McCain Booed For Telling Audience To Be Respectful of Obama
(CBS)
From CBS News’ John Bentley:
(LAKEVILLE, MINN.) – In stark contrast to his last town hall meeting yesterday, John McCain dramatically toned down his attacks on Barack Obama, even after many in the audience were asking him to go on the offensive. McCain was even booed when he told the audience to be respectful and that “you don’t have to be scared” of Obama:
“The people here in Minnesota want to see a real fight this next time in your debate,” one veteran in the crowd said.
“We want a fight, and I will fight, but we will be respectful. I admire Sen. Obama and his accomplishments, I will respect him, and I want everyone to be respectful,” McCain said, to which he received a chorus of boos. “Because that’s the way politics should be conducted in America, so let’s make sure that we’re all respectful.” He then received a round of applause from the audience.
Some of the questioners said they were scared of an Obama presidency, and one woman said she couldn’t trust Obama because “he’s an Arab.”
McCain shook his head. “No ma’am, he’s a decent family man, a citizen, that I just happen to have disagreements with on fundamental issues, and that’s what this campaign is all about.”
But McCain didn’t completely stay away from personal attacks, bringing up Obama’s connection with William Ayres, who was a member of the 1960s radical group the Weather Underground.
“One of the issues is a man named William Ayres, who is an unrepentant terrorist,” McCain said. “Sen. Obama said that Mr. Ayres was a guy in the neighborhood, when in reality, Sen. Obama’s political career was launched in Mr. Ayres living room.”
Posted by smurfcrusher at 07:49 PM
Thanks for saying what I wanted to say too.
Your reap the crop that you have sowed.
liking the fascist bent of your party nowadays? if not, please consider voting for Obama. He will not make you attend hate rallies or scream "kill" or "terrorist" to punctuate a speech.
GOP is becoming known as the violent klan Party of the US. How humiliating for the intelligent REpublicans who have worked to make the country better....
your party is being overrun with a mean violent mob mentality.
Democrats will not threaten to hurt you or kill you, and will not try to terrorize you into submission for your vote.
Beware, Republicans, your party is annexed by the racist bigot extremists....and mccain and palin are letting them.
America is rejecting all of this....Obama''''s polls are increasing specifically because he offers peace and prosperity, hope and respect. mccain offers hate and bigotry. The polls tell us that people don''t want to be like the haters. They want something BETTER for thier families. mccain has really gone off the deep end.
really need to ck facts before running off at the mouth.
Finally, the McCain I had respected for so long over the years. I hope he doesn''t entirely get sucked into the Republican hate group-think. He may very well keep his integrity, regardless of power politics.
This smear tactic is absurd. I KNOW all the people spreading this KNOW its absurd but they spew this garbage trying to confuse the weak voters who vote out of fear and confusion.
Bill Ayer''s funding is 1 person removed from people who DONATE TO MCCAIN. And all of this is irrelevant.
This election SHOULD be about who''s most qualified. Energy policy, housing, the economy, etc. Vote Smart, Vote Obama.
Seriously, Palin is a total idiot and she could easily become President. Two retards in a row in the Whitehouse would really screw things up.
John McCain (42.6%)
Barack Obama (49.7%)
Unsure (7.7%)
Is that not anti- patriotic?????
Noone sees the hypocrisy of a woman that preaches family values and yet has an unmarried pregnant daughter who apparently drinks and parties. You all are such HYPOCRITS its DISGUSTING. If Obama were a terrorist wouldnt he be in jail???If he were even suspected...wouldnt he be in jail???? The compant that McCain keeps arent exactly the U.S. boyscouts and are far from angels. Stop lying and face the fact that you not only dont agree with Obamas policies but your HATEFUL ATTACKS PROVE that the majority of McCain supporters are die hard racists that would rather see their arms ripped from their bodies than to see a Black man as president. I say...let it RIP.
Is that not anti- patriotic?????
Noone sees the hypocrisy of a woman that preaches family values and yet has an unmarried pregnant daughter who apparently drinks and parties. You all are such HYPOCRITS its DISGUSTING. If Obama were a terrorist wouldnt he be in jail???If he were even suspected...wouldnt he be in jail???? The compant that McCain keeps arent exactly the U.S. boyscouts and are far from angels. Stop lying and face the fact that you not only dont agree with Obamas policies but your HATEFUL ATTACKS PROVE that the majority of McCain supporters are die hard racists that would rather see their arms ripped from their bodies than to see a Black man as president. I say...let it RIP.
Is that not anti- patriotic?????
Noone sees the hypocrisy of a woman that preaches family values and yet has an unmarried pregnant daughter who apparently drinks and parties. You all are such HYPOCRITS its DISGUSTING. If Obama were a terrorist wouldnt he be in jail???If he were even suspected...wouldnt he be in jail???? The compant that McCain keeps arent exactly the U.S. boyscouts and are far from angels. Stop lying and face the fact that you not only dont agree with Obamas policies but your HATEFUL ATTACKS PROVE that the majority of McCain supporters are die hard racists that would rather see their arms ripped from their bodies than to see a Black man as president. I say...let it RIP.
Is that not anti- patriotic?????
Noone sees the hypocrisy of a woman that preaches family values and yet has an unmarried pregnant daughter who apparently drinks and parties. You all are such HYPOCRITS its DISGUSTING. If Obama were a terrorist wouldnt he be in jail???If he were even suspected...wouldnt he be in jail???? The compant that McCain keeps arent exactly the U.S. boyscouts and are far from angels. Stop lying and face the fact that you not only dont agree with Obamas policies but your HATEFUL ATTACKS PROVE that the majority of McCain supporters are die hard racists that would rather see their arms ripped from their bodies than to see a Black man as president. I say...let it RIP.
Is that not anti- patriotic?????
Noone sees the hypocrisy of a woman that preaches family values and yet has an unmarried pregnant daughter who apparently drinks and parties. You all are such HYPOCRITS its DISGUSTING.
Is that not anti- patriotic?????
Noone sees the hypocrisy of a woman that preaches family values and yet has an unmarried pregnant daughter who apparently drinks and parties. You all are such HYPOCRITS its DISGUSTING.
Are Christian extremists more acceptable than Muslim ones??? Palin is a Christian EXTREMISTS and sounds just as psycho as the Muslim extremists. Look at her education...LOL then compare it to Obama''s. Hers is PATHETIC. Look at her experience in dealing with large diverse populations...its a JOKE compared to Obama. McCain changes his mind about his policies every other week and his running mate contradicts his statements REGULARLY. PLUS she has shown that she can and WILL abuse the power of her position and has used her office to do favors for her friends. My God the list goes on and on and on. McCain and Palin SUCK IN EVERY WAY.
I have read that people at McCain/Palin rallies have shouted "he is a terrorist", "he is an Arab", "kill him", if that is so:
As far as I am concerned anyone yelling "kill him" at any presidential candidiate''s rally should be promptly arrested by the SECRET SERVICE. But where has the SECRET SERVICE been?
If the SECRET SERVICE has not arrested such provocateurs and terrorists they are in subversion of their duty, and the constitution and the president of the United States and should be immediately releived of duty, court martially and be found guilty and spend a long time in prison.
http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/he_lied_about_bill_ayers.html
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by dekoon
October 12, 2008 10:48 AM PDT
- Some say seeing is believing - add hearing to that and a lot of people become true believers in the idea that there are a great many naive, ignorant, uninformed, ill-informed, hateful, bigoted, "dumb" and very small people opening their mouths when they should keep them closed.
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See all 36 CommentsThere''s absolutely no place for chants about killing anybody PERIOD. Shame on McCain for not putting a stop to it i.e. standing up and saying This Will Not Be Tolerated PERIOD.
I''d say it''s pretty much a done deal for Obama and has been way before all of this BS.