, those who yell “Kill him” are making very serious threats on Obama’s life and I would hope they ould be arrested. Free speech does not permit someone to yell out a death threat and such slimebags should not be loose on the street.

Posted by: hopesprings52 | October 14, 2008, 8:42 pm 8:42 pm

News Flash:
William Timmons, the Washington lobbyist who John McCain has named to head his presidential transition team, aided an influence effort on behalf of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein to ease international sanctions against his regime.

Posted by: Flash Override | October 14, 2008, 8:42 pm 8:42 pm

Until proven otherwise, any jerk who yells such a thing in public might be an Obama-plant. It’s exactly the kind of deceptive misdirection one might expect from an Executive Community Agitator.

Posted by: bluecollarbytes | October 14, 2008, 8:42 pm 8:42 pm

McCain went to an ACORN meeting!

Posted by: McHooverville | October 14, 2008, 8:43 pm 8:43 pm

getreal
haloween–however mccain is a little scary dont need a mask—–looks like dracula,(after getting caught in the sun)

Posted by: rodney | October 14, 2008, 8:43 pm 8:43 pm

getreal was that in clan territory.

Posted by: rodney | October 14, 2008, 8:46 pm 8:46 pm

McCain is so desperate to win so he is willing to use any dity tactics just to win the election. Knowing that he can not win by focusing on the current economy messes he turns to personal attack while Americans are suffering to feed their families! This has proved to EVERYBODY (except McCain’s hard core supporters) that McCain will do everything just for himself. Why he is running for President? NOT for you, BUT for HIMSELF. I believe McCain will be MUCH WORSER than BUSH. Who cares about the PAST? We need someone who can help us IN THE FUTURE!

Posted by: oh | October 14, 2008, 8:47 pm 8:47 pm

That’s ok, rodney – you are my absolute favorite Obama supporter! :D
PUMA!

Posted by: LeeLee07 | October 14, 2008, 8:49 pm 8:49 pm

Puma’s pretty much done except for the few diehards.

Posted by: ll | October 14, 2008, 8:50 pm 8:50 pm

John Adams once said: “A mob is no less a mob because they are with you.”

Posted by: RealityCheck | October 14, 2008, 8:50 pm 8:50 pm

Sarah Palin and John McCain have already done the damage psychologically. Since we have all been over this before – these two are despicable. Their words a few days earlier crowd rage. Rage is continuing. These two encouraging assassination 0of another Presidential Candidate should be criminal. Now we have two candidates on same ticket who have been found guilty of abuse of power. Both broke ethics laws. This is a first ever for America.

Posted by: Sharonklim | October 14, 2008, 8:52 pm 8:52 pm

jwench,
The CEO that runs the company I work for has a base salary of $1.2 million per year, the rest of the profits go to investors. To raise taxes on a corporation takes people’s jobs away and cuts into people’s investment.
Posted by: t. hill | Oct 14, 2008 8:41:28 PM
Gee I feel sorry for your CEO. HE only makes 1.2 million as a base salary. There’s the problem!

Posted by: Jwench | October 14, 2008, 8:53 pm 8:53 pm

bluecollarbytes,
and all the people around him who didn’t turn him in must have been Obama plants as well. Just how many people in the crowd are actually _for_ McCain then?

Posted by: Mike | October 14, 2008, 8:55 pm 8:55 pm

Jake,
You need to put in end to this moral equivalency nonsense.
People yelling “Kill him!” at a Palin rally is in no way comparable to someone calling Palin the c word.

Posted by: Sarah | October 14, 2008, 8:56 pm 8:56 pm

Ok Republicans we will play your little game. Even if it is Obama supporters and that is a real BIG if, for these 2 not to say anything is despicable.
Sarah Palin is the one who incited this, she should be held responsible if anything should happen to Obama.

Posted by: Jwench | October 14, 2008, 8:56 pm 8:56 pm

Anyone saying things like “kill him” should be detained and questioned by the Secret Service if that person can be identified as having made such threatening statements. Verbal threats should be taken seriously, even if made in the heat of partisan passion at a political rally . Does something bad have to happen before authorities take action? I’m all for freedom of speech, but the last time I checked it didn’t include threatening someone’s life. If something tragic does happen to Senator Obama by someone who shouted these kinds of statements, the blame will be laid squarely at the feet of the McCain campaign.

Posted by: Gabriel Feher | October 14, 2008, 8:58 pm 8:58 pm

Why is it that, every time a “Code Pink” clown starts yelling slogans at a McCain rally, they(understandably)get the bum’s rush faster than you can say “Jack Robinson”, but when bloodthirsty crackpots call for acts of violence, nobody kicks them out?

Posted by: ATO | October 14, 2008, 8:58 pm 8:58 pm

leelee i am old enough to be obamas father—and lily white–i just feel comfortable with the guy —-came up like him –the hard way–however i do not agree with all he is about–but then again noone is perfect—-but definately do not like mccain,and know of him for 50 years.if not for willy i would have been for hillery and would want obama to be vp, and then potus.

Posted by: rodney | October 14, 2008, 9:00 pm 9:00 pm

Country before party, always.
PUMA! McCain/Palin 2008 – In lieu of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton
Posted by: LeeLee07 | Oct 14, 2008
8:57:05 PM
If you cared about your country you wouldn’t vote McCain and Palin. I guess you agree with what they have been doing in that case.
Hillary and quite a few of her supporters got over it. Why can’t you?

Posted by: Jwench | October 14, 2008, 9:01 pm 9:01 pm

Anybody who said kill other person should be send to jail. These kinds of behaviour is the same as the terrorits and should not be let without punishment.

Posted by: leche | October 14, 2008, 9:02 pm 9:02 pm

Because of how McCain/Palin has handled and ridiculed the media are treated horribly by their crowds. They are called communists, liberalist, socialists. If news media are black they hear racial slurs. These reactions by the crowds only started once Palin joined the ticket heavily and when speeches got very negative. Palin tells the lie like no one else can. These Republicans are believing her without checking/researching. The word “terrorist” has gotten Republican base riled. Something dangerous may soon happen. Episodes across America have already started!!

Posted by: Sharonklim | October 14, 2008, 9:03 pm 9:03 pm

jwench,
Why do you feel he doesn’t deserve it? Do you think he should give you some of his money?

Posted by: t. hill | October 14, 2008, 9:03 pm 9:03 pm

leche
there are laws to do just that jail and a fine.

Posted by: rodney | October 14, 2008, 9:03 pm 9:03 pm

Rodney –
Just cannot get with Obama. He leaves me cold, the guy isn’t qualified and there are too many lies by him (he calls them “distractions”) and unanswered questions.
In spite of all that, you are still my favorite Obama supporter!
PUMA! McCain/Palin 2008 – In lieu of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton.
“No self respecting woman should wish or work for the success of a party which ignores her sex.” – Susan B. Anthony

Posted by: LeeLee07 | October 14, 2008, 9:04 pm 9:04 pm

The Palin family home was assessed at more than half a million dollars — $552,000 to be exact.
Todd Palin says that he built the 3,450 square-foot, half million dollar home himself with the help of some “buddies.” Since Sarah Palin blocked an effort to require the filing of building permits as mayor of Wasilla, there is no record of who Todd’s “buddies” were.
Coincidentally, at the same time that Todd and his “buddies” were building the Palin house, the $12.5 million dollar Wasilla sports complex and hockey rink was under construction right down the road.
The architect who was awarded the $12.5 million sports complex, Blase Burkhart, is the son of Roy Burkhart, a Palin campaign contributor and the head of the local Republican party. Additionally, several of the subcontractors on the sports complex – including Spenard Builders Supply – were also contributors to Palin’s campaign.
In addition to contributing to Palin’s political campaign, Spenard Builders Supply happens to be the sponsor of Todd Palin’s snow-machine team. Atoine Bricks, a Spenard Builders Supply employee, stated that Spenard supplied the materials for the Palin house. If the Spenard name sounds familiar, that’s because they are one of the contractors that worked on Senator Ted Stevens house.
Alaskan Senator Ted Stevens was indicted recently, for accepting $250,000 worth of free renovations to his house from oil pipeline company VECO. Spenard Builders Supply is one of the contractors that worked on Stevens house.
Palin worked on Senator Ted Steven’s 527 group. Palin’s name is listed on 2003 incorporation papers of the “Ted Stevens Excellence in Public Service, Inc.,” a 527 group that could raise unlimited funds from corporate donors. The group was designed to serve as a political boot camp for Republican women in the state. She served as one of three directors until June 2005.
Coincidence? Or is this another scandal that Bimbo Palin is involved in??

Posted by: Julie | October 14, 2008, 9:04 pm 9:04 pm

Ronald Reagan RAISED corporate taxes, not lowered them.
Isn’t he the quitessential Republican?
And that’s EXACTLY what Obama wants to do!
—————————–
The average Fortune 500 company pays LESS than 18% annually in taxes. I pay more than that and I only make 50k/year!
Why should the middle class pay more of a percentage of their income than multi-million dollar campanies and their multi-million dollar stock holders?
You want to think that those reduced taxes create more jobs….they don’t. They just reduce costs and make more profit for the wealthiest people in the USA.
That’s why the holdings of the top 5% have DOUBLED in 8 years while middle class incomes have been stagnant (or gone down if you factor price increases)

Posted by: Keynes Missed Something | October 14, 2008, 9:05 pm 9:05 pm

jwench,
Why do you feel he doesn’t deserve it? Do you think he should give you some of his money?
Posted by: t. hill | Oct 14, 2008 9:03:21 PM
You said base salary. Add his stock options nobody is that good that they deserve that amount of money to run a company. Why do you think most of these places have gone under and need bailed out? It’s called GREED!

Posted by: Jwench | October 14, 2008, 9:06 pm 9:06 pm

i keep hearing that corporations will do this or that if obama gets elected.
they will lay off workers ,or go out of business ,or raise prices or whatever.
i have news for you jarheads. laws governing what businesses are allowed to do are going to CHANGE. yes thats right ,CHANGE.
listen up , after the democrats get done taking care of the details ,big business will be so silly slapped they will be happy to just BE in business ,and not be under some government investigation .
btw, get ready for some REALLY down and DIRTY DEMOCRATIC LED INVESTIGATIONS…are you ready? i sure as hell am.
businesses that blatantly use the current economic system to abuse the american voters/taxpayers and consumers are going to get a really BIG WAKE UP CALL in the next 4 years…new laws and sweeping powers for new investigative agencies and old ones as well (can you say fbi?) will allow the liberals to show the world just how badly the republicans were lying and cheating and conniving. no, its not going to be pretty …BUT I CANT WAIT!!!!
it DEFINITELY wont be “business as usual” once the democrats have a solid majority in place ,including a mega progressive black liberal in the oval office…thats for sure!

Posted by: bah | October 14, 2008, 9:09 pm 9:09 pm

Palin reminds me of some high school students (as I wouldn’t want to put all high school students in this category). She talks tough in front of a crowd of her consorts but does NOT go near a place where her statements might get scrutinized. How pathetic! At least Obama had the wit go on Fox News and hold his own.

Posted by: Lori | October 14, 2008, 9:12 pm 9:12 pm

Everytime I hear this talk of “Kill Obama” coming from these McCain / Palin events, I have to ask, WHERE IS THE SECRET SERVICE? They are supposed to protect the Presidential candidates. Why are they not out in the crowd arresting the people that are saying this. If McCain / Palin won’t address this themselves and condemn this hateful rhetoric, I am sure that prominent arrests at their campaign rallys that are broadcast on all of the networks (except for Fox no doubt) would do a lot to bring this to an end.

Posted by: Bill | October 14, 2008, 9:13 pm 9:13 pm

yep ,stick a fork in puma (and the republican party too) THEY ARE BOTH DONE!!
losers…

Posted by: bah | October 14, 2008, 9:14 pm 9:14 pm

What is FBI doing about all the threats against Obama??? These are most certainly threats! Threat to “kill” by a person needs to be arrested. I have not seen one incident where police/FBI arrested person or other Republicans told people yelling to stop. Palin and McCain seem to be reverting back to not telling them to stop. Barack Obama stops his crowd immediately if they say anything too nasty or boo too loudly. I am a white person registered Republican. But even I can see the racial key words used on their campaign rally crowds. I am alarmed!!! And I have had it with these two!! This is 2008. America is a racial diverse nation and no one should tolerate racism. News please keep the pressure on!! Ask why FBI not arresting these people??? Maybe McCain and Palin need investigating themselves???

Posted by: Sharonklim | October 14, 2008, 9:17 pm 9:17 pm

I think I am now TOTALLY SICK of McCain and Palin. As a moderate who has voted for both
republicans and democrats (I believe in voting for the person – not the party), I wouldn’t vote for McCain if his opponent was a snake. McCain and Palin are sick, stupid and vicious.

Posted by: Mimi | October 14, 2008, 9:19 pm 9:19 pm

These idiots that act on hatred do not deserve to be a part of our polical process.
Neither do the mobs on the Upper West Side of Manhattan that vehemently chastise people simply for carrying a McCain/Palin sign.
…you would think ABC and other media outlets would have a camera handy being just around the corner.

Posted by: David Cummings | October 14, 2008, 9:19 pm 9:19 pm

jwench,
Greed is also called capitalism. Without corporations wanting more and paying out less they would be left with nothing. Nothing means investors don’t invest. Nothing means they can’t create jobs that pays money. Nothing is what’s left without greed.

Posted by: t. hill | October 14, 2008, 9:20 pm 9:20 pm

Julie
What a house is valued at and what it can sell for are very different. I live in an area where family and friends often get together for building projects and often, for the cost of materials, a nice home can get built. This is called bartering(I provide a service for a friend, the friend in turn does a service for me).
It pays to have friends who have skills and thankfully the government has not found a way to tax it.

Posted by: david | October 14, 2008, 9:21 pm 9:21 pm

As someone else mentioned, McCain/Palin rallies only lack hoods and sheets.
Comparing Obama supporters and McCain supporters is a joke, If you use similar logic then we have to conclude that for recent problem at Georgia, There was nothing to blame Russia for.
Anybody with decent education or anyone Christian could never condone this kind of behavior or be silent once they find out about such response from the crowd.
If McCain and Palin really care about civility and decency they could start the speech at Rally by saying that they want their supporter to show basic decency in the light of these kinds of event.
I had tremendous respect for McCain eventhough I would have never voted for him but he loses all the respect from me in the light of campaign he ran, I thought that it will tough for me support Obama with opponent such as McCain who I admired greatly but now it has become a easy decision.

Posted by: SJ | October 14, 2008, 9:21 pm 9:21 pm

Conservative Icon William F. Buckley wrote today:
“Eight years of ‘conservative’ government has brought us a doubled national debt, ruinous expansion of entitlement programs, bridges to nowhere, poster boy Jack Abramoff and an ill-premised, ill-waged war conducted by politicians of breathtaking arrogance. As a sideshow, it brought us a truly obscene attempt at federal intervention in the Terry Schiavo case.”
Now add to his list the Republican Party pushing America back to the days of racism and lynchings.
The republican party is self-destructing, but not before scorching America with its exit.
In 21 days, our Nation will rise again.

Posted by: clifton | October 14, 2008, 9:22 pm 9:22 pm

How’s McCain’s “reboot” coming along?
CBS/NY Times. 10/10-13. Likely voters.
McCain: 39 (was 45)
Obama: 53 (was 48)

Posted by: help is coming | October 14, 2008, 9:22 pm 9:22 pm

I notice there’s nothing about the voting fraud going on at ACORN on ABC’s website. Why hasn’t Obama denounced ACORN or did I miss it?

Posted by: Shelley | October 14, 2008, 9:22 pm 9:22 pm

Jake, did you just compare a public call for murder to wearing a t-shirt?

Posted by: maria | October 14, 2008, 9:26 pm 9:26 pm

i am looking forward
in 20 more days
to hearing nothing, ever, from McCain and Palin again
in my lifetime
these racist pigs
who are inciting their rabble to hate
and to kill
McCain and Palin are guilty of treason
against the USA
and I am sick of them.

Posted by: Uconn09 | October 14, 2008, 9:30 pm 9:30 pm

“If you cared about your country you wouldn’t vote McCain and Palin. I guess you agree with what they have been doing in that case.
Hillary and quite a few of her supporters got over it. Why can’t you?”
Jwench –
When Hillary ceded the nomination to Obama, he did not change overnight. He is still the same person he was the day before he was given the nom. So why would I change my mind about voting for him?
I really do not think Obama is qualified to be POTUS and his judgment and character (to me) leaves much to be desired. So many questions about Obama are unanswered. We all know that the media is in the tank for Obama and is not vetting him as he should be. This is, I believe, the year true journalism died. Because of that, this man may very well be president and yet we know nothing about him.
Obama has changed his mind on about every issue he has run on. We have no valid background check on this man, no senatorial, medical or educational records to speak of. There is a civil court case against him in regards to his birth certificate. Nearly all of his associates have been found to be radical or extremist in some manner. There are ties to ACORN and questions about voter registration fraud. When asked about any of this, he says “this is a distraction” and is allowed by the fawning press to blow the issue off.
We know that much cheating went on by his people at the caucuses and the smearing of Hillary and Bill Clinton as racists by his campaign was disgraceful. They did not deserve that. Obama has lied about so much, to even include the circumstances of his birth. That does not leave a person like me much to base my trust on.
No, Jwench, I cannot, will not, vote for Obama because Obama is not what he appears to be.
PUMA! McCain/Palin 2008 – In lieu of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton.
“No self respecting woman should wish or work for the success of a party which ignores her sex.” – Susan B. Anthony

Posted by: LeeLee07 | October 14, 2008, 9:32 pm 9:32 pm

Thanks for being balanced and sensible about this…I think those in the media would do well to be more logical and less emotional, such as in this article and emphasize how destructive this is, whoever engages in it. Nice job on a serious problem.

Posted by: Mannie | October 14, 2008, 9:35 pm 9:35 pm

And what exactly is the FBI and Justice Department doing about the Obama crowd that kept shouting they wanted to “lynch” Palin?

Posted by: Lee | October 14, 2008, 9:36 pm 9:36 pm

I am disgusted by some of the supporters on both ends. You have the losers at the McCain/Palin rallies yelling that garbage (and McCain did address it here in MN) and Obama supporters selling and wearing t-shirts
saying “Palin is a c–t”. You don’t like a woman’s political viewpoint and that’s OK? Where’s Obama denouncing that type of garbage? Neither Obama or McCain have the ability to control everything their supporters say and do
and both have their share of extremists or ignorant fools and those knuckleheads do not represent either of these candidates or the rest of their supporters. I’d like to see someone in the Obama camp though denounce some of the Palin stuff that is going on out there. I’ve heard McCain address the issue but nothing yet from the Obama camp.

Posted by: alpaig52 | October 14, 2008, 9:42 pm 9:42 pm

hey jake – calling SP a bad name and linking BHO to terrorists and threatening to do harm are APPLES AND ORANGES. Your journalistic integrity just dropped a notch with that one…everything doesnt have to be even (get a grip, this is not CNN).

Posted by: Jake you are wrong | October 14, 2008, 9:42 pm 9:42 pm

racist pigs
McCain and Palin
the lipstick has given way to the foaming mouths
of rabid dogs
who will rip our country to shreds
if given the chance
to complete the work of bush and cheyney
to find the end of times
on campus we hate them
bush cheyney palin mccain
we hate them

Posted by: Uconn09 | October 14, 2008, 9:42 pm 9:42 pm

BAH
if obama does become president there won’t be any business to crack down on. They will move out of the country because of the taxes he will impose on them. Think, where’s obama going to get all this money for these plans he says he has.
McCain/Palin 2008

Posted by: John W | October 14, 2008, 9:43 pm 9:43 pm

But “hate-mongering” seems to have replaced “racist” as the insult of the day to silence Obama critics, particularly his political opponents. Not everyone who has problems with Obama is a racist or a hatemonger.
Posted by: moderate |
********************************************* Oh please…..There is a BIG difference between exciting your audience and INCITING your audience. When you claim that Obama is different from everybody else in that audience, it isn’t addressing issues. When you make false claims that Obama is hanging around with Terrorists, that isn’t addressing the issues. When you tell your audience, you are so fearful of what will become of the country if they allow Obama to win the election, that isn’t addressing the issues. Those are ideas used to exploit racial bias in people.
As far as people claiming Bush is a war criminal, it isn’t just we Americans who don’t support him. There are a number of countries that have warrants for his arrest, that he will never be able to step foot in. There are many people who have good reason for believing the way they do.

Posted by: Truth Matters | October 14, 2008, 9:49 pm 9:49 pm

clifton: spake “Conservative Icon William F. Buckley wrote today: …”
Very nice, but William F. Buckley has been dead for some time.

Posted by: light headed Joe | October 14, 2008, 9:51 pm 9:51 pm

And, when you interviewed this person who yelled “Kill him” at the rally, how did he answer the following questions?
1. Was he an Obama supporter or a McCain supporter?
2. What party registration does he claim?
3. What is his name and address and who did he vote for in the last election.
4. Did he know that ABC would be reporting on this rally?

Posted by: Judy Benz | October 14, 2008, 9:53 pm 9:53 pm

john w,
Since 1929, Republicans and Democrats have each controlled the presidency for nearly 40 years. … As of Friday, a $10,000 investment in the S.& P. stock market index would have grown to $11,733 if invested under Republican presidents only … Invested under Democratic presidents only, $10,000 would have grown to $300,671 at a compound rate of 8.9 percent over nearly 40 years.

Posted by: Mike | October 14, 2008, 10:00 pm 10:00 pm

America is damned… just like the good Rev. Wright said.
It’s a Biblical Christian principle: If you do good, you are blessed. If you do evil, you will be damned.
Our nation has done so much evil in the world. We are hated for our treatment of foreigners,ect.
Look at all we are going through – wildfires, failed economy, soaring crime rate, divided nation. We are damned.

Posted by: Lucky Lucy | October 14, 2008, 10:02 pm 10:02 pm

Hi, Truth Matters– I almost placed a bet with my spouse about how long it would take for someone to claim that the criticisms of Bush were not illegitimate. You were pretty quick, so I would have won that bet. And of course, you would have earned me bonus credit by also dragging up the racist charge.
Sorry, I still contend that McCain and Palin excite rather than incite. I was SO disappointed in John Lewis making his ill-conceived criticism this weekend. McCain is a good man, and I’m sorry that some of you do not see that. I realize Ayers is a touchy subject for you, but people should be able to ask about that relationship. And I think Obama’s worldview and his associations are an issue. McCain and Palin address plenty of other, admittedly more important, issues in their speeches– energy policy, tax policy, their views on things like abortion— but all the press picks up on is any comments about Obama’s associations. That is why I think the tactic is not effective– it gives the media who are not in any hurry to give them a fair shake to start with something to focus on and an excuse to continue to ignore their other statements which deserve a wider audience.

Posted by: moderate | October 14, 2008, 10:03 pm 10:03 pm

Jake, for sure you know what an agent provocateur is. A politician hires someone to pose as a supporter of his opponent to discredit the opponent. Evidently the Obama team thinks it’s effective in putting McCain/Palin in the hot seat. This article is proof enough that agent provocateurs are effective.

Posted by: petee | October 14, 2008, 10:03 pm 10:03 pm

The Republicans would now have us believe that Bush bombed the WTC in 2001. Break out the tin foil, folks.

Posted by: Mike | October 14, 2008, 10:07 pm 10:07 pm

yes John W and when the businesses do move they wont taxed as a usa business operating in a foreign country under us tax laws ,they will be A FOREIGN BUSINESS OPERATING UNDER THEIR NEW COUNTRIES LAWS…LIKE VENEZUELA…OR RUSSIA
additionally they will be TAXED TO THE SKY when/if they do move their business away and any importing back to the usa from their new location they attempt will be taxed to the limit as well ,as it should be.
go take a class on business John W, all the government needs to do is fairly regulate big business, if the businesses want to leave thats fine ,guess what?
some new american enterprising businessperson will take their place and a NEW AMERICAN BUSINESS WILL BE BORN…thats what needs to happen instead of government propping up businesses that have ruined them selves and this country with their greed and conniving.

Posted by: bah | October 14, 2008, 10:07 pm 10:07 pm

Hey, Mimi, we get to cancel one another out. I too am a moderate (hence the name) who has voted for both dems and republicans over the years. I have yard signs in my yard right now for both republican (go mccain) and democratic (lots of local candidates) candidates. And _I_ would not vote for Obama if he were running unopposed. I am thoroughly sick of him. So you and I will cancel out each other’s votes. Thank goodness I have a spouse and two kids who plan to vote McCain as well. Got relatives? *G*

Posted by: moderate | October 14, 2008, 10:08 pm 10:08 pm

Are they happy?????????????She started this bull and she will do anything to get what she wants,
She has no morals none.From family to running for this office send her packing>>>>>>>>>>

Posted by: indp voter | October 14, 2008, 10:10 pm 10:10 pm

There is no question that these well-publicized supporter rants are hurting McCain’s -and especially Palin’s – image with voters. It just drives the overall storyline of the campaign as angry and desperate.
It does not raise questions about Obama.

Posted by: matt | October 14, 2008, 10:11 pm 10:11 pm

Light Headed Joe – sorry for the error.
Here’s the corrected version. You can find it on the Washington Post and many other websites.
Conservative Icon Christopher Buckley, son of Conservative Icon William F. Buckley, wrote today:
“Eight years of ‘conservative’ government has brought us a doubled national debt, ruinous expansion of entitlement programs, bridges to nowhere, poster boy Jack Abramoff and an ill-premised, ill-waged war conducted by politicians of breathtaking arrogance. As a sideshow, it brought us a truly obscene attempt at federal intervention in the Terry Schiavo case.”

Posted by: clifton | October 14, 2008, 10:13 pm 10:13 pm

The republicans always blame somebody else. How about ACORN, seeing as that is the topic from you yahoos. What is to say it’s not Republicans putting in false voter registrations.
See that works both ways.
Posted by: Jwench | Oct 14, 2008 7:32:26 PM
the Secretary of State sends voter registration cards to the address listed on the voter registrations, where ACORN operatives will take them and vote multiple hundreds of times at the polling stations until their faudulently acquired cards run out. so unless the ACORN operative is a Republican, it’s not a Republican.

Posted by: Obamacrat for McCain | October 14, 2008, 10:16 pm 10:16 pm

Hey folks….
Let this person be. This person is by the way. McCains’s Base.

Posted by: Omentum | October 14, 2008, 10:19 pm 10:19 pm

Honest John wrote “Still have heard NOTHING that smacks of serious credentials for Obama as “President”"
Honest John, here are some things:
1) He opposed the Iraq war
2) He believs in a balanced budget
3) He believes in separation of church and state
4) He believes in health care for all
5) He believes in a woman’s right to choose
6) He was editor of the Harvard Law Review, while attending the Harvard Law school (not last in his class like McCain).
7) He is a professor of constitutional law
8) He spent years as a community volunteer
9) He is not generally regarded as a moron
10) He is not a seccessionist, trying to rip a star off our flag like Palin
11) He has one house, one car (a hybrid), and one wife
12) He is born in America, unlike McCain
13) He has a steady temperment, unlike the angry and erratic McCain
14) He reads, unlike the ignorant Palin
Do you need more reasons?

Posted by: clifton | October 14, 2008, 10:22 pm 10:22 pm

I heard from God last night that America will be blessed in a few days with their very first black president. He also told me that McCain and Palin are traitors and not worthy of his blessing.
And you all thought that real Democrats weren’t religious or pious enough to converse with God.

Posted by: anit republicn | October 14, 2008, 10:22 pm 10:22 pm

Where did McCain go wrong???

Posted by: Lucky Lucy | October 14, 2008, 10:22 pm 10:22 pm

As a McCain supporter, I do not condone or approve of the “terrorist” or “kill em” rants at the rallys. However, the left is not innocent and have been vicious of their attacks on Palin, I understand that a lot of it is just that they are threatened by her. But to have Madonna comparing McCain to Hitler at her concerts and claiming that Sarah f***g Palin wasn’t invited to her concert, (as if any sane person wants to see that gross old b*t*h perform) is also not becoming of the democrat party. Both sides are guilty of attacks, the left is allowed to get away with it by claiming racism, while the right is vilified.

Posted by: S Adams | October 14, 2008, 10:24 pm 10:24 pm

Lucky Lucy.
He ran for state representative.

Posted by: Omentum | October 14, 2008, 10:27 pm 10:27 pm

Palin is coward.
Palin ducks the press.
Palin would turn U.S. into a laughing stock.
Palin is a coward.

Posted by: Greg | October 14, 2008, 10:27 pm 10:27 pm

meant to say us representative….
he should have stayed out of politics. he is the most confusing person in the history of politics.

Posted by: Omentum | October 14, 2008, 10:28 pm 10:28 pm

People should be able to ask about the relationship with Ayers. But they should also listen to the answer and take him at his word.People are sick of hearing the question, especially when Obama has answered it repeatedly. And McCain should also be asked about his relationship with Libby and the Keating five, among other associations.And Obama should question McCain about his running mate and her association to AIP, besides the fact that her husband is a member. I hope McCain does bring it up at the debate.If those are the only deciding factors people are going to base their vote on, then it should be discussed. But for people like me, I want to hear about Iraq, healthcare, jobs,etc.

Posted by: Miki | October 14, 2008, 10:28 pm 10:28 pm

I’m not worried about whose in the White House.
I’m worried about whose in MY house – My mortgage is due!

Posted by: Lucky Lucy | October 14, 2008, 10:29 pm 10:29 pm

S Adams
FAR STRETCH@@@@@
We are talking about Campaign Sanctioned Events (i.e. RALLYS) Madonna is exercising her freedom of speech. At her Concert. If Madonna shows up a Obama’s rally … then it is OBAMA’s responsibility to control her temperment.
Clearly McCain heard the guy say TERRORIST. He paused …. look amazed …. gave that pasted on sinister grin and kept going. The folks boooed McCain and Obama said “NO WE DON’T NEED THAT”
Palin on the rushbo show said she has nothing to lose talking about obama.
Shame on you sir for even “fairly” trying to defend these two hate baiters.

Posted by: Omentum | October 14, 2008, 10:34 pm 10:34 pm

What is the Secret Service doing about this??
They are already covering these events and should be at least question these people shouting out death threats.

Posted by: Ronald Goff | October 14, 2008, 10:36 pm 10:36 pm

Re: “gave that pasted on sinister grin and kept going.”
Did you see what Cindy McCain
did when the guy yelled out terrorist? She smiled and nodded her head.

Posted by: McHooverville | October 14, 2008, 10:37 pm 10:37 pm

Smears against Obama have been going on in the blogosphere for months, including people thinking he is a terrorist.
But Palin’s comments at her rallies and the campaign’s Ayers smear ads probably made these people feel more comfortable shouting out these hateful statements at their events.

Posted by: cincyr | October 14, 2008, 10:39 pm 10:39 pm

S Adams…Well, the difference here is Madonna wasn’t performing at a campaign rally. It was a rock concert.And she wasn’t speaking for all democrats from a podium. Palin, the running mate of John McCain, allowed someone to yell vile things at a rally and just stood there. Even McCain temporarily came to his senses and tried to debunk the rhetoric. But he quickly went back to the hate message. Trying to smear Obama. This too will backfire. Hopefully the next debate will put them both to rest.

Posted by: Bea | October 14, 2008, 10:40 pm 10:40 pm

Palin and McCain should face federal charges of inciting to riot.
I’ve been told by a reliable source that the U.S. Justice Department was investigating.

Posted by: Jersey Joe | October 14, 2008, 10:41 pm 10:41 pm

oh boy…….can ya believe it
- William Timmons, the Washington lobbyist who John McCain has named to head his presidential transition team, aided an influence effort on behalf of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein to ease international sanctions against his regime.
The two lobbyists who Timmons worked closely with over a five year period on the lobbying campaign later either pleaded guilty to or were convicted of federal criminal charges that they had acted as unregistered agents of Saddam Hussein’s government.
During the same period beginning in 1992, Timmons worked closely with the two lobbyists, Samir Vincent and Tongsun Park, on a previously unreported prospective deal with the Iraqis in which they hoped to be awarded a contract to purchase and resell Iraqi oil. Timmons, Vincent, and Park stood to share at least $45 million if the business deal went through.
Timmons’ activities occurred in the years following the first Gulf War, when Washington considered Iraq to be a rogue enemy state and a sponsor of terrorism. His dealings on behalf of the deceased Iraqi leader stand in stark contrast to the views his current employer held at the time.

Posted by: Blue | October 14, 2008, 10:44 pm 10:44 pm

McCain – You are better than this. Stop listening to the jackals – Charlie Black, Tucker Eskew, Sarah Palin and start listening to yourself again. I WATCHED you in SC – I watched you swear you would never run a smear campaign like the one Tucker Eskew ran against you. Get rid of the man – these tactics started the day you hired that piece of sewage. Take your soul back. Tell your supporters that enough is enough – that this is not what you fought for or believe in. Demand that the RP leader in Virginia retract his statements. Stand up like a man again.

Posted by: mara | October 14, 2008, 10:46 pm 10:46 pm

mara
That mccain is long gone. He has sold his soul to the devil.
Now the devil is having buyers remorse.

Posted by: Omentum | October 14, 2008, 10:53 pm 10:53 pm

People are getting tired of Obama’s lies, distortions, guilt by associations, inexperience, no proven record and anti-american and racist church and pastor and now his organization ACORN and this voter fraud fiasco. This is one scary guy and I think people are letting their emotions get the best of them. Some Americans are not willing to gamble on this country just to “try” out a new guy that has flip-flopped on every issue and is endorsed by terrorist groups.

Posted by: True American | October 14, 2008, 10:59 pm 10:59 pm

Obamacrats should get a life. Check Michelle Malkin page showing democrats
degrading McCain.

Posted by: Indus | October 14, 2008, 11:00 pm 11:00 pm

oh yeah……
McCain’s campaign..
– “that it’s out of control, tanking, that his crowds bear an uncomfortable resemblance to the crowds that usually end up storming the castle at the end of each Frankenstein movie.”

Posted by: Blue | October 14, 2008, 11:05 pm 11:05 pm

McCains unplanned approach to his campaign should worry his supporters. The McCain campaign is getting out of hand, thanks to negative crowd incitement by its’ leaders, and the neglect to crowd control. McCain recently put off planned preparations for an orderly White House transition, should he win. The out of control McCain campaign is suggestive of an out of control White House in 09. Should McCain supporters be worried about the McCain practice run? Who wants to be in charge of the nation, but can’t control his campaign? Does a McCain win mean he approves intolerance, and intimidation of all Americans who disagree with republican politics. Obama 08

Posted by: bll | October 14, 2008, 11:10 pm 11:10 pm

- ” Since 1929, Republicans and Democrats have each controlled the presidency for nearly 40 years. … As of Friday, a $10,000 investment in the S.& P. stock market index would have grown to $11,733 if invested under Republican presidents only … Invested under Democratic presidents only, $10,000 would have grown to $300,671 at a compound rate of 8.9 percent over nearly 40 years.
$1700 in growth under Republicans, $290,000 under Democrats. Even if you exclude the failure of the markets under Hoover, Democrats still come out with six times the results of the GOP.
Of seven Republican presidents, three turned in negative results and the average rate of return was only 0.4%. Every Democratic president since 1929 has turned in a positive performance, with Bill Clinton setting the record at a 15.2% rate of growth.
So the next time someone suggests to you that the market averages 6%, or 7%, or 8% growth over the long term, remember this caveat: only when Democrats are in charge.”

Posted by: Blue | October 14, 2008, 11:17 pm 11:17 pm

The intent to incite hate toward Senator Obama has backfired, and the picture is worth a thousand words.
Obama 09

Posted by: bll | October 14, 2008, 11:22 pm 11:22 pm

Palin addressed the AIG–a group that hates America and wants Alaska to break away from America.
McCain chose a VP with anti-American connections. But of course the media ignore it.

Posted by: Joanne | October 14, 2008, 11:31 pm 11:31 pm

Wow Jake,
You were writing and then BAM!!
You had to connect this to some Right Winger whining when the Mavericky people don’t stand up to the sort of violent rhetoric bandied about at more than three rallys. Ooops and not to mention the “talk” in Virginia to McCain supporters about linking Barack Obama to someone that orchestrated a vicious attack upon the American people.
Shame on you, you embarrassed them too. Lord have mercy, this is the part that really gets me, you think it is an interesting point. Why is it an interesting point?
They Should Be Embarressed. Their Leader Has Nothing to Say to “Kill Him!”
In fact he now has delusions that these vile statements are being said at Barack Obama’s rallies. Oh? Now that I consider an interesting statement about the McCain camapaign.

Posted by: woman | October 14, 2008, 11:34 pm 11:34 pm

Statement from Joe Vogler, head of the Alaskan Independence party (AIG):
“I’m an Alaskan, not an American. I’ve got no use for America or her damned institutions.”
Palin addressed this group at their convention this year and told them to keep up the good work. This is NOT who I want as VP.

Posted by: Joanne | October 14, 2008, 11:38 pm 11:38 pm

AIG is an insurance company… surely you meant AIP – the group in Alaska that wants to seceed from the US.
Sarah and Todd Palin are members… ick

Posted by: Carrie Louise | October 14, 2008, 11:42 pm 11:42 pm

How reminiscent of the hateful ’60s.
McCain/Palin is TOAST after this latest “kill him” incident. We don’t want a revolution fought here at home.
PEACE!

Posted by: Lucky Lucy | October 14, 2008, 11:44 pm 11:44 pm

McCain Lobbyist Terrorist….
People who live in glass houses should not throw stones.

Posted by: Lucky Lucy | October 14, 2008, 11:57 pm 11:57 pm

If John McCain can’t even pick a decent runing mate how can we trust him on bigger issues. This shows he’s not qualified to be president just like she’s not qualified to be VP.
Palin;s mouth is a loose cannon… Loose Lips Sink Ships especially the Repub Ticket

Posted by: Lucky Lucy | October 15, 2008, 12:06 am 12:06 am

Mack – Khalid al Monsour is an international advisor to heads of state and business leaders in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and North America. He has raised funds for Obama and asked Percy Sutton to help Obama get into Harvard.

Posted by: Shelley | October 15, 2008, 12:09 am 12:09 am

African Independent Press

Posted by: Bishop | October 15, 2008, 12:11 am 12:11 am

“The fires of hell are frozen glaciers compared to my hatred for the American government…And I won’t be buried under their damn flag.” Joe Volger, founder of the Alaskan Independence Party, which Todd Palin was a card-carrying member of and Sarah Palin welcomed to her town as mayor. The Palins didn’t serve on a board with someone who advocated hatred for the US – Todd Palin JOINED the party. The quote is on record – as in archives. It cannot be denied.
The Palins friends in Wasilla are also in the AIP – and have arsenals in their basement. They are also, apparently a little dim, since they bragged about this to a reporters. The relationship between the Palins and the wingnut is also on record – Sarah tried to have him appointed to the Wassilla City Council.
And do you really want to bring up religion? When the presumptive VP has been annointed by a witch hunter – on camera, who thinks that Catholics are agents of Satan? A woman who thinks that Iraq is a “task from God?” This is a regular American woman? I’ve lived half my life in red rural states and I have never run across anyone as extremist as these two.

Posted by: Mara | October 15, 2008, 12:15 am 12:15 am

omentum – you are probably right – and i doubt that i’ll see him tomorrow night – but i swear i saw a trace of a decent man last friday.

Posted by: Mara | October 15, 2008, 12:17 am 12:17 am

So what Shelley…
If what you say is true. Somebody should have helped Palin get into a reputable college. Maybe she wouldn’t have flunked out of 4 in just 5 years.
What is your point. A Harvard educated man is about to become president. You should be happy he is as smart as he is.

Posted by: Lucky Lucy | October 15, 2008, 12:25 am 12:25 am

during this hard times, america needs a strong and tested leader…thats why the canadians choose the conservatives to lead their country because its really, really hard to gamble to someone who has yet to prove himself and we are in global recession…this november election is a make or break for america because if they still continue to be deceived by that one…then its goodbye to the great american country, the model of liberty…the glory that was once yours…and chavez and ahmadinejad will be laughing at you…LOL

Posted by: jon | October 15, 2008, 12:25 am 12:25 am

jhw – i agree. rush limbaugh and fox news and the lies and hatred they spew were culpable in the timothy mcveigh bombings and they are culpable now. the crowds are different – and it is not just the obama campaign who is saying that – it’s republican governors, republican congressman, conservative journalists, people who are actually at the rallies. it started with sarah palin and tucker eskew – who have both proven (and said) that they will do anything to win. does anyone in america believe this woman is a christian?

Posted by: Mara | October 15, 2008, 12:25 am 12:25 am

Why don’t we stay away from the associations and deal strictly with the issues. God knows they have all associated with someone they shouldn’t have.
It’s the economy — right???

Posted by: Deena Rockefeller | October 15, 2008, 12:27 am 12:27 am

To Lucky Lucy – My response was to a question Mack had. I wasn’t being mean to Obama because he went to Harvard. Khalid is rumored to be the large foreign money source behind Obama.

Posted by: Shelley | October 15, 2008, 12:45 am 12:45 am

page 1/263, ah, no, give us the cliff notes.
yes, she abused the power of the gov. offfice, and she is of the mind that the vp office should have expanded powers, more that cheney did. and you know what we got with cheney.
also folks don’t feel to sorry for sarah palin, although we all know she is in over her head, she did try to get mccain’ attention, and get in his radar for being vp. i think she is an opportunist. we haven’t heard the last of her. and the biggest concern i have about her is i don’t think she knows (or even cares) what she does not know.
and after bush, that is kinda scary.

Posted by: world | October 15, 2008, 12:58 am 12:58 am

greg, “in many rallies…” you want to back that up with some evidence? can you cite a single rally where those words were shouted on camera and barack obama did not denounce them – if he missed them at the rally – then the next day? you cannot. you heard some drivel on talk radio and you are repeating it.
anyone who has followed the course of tucker eskew’s career of sewage knows exactly what is happening and exactly where these attacks are coming from. eskew coached george bush in 2000 to go after john mccain’s little girl and put lies into church bulletins – and now he’s coaching another not-too-bright politician to follow in his footsteps. he will do anything – absolutely anything to win and he has found his soulmate.
i spent 15 years in south carolina. the man’s mark is unmistakeable and sickening. it’s worth mentioning that tucker’s pal, lee atwater, spent the last months of his life trying to make amends for the lies he had spewed, the lives he had ruined, the damage he had done – before he died of brain cancer. now i’m wondering what tucker eskew will be making amends for – and i hope that it will end with political lies and filth. john mccain did give his soul to the devil.

Posted by: Mara | October 15, 2008, 12:59 am 12:59 am

folks,
do any of you remember before sarah palin came on the scene, mccain rallys were civil.
this kind of stuff just started happening after palin.
i wonder if this crowd that seems to go to these rallys’ really are the rep. base. I hope not.

Posted by: world | October 15, 2008, 1:04 am 1:04 am

Obama met Ayres in the 1980s, not the 1960s.
By then Ayres had a doctorate from Columbia University and was a college professor. What about all of the students who have taken classes with Ayres? Are they now bad too?

Posted by: Joanne | October 15, 2008, 1:09 am 1:09 am

when you say ayers and his wife haven’t changed one bit, do you know something we don’t such as-are they bombing places now?
and for gods sake tell us how these people can hold the jobs they hold?
and i wonder who are the people who know them, and are letting their kids go to school with the ayers children?
I don’t think the man in minn. was a plant. and i don’t think the woman who said she thinks obama is an arab is a plant.
and to think town hall style meets are supposted to be mccain’ forte.

Posted by: world | October 15, 2008, 1:12 am 1:12 am

RL in Illinois
yep… remember the plants that came to Hillary rallies… like that one before NH the guys with yellow shirts shouting, “Iron my shirt!” I worked a couple of hours in a combined democratic party office here yesterday, and there were people liek that in there they are sleep deprived and do some crazy things on purpose

Posted by: JG | October 15, 2008, 1:16 am 1:16 am

where are the secret service when these people are yelling such things out?
I mean, shouldn’t there be some law somewhere that says when a person is threatening bodily harm to another person (especially a presidential cand.)
they should be taken in for questioning, or something, How can that fall under free speech?

Posted by: world | October 15, 2008, 1:17 am 1:17 am

to:Deena Rockefeller | Oct 15, 2008 12:27:02 AM
,,,,,
BECAUSE HIS ASSOCIATIONS…. ARE A BIG PART OF HIS ISSUES….. or at least, our issues wit Obama!
OBAMA’s deceptive associations with Ayers and ACORN have led to the buying of this election with the fraudulant manipulation of the electoral registration rolls in many states!
He deserves to go to jail….
And his pleas for Early Voting make it even easier for him to cash in on this outrageous travesty on Democracy!

Posted by: promises promises..... | October 15, 2008, 1:18 am 1:18 am

Joanne&world
yep.. these Obama people are crafty and will do anything thats possible to kick the can down the road… nevermind any soluttions and all the high profile elected officials working for them know it… and Jesse Jackson even said something in France last week that was negative about him…the debates are a farce etc etc.. at least Bob Schieffer who was present at a few other historical events will be the most fair of all the moderators so far

Posted by: JG | October 15, 2008, 1:21 am 1:21 am

promises promises: Your right wing propaganda won’t work. And you will not be able to steal the election because it won’t even be close. Obama will win in a landslide.
You see, Americans don’t want another Republican Great Depression, which is what McSame/Palin will bring.

Posted by: Joanne | October 15, 2008, 1:21 am 1:21 am

Those at the rally today who yelled are Obama plants as reported by several reporters. The Obama campaign is the most corrupt, vile bunch of idiots in the last 100 years. They are weak minded and think socialism is the CHANGE we need.
The Obama economic plan will not help much-instead of actually JOBS created, it is more %@BS created.
I will vote for the ticket I can believe as being sincere, honest and credible, not the one who says will save me .02 a month. Obama has never voted for a tax decrease, in fact there is not a tax he does not love.

Posted by: mary l | October 15, 2008, 1:23 am 1:23 am

They are weak minded and think socialism is the CHANGE we need.
___________________
Right now George Bush is nationalizing the banks. HE brought socialism to America!

Posted by: Joanne | October 15, 2008, 1:26 am 1:26 am

I think it is a shame that news outlets, that have reported this kind of mess (see promises,promises post)
and convienced possibly, good, hardworking people to believe these kinds of things, and also convience them these are the issues they should base their vote on.
for the sake of ratings, getting a story, and keeping it going, it is very unpatriotic of the media.
these are not the issues that people should be basing their votes for a cand. on.

Posted by: world | October 15, 2008, 1:26 am 1:26 am

joanne
so what your saying is you dont like socialism and Obama is really a neocon that will do exactly what Bush has done

Posted by: JG | October 15, 2008, 1:30 am 1:30 am

JG,
unlike the preacher at a mccain rally who told god his rep. was on the line.
because if obama won-the hindu god, and allah would think they were bigger.
obama is not my savior.
i believe in one God for this world.
now about the ACORN deal, if obama says he does not need those false voter registration form people (alive,dead,or otherwise) i believe him.
and if you will remember JG, john mccain had his own ties to ACORN going back to 06.

Posted by: world | October 15, 2008, 1:35 am 1:35 am

World
I agree that the preacher douncing hindu gods at mccains rally was over the top but the Obama staffers and are likewise trained to be provoctive and insighting virtual riots in people …I witnessed that at a joint Democratic HQ with big Obama people complaining of only 3 hrs sleep and how to deal with certain problems that come up about ayers etc… the who thing has been framed by Pelosi etc…I applauded her election as speaker but since then Harry Reid and she have done nothing

Posted by: JG | October 15, 2008, 1:42 am 1:42 am

i haven’t heard or seen any obama people at a mccain rally or obama rally carrying on as the people at mccain/palin rallys’
first of all-with the things-obama and biden are saying about mccain and palin, are i think within bounds.
so for anyone in the audience to respond “kill him or her” would be out of place.
I think mccain handlers of palin-who told her to start saying the things they have her saying at these rallys
gave the go ahead to these people who are saying these things. after 9/11 and the terroist attacks, if you have a vp cand. saying a potential presidential cand. “palls” around with a know terroist” what else would you expect some in the audience to say.
we are all saying we want the terroist bin laden killed.
so mccain and palin gave these people permission to say these things.
as far as the three hours of sleep people, if they are vols. they should realize if they want to help obama win, they best way to do that is to get some sleep (if their bodies cannot take the strain-and it ends up impairing them mentally)

Posted by: world | October 15, 2008, 1:52 am 1:52 am

While I totally deplore the sentiments of the man who shouted “Kill him” at a Palin rally, it is unfair to blame the candidate. While short,”Kill him” is a gramatically correct sentence with a subject, object and verb. The subject is a real subject based on an implied noun. The verb fits the definition of a verb. It contains no disconnected clauses on topics other than the subject or object. It is not a run on sentence. It cannot be inspired by any remarks Palin has made lately.

Posted by: ricky | October 15, 2008, 1:53 am 1:53 am

I always post based on the entry first, then read other posts. I must say the ones claiming these ranters are Obama plants amuse me. That Obama team is so well organized the are able to employ a rapid stirke team capable of the complex task of destoring the housing market one day, indoctrinating genrations of angry black children the next, and they still find time to fit in at a Palin rally and scream their heads off. When do they find time to buy their code pink outfits?

Posted by: ricky | October 15, 2008, 1:58 am 1:58 am

Allowing people to sign mortgages and move into homes without a down payment or adquate income to make payment is the reason for our current economic crises. All these bad mortgages folding cause a dominoe effect throughout the financial world. These no down payment mortgages was the prime idea of the Democrats, minorities and groups supporting the idea. It was the Republicans who had to use tax money for a band-aid effect to stop the bleeding. Delegation or the lack therefore may have the minority second reason but the original mortgage buyers/lenders are mostly at fault. Only the Democrats are blaming the Bush Adm., not the financial grurus.
Senator Obama has not been candid about the crises or its causes and that will make me vote for his opponert. The man has no financial or foreign policy experience I can trust. Generally, cheap and easy credit on all levels made greed attractive. Something for almost nothing is a socialist idea. Redistributing wealth as outlined by Obama is a socialist idea.
One working single mom with three kids moved into a new house costing $215,000.
Her take home pay was less than $1,300.00 a month. She paid only a low rate of interest and nothing on the principle loan for 5 years. When the monthly rate changed, it was more than she could afford. Home was lost.
I have owned three homes in my life: lst- $20% was required for down payment before custom-built. 2nd-brought out equity and took over mortgage from oil co. executive and 3. paid cash and then remodeled. Guess I am one of the lucky ones.

Posted by: Mary | October 15, 2008, 2:04 am 2:04 am

well ricky,
that is part of the cross obama has to bear for being a “savior”-omnipresent
:)
it

Posted by: world | October 15, 2008, 2:05 am 2:05 am

Ricky
It has happened I heard some Obama stafferstalking about doing disrputign things… with the Appeals court in OH forcing the secratary of state to take out false absenteen ballots dont start your party yet… even the portly roland martin on CNN said that tonight

Posted by: JG | October 15, 2008, 2:20 am 2:20 am

World
in regards to your “poor america” comment to Mary… if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck!….

Posted by: JG | October 15, 2008, 2:22 am 2:22 am

World
my point exactly about sleep deprived Obamabots impaired mentally… getting psych advice from your leaders at the Dem HQ is not the way to go and these people are going out to rallies etc

Posted by: JG | October 15, 2008, 2:25 am 2:25 am

it is mindsets such as Mary’ post that are in the end going to bring this country down.
continuing to drive wedges between people will always keep us weak.
it is so sad.
i read this, and when you think long and hard about it, it is a true statement,
none of this countries ills will every be solved until we have unity.
the people of this country of this world have more in common that we have differences.
i am doing alright fin. also, but i know if i don’t have a mind for helping my fellow man, it will be just a matter of time before, my fellow man will be knocking me or some of mine in the head
i would rather help, than harm.
that phil. of “i’ve got mine now, you go get your” is not in the bible, and will bring this country down.
and the answer is not, and you cannot put everyone in jail.
Mary, why don’t you just say there is no way i could vote for obama and be done with it.
because the reasons you have given are weak, and not world advancing.
the number of people who think such as your post will dwindle, and maybe that is what it will take, and maybe that is what will happen,
God WILL have the last say in this matter,
and God wants his people to come together,
so if it will take all of us dying out.
and our offsprings to do Gods will, so be it.
we will find a way to join together and live, or die apart.

Posted by: world | October 15, 2008, 2:26 am 2:26 am

Greg h
and the polls are glossed over by the media to further whip obamas electorate into a frenzy till election day…god forbid mccain gets elected they might have to be ethical at some point… its all a circular thing they are doing

Posted by: JG | October 15, 2008, 2:27 am 2:27 am

World
we all dont have to sing KUM BA YA yet and just be passified by your fearless leader Obama… litterally the world will not end if Obama or Mccain is elected moreso for you on Mccain things wont change that much

Posted by: JG | October 15, 2008, 2:31 am 2:31 am

JG,
help me out here, with the duck comment
are you saying?… well, tell me what you mean.
are YOU saying the poor black people of this country caused this economic crisis?
if you are ok. just mind you I am NOT trying to intro race into this.
but if that is what you are saying and that is what you think, of course, you have the right, I just think that is wrong, and will not help you or anyone else who thinks like that.
I don’t need to stand on someone elses neck to make myself feel tall.

Posted by: world | October 15, 2008, 2:32 am 2:32 am

I’ll vote
the Obama rallies are carefully controlled by axelrod and plouffe etc I didnt go to one here in NC because I would have to fill out a form… Im not goign to give my personal info to them…therefore the protestors or fakes insighting people will be out of the camera shot and with no sound they arent stupid… just crooks

Posted by: JG | October 15, 2008, 2:33 am 2:33 am

World
thats exactly what Obama did to half the democratic party when he was selected over Hillary and chose Biden over her and Biden knows it

Posted by: JG | October 15, 2008, 2:35 am 2:35 am

ok, JG, i thought i was dealing with intelligence, but the obamabots, and kum
by yah stuff-is pointless.
tell you what, you and I will just say
“you really told me”
you win-and i suppose with you and mary, mccain wins too.

Posted by: world | October 15, 2008, 2:37 am 2:37 am

Shocking development:
Posted by africanpress on October 15, 2008
Accusing API of colluding with American internet bloggers in an effort to bring down her husband, Mrs Obama said she decided to call API because of what she termed, API’s help to spread rumours created by American bloggers and other racist media outlets in their efforts to damage a black man’s name, saying she hopes African Media was mature enough to be in the front to give unwavering support to her husband, a man Africans should identify themselves with.
When API told her that our online news media was only relaying what the American Bloggers and other media outlets had discovered through their investigations, Mrs Obama was angered and she came out loud with the following: “African press International is supposed to support Africans and African-American view,” and she went to state that, “it is strange that API has chosen to support the racists against my husband. There is no shame in being adopted by a step father. All dirt has been thrown onto my husband’s face and yet he loves this country. My husband and I know that there is no law that will stop him from becoming the president, just because some American white racists are bringing up the issue of my husband’s adoption by His step father. The important thing here is where my husband’s heart is at the moment. I can tell the American people that My husband loves this country and his adoption never changed his love for this country. He was born in Hawaii, yes, and that gives him all the right to be an American citizen even though he was adopted by a foreigner; says Michelle Obama on telefon to API.”
This is a very interesting turn of events. The American man Dr Corsi was recently reported to have been arrested in Kenya because there was fear that he might reveal information on Obama when he wanted to hold a press conference in Nairobi.
The question now is why he was arrested and who ordered his arrest. Was Obama’s hand in this in any way? We will never know the truth but what is clear is that Dr Corsi was seen as a threat while in Kenya.
When API asked Mrs Obama to comment on why Dr Corsi was arrested by the Kenyan government and whether she thought Kenya’s Prime Minister Mr Raila Odinga was involved in Dr Corsi’s arrest, she got irritated and and simply told API not to dig that which will support evil people who are out to stop her husband from getting the presidency.
When asked who she was referring to as the evil people, she stated that she was not going to elaborate much on that but that many conservative white people and even some African Americans were against her husband, but that this group of blacks were simply doing so because of envy.
On Farakhan and his ministry, Mrs Obama told API that it was unfortunate that Mr Farakhan came out the way he did supporting her husband openly before the elections was over. That was not wholehearted support but one that was calculated to convince the American people that my husband will support the growth of muslim faith if he became the president, adding “even if my husband was able to prove that he is not a Muslim, he will not be believed by those who have come out strongly to destroy his chances of being the next President. Do real people expect someone to deny a religion when 80 percent of his relatives are Muslims?; Mrs Obama asked.
Mrs Obama asked API to write a good story about her husband and that will earn API an invitation to the innoguration ceremony when, as she put it , her husband will be installed as the next President of the United States of America next year.
———————–
Published by African Press International – API
Who would have thought it would be so hard to produce a legal birth certificate? But no, can’t do that. So poor Michelle. She’s mad as hell and not going to take it anymore. Gee, mish, really there is no reason to get angry AGAIN and call us all racists AGAIN. It’s getting very old.

Posted by: Kirsten Powers | October 15, 2008, 2:43 am 2:43 am

ok, just saw your most recent post, and here is my last one.
Noone, I mean NO one was and is a stronger sen. clinton supporter than i am-i supported sen. clinton because i realize the mess our country is in, and i wanted the smart one in the group to win.
she did not. she has endorsed obama and i am sticking with Hillary.
between obama and mccain for our country now. the only choice is
Obama.
joe biden is a good man,
i wanted hillary,-but with people thinking such as mary’ post that the black people are the cause of the economic crisis.
an obama/clinton ticket would have been to much for these people to bear.
and would have put mccain in the wh,
mccain who supported bush 98 percent of the time-and helped us get into this mess.
so why would i or anyone who supported sen. clinton vote for mccain?
noway,nohow, no mccain.
i was with sen. clinton in the beginning, and i am still with her now in her support for obama.
between obama and mccain the choice for me is clear
obama

Posted by: world | October 15, 2008, 2:44 am 2:44 am

world…you’re deluded…the Clintons have not forgotten their treatment and will do like me in the booth….vote McCain….even Hillary said she and Sen. McCain have all the experience and Obama just a speech.
Believe me they are bitter and pulling the lever for McCain too.
HILLARY SUPPORTER FOR McCAIN.

Posted by: Hope, Change, Hate, Nobama '08 | October 15, 2008, 2:49 am 2:49 am

i’ll retire YAWN…in my delusion
and hope, change, hate, thank you for the diagnosis, you saved me so money, i will not need to go see the shrink.
i feel so much better.
good night.

Posted by: world | October 15, 2008, 2:52 am 2:52 am

good night, world, and dream of Hillary running again in 2012, when McCain steps down from his single term (as that is all he wants)….fine by me.

Posted by: Hope, Change, Hate, Nobama '08 | October 15, 2008, 2:56 am 2:56 am

There are at least 6 million Hillary supporters for McCain, and that doesn’t count Dems for McCain….two different groups.

Posted by: Hope, Change, Hate, Nobama '08 | October 15, 2008, 3:08 am 3:08 am

I really cant stand all this Clinton supporters for McCain and PUMA
CNN put the number of Clinton supporters for McCain and PUMA members at 200 000 in September/October down from its high of almost 5 Million.
CNN’s poll found the reason for the change:
Sarah Palin
John McCain’s handling of the economic crissis.
So enough of this PUMA stuff!

Posted by: Mike NC | October 15, 2008, 3:51 am 3:51 am

Election 2008 RCP Average
National Obama +8.2
Battlegrounds RCP Average
Pennsylvania Obama +13.4
Ohio Obama +3.4
Michigan Obama +10.5
Colorado Obama +5.0
New Hampshire Obama +10.4
Virginia Obama +6.5
Florida Obama +5.0
Race doesnt matter:
Ideas for taking AMERICA BACK TO IT GREATNESS does.
Please every Obama supporter make sure everyone gets to the polls!

Posted by: Mike NC | October 15, 2008, 4:51 am 4:51 am

Former Clinton Administration Official Endorses John McCain for President
Former Ambassador under President Clinton, Mark Erwin, wrote today that he is endorsing John McCain for President.
“Sen. Obama does not yet have sufficient leadership experience. He has never led so much as a Boy Scout troop. I am not comfortable thinking of him as the leader of the greatest nation on earth as his first real executive job. In 2007, his running mate, Sen. Joe Biden, said, “I think he can be ready, but right now I don’t believe he is. The presidency is not something that lends itself to on-the-job training.”

Posted by: Hero | October 15, 2008, 6:06 am 6:06 am

Hero(in your own mind)
I note with interest you didnt provide any information on who the Ambassador is!
So Ill fill in your blanks
Ambassador to no where important and a greedy little venture capitalist!
Mark Wylea Erwin is the President of Erwin Capital, Inc., a family-owned investment company located in Charlotte, North Carolina.
He served as the United States Ambassador to the Republic of Mauritius, the Republic of the Seychelles and the Federal Islamic Republic of Comoros from 1999-2001.

Posted by: Mike NC | October 15, 2008, 6:24 am 6:24 am

Erwin joined the Sugar Creek Charter School Board. He believes “The Government should spend more money on Charter schools which have a record of success instead of wasting more funds on public school”
He and his wife, Joan, maintain a residence in Charlotte, North Carolina. As well as several others across the United states and a hoilday home in London.
No wonder he like McCain tons of homes believe money spent on public schools is wasted.. Works as a venture capilist.
Im glade he supports McCain!

Posted by: Mike NC | October 15, 2008, 6:37 am 6:37 am

Yes, entirely too much “red meat” has been thrown out. Curious that Shrum should mention the Kennedy ad.
Secret Service, do your job.

Posted by: dragon | October 15, 2008, 7:23 am 7:23 am

The McCain zealots are like the McCain campaign. Don’t have the faintest idea about the economy and the mess we are in and focused only on attacking on Obama using bogus sleazy arguments. No style, no vision.
Anyway, the independent voters are getting tired of these BS, Obama lies ahead with 10 points. It’s pretty much over for McCain, his economic plans are to little to late.

Posted by: CLabs | October 15, 2008, 7:37 am 7:37 am

My nephew told me that several students at his University were going to attend a local McCain event to pretend to be inciting violence. Is this an organized smear ACORN like smear tactic?

Posted by: Else | October 15, 2008, 7:52 am 7:52 am

Ok I have a serious question about this executive experience issue that Erwin has brought up. What exactly is McCain’s executive experience, has he been an executive of anything?

Posted by: Josh | October 15, 2008, 7:54 am 7:54 am

The media is reporting the McCain campaign is trying to lower expectations about tonight’s debate.
Talk about an unecessary effort.

Posted by: ricky | October 15, 2008, 8:04 am 8:04 am

These people were put in there by Axelrod or Plouffe to detract from Obama’s lies about Ayers. Republicans do not act like this. Where was the outrage when Obama himself was telling his supporters to “go out and argue with them, get in their face.” Of course, Obama gets another pass.

Posted by: ubu1991 | October 15, 2008, 8:04 am 8:04 am

Get over it Mc fellow prisoners
Obama/Biden O8

Posted by: lattesolare | October 15, 2008, 8:11 am 8:11 am

First of all Jake, the first incident was proven to NOT be about Obama, but you fail to mention that in your post. It was about William Ayers. Secondly, if you want to talk about idiots in crowds, where are your Obama idiots? Where is the post about the man who attacked another in a restaurant? Where is the post about the man who started a fire on someone’s lawn trying to burn down a McCain sign? Where is the post about the OBAMA volunteers wearing t’shirts calling Palin a “c..t”? Where are the multitude of posts you should have warning us that if we do NOT vote in Obama there are going to be riots? Where are the posts Jake? If you did a survey of just internet sites you might be amazed, well no you really wouldn’t, at the LIBERAL sites that are venonmous, hateful and disgusting. You might recall the KOS site when Tony Snow died for instance? Take a gander over there today and just read what those HATEFUL people spew on a daily basis, and then come back here and post about a few people in a McCain audience. JUST from the Kos site, then you may throw in the Huffington site for good measure, and that doesn’t even consider the hundreds of others that exist or the things that they post. Disgusting perverted things. How about Sandra Bernhard? Wishing rape on Sarah Palin. What about Madonnna? Hmmmm? What about the dozens of Hollywood heads who think that someone their fame entitles them to get on television and tell other Americans how to vote and how stupid Palin is? What about the man who has a figure of Obama on his lawn with McCain following in a KKK outfit with a ballbat? YOU are not a reporter Jake. I take back my earlier compliments to you. You’re just like all of the others. Fortunately I believe that Americans KNOW what you and the others are and won’t be fooled.
I won’t tell you to try a little honesty. Apparently that’s not something you understand.

Posted by: Brenda | October 15, 2008, 8:13 am 8:13 am

Else
Even if what your nephew said is true. Since when do we blame a candidate for what supporters do? Do we blame McCain for what his extremist supporters do on their own? No what his supporters do is not his fault. And I already know that you’re going say that people are blaming McCain for his supporters yelling “kill him” and “terrorist” but nobody has blamed him or Palin for these comments they are simply asking that he condemn these comment and tell his supporters that thes coments are unexceptable, which he has somewhat done.

Posted by: Josh | October 15, 2008, 8:14 am 8:14 am

“Since when do we blame a candidate for what supporters do? Do we blame McCain for what his extremist supporters do on their own? ”
YES!
He is feeding his supporters with this Arab BS.
McCain/Palin = No style, no vision

Posted by: CLabs | October 15, 2008, 8:22 am 8:22 am

This is all BS. Both Reps and Dems have the same foreign policy… Continue a policy of intervention, preemptive war and occupation.
The US military deployed to over 150 countries with a yearly military budget of over $600 billion. Both McCain and Obama said we need to expand our military when they visited Columbia University.
The world hates us because we intervene. We are bankrupt. We can not afford to coninue this foreign policy. We cannot afford it financially, politically nor socially.
The debates are run by former Rep and Dem leaders. Therefore, closeed to third party candidates. They have you by the balls.
VOTE THIRD PARTY

Posted by: McBama | October 15, 2008, 8:24 am 8:24 am

“The world hates us because we intervene. We are bankrupt. We can not afford to coninue this foreign policy. We cannot afford it financially, politically nor socially.”
I agree with you. Except.. voting third party is basically trowing your vote away.
There is never a perfect candidate, but at least Obama has shown that he is ready for presidency. McCain has the talent of making the wrong decisions and cave in to the right wing nuts.

Posted by: CLabs | October 15, 2008, 8:33 am 8:33 am

A message to “hope, hate and stupidity Nobama. According to the latest CBS poll the only group that was stronger for Obama than Hillary supporters are African Americans. And it is close.
84% Hillary voters for Obama.

Posted by: ricky | October 15, 2008, 8:34 am 8:34 am

Did ABC bother to question this Obama plant?

Posted by: geevill | October 15, 2008, 8:38 am 8:38 am

Brenda
Did you see the first link in this post of Jakes It is abou the people with the Palin shirts and they are not Obama volenteers. They are actually LIBERTARIANS. The only one that I have found any proof that they are supporting Obama is the woman that made the shirts and she is only supporting Obama because she feels that Palin is unqualified to be the VP. Do your RESEARCH(I know this might actually require some reading and clicking on your mouse) before you say things. Second I have never heard that they PROVED the “kill him” statement wasn’t about Obama. I have heard that it was likely that it was about Ayers which it may have been. But where did you see it was PROVEN?
As far as the LIBERAL sites you talk about there are just as many neo-con sites just like them.
I have looked for PROOF that the two men (not the man as you state) that burned down the McCain sign is even an Obama supporter let alone that they weren’t just a couple of drunks that don’t even care about the election. If you have any PROOF I would like to know where I can find it.

Posted by: Josh | October 15, 2008, 9:06 am 9:06 am

geevil
Is there any PROOF(I know the republicans don’t like this word because it shows their ignorance) that this guy was an “Obama plant” as you say. Did FAUX NOISE question him probably not because if they had they might have found out it was a real McCain supporter. But like I said supporters do NOT speak for the candidates.

Posted by: Josh | October 15, 2008, 9:13 am 9:13 am

Mcbama
I agree withyou that third party candidates should be in the debates.
Although of the third party candidates on the ballots I would not vote for any of them.
I personally will write in Ron Paul for president.
Does anyone know is there a place to write in a VP for a write in candidate?

Posted by: Josh | October 15, 2008, 9:19 am 9:19 am

There is no proof Obama is constitutionally qualified to be president either.

Posted by: geevill | October 15, 2008, 9:26 am 9:26 am

“There is no proof Obama is constitutionally qualified to be president either.”
Posted by geevil
I’ve seen a copy of his birth certificate. It’s on his website. Which is way more PROOF that he is than there is that he is not constitutionally qualified to be president
But much like a politician you completely dodged my question. Why don’t you answer my question? I just answered yours unlike you. Can you answer it?

Posted by: Josh | October 15, 2008, 9:35 am 9:35 am

geevil
When will McCain release his Birth Cert.
????????????????????????????????????????

Posted by: Mike NC | October 15, 2008, 9:48 am 9:48 am

As reported in the washington post, the McCain campaign has declined to publicly release the senator’s birth certificate.

Posted by: Mike NC | October 15, 2008, 10:03 am 10:03 am

“What exactly is McCain’s executive experience, has he been an executive of anything?”
He was the commanding officer of Air Group VA-174 at Naval Air Station Cecil Field in Jacksonville, the largest aviation squadron in the Navy.
And Obama has been an executive where?

Posted by: len | October 15, 2008, 10:37 am 10:37 am

Democrats would never wish death on anyone like this.
Now, go over to the Cheney heart problem article and read the nice comments left by democrats.
Flaming hypocrites!!

Posted by: Dems are hypocrites | October 15, 2008, 11:28 am 11:28 am

If you would like to know and see the evidence(PROOF) that Obama’s Certificate of Live Birth check out Fact check Born in the U.S.A.
updated on august 26, 2008 and you will SEE the PROOF. be thorough when you research somethin I urge to check all links in the article just so you can see the Facts for yourself.

Posted by: Josh | October 15, 2008, 11:30 am 11:30 am

It’s all nice and all to toss around nice-sounding and portfolio puffing words like “executive experience”.
Look, whatever experience McCain has, it doesn’t seem to be aiding his judgement. Flip-flopping over bail out. Rushing to Washington to “Fix” the bail out- and contributes to its blowing up after he declines to take a stand to rally the House Republicans.
Sarah Palin? PLEASE. She doesn’t seem to be able to balance the budget (it’s only balanced because Alaska is so rich in oil it’s pretty hard to bankrupt it). She certainly is reckless and perhaps her lack of studying of law resulted in her leaving Wasilla swimming in debt by building a sports hall on a peace of land without ensuring that the state had gotten all the deeds to the land or something, resulting in millions of dollars in lawsuits.
Obama may not have much executive experience, but he has shown to be very intelligent and a very deep thinker who weighs things carefully and looks before he leaps. His running of his campaign has shown his very good strategy. His choice of an experienced running-mate shows that too.

Posted by: Grey Matter | October 15, 2008, 11:35 am 11:35 am

Democrats would never wish death on anyone like this.
Now, go over to the Cheney heart problem article and read the nice comments left by democrats.
Flaming hypocrites!!
Posted by: Dems are hypocrites | Oct 15, 2008 11:28:22 AM
Has anyone on here ever said that there are not Democrats that are hypocrites. If there are then they are just as ignorant as some of the Republicans on here are. And there are Ignorant Democrats as well. Can you admit that there are “Flaming hypocrites!!” in the Republican party or are you one of the ignorant Republicans.

Posted by: Josh | October 15, 2008, 11:36 am 11:36 am

Exactly. What Josh said is absolutely right.
The thing is you don’t see Democrats at rallies screaming “off with his head!” or “Kill him!” directed at Cheney, McCain or anyone. They boo the Republicans, but they do not wish such extreme things on them.

Posted by: Grey Matter | October 15, 2008, 11:42 am 11:42 am

To be clear, at least in public rallies, Democrats have not encouraged such behaviour and riled up their supporters to such extent.

Posted by: Grey Matter | October 15, 2008, 11:43 am 11:43 am

Gey Matter
As far as Palin balancing the budget in Alaska it isn’t her that balances it she just signs it or vetoes it. Also it’s in the Alaska State Constitution like it should be in our countries that the budget must be balanced.

Posted by: Josh | October 15, 2008, 11:52 am 11:52 am

Well that is true I suppose,
What i was trying to make a point about how her two years as a governor wasn’t exactly showcasing “executive experience”, and we have evidence of her bad judgement (left her town swimming in debt) and all that about her being Commander of the Alaska National Guard (when she has not made any decisions commanding them so it’s all pretty much a moot point).

Posted by: Grey Matter | October 15, 2008, 11:56 am 11:56 am

Before I get in trouble I am not 100% positive that it is in the Alaska Stat Constitution that the budget must be balanced but I have heard it from an Alaskan before I have to get to work though and I will research that when I get home to make sure it is true if it is not I will admit I was wrong and apologize.

Posted by: Josh | October 15, 2008, 12:08 pm 12:08 pm

Being my work allows me to use my computer while I work I decided to bring it with me and Yes the Alaska State Constitution reguire that the state budget is balanced.
As for heidi’s comment:
Those things on that site you put a link to are very nasty and vile but they are not supported by the Obama/Biden Campaign. There are many sites that have similar nasty things being said about Joe Biden and Barack Obama.
So as I have said before there are mean and also to use your word “pathetic” supporters on both sides but the key word in that satement is SUPPORTERS.

Posted by: Josh | October 15, 2008, 12:38 pm 12:38 pm

To start with, John Mc was not a naval fighter pilot, he was a pilot in the A4 single engine light attack aircraft. His command of VA-174 was bestowed on him as an honorary position, similiar to several other ex-POWs returning from captivity. And the fact that his daddy was an Admiral probably weighed on the decision to give him this honorary command. And VA-174 is not the navy’s largest aircraft squadron. Considering John graduated fifth from the bottom of his USNA class makes me wonder what his performance grades throughout primary and basic flight training.

Posted by: sailmail | October 15, 2008, 1:07 pm 1:07 pm

What is not understandable is the fact that so many people including ABC-media are backing up The Candidate whose U.S.-born citizenship status is suspicious.

Posted by: Ted | October 15, 2008, 2:09 pm 2:09 pm

“What is not understandable is the fact that so many people including ABC-media are backing up The Candidate whose U.S.-born citizenship status is suspicious”
Just because John McCain was born in the Panama Canal Zone does not make him ineligible for the office of the President.

Posted by: Ryan C | October 15, 2008, 2:11 pm 2:11 pm

The Weekly Standard has pointed out that in the story which first reported that a man said “Kill him” – “In Fla., Palin Goes for the Rough Stuff as Audience Boos Obama” (Washington Post) – he was clearly saying that about William Ayers, not Obama:
****
“And, according to the New York Times, he was a domestic terrorist and part of a group that, quote, ‘launched a campaign of bombings that would target the Pentagon and our U.S. Capitol,’ ” she continued. (“Boooo!” the crowd repeated.)
“Kill him!” proposed one man in the audience.
****
Even Dana Milbank, the Washington Post reporter who reported it, agrees: “Milbank said that his impression was that the man meant Ayers, not Obama,” (“Milbank: Secret Service hasn’t called UPDATE,” Politico).
The Associated Press, among others, distorted what Milbank wrote, however: “The Secret Service confirmed Friday that it had investigated an episode reported in The Washington Post in which someone in Palin’s crowd in Clearwater, Fla., shouted ‘kill him,’ on Monday, meaning Obama. There was ‘no indication that there was anything directed at Obama,’ Secret Service spokesman Eric Zahren told AP. ‘We looked into it because we always operate in an atmosphere of an abundance of caution.’ (the AP’s distortion isn’t surprising, since they also distorted what Palin said in her interview with Charlie Gibson about Russia and Alaska, and they distorted remarks she had made on praying about the Iraq War, which Gibson did also during the interview, perhaps following their lead).
I doubt the mainstream media will ever correct this misrepresentation, however.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that someone on the street yelled out as Palin passed, “Let’s stone her, old school!” (“Palin hears plenty of boos,” Philadelphia Inquirer).
And last month, comedienne Sandra Bernhard was reported to have threatened Palin would be raped if she came to Manhattan. The comment, made during one of her routines, has a definite racist side as well. Some weeks later, after being dropped from a woman’s shelter event, she then denied it, although she can’t recall what she said.
Here is the AP on the matter: “The shelter cut the comedian after Bernhard was quoted referring to Palin being ‘gang-raped by my big black brothers.’ Bernard originally defended her routine, saying it was part of a larger piece from her one-woman show about ‘women, racism, freedom and the extreme views of Gov. Sarah Palin’” (“Sandra Bernhard Says She Never Used Term ‘Gang Rape’ Regarding Palin.”)

Posted by: Erika | October 15, 2008, 2:41 pm 2:41 pm

In my last post, what the hateful words by the man on the street and Sandra Bernhard show is that such conduct by the left, since it goes against the stereotypes created by the left about liberals and conservatives, gets an absolutely free pass.

Posted by: Erika | October 15, 2008, 2:47 pm 2:47 pm

According to another Weekly Standard article, “Secret Service on Scranton ‘Kill Him’ Report: “We Have Yet to Find Someone to Back Up the Story,” the Wilkes-Barre Times Leader has reported “that not a single person interviewed by the Secret Service heard this outburst.”

Posted by: Erika | October 15, 2008, 11:03 pm 11:03 pm

Bogus, fake, fraud. It never happened.
The Secret Service made a report and they never heard anything.
Quote:
“The agent in charge of the Secret Service field office in Scranton said allegations that someone yelled “kill him” when presidential hopeful Barack Obama’s name was mentioned during Tuesday’s Sarah Palin rally are unfounded.”

Posted by: Will Stanton | October 16, 2008, 10:22 am 10:22 am

Remember when a repulican yelled out “lets get that *****” to Hillary Clinton when she was in the running earlier this year?

Posted by: TK | October 16, 2008, 12:31 pm 12:31 pm

FRAUD.
All the news that fits the agenda..
Did this come from the Obama campaign talking points too?
No wonder the MSM has no credibility anymore.

Posted by: Zippy_Slug | October 16, 2008, 1:04 pm 1:04 pm

Why do Obama supporters like to make up cutesy names for candidates?

Posted by: StereR | October 16, 2008, 1:27 pm 1:27 pm

Unbelievable apologetics for Ayers here from some commenters. He DID want to destroy the US- the entire purpose of the Weathermen was to start a Marxist revolution and end capitalism. They were not against war and killing, they just wanted the North Vietnamese Communists to win. Read some history if you are not old enough to remember this time period!
Peace-loving, my ass.
How can you not know this and yet feel qualified to comment in any way about Ayers motivations?
BTW, it’s Ace of Spades, not Ace of Spaces.

Posted by: Claire | October 16, 2008, 1:30 pm 1:30 pm

And now we find out it never happened. Hmm. Any comments on that mister Jack Tapper? Apparently, not only would it annoy a republican if someone shouted something like, now we find out no one did.

Posted by: Shane | October 16, 2008, 1:48 pm 1:48 pm

Get your ears checked, ya bum!

Posted by: dave | October 16, 2008, 1:53 pm 1:53 pm

Ace of Spades is right, but he also alluded to the possibility of agent provocateurs. Something to keep in mind agent provocateurs do exist but there are no cement numbers. Based on what is known I would presume they are small numbers and poorly organized.
What’s curious is how sensitive certain media outlets are to the potential of an idiot from the (R) side. While we watched riots, vandalism, “kill bush” and the socialist party pressure constituents at the DNC. It seems as there is a bias when we watch common news resources try to scratch an itch that isn’t even there. This is largely why media is as untrusted as senate. You guys can some ground, report both sides and take out the trash.
Read:
Secret Service says “Kill him” allegation unfounded

Posted by: annoyamouse | October 16, 2008, 2:20 pm 2:20 pm

So Emily Litella is doing the news now?

Posted by: Bill M | October 16, 2008, 2:26 pm 2:26 pm

So, Jake, where’s the apology for foisting this falsehood on the American public? All the MSM ran with the story– our newly minted Nobel prize-winner in economics accused McCain of fostering “a Weimar-like” atmosphere. Now it looks like we’ve got the usual suspects in the newsmedia fosetering an Orwellian-like atmosphere.

Posted by: Chris | October 16, 2008, 2:30 pm 2:30 pm

I wonder what the polls would look like without all three networks doing their best to shine a positive light on Obama
and taking shots at McCain constantly.
It must be nice to have the liberal
networks behind you as most people don’t
watch cable for news.
Journalistic integrity is a dying or already dead concept.

Posted by: Rob | October 16, 2008, 2:41 pm 2:41 pm

Jake– you should apologize and ask for formal one from Obama.

Posted by: cardinal | October 16, 2008, 2:45 pm 2:45 pm

Eat crow much?
Obama called out Palin in the debate for this LIE ?!?
We demand an APOLOGY!

Posted by: foobar | October 16, 2008, 2:52 pm 2:52 pm

The story is false, imagined by a “newsman”, and reported as fact. But if you find one man yelling “Kill him” in a crowd of thousands so outlandish and “over the top”, where have you been for the last eight years when the angry left, in numbers in the thousands, has been parading signs showing Bush decapitated, hung in a noose, impaled anally, etc. People who have demonized Bush in the moste irrational and violent manner, and suggested constantly that his death would be a good thing for the world, are the people that are salivating over Obama. They are the ones you should fear.

Posted by: JDAM | October 16, 2008, 3:14 pm 3:14 pm

Are you going to update your blog post or not? That’s what most bloggers do when they’re called out on a falsehood. Seems you don’t even qualify to be a blogger, much less a journalist.
Hack.

Posted by: Lydia | October 16, 2008, 9:42 pm 9:42 pm

All the media should be correcting the public’s understanding on this. This is very important. The image has been created of possible mob violence on the Republican side. Evidently if you’re a Democrat, Democratic anger and insults don’t strike you as threatening or offensive while Republican anger and insults do. Most importantly, the media should set the record straight on this so as to stop feeding the impression that one party’s candidates and its members would like violence. That sort of impression of the atmosphere, that things are almost to the point of riots, which is false and a distortion, could possibly encourage somebody to try something.
And yes, many Republicans are angry and fed up with how this campaign has gone, and how the media has taken Obama’s side every time, and how it has, while hardly ever lying outright, distorted most everything and allowed Obama to get away with the same. It’s been like watching some kangaroo court. But anger is allowable in democracy – there has been plenty of Democratic anger. And what about angry liberal protesters? Making one side’s anger seem dark and threatening when it isn’t is not right.

Posted by: Erika | October 17, 2008, 1:38 am 1:38 am

According to the Secret Service, who investigated the (alleged) incident, the only person who claimed that anyone said “Kill Him” was … the reporter. They couldn’t find one witness.

Posted by: DRH | October 17, 2008, 3:00 am 3:00 am

Need more proof?? Democrat Pennsylvania congressman Jack Murtha called voters in his own district racist. I presume since he is a democrat his voters are as well.

Posted by: Kelly | October 17, 2008, 11:09 am 11:09 am

Where is the apology from the media? All propaganda news to make all look everybody racists. Shame on you media!

Posted by: myna | October 17, 2008, 1:50 pm 1:50 pm

Mainstream media is a joke, and now, thanks to their performance in this campaign, everyone knows it.

Posted by: ed_bernays | October 17, 2008, 6:03 pm 6:03 pm

Dems had the same hope with John Kerry .Al Gore and still who do they come up with ? a man who has been a senator for 4yrs and in this period of time 3 yrs of it was running for the office of the president.
He`s done nothing ,said alot speaks good but hes just smoke and mirrors and as usual like lambs to the slaughter , you follow yet another pied piper over the cliff

Posted by: Jessie | October 18, 2008, 12:59 am 12:59 am

Obama to me seems to be anti-American.
Getting people like him into our contry to take over is an out cry to what I believe in , Freedom. He can have my guns when he take them from my cold southern born and Georgian dead hands.
I don’t believe in his bull mess changes, it’s all for the worst. This country will go to hell in a handbag.

Posted by: steve | October 26, 2008, 12:26 am 12:26 am

I find it humorous that people honestly think that this country will go to hell in a hand basket if Obama wins. Sorry folks but we’re already there. You’re basically witnessing the last throes. Bush for eight years has gotten us into wars for profiteering and entertainment value because killing people in the Middle East is a joke to most people here, it’s gotten us bankrupt because there’s no oversight on the banks and hey, Lehman Brothers had his cousin and brother at the helm when they went belly up, and any freedom we may have had is long gone. And the Republicans just throw any stupid broad at me and think I’m going to vote for that dingbat because she’s a woman? Get real folks.

Posted by: Angela | October 30, 2008, 7:23 pm 7:23 pm

OBAMA or mcain america will be fine.

Posted by: GOro | November 5, 2008, 9:07 am 9:07 am

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