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October 11, 2008 4:13 PM

Man At Palin Rally Displays Monkey Doll Donning Obama Sticker

Posted by Scott Conroy
(CBS)
From CBS News' Scott Conroy:

(PHILADELPHIA) As the crowd cheered at a Sarah Palin rally this morning in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, a man in the audience grinned as he held up a stuffed monkey doll with a Barack Obama bumper sticker wrapped across its forehead.

The incident came at a time when McCain and Palin’s events have increasingly been fueled by angry crowds, since Palin began drawing a connection between Barack Obama and 1960s radical William Ayers, claiming that the Democratic nominee has a history of “palling around” with a terrorist.

At a rally in Lakeville, Minnesota, on Friday, McCain was booed after he called on his audience to be respectful of Obama. The Republican nominee took the microphone away from one woman who said she couldn’t trust Obama because “he’s an Arab.”

After Palin finished her remarks this morning, the man holding the stuffed monkey seemed to notice that a video camera was pointed at him, at which point he removed the Obama sticker from the doll’s head and crumpling it up in his hand. He then handed the doll to a young boy who was watching the rally from his father’s shoulders. The boy’s parents later told CBS News that they weren’t acquainted with the man who gave their son the stuffed monkey.

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by sickofpalin October 11, 2008 4:31 PM PDT
well,we''re near the end of palin

she is such an idiot amd racist

she is a real piece of ***
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by strangeworld October 11, 2008 4:32 PM PDT
Really weird. In a way I feel sorry for someone who is so ignorant of others feelings that he''d do something like that. It does point out though that there is a wide difference between the candidates on the future of our country. In order for us to make the US a better place for all of us, we need to come together. The politics of divisiveness that the GOP has long embraced is bringing out the worst that the US has to offer.
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by whosaid1 October 11, 2008 4:33 PM PDT
voters attending events conducted by the two campaigns...you will in fact encounter some idiots!! HE''S AN IDIOT...WHY SPEND TIME ON HIM? Unless of course, your point is that he is representative of those who attend McCain events%u2026.in which case you are an idiot as well.
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by whosaid1 October 11, 2008 4:36 PM PDT
Yes, you%u2019ve verified again that if you look at all the voters attending events conducted by the two campaigns...you will in fact encounter some idiots!! HE''''S AN IDIOT...WHY SPEND TIME ON HIM? Unless of course, your point is that he is representative of those who attend McCain events%u2026.in which case you are an idiot as well.
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by pakaal October 11, 2008 4:49 PM PDT
"...the man holding the stuffed monkey seemed to notice that a video camera was pointed at him, at which point he removed the Obama sticker from the doll%u2019s head and crumpling it up in his hand."

Cowardly is as cowardly does. Same reason why the KKK wear hoods; they know they''re wrong, they just enjoy hating too much. Once you shine a light on ''em - like this guy - they deny everything.

Kinda sad really.
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by dimmu19 October 11, 2008 4:52 PM PDT
Republicant''s are scum of the earth.
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by jjorcutt October 11, 2008 4:54 PM PDT
I hope this is a wake up call to my fellow white Americans that racism is not dead in this country.
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by jolsonbear October 11, 2008 4:55 PM PDT
I''m a 45yo white male from the south and McCain/Palin scare me! It is very obvious what is going on at these rallies. But what is worse than what the supporters are doing is that the McCain/Palin know and are encouraging it with thier incidiary comments. I''m praying for an Obama landslide.
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by pakaal October 11, 2008 4:56 PM PDT
OneAmerican7: "For eight years Liberals gleefully refered to President Bush as "chimp", among other insults."

Still doing it, too. But that''s only because he'' pulled us into a tragically misguided war in Iraq, presided over deregulation of the financial industry (like Bush Senior did during the Savings and Loan scandal when - once again - we the Taxpayers had to pay for Republicans deregulating), infrastructure breakdown including the tragedy that happened when Katrina hit....

Oh, I could go on for hours.

The good news for the Republicans is, when Barack Hussein Obama is elected President, you''ll have plenty of time to catalogue any and all Obama administration failures. If he makes any!
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by dakotaclark October 11, 2008 4:56 PM PDT
As a Republican, I am very offended by such antics at a rally.

I did not go to school just to eat lunch and mess with the girls at recess.

Therefore, it is upsetting to see that so many uhhh, for lack of a better words, reasoning impaired, people attend the McCain events.

This is not a good sign people.
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by clowd9 October 11, 2008 4:57 PM PDT
Gee, ya think he had a clue what he was doing? I hope his neighbours recognise him and his name gets published. He looked like he was bloody uncomfortable once he discovered the camera.
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by perflead October 11, 2008 4:58 PM PDT
Hate reflects on the hater''s state of mind only.
It is human nature to make bad choices under the influence of hate and anger.
One is not able to think clearly & driven by hate and anger to make choices.
People who hate are not happy in their lives.
Haters and oppressors (in low to high sense of the word) are the real losers, because sooner or later they find themselves internally miserable.
The haters and oppressors pay a bigger price in the longer run, they may benefit in the shorter run.
McCain & Palin should talk about their plans to alleviate the crises and get the country back on track, instead of slandering Obama.
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by bluecocoa October 11, 2008 5:02 PM PDT
The McCain/Palin rallies are kinda creepy. Their audiences looks like a cross between a klan rally and the crazy cast from that 1960''s B-movie horror flick, "2,000 Maniacs". This is a sad time in America.
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by marshall65 October 11, 2008 5:05 PM PDT
Wonder what he scans for on the internet.
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by barsellers October 11, 2008 5:05 PM PDT
What an @ss. He realized he was on camera, and tried to shift the blame to a CHILD. He is a racist and a coward.
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by clowd9 October 11, 2008 5:05 PM PDT
I disagree Toss_em_all.. I think if guys like him weren''t allowed to hide behind the cloak of anonymity, they''d monitor their own behavior better. Somebody knows this guys name. Out him. Plaster it all over the media. He''s asking for it.
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by mkcscbs October 11, 2008 5:08 PM PDT
What a narrow minded evil group Sarah Palin has worshiping her.
I am so disappointed in John McCain. I thought he would be above all of this Republican spewing evil cr*ap but his campaign is the worst of the worst I have ever seen. He needs to do more than make vague comments that Obama is a decent person he needs to put a stop to Palin''s antics and the non-issue negative campaign ads all together. If he really cares about this country he would not be trying divide and destroy it.
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by whitemale08 October 11, 2008 5:11 PM PDT
Why doesn''t junkyard dogs like Sean Hanniy and Rush Limbaugh pander to these racists types.

They should drive these idiot out of the Republican party instead they just look away and let the ''ugly side'' of America shine through with no shame.
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by mkcscbs October 11, 2008 5:11 PM PDT
Toss_em_all - I challange you to please give an example of a comparable behavior at an Obama rally that equals this racist incident or one that calls to kill John McCain or Sarah Palin. You won''t find one.
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by asamiller October 11, 2008 5:14 PM PDT
Isolated incident or one of many. Seems like more and more reports of this and worse are coming out of McCain and Palin''s rallys. Check out the video on You Tube taken at a McCain rally October 8 in Bethlehem, PA to see more examples.
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by metayel October 11, 2008 5:15 PM PDT
Sarah Palin is David Duke in drag. I wondered how long it would take for people to recognize her for the racist she is.
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by christiansin October 11, 2008 5:15 PM PDT

What a coward. The guy essentially hides behind a little kid once he realizes that he isn''t hidden by the rock he crawled out from under.

This guy hopefully just jumped back into his time machine and teleported back sixty years or so to the time from which he came.

Every time I see or hear something like this I make a donation to Obama''s campaign. This monkey-guys world is not the one in which I want my children to live.

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by clowd9 October 11, 2008 5:15 PM PDT
If I read this guy right.. he DOESN''T want the attention. His body language says otherwise. If CBS is going to post the video, the most responsible thing they can do is give a name to the guy. Otherwise, all McCain/Palin supporters get painted with the same brush.. by association. That''s not fair either.

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by whitemale08 October 11, 2008 5:16 PM PDT
For Palin to talk about non-issues from Sean Hannity like Ayers but yet coddles these right-wing racists in white sheets is ridiculous.
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by bragova October 11, 2008 5:17 PM PDT
The guy with the monkey doll looks very uncomfortable. You can see him swallowing.
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by berkshirerez October 11, 2008 5:17 PM PDT
Another spineless, hypocritical Republican trying to cover his true feelings/actions!
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by ggraham1977 October 11, 2008 5:18 PM PDT
brainless.scared.stupid...all i have to say about that. go obama
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by notfooled October 11, 2008 5:18 PM PDT
There apparently is no low too low for the followers of McSame and Palin.

The Rep candidates should both withdraw from the election to spare the American people any further shame and embarassment.
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by mkcscbs October 11, 2008 5:19 PM PDT
Both sides have their extremists but they are usually on the fringe of each party. This time by virtue of chosing Sarah Palin as th VP the Republicans gave legitimacy to their extremist who now feel they represent the true Republican party.
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by mailani808 October 11, 2008 5:20 PM PDT
Thankfully, a majority of Americans see these Republican rallies resembling the Ku Klux Klan gatherings of days long past. Look at the crowds - almost entirely comprised of white trash - mostly overweight bohunks screaming "kill him!" and other racial epithets. The rest of America observes the images on TV and the remaining undecideds decide on Obama because they do not relate to these xenophobic racist zealots. The greatest danger is that one of these mentally-challenged supporters will carry out with their death threats. The greatest reward is that more and more Americans react by shifting towards Obama and his poll numbers continue to rise. The ultimate irony is that many of these Republicans claim to be evangelicals. Were Jesus amongst us today, would he be shouting "kill him"? Would he be espousing such hatred? would be support this ugly outcry? Shame on you, McCain. Double shame on you, Palin. And shame on all of you that support this immoral Republican campaign. Obama%u02BBs popularity and poll numbers are directly proportional to the level of public hatred. So keep it up, Republicans - and watch the Obama landslide in November.
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by smurfcrusher October 11, 2008 5:21 PM PDT
At least he didn''t spank it.
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by norepubs October 11, 2008 5:26 PM PDT
.......''Scuse me d u m b a s s, but in case you haven''t noticed,Bu$h and fascist republicans have aleady accomplished
This over the last eight years. Also,thanks to Republican thieves,we are now as
reviled as a nation because of Bu$h''s ''cowboy diplomacy''
By the way,how has the ''free market economy''; worked out for you?????
..........................................................................

From the fact, the nation will be devided dramatically if Obama is US president.

Posted by Timmothy
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by notfooled October 11, 2008 5:28 PM PDT
There apparently is no low too low for the followers of McSame and Palin.

The Rep candidates should both withdraw from the election to spare the American people any further shame and embarassment.
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by mailani808 October 11, 2008 5:28 PM PDT
If we apply McCain%u02BBs logic of guilt by association, then Sarah Palin should quit immediately. She and her husband are members of an Alaska political group that espouses seceding from the US and extreme hatred for the US government. Worse yet, Palin thinks God is on her side. Sarah, you are a pathetic little self-absorbed creature with an super inflated image of yourself. What is even worse, is your ugly racism and profound hatred of blacks and Arabs.
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by jimesmith2 October 11, 2008 5:29 PM PDT
Attacking someone as un-American because they are different is as dangerous as Civilizations can get. That''s why this is important. And there is little difference in this group in hating the Clintons for their acceptance of Black America as for hating Obama himself for being black. Every Republican may not be a racist, but it is important to note that every racist is certainly a republican.
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by phillysage October 11, 2008 5:31 PM PDT
"From the fact, the nation will be devided dramatically if Obama is US president. "
Posted by Timmothy8 at 05:20 PM

Our nation has always been divided between the bigots and those Americans capable of critical thinking. We soon will have a good President again and also one who speaks and writes grammatically correct English.
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by jimesmith2 October 11, 2008 5:31 PM PDT
If you were black, why would you vote for a party that exploits the differences and incites bigotry and racism to stay in power? Are you really that stupid to wonder by Blacks vote for Democratic politicians? Duh? Be a racist or Republican, whatever, but don''t think we''re so stupid not to see through to the truth
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by robert2237 October 11, 2008 5:32 PM PDT
I know why the news only look for the fringe people at the McCain/Palin events, it gives them something to do. At the Obama events they are everywhere so they don''t even have to look. My My My how the media is in bed with Obama. Guess he has told them he will get rid of the talk shows and the balanced news channels. So the only thing that will be left is ABCobama, NBCobama, CNNobama.

Divide the country will be. Oh well Palin-2012 for sure no matter who wins this year.
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by robert2237 October 11, 2008 5:33 PM PDT
It seems from what I have been hearing most educated blacks are voting of McCain due to the major issues they see with Obama''s assocciations.
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by clowd9 October 11, 2008 5:34 PM PDT
Look.. this isn''t every McCain/Palin supporter. This is one in a crowd. There''s a reason he became contrite all of a sudden. Someone might recognise him, and he''d have some answering to do for his behavior. I repeat.. CBS.. name that jerk! Somebody knows him as a respectable guy. He''s not. He shouldn''t be allowed to play those games anymore. Who is he? What does he do for a living? Where does he live? He''s a fraud, whoever he pretends to be. Do a real story now and find that guys name!
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by suzyku October 11, 2008 5:36 PM PDT
palin is a very classless, nasty piece of work! she has nothing to offer because she''s too stupid on her own, she hired a PR firm to promote her and the only one stupid enough to fall for it is mccain! They are dishonorable and sleazy and holding kkk rallies and I hope she goes back to alaska and gets thrown out! He should be ostracized in the senate and never win another election in AZ. They are disgraceful and appeal only to the lowest element of our society.
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by jimesmith2 October 11, 2008 5:36 PM PDT
The world is watching and racism and bigotry are no longer acceptable -- not even in the fringes. You should feel shame in place of your ignorance!
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by luvienne October 11, 2008 5:36 PM PDT
The monkey is better looking than it''s owner. Looks smarter too.
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by sjbj2322 October 11, 2008 5:37 PM PDT
This same man will most likely be sitting in church tomorrow morning singing the praises of Jesus'' love for all his children....red and yellow, black and white. Parents....teach your children well and remember they learn first and foremost by example. I pray that people are showing this man to be an example of what they should not aspire to be.
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by elise22usa October 11, 2008 5:38 PM PDT
America let''s send a message LOUD AND CLEAR!!!! The OLD ways are OVER!! No more will we tolerate a hate campaign based on FEAR and SMEAR!!! Obama / Biden 08
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by clowd9 October 11, 2008 5:39 PM PDT
Toss_em_all.. can you give a link to that story about the preacher you keep referring to? I read a similar one, but it was a republican preacher.
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by teacher1917 October 11, 2008 5:39 PM PDT
What''s next KKK members showing up in their hoods and burning crosses at McCain rallies. Come on John, your supposed to be a leader. Call these people out on their bigotry and tell them that it''s wrong. Oh, wait, you''ve got to put some spin the report of Palin''s abuse of power.
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by kate1149 October 11, 2008 5:39 PM PDT
I really don''t think it is McCain that brings out these racist people - because we saw very little of this kind of thing at McCain rallies before Palin was on the campaign trail with him. In fact, I think we saw more of this kind of thing with Hillary supporters than McCain supporters. I have always believed that many Hillary supporters were so insistant that she had to be the Democratic nominee because race was a factor in their decision. Palin''s fans are the ultra-conservative, fake-evangelical, red neck, back woods types- the kind that want to cecede from the union, threaten violence to Obama because he is bi-racial, and toss around racial language hatred all while claiming to be extremely religious! This is a good example for each of us that radicalism in any form is a bad thing for our country. It doesn''t matter if you are a radical muslim terrorist or a radical evanelical Palin fanatic - both are extremes and both are dangerous.
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by elise22usa October 11, 2008 5:39 PM PDT
Landslide for Obama and democrats...a vote for decency
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by jimesmith2 October 11, 2008 5:40 PM PDT
Like Palin and McCain, the "monkey" is hidden away when they realize that the world is watching. The monkey isn''t representative of the black American -- it''s representative of the dark racism the Republicans embrace.
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