Palin fans: 'Vote McCain, Not Hussein'
By David Neiwert Sunday Nov 02, 2008 12:00pmMcCain and Palin are obviously having trouble drawing a crowd these days, especially an enthusiastic one. (And the polls bear that out.) But it seems that those who are going have a ... special ... quality.
Down in Florida, the NYT's Julie Bosman reports that outside Sarah Palin rallies, McCain/Palin fans are indulging in anti-Arab xenophobia:
NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. – “John McCain! Not Hussein!”
So goes the latest popular chant on the campaign trail with Gov. Sarah Palin, demonstrated at a morning rally in central Florida.
Ms. Palin was midway through her stump speech when a group of supporters began shouting it in unison, drowned out a few seconds later as Ms. Palin talked over them.
But it wasn't just in New Port Richey. As the story notes, it was heard at a Pennsylvania rally too:
A similar chant, “Vote McCain, not Hussein,” was heard at a campaign event for Ms. Palin in Williamsport, Pa., earlier this week.
Senator Barack Obama’s middle name is Hussein, a fact that some of his opponents say proves that he is a Muslim. Mr. Obama is, in fact, a Christian.
And we heard it in Henderson, Nev., as well. (See the video above.) At that rally, some of the people leading the chant openly identified themselves as racists.
I guess this is how Sarah Palin wages that spiritual warfare she is apparently so keen on. This is right-wing populism with a religious core.
Already, Palin is mustering the troops to rally behind her after the GOP's looming Epic Fail on Tuesday: In Florida, her rallies alreadt feature no mention of McCain's name.
It is disturbing to get these glimpses of what the Republican Party is going to look like when it's done reshaping itself. They may end up marginalizing themselves even further -- we can only hope -- but in the meantime they are going to be preying on people's fears, as they've been doing all along.
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How childish!
"McDepends", "McSame", "McInsane", "McRage", "Reichwingers", "Rethuglicans", "Grand Old Perverts", etc.?
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A concern troll's favourite game.
In short, no... they are not the same. They are not in the same league, heck... not in the same sport.
Thanks for playing though.
You're right - the names you list are childish. Personally, I'd just as soon that people on either side restrict their remarks to intelligent and fact-based commentary.
But in the scheme of things, I would also like to see some sort of recognition that that calling a man with a famously bad temper "McRage" doesn't even come close to being in the same territory as the "Vote McCain, not Hussein" chant.
In fact, I'd go further and point out that tolerating, if not encouraging, that sort of chant at their rallies goes a long way towards reinforcing the notion of "Reichwingers."
The behavior of the people at Palin rallies are an embarrassment to America. These gatherings remind me of KKK rallies and Palin doesn't seem to mind stirring them up. John McCain should have the decency to be embarrassed.
Uhm yeah... there are a lot of bass ackward people here. Sorry to say that's in my neck of the
woods...I mean God forsaken desert.I'll make sure to grab some extra suckers next time I go to the bank to hand out to a few I think I recognize from the grocery store.
Preying on people's fears. Nice pun.
Is it possible that they can be ignorant of just exactly who their eliminationist rhetoric is drawing and who it is driving away?
You wouldn't think they would see it as a winning strategy, even if they are white supremacists.
doesn't make you a White Supremacist. Having a swastika tatooed on you arm and planning to assassinate Senator Obama ... now THAT makes you a white supremacist.
You are mistaken.
Eliminationist rhetoric is exactly what makes you a white supremacist. The tatoos and the assassination plans are how you walk your white supremacist talk.
Actually, reverence for such symbolism as the swastika makes you a neo-Nazi rather than just a garden-variety white supremacist. Planning to assassinate Senator Obama makes you a felon, but not necessarily a white supremacist - it depends on why you want to assassinate him, after all.
But "beware the brown man with the funny name, he's scary and not as good as you," yes, THAT would be a white supremacist attitude.
from Salon:
Where do they find these nutjobs??? Seriously.
How can you reshape a turd unless you want to get your hands dirty. Oh wait!
White power groups want violnce to follow an obama win, and it sounds like most of McCain/supporters want the same- I do wonder- WHEN Obama wins, will the right wing engage in widespread violance, or are they just all talk and bluster?
...they're all talk, but I'm willing to prepare with a pitchfork and mace. Then again, I live in Calif. so I'd have to drive somewhere. Utah is close enough.
Well, If right wingers come at you with violent intentions- don't turn the other cheek- rather, knock them down a peg or two.
been doing it my entire life as a gay man. I've got it down now. Sometimes all I have to do is tell them how much I would love to babysit for them.
/snark
I'm a gay man, and have seen these right wingers wish me dead, or threaten me with violence, on countless occasions- Thats a major reason why i could never be a republican- they cater the the right wing crowd who dehumanizes gay people.
If some mcCain skinhead comes at me or my friends, they are in for a shock- i will fight back..
If these groups want to start anything I'm looking for it to happen between next Tuesday and the end of January. But part of me thinks they're all gutless cowards at heart so nothing will happen at all.
Seriously. That is one scary place to be. I never go there.
What's wild to me is not only the odd things they believe about Obama but how much hatred has been fueled. Republicans - the party of the ignorant fools and the greedy.
'Have I told you how much I hate these people?"
Those people display the mentality I would expect from her supporters.
It's a sad, sad day for the repug/neocon/fascist party....but it's days are numbered.
I've a feeling the republican party is going to find itself all over again...and minus the religious faction - which has NO PART in national government. Look where they have gotten us!
I'm hoping for the sake of this country that this disgusting, gutter mentality party that is only the remnants of the GOP will dry up and blow away with the dust. A pathetic group of followers that have to act so hostile and uncivilized. They confuse those actions with being supportive and "american". Scum suckers.
Once the election is over, and god I hope Obama wins, I think some strong republicans are going to try to seperate their part of the party from hers. I don't think they want this face and this mind to represent them.
Mooseshit sticks. Even if you wash, the smell remains strong.
Oh crap!!!
That it had to come down to something like this is really, really sad, frightening and disgusting.
But to lighten the mood, Palin's pick reminded me of this old ad.
It just blows my mind how completely irrational these McCain/Palin supporters are about Obama's middle name. The fact of the matter is that the name is pretty much like "Smith" to many Muslims, and like biblical names (Jacob, Adam, Benjamin, etc...) is often used in a secular way. I don't even understand why this is up for discussion.
My last name is like "Smith" in Denmark. Nothing to squeal about, but it sounds funny here.
I haven't heard such a simple explanation yet from anyone. Thank you.
The list of the top 10 most common names among the world population include:
Gonzalez, Lopez, Ali, Hussein, John (and all its variations), Mohammed (and all its variations), Abdul, Lucas, Chen (and its variations), Lee, and Gibson.
The list does not discriminate between family names (Gonzalez, Lopez, etc), and first names (Ali, John, etc). Some may be used as both (Lucas, etc).
They would have made excellent Brownshits... oops I mean Brownshirts
Why not post threads about Obamas proposals and his positive messages.
We are all to familiar with bigots,fascists and racists. Enough about them already!
Maybe Obama fans could shout, "Don't flush your vote down the John!"
Nice phrase.
The funny thing is the reichwing keep veering crazily back-and-forth between Obama the Muslim, Obama has a scary (Christian) Preacher, and Obama the Marxist.
Marxists are atheists.
Just how many are there? Find out soon. Vote.
from Miss Sarah's supporters. One would have to be a mindless fool to
continue to go to her rallies and even think about voting for the Repug ticket after all the lovely things we've learned about her.
I sincerely hope that when she returns to Alaska, those ongoing investigations come to fruition and she ends up getting impeached and disgraced. Though I must say I still feel bad about the kids, they don't deserve a Mom like her.
"Vote for Obama's Utopia, not McCain's Dystopia!"
http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/466.html
Under palin country why is there a limp wang?
No weapon forged against you [ Barack Obama] will prevail, and you [ Barack Obama] will refute every tongue that accuses you [ Barack Obama] . This is the heritage of the servants [ Barack Obama] of the LORD, and this is their [ Barack Obama] vindication from me," declares the LORD. - Isaiah 54:17
" I [ God ] will send my terror ahead of you [ Barack Obama] and throw into confusion every nation you [ Barack Obama] encounter. I [ God ] will make all your [ Barack Obama] enemies turn their backs and run." - Exodus 23:27
They will fight against you [ Barack Obama] but will not overcome you, for I [God ] am with you [ Barack Obama] and will rescue you," declares the LORD. - Jeremiah 1:19
The Lord will rescue me [ Barack Obama] from every evil attack and will bring me [ Barack Obama] safely to his heavenly kingdom. - 2 Timothy 4:18
11 For he will command his angels concerning you [ Barack Obama] to guard you [ Barack Obama ] in all your ways; 12 they will lift you [ Barack Obama ] up in their hands, so that you [ Barack Obama ] will not strike your [his] foot against a stone. 13 You [ Barack Obama ] will tread upon the lion and the cobra; you [ Barack Obama ] will trample the great lion and the serpent. - Psalm 91:11-13
I have given you [ Barack Obama ] authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you [ Barack Obama ]. - Luke 10:19
It's time for the American people to get it right and NOT vote for McCain-Palin, instead vote for change. It's time for this country to turn the page and seek a new and better future for ourselves and our children.It's time for REAL change in Washington, it's time to elect Barack Obama for president !
Obama-Biden are the wiser and stronger team to solve the crucial challenges we have in this nation and abroad !
Amen.
"one man heard from his co-workers that Obama was raising 250,000 paramilitary troops to enforce his rule once elected."
Yeah and their code name is "Blackwater!" snap, snap, oh wait that's not right. Oops wrong private army.
What's ours? ONLY 250K?
and don't forget to tip your waitress. Funny!
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McCain and Palin are obviously having trouble drawing a crowd these days,...
enough that they had to bus in thousands of school kids the other day...
i haven't heard much more about that, what grade of kids, was it mandatory, that kind of thing...
'cause if MY kids had been forced to attend a HATE FEST, i'd be roaring mad!
you'd be hearing about it!
the Republican college chapter could not get enough people to show up to their rally, so they had to bus in more loyal brown shirts from other colleges. It seems the fascisti dauphins ain't committed enough to the cause to drive their own asses to the rally...
he is too old.
Not about Palin running for Prez in four years or eight years. If, on the one hand, the Republican party does reshape itself so this woman is the best they can come up with as a candidate, then they lose, again, for much the same reasons. The lunatic fringe is loud and ugly, but it's still the fringe. If, on the other hand, the Republicn party reshapes itself by getting rid of the neocons and the religous zealots and racist bigots that has damned near destroyed its credibility, Palin won't have a chance in hell of being a candidate, and we, as a nation, would be better off with a credible and honourable opposition than the scum-sucking bottomfeeders currently in charge.
So, either way. Palin? President? Not gonna happen.
After all, John McCain's middle name is Sidney... which does not sound all that mavericky to tell you the truth.
And Sarah Palin's middle name is Louise... which is pretty French sounding, and we all know that French eat babies while surrendering to terrorists.
Besides, I find it amazing these fundie voters are so appalled by Hussein, but they are A-OK with voting for president a guy whose last name is the scotification of Cain. Which was basically one of the worst fellers in the bible. Aren't they bothered by the whole Cain part of McCain's name? Helloooooooo?
Or are these creationist idiots not even curious enough to have read the book of Genesis?
Sidney and Wheezy? Their movin' on down! All the way to the ground! To a ruined campaign that's run dry-y-y! Mo'oo'vin' on down!
And of course lets not forget about his first name: John... You know, there are a lot of serial killers named John... John Wayne Glover, John George Haigh, John Joseph Joubert, John Edward Robinson, John Bunting (often called Australia's worst serial killer), and of course John Wayne Gacy (33 murdered)...
Not to mention that "John" is a term prostitutes often use when referring to their clients...
Sex and Violence people! Is this the character of man you want running the country!?
(OK... How did my impersonation of a far right wing-nut go???)
I always fancied reading about the case of John George Haigh.
"We're frightey - so we're votin' for the Whitey"
"We're frightey - so we're votin' for the Whitey"
"We're frightey - so we're votin' for the Whitey"
My mom is retired in New Port Richey, you have to search far and wide to find someone under 60 in New Port Richey. She's preachin' to the choir down there.
Lets see, when before in 'Merican history have we seen racists partnered with states that want to withdraw from the union? Hmmmm...
Vote for McCain,
Don't use your brain!
At least they made a rhyme! That's pretty good for wingnuts.
do they REALIZE it rhymes? Kids often don't get that connection until second grade, and a lot of these people don't seem to have gotten that far in school.
Wingnut:camo::Leftie:corduroy jacket?
crazy anti-Obama stuff from her illiterate sister-in-law. If this is the calibre of followers this lady has, it's scary. Everything is misspelled; everything said is truly hateful, yet couched in religious terms. All have the heading, "Pass this on to everyone you know".
It's great to know what the other side is say, for informational purposes, but these people are truly out there somewhere. I hope Obama can cope with the 20% or so who are truly haters dressed up in a religious coating.
At first I laughed at them, then I was mad, now I just look at them in bewilderment. It's really sad that they are so ignorant. I made an animated parody of these racist/ignorant people. Here is a link to it on Youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGXitQlwCDo
#1 -- Are these the supporters St. McCain and Caribou Barbie are proud of to have at their rallies?
#2 -- Why isn't Carbiou Barbie or St. McCain denouncing these chants after they are broadcast or reported? I thought St. McCain always denounced inappropriate attacks against Obama?
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