PA McCain volunteer (possibly) assaulted

[Swing low, sweet chariot. Comin' for to carry me home.]

ooops...the ATM camera caught the guy changing out of a "Joe the Plumber" shirt to an Obama tshirt right before the attack....looks like a McCain plant

[TheGlobalizer]

A BLACK man mugged a WHITE WOMAN.  

therefore, we better vote for McCain.

I gotta admit, that IS how some of the posters here are sounding.  Rather than simply decrying the viscious and criminal attack perpetrated by ONE Obama supporter.

To be fair, folks on the left were quick to throw McCain under the bus for the racist acts of his crowds.

I'm sure Obama abhors this act, but I think questioning who represents a candidate's core constituencies is in bounds, as long as it doesn't descend into blanket prejudices.

[Lief 🗽]

Breaking News

Woman who was mugged - Is the baby her's or her daughter's?

BREAKING NEWS

One Obama supporter is a violent thug/criminal, Obama and supporter's entire message of change is undermined

[JSojourner]

A BLACK man mugged a WHITE WOMAN.  

therefore, we better vote for McCain.

I gotta admit, that IS how some of the posters here are sounding.  Rather than simply decrying the viscious and criminal attack perpetrated by ONE Obama supporter.

To be fair, folks on the left were quick to throw McCain under the bus for the racist acts of his crowds.

I'm sure Obama abhors this act, but I think questioning who represents a candidate's core constituencies is in bounds, as long as it doesn't descend into blanket prejudices.

Absolutely.  Which I also condemned.  John McCain doesn't have a racist bone in his body.  And I am still waiting for someone to prove the scurrilous allegation that Sarah Palin refers to Barack Obama as "Sambo".  And by proof, I mean something other than a liberal blog.

[Keystone Phil]

Breaking News

Woman who was mugged - Is the baby her's or her daughter's?

BREAKING NEWS

One Obama supporter is a violent thug/criminal, Obama and supporter's entire message of change is undermined

Well, remember how the racists at the McCain rallies embodied every McCain supporter?

[Ban my account ffs!]

I don't think you Republicans should be whining and moaning about this at all.  It was a despicable act.. and it was especially cruel because of the political motivation behind it...

But so was the murder of the "liberals" at the Unitarian church and the murder of the head of the Arkansas Democratic party.

[Swing low, sweet chariot. Comin' for to carry me home.]

DRUDGE:  OBAMA SHOCK: Robber was one of Obama's half-brothers

[Aizen]

hey guys, whats going on in this topic?

[elcorazon]

settle down everyone.  at this point, this really isn't much a story, beyond a mugging.  this is reminding me of so many other stories that get the wackos on all sides yammering at each other when the real story is of an individual wacko.

Let's not make this a political issue.

For the record, I felt the same way about all the stories of the wackos going to Palin and McCain rallies.  Only distinction was the groupthink aspect of them and the fact that it seemed to keep happening, but basically it was loonies from the fringe.

[Brittain33]

To be fair, folks on the left were quick to throw McCain under the bus for the racist acts of his crowds.

I'm sure Obama abhors this act, but I think questioning who represents a candidate's core constituencies is in bounds, as long as it doesn't descend into blanket prejudices.

McCain himself can't be responsible for everything said, but a) those people were actually McCain supporters attending a McCain rally (and not someone identified by an Obama supporter after the fact with no witnesses as such), and b) people criticized Palin's rhetoric for stirring them up.

That's for another thread, though.

A question for you and other Republicans: looking at the picture, do you take this woman at her word that the B was scratched into her face by an "Obama supporter"? Or do you admit there's some doubt there?

[Lief 🗽]

Breaking News

Woman who was mugged - Is the baby her's or her daughter's?

BREAKING NEWS

One Obama supporter is a violent thug/criminal, Obama and supporter's entire message of change is undermined

Well, remember how the racists at the McCain rallies embodied every McCain supporter?

Of course they didn't. They did represent a small but significant of McCain's base, however, that was being emboldened (and still is) by the divisive and angry rhetoric of John McCain, Sarah Palin, and other Republican operatives.

[Keystone Phil]

Just in to CNN...

Mugged woman has ties to controversial pastor but Muslim rumors persist.

[Sam Spade]

More here...

The story from KDKA says that, "according to the police report, the officer confirmed that he "observed the wound on the right side of [her] face."

http://kdka.com/politics/McCain.Campaign.Worker.2.847449.html

[Keystone Phil]

Breaking News

Woman who was mugged - Is the baby her's or her daughter's?

BREAKING NEWS

One Obama supporter is a violent thug/criminal, Obama and supporter's entire message of change is undermined

Well, remember how the racists at the McCain rallies embodied every McCain supporter?

Of course they didn't. They did represent a small but significant of McCain's base, however, that was being emboldened (and still is) by the divisive and angry rhetoric of John McCain, Sarah Palin, and other Republican operatives.

And believe me, pal - there is enough divisive and angry rhetoric on your side as well.

The story from KDKA says that, "according to the police report, the officer confirmed that he "observed the wound on the right side of [her] face."

I knew she was a fascist.

[Aizen]

didn't obama say tell his supporters to "get in their faces"


uh oh

[Josh/Devilman88]

OMG this is all because of Sen. Obama. Death to Obama!! Please...

[Swing low, sweet chariot. Comin' for to carry me home.]

didn't obama say tell his supporters to "get in their faces"


uh oh

dude, don't steal OReily's thunder

[Torie]

Breaking News

Woman who was mugged - Is the baby her's or her daughter's?

BREAKING NEWS

One Obama supporter is a violent thug/criminal, Obama and supporter's entire message of change is undermined

Well, remember how the racists at the McCain rallies embodied every McCain supporter?

Of course they didn't. They did represent a small but significant of McCain's base, however, that was being emboldened (and still is) by the divisive and angry rhetoric of John McCain, Sarah Palin, and other Republican operatives.

Is there any way to ban the use of the word "divisive?" It is just so lame. Politics is all about being divisive. Yes, I know sometimes you hear of politician mouthing "bring us together," but we all know that is jive, unless "us" is meant as 51% of the voters.

In any event, I am proud to say that I have never used that word on this forum (and I use a lot of words), of if I have, it has been solely in the mode of being derisive of divisive.

[Sam Spade]

One thing this does tell me - Can't say anything bad about Obama in the next four years in my neck of the woods. 

[TheGlobalizer]

To be fair, folks on the left were quick to throw McCain under the bus for the racist acts of his crowds.

I'm sure Obama abhors this act, but I think questioning who represents a candidate's core constituencies is in bounds, as long as it doesn't descend into blanket prejudices.

McCain himself can't be responsible for everything said, but a) those people were actually McCain supporters attending a McCain rally (and not someone identified by an Obama supporter after the fact with no witnesses as such), and b) people criticized Palin's rhetoric for stirring them up.

That's for another thread, though.

A question for you and other Republicans: looking at the picture, do you take this woman at her word that the B was scratched into her face by an "Obama supporter"? Or do you admit there's some doubt there?

There's always doubt.  I have yet to see anything substantive that impugns her, however.  (I'm in the legal profession, so I'm all about reasonable doubt and burdens of proof.)

I'm not going to get into the rest of your comments, because they are silly.  I have yet to understand how McCain or Palin "stirred up" bigots.  There are bigoted Republicans, and bigots generally say a lot of stupid things, especially when presidential candidates are concerned.

Unfortunately, I think a political rally + opposition candidate is black = racist garbage in parts of this country.  Do you want the GOP to just give up the election because Obama is black and anything they do could hypothetically inspire a bigot?

[Brittain33]

A backwards B?

[TheGlobalizer]

didn't obama say tell his supporters to "get in their faces"


uh oh

LOL

[Swing low, sweet chariot. Comin' for to carry me home.]

One thing this does tell me - Can't say anything bad about Obama in the next four years in my neck of the woods. 

dude, *IF* Obama loses, just color yourself dead.  I may put an Obama bumper sticker on my car just for protection

[Workers' Friend]

*reads many replies*

I am surrounded by mentally ill people.

[Brittain33]

  Do you want the GOP to just give up the election because Obama is black and anything they do could hypothetically inspire a bigot?

No, no... and I know a lot of the "Obama is a Muslim" stuff comes up from the grassroots and there's not much the McCain campaign can do to rein it in. However, calling him anti-American, talking about him palling around with terrorists, that dovetails well with the worst anti-Obama crap out there and stirs people up to hate him for being a weird foreigner who hates America. Is that what you consider a constructive argument to use against Obama? There were plenty of others... calling him inexperienced wasn't racist, neither would pointing out that his running mate is owned by the credit card companies and has stupid ideas about foreign policy. I never bought that calling him a celebrity was racist, either.