Independent GOP Group’s Ad Attacking Obama on Wright Includes Images of Obama’s Young Daughters

Mudslinging politics grab the headlines for a day or two. Then reality kicks in.Public outrage at dirty tactics.Is the backlash from the public worth it? Surely there are more substantial issues out there, like the sanctity of marriage between a man and a woman and life begins at conception.Abortion is wrong because it denies the foetus the right to live. The global financial crisis, world peace, climate change,the energy crisis etc. etc. The question is ” where do you draw the line?”. Errol Smythe.

You can only see one daughter for a brief few seconds. Is this some more of ABC twisting the news in Barackie’s favor? Hope all at abc will enjoy spreading the wealth.

How do these people sleep at night?

Reverend Wright didn’t tell a lie sent that 4,200 American soliders to their deaths.
A good friend of John McCain’s told that lie.
Want to talk about who the candidate’s friend’s are? We can have that discussion.

It’s unfortunate that John McCain wants to win this election by trying to divide this nation. Obama seeks to appeal to the best in us, and McCain tries to appeal to the worst.

And Sarah’s family has not been drug through the mud?

It’s fine to attack Obama if you have nothing else. But you don’t include his children. That is just wrong.

Linda – How do these people sleep at night you ask? Easy they think that they are morally superior and better than everyone else and are going to Heaven on the A Train so to speak. Boy are they in for a suprise. But then I guess we all are as God knows us and what is in our hearts.

MCCAIN, HAVE YOU NO SHAME???

The GOP will stoop to any trick to hold onto power, any lie, any theft. We do not need this type of immoral individuals to run and have control over our government to continue their policies for the wealthy, well-off and well connected.
Barack Obama never stated that redistribution should be from tax payers to those who do not pay taxes, that is a lie, deception and a fallacy. What he is talking about is “fairness” and opportunity for all. That there should be wealth for all, not just the special few, that is what spreading the wealth or redistribution of wealth really means.
Please be wary of the touch-screen voting machines. If your district uses one, be sure to confirm that the candidate you chose on the screen is the one that is checked off on the screen and not the other candidate.
In one Republican voting place in Florida the woman who ran the place said they STRESS absentee ballots for their contsituents and she had stacks of them on a corner table which had already been filled out and sent back. I got to thinking about that. Why would she Stress these ballots instead of people voting on the machines?

Last minute mudslinging. I am so tired of this. Just 1 week left.

Me: You can see family photos and Obama’s mother in these photos.
I guess McCain finally gave in and decided to go along with the program, well, he just put the last nail on his coffin. Obama camp was never fooled by McCain’s alleged integrity. Like Obama said “were not going to throw the first punch, but we’ll throw the last”
Hate is what the Republicans do best because they are christians and know GOD better than the atheist. MCCAIN WILL LEAVE THIS ELECTION YEAR WITH HIS TAIL TUCKED BEING THE DEVIL THAT HE IS.

Why don’t these people stop it? Will it work to do it 7 days before the election? Can’t we just fight fair the last 7 days? Where is the dignity in American politics? Does it exist?

karen wrote:”First, that wasn’t McCain’s ad..”
So, he will come and and condemn this ad….right??

Wow, talking about desperation. I am waiting for John McCain to speak out about this one. The ad does not reflect an American view. It reflects a small segment of our great nation. To incite racist views and not speak on the issues facing our nation is a cowardly act. Barack Obama speaks of our nation coming together but these b…. want the opposite for our nation.Everyone in America should speak out about this racist attack. Remember an injury to one is an injury to all.

tyrone, who has the racist views, the obamas?

more garbage from the McCain campaign..
DESPERATION!

If Obama (D-ACORN) had chosen to have himself and his family attend a America loving church for the past two decades, would showing the family photo been controversial? No.
Let’s be intellectually honest here folks.

Bin Laden may not have been in Iraq, however, his terrorist group was. We have to also note that we will never know 100% of what is happening, never have, never will. This is not all from one party. This should have been handled from the beginning of this mess in the Clinton administration. I am a registered independent, not dem. or rep. I truly try to look at both sides. And, there are many many ads that the democrats have assaulted Gov. Palin and Sen. McCain. Its not just republicans. I’ve heard Sen. McCain set people straight when things are called out on Obama. I’ve yet to hear Obama set anything straight about McCain or Palin.

I wish that I could say I am surprised, but after what Bush did to McCain in South Carolina in 2000, it became clear that Republicans will do whatever it takes to tear down their opposition. I am just disappointed that McCain chooses to associate himself with these thugs.

Bin Laden may not have been in Iraq, however, his terrorist group was. We have to also note that we will never know 100% of what is happening, never have, never will. This is not all from one party. This should have been handled from the beginning of this mess in the Clinton administration. I am a registered independent, not dem. or rep. I truly try to look at both sides. And, there are many many ads that the democrats have assaulted Gov. Palin and Sen. McCain. Its not just republicans. I’ve heard Sen. McCain set people straight when things are called out on Obama. I’ve yet to hear Obama set anything straight about McCain or Palin.
Posted by: karen | Oct 28, 2008 8:59:21 AM
** What has Obama said about John McCain? He hasn’t called him the adulterer that he is. He hasn’t mentioned his ties to Gordon Liddy or other shady people in his past. He hasn’t said a bad word against Sarah Palin. What are you talking about?

Has Obama not put his kids before the camera???????????????
Posted by: me | Oct 28, 2008 8:49:07 AM
* Sarah Palin parades her sick down syndrome son on stage every day! lets not talk about exploitation of children in this election~

Sadly this is what the country is reduced to.. If it makes the GOP who is fighting amongst themselves feel better, then have it. Maybe it will heal some wounds they’ve inflicted. But it says a lot about that party and what direction it’s headed towards. John McCain doesn’t have to denounce the ad; the Republican party is making a bad name for itself..

6 more days, pulling all the last attempts. this country is ready.
i am tired of hate
i am tired of the fend for their own attitudes
you approve a 700 billion bailout its “Rescue” but nationalized medicine is “socialism”? give me a break
calling senator Obama a marxist and socialist, well if you cared to READ A little bit , you’d find out that the current tax system that OBama proposes is NOT a redistribution of wealth but simply a FAIR tax structure, similiar to the one proposed by Teddy Roosevelt, Mccain’s hero.
people need to get over their xenophobic, racist, hateful, and divisive sentiments because this country is moving forward no matter what. Question is, what side will YOU be on in this piece of history?
Vote early, vote Obama.

A little over the top sensationalism for the headline there, don’t you think, Jake?
You could have at least shown a little balance and distinguished to your apparently uninformed commentors the difference between a PAC ad and one that McCain approves of. I understand you would think it was common knowledge, but obviously it’s not.

OK Camille – we are assuming you are joking or have seen “Anchorman “one time to many. Classy?

Hey, past time for some closer looks at the ONE.

Vet Obama.

Pa voter – I could not agree with you more. As I white woman, I know what I have read in books and seen in movies etal. I never experienced the anamosity of white “Christian” people. I know that I feel embarressed and ashamed of “my people” when those clips from the sixties are shown. I have also recently been embarresed when hearing some of the rantings and hate filled rhetoric at particularly Sarah Palin’s rallys and speeches. I have never voted for a Democratic President but I have already voted for Obama. He is the candidate with more ideas and less hateful rhetoric.

friends? lets talk about friends and pastors.
hagee- Racist pastor
keating- CONVICTED Felon
george bush- sent thousands to war based on a LIE. disasterous policies , which 90% Mccain supported
Gordon Liddy- CONVICTED felon
John Poindexter
Scooter Libby
Joe Mccain- Communist country VA
lets not even begin to mention the many, many lobbyists in his past and in his current campaign. cause i could go on for days but do you see the Obama campaign running ads on these? no, you don’t .
why?
because there are important issues affecting us everyday and they’d rather address those and take the high road.
at this point, i have respect for people who are either 1. very rich that they favor mccain to save more of their money 2. religiously opposed to supporting a pro-life candidate. Everyone else, especially those in the middle class who say they wont vote for Obama because he’s “different” “don’t really know him” “pallin around with terrorist”, you “my friend” just might have a problem.

All you “free speech” and “right to bear arms” devotees, what happened to freedom of religion? Religion does not belong in political campaigns.
EVER.

Oh Puh-LEEZE! Where was the democrat outrage over when the 7-year-old Palin kid was being mocked all over the Internet for giving her baby brother a spit-bath? When the Daily Kos and Democratic Underground blogs were all agog with their conspiracy theories that the spit bath was a “set-up” to look “cute” during the speech?
The reality is that the Obama’s had their daughters baptized by Wright. The relationship was much, much closer than Obama wants to admit. OK. Fine. Don’t cry mama every time you get called on it.

Wow – Great post re Fallwell. He may be gone but his effect lingers on. Hopefully if they get the drumming that is predicted by some, these fanatics will see the light and slink back under the rocks from whence they came. The behaviors that these people exhibit are a lot of things, “Christian” is not one of them. At least the kind of “Christian” I was raised to be.

Concerned – I agree, Trig’s paternity is a non issue and no ones business.

Jenny: Um. Trig’s paternity was never in question–except to the kooks at DailyKos.

If people listened to Wright’s entire sermon they would know he was raging against George W Bush about starting an unjust war in Iraq that killed innocent people. He was not raging against the American people
It is not un-American to speak out about wrong by our government
Wright is also not racist. People have made decisions on a few second clip without investigating the total situation.
Read “The Faith of Barack Obama” by Steven Mansfield a conservative Christian Republican. He demonstrates true Christian of not demonizing people he does not agree with on certain issues.
The pictures of Piper were by people that thought she was cute. She is adorable.

do your reasearch people, the Trig rumor started on Alaskan blogs 2 months before Gov. Palin was nominated for the VP slot.

It’s very simple…and again, those who don’t see, refuse to see.
Rev.Wright adhered to Black Christian Theology, and that theology is steeped in Marxism.
For black theologians, white Americans do not have the ability to recognize the humanity in persons of color, blacks need their own theology to affirm their identity in terms of a reality that is anti-black – “blackness” stands for all victims of white oppression. “White theology,” when formed in isolation from the black experience, becomes a theology of white oppressors, serving as divine sanction from criminal acts committed against blacks. Cone argues that even those white theologians who try to connect theology to black suffering rarely utter a word that is relevant to the black experience in America. White theology is not Christian theology at all. There is but one guiding principle of black theology: an unqualified commitment to the black community as that community seeks to define its existence in the light of God’s liberating work in the world.
The Obama’s spent 20 years in this church, and Obama writing in his book, that Rev.Wright was like family, then goes on to say he was never in church when he heard Rev. Wright espouse this theology? Bah.
It’s all out there. Obama is a socialist. Redistribution of wealth, is a socialist ideology. We are heading into unexplored territory, with eyes wide shut. The results in socialism are out there. People in Cuba, go hungry, and without. People in North Korea, go hungry, and without. People in Venezuela are really feeling the effects now, because oil is down in price, and that is their primary source for revenue…yet Chavez didn’t plan for his people. Now they go hungry, and without.
That will be our future. Socialism, and redistribution doesn’t work. History tells us this, yet some are determined to get their share.

Jeanie:
A gov. employee uses authorizes the breach of private information on a US Citizen.
The son of a State Representative hacks into a Vice Presidential Candidate and is under indictment.
And…hardly a blip on the media radar. No outrage from the ACLU.
Welcome to the new standard operating procedure under the Obama Regime.

Hmm I am not a huge fan of barack, gonna vote for him, because my goodness Palin scares me. The RNC should have thought twice about this. There was no need to include a picture with the girls, besides beating a dead point that noone seems to care about it was tasteless. The press has been tatseless when it comes to the canidates kids, Bristol(her moms doing), and even though Chelesa is a grown woman they said she was beign pimped out.

All you “free speech” and “right to bear arms” devotees, what happened to freedom of religion? Religion does not belong in political campaigns.
EVER.
Posted by: jodie withers
This country was founded on the freedom of religion. Look up your history. The Congress use to pray for two hours then have bible study. That’s a fact. Look it up before you start bashing me.

The Republican Trust has budgeted $3M to run an anti-Obama ad featuring Obama’s former pastor and family friend of 20 years, the Reverend Wright.
The PAC is also soliciting small donations to allow the ad to run through election day in the critical swing states.
This is bad, so please do not visit The Republican Trust website and donate $10.00 to keep this ad in the air. It would be wrong. Don’t do it.

Krist said: wow Mccain is so so desperate. he lost all respect. he acting like a wild beast now. Mercy
This was done by a private group. McCain had nothing to do with it. Just like Obama didn’t have a thing to do with an Ohio state employee illegally investigating Joe the plumber.

Why Obama and MSM is hiding couple of things. Voters and americans have right to ask for following..
1. Original birth certificate and nationality(Law suits pending?)
2. His school and harvard records
3. His all associations
4. who funded his campaign(George Soros?)
5. His state senate records
Voters need a confidence and trust before about who real obama is? The policies and behaviour is very much based on who the person is influenced from. Not how he talks superficially.

Please ladies and gentleman get your facts from a neutral place of orgin. Both sides of this election lie.

Factcheck
hardly a “reliable” resource.
Annenberg anyone?
and don’t bother with the Annenberg was a Republican. Yeah. He was. But the Annenberg Trust is not run by Republicans. Nor is Factcheck
But thanks for playing. :)

You know, if it was just ONE association, you could give him the benefit of the doubt. But when you see William Ayers, Bernardine Dohrn , Dr. Khalid al-Mansour, Rezko, ACORN all connected to him, and they all seem to connect to one another. When the dots connect like that, you have to ask yourself, “DO YOU REALLY THINK HE WAS BEING HONEST ABOUT HIS ASSOCIATIONS?”

After what was done to Bristol Palin and the entire Palin family I’m not going to bother trying to dredge up a tear because a photo of the Obama daughters is appearing in an ad.
Trying to make something of this is ridiculous.

The GOP is the lowest of the low, bringing Obama’s kids into their smears.
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Yeah, it was just as horrible, when accusations, and even left wing mags like US magazine, ran a smear about Mrs.Palin, her daughter, and the paternity of Trigg, all the while knowing the truth was…there was nothing to that story, but ran it anyway, to hurt McCains campaign.
Or the fact that some left wing supporters, running a cruel prank by putting Baby Trigg on ebay, and offering to sell him, for the starting bid of $40.
Or the female reporter that referred to Trigg as IT!
Or the disgust parlayed all over left wing blogs, when Triggs sister groomed him, at the RNC convention.
Or Mrs. Palins husband being portrayed as someone who commits incest with his daughters, even SNL got into that act.
How do you think this made these kids feel? Perhaps it doesn’t matter since they’re just trash in your eyes.

Low?
Want to see low?
Want to see website that makes fun of Downs syndrome kids? It was created solely to insult the Palin child.
An Obama supporter created it.

Just goes to show you how morally bankrupt and hypocritical the GOP really is.
I’m just glad I’m no longer associated with these low lifes. It really makes me ashamed to have been in the same party with these people for more than 20 years.
Why is it that all the campaign spinmeisters that continually stoop to new lows at the presidential campaign level always seem to be Repbulicans? Lee Atwater, Karl Rove, the crowd that slimed John McCain in 2000 in South Carolina (who have now been given new life under McCain and the GOP).
This isn’t some dirtwater state senate race, this is for the highest office in the land and these people have absolutely no moral compass when it comes to personal attacks that have nothing to do with the issues that affect the American people.
I can’t wait until these losers are swept back into the gutter in 7 days. That’s where they came from and it’s where they belong.

You guys did see how Obama equated America with the Nazi’s in that 2001 interview?
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I did, and his symbol for progress is eerily similar to Hitlers.

I can’t wait until these losers are swept back into the gutter in 7 days. That’s where they came from and it’s where they belong.
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We are citing literal examples, truths. From recordings, and documents. Can you tell me what the lies are?
Well Bud, if you have a house, and someone needs it more, start packing. If you have money, and someone needs it more…hide it.
Because Obama ran on the same platform for State Senator of Illinois. Lower taxes for the middled class. Now Illinois is paying far above, and beyond in taxes, across the board. Their murder rate is twice that, of those killed in Iraq, and their sales tax is over 10%. Get ready for it!

I am tired of the hate!!!!

The origins of the Red Star are found in the Russian civil war and the end of the First World War. Those Russian troops fleeing from the Austrian and German fronts who found themselves in Moscow in 1917 mixed with the local Moscow garrison. To distinguish the Moscow troops from the influx of retreating Russians the officers gave out tin stars to the Moscow garrison soldiers, to wear on their hats. When those troops joined the Red army and the Bolsheviks they painted their tin stars red (for Communism), thus creating the original Red Star.
This is pertinent, because the footage of the Fox producer asking Bill Ayres questions outside of Mr. Ayres home…Ayres was wearing a t-shirt with a red star on it. Take a look at some of Obama’s signs, and clothing. There’s a 5 pointed red star on them.
Now convince me, he’s not a socialist, and doesn’t want to rewrite the Constitution of this country.

Tell Republicans to go home!! I have had it!! And I am registered Republican!! Wright is dead issue.
Why don’t you ask Sarah Palin about her being blessed in church by Bishop Muthee to keep witchcraft away from her!! Muthee is world known self proclaimed witch hunter and he is proud of it. Her Pentecostal Church invited him to preach from time to time. His last visit was Sept 2008. Did Sarah practice “tongue” too? Yes, they admitted this fact to new reported this fall. On video.

Her Pentecostal Church invited him to preach from time to time. His last visit was Sept 2008. Did Sarah practice “tongue” too? Yes, they admitted this fact to new reported this fall.
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And some faiths cast out demons via the use of exorcisms. Is that similar? Haiti, which has a lot of Catholics, practices voo doo as well. If faith isn’t an issue for you, then why are you uptight about that?
It isn’t about Obama’s faith…it’s about what his faith taught. White hate.

Broken Record!
Politics of Division, Fear and Smear don’t put food on the table. McCain should have listened to his friend Chuck Hagel:
[Hagel says that he told McCain that he believed the election would be close, and he warned against waging a vicious campaign of the kind that had defeated McCain in 2000. “Once you win, then you’re going to have to govern,” Hagel told his friend. “The Democrats are going to add to their numbers, probably significantly, in the House and the Senate. You’re going to be faced with a strong Democratic Congress. You are going to have to bring some consensus here, and the first thing you are going to have to do is reach out to the Congress—Democrat and Republican.”]

One time I visited an elementary classroom. The teacher was a bit annoyed with the class at the beginning of the day because of their behavior. She had taken the American flag down, rolled it up, and was placing it in the closet. I heard her say, “. . . and therefore I am putting the flag away and we won’t be saying the pledge of allegiance.” What did she mean by doing this? Was she telling her students that she didn’t believe in flying the flag? Was she telling them that she didn’t believe in saying the pledge? The kids knew what she was doing. I didn’t because I only heard what she was saying as I entered the room. I didn’t have the context.
Later she explained to me what was going on. She was trying to make a point with her students about freedom and the symbols of freedom by taking those symbols away. The students had been disruptive, disobedient, and disrepectful of one another. During the pledge they continued to talk, to visit, and not place their hands over their hearts. She told them that if these symbols had no meaning to them she would take them away rather than allowing them to be mocked.
Would you call her anti-American? Maybe some of you would. I wouldn’t. They had a healthy discussion of freedom, the flag, and the meaning of the pledge.
Context is important to understanding what is going on and what is being said.
Do you have the context of Pastor Wright’s statements that have been quoted so often to create fear and distrust?
Vote for Obama, I did already.

I feel this is completely relevant. I can not believe how many Americans will look the other way or make excuses for this behavior. It is clearly the combination of Obama’s relationships with Rev Wright, ACORN, Ayres,ETC. that clearly shows Obama’s poor judgement and character. This should not be tolerated by the Amereican people. How, many fortune 500 companies would hire Obama with such little experience? It’s just not done and for good reason. But some how we can try to justify hiring Obama with no executive experience to the highest office in the U.S. Why? Because he is a good speaker. He looks “presidential”. THIS AND OBAMA SCARE ME!

To me, John McCain does not look well physically, mentally or emotionally.
He looked dreadful during some of the debates – off balance and almost unhinged at times.
I will not be putting any of my fate into his hands.
And Sarah Palin has revealed herself as basically a soap opera character with little depth of intellect and a very one-dimensional, almost cartoon view of the world stage.
Again, I would not put any of my fate in her hands.
It’s a pathetic Republican ticket.
8 years of Republicans was enough. The electorate will be rightfully booting the Republicans out of office.
Landslide Democratic win despite all the attempt to use smear tactics during the next few days.

Dearest Jeanie,
Did you not read Jake’s post?
“But many Democrats are surprised that the attack ad would include images of Obama’s 10- and 7-year-old daughters; usually families are kept far from these types of things.”
Dragging someone’s minor aged children in a personal attack ad is what I would say is “VILE!”
McCain has condemned these 527 groups in the past, but it seems he is awfully quiet about these smears this year.
But I must apologize, my dear Jeanie, I don’t have time to allay your worries about Obama today. You go ahead and vote for John McCain. I voted for him 8 years ago and I can assure you that after the experience, you wont have to wait long until you are completely disappointed by the man’s words and actions.
Maybe when this is all over we can double date with Sarah Palin and Joe the Plumber. ;)

Oh Jeanie,
One last thing I forgot to mention.
According to the Tax Foundation, the tax burden in Illinois ranks 30th in the nation, behind it’s regional neighbors Indiana, Ohio, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan.
Also, whatever your impressions are of Illinois taxes and such, I’m not sure how you can blame Obama for so much when during all but 1 year of his service Illinois was run by Republican governors.
James Edgar, January 1991 – January 11, 1999, Republican
George H. Ryan, January 1999 – January 13, 2003, Republican

The Liberal Democrates of today are nothing like the Democrates of our fathers (ex.JFK) The latest Congressional move watch your 401K’s They are Nancy’s next target. People beware.

Senator Obama Campaign group is more Presidential and Respectful than Airing about the Dysfunctions of The McShame and Palins.Cindy’s Drug and Adulteous with The Whore Mongel Mcshame that left his ILL wife.Look at the People they associated with Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh.(what Characters)!We need to stay focus on Our needs and not the Drama that most people entertain on.The mud don’t pay our Bills and Feed Our Family.Church and State Should stay Out of Politics.I Respect each Candidate but disagree with some of their Views but I don’t need to demean He or She Character.This is crucial times and We as Americans should be focusing on a better tommorrow.Peace too all of you and Our Candidates.

Look at it this way liberal Dems….
If McCain went to a church for 20 years and the pastor ended up being a member of the KKK, do ya really think the media would let him get away with it.
Obama silences any media that does not support him. Look what he did to the Washington Post, Dallas Morning News and another (Can’t remember)reporter this morning on his private jet. He kicked them off.
Why are Obama’s kids off limits but any republicans personal lives are wide open. Hmmm…
By the way I am an Independent.

I just saw this latest act of desperation on the part of the Republicans. McCain is not a maverick — he is a patsy for the Republican-rove machine. If he was a maverick he would immediately denounce this race-baiting ad. But, we know he won’t because he is desperate to win. McCain has lost all of my respect and all credibility. He is just MORE OF THE SAME. All he has to offer is character assassination!

I’m a Republican, a Vet, an Entrepreneur, but I can’t support McCain because I WON’T support DIRTY POLITICS.
McCain is not a Maverick, he’s a LOOSE CANNON. Graduated 5th from the BOTTOM of his US Naval Academy class-#894 out of 899 – A Disgrace. McCain does not believe in Diplomacy nor is he capable of it. But the worst thing he has done BY FAR is to call a sitting US Senator a terrorist. This campaign Tactic has cost him ALL Respect that I did have for him.
A man who can’t face the issues and whose only chance to win is to Fan the Flames of Racism and Sling Mud, **Does Not Deserve To Be President**.
Palin? I still can’t believe that she’s Actually on the ballot. NO national Political experience (e.g., with Congress or the Federal Government), NO Foreign Policy experience (or even education – she didn’t know what the Bush Doctrine is, and that’s HER party …), NO military education, experience or knowledge.
The LEGACY of the 2008 Republican Party will be “Bad Candidate Choices and Negative Campaigning” that backlashed against the entire party.
It will be a sad day for Republicans tomorrow, and, I expect, a Democratic Landslide.
I know its too much to ask that the GOP LEARN from its mistakes … but next time (2012) can you at least REMEMBER how you threw away the election in 2008?
And Next Time, can we at Least have a VP Candidate who is Actually Qualified to be President? GOP 2008 has been an embarassment to ALL true Republicans.