"Kill Him", "Treason", "Off With His Head!"

[deacon blues]

Originally Posted by 1399

I wasn't making a "guilt by association" argument.

The purpose of this thread was for me to post about the lunacy I saw and how put off I was by it.

Another purpose of this thread was to elaborate on how difficult it is to bring much needed diversity to the Republican Party when you have such idiots not openly repudiated.


However, in Wisconsin today, Sen. McCain did openly repudiate the "rudeness" of some of his supporters.

That is what was needed to happen-- the first time.


As for Sen. Obama and Ayers and others-- if these associations are brief and are over ten years old, it just seems like it's being brought up to stop him from being elected, as a smear tactic-- not as something of substance.

You say you arent making the guilt by association argument, but the principle is there. Its a little hard to justify condemning McCain for the shouts of strangers in a crowd and pooh-poohing the relationships Obama has with very radical people.

For every kook shouting nonesense at a McCain/Palin rally, there are dozens of Hollywood celebrities that are pathetically attacking the GOP ticket with very crude humor, angry remarks and distasteful suggestions. I haven't heard Obama repudiating these. In fact he gladly receives their support and donations.

If McCain had been in any way associated with Timothy McVey ten or teanty years ago, do you think the liberal media and the Democrats would be leaving it alone? These relationships were not "brief" as you suggest. They were intertwined in Chicago area politics and community projects. And it should be brought up to stop him from being elected---especially since the Obama campaign seems very defensive about it, and that Obama lied in saying that Ayers was"just a man who lived in my neighborhood." If such an inconsequential relationship, why lie about it?

Lies and obfuscation are red flag warnings to me from anyone who wants to be president.