Choose Hope Over Hatred
Posted by: Rebecca O'Malley
Date: 10/9/2008 4:22 pm
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Times are getting desperate over at McCain headquarters.  Poll numbers are dropping and defeat is in sight.    

Unfortunately, when the powerful become desperate, their followers can become dangerous. 

Palin and McCain can’t win on the issues; so they have been focusing their speeches and rallies on personal attacks fueled by anger and hate.  Frighteningly, as their attacks against Obama become increasingly vicious, so does the reaction of the crowds they are addressing.

Have you seen the video from some of these events?  They seem to be pushing their supporters to operate from hate and fear – rather than from issues and facts.  They are trying to stir up an angry mob.  You can hear shouts of "Terrorist!" and "Treason!" coming from supporters at several McCain/Palin rallies, and the Secret Service is now investigating an incident in which someone shouted "Kill him!" at a rally in Florida.

This kind of fear-mongering and hateful speech is unacceptable, yet John McCain is standing by and saying nothing.  

Our country is better than this.  Use our email tool to tell John McCain to renounce these statements, and tone down his rhetoric.  When we work together, our nation can choose hope over hatred.

Reply by: D.K.
Date: 10/26/2008 5:20 pm
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You need to check your facts...  It turns out that those shouting "Terrorist!", "Treason!", and "Kill Him" are no more than planted left-wing communists.  Shame on them for doing that...  What you also don't mention in your article is that John McCain did tell the crowd to stop saying such things.

 

 

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