He's back, courtesy of Sarah Palin's warm-up act in Florda. Per CBS News - Fla. Sheriff Plays The "Hussein" Card At Palin Event:
Lee County Sheriff Mike Scott took the stage moments ago as one of the introductory speakers at a rally here for Sarah Palin. After delivering brief remarks in support of Palin, Sheriff Scott flipped the switch and used Barack Obama’s middle name in order to incite the crowd of thousands of people who have already gathered here.
"On Nov. 4, let’s leave Barack Hussein Obama wondering what happened," the law enforcement officer said.
After Sheriff Scott left the podium, local radio host Mandy Connell took the stage next. She too drew a loud ovation when she said Obama "hangs around with terrorists."
So now we see where we're going. Jeremiah Wright will be the least of it, I think.
I think we have to be totally prepared now for a full-on push, from Palin herself, of a hard-core racist/religious code-word assault. She's already starting in with "he's scary" - again CBS - Lagging In The Polls, Palin Shifts To Fear Tactics:
"I am just so fearful that this is not a man who sees America the way that you and I see America—as the greatest source of good in this world," Palin said at a rally this morning in Clearwater, Fla.
"I’m afraid this is someone who sees America as imperfect enough to work with a former domestic terrorist who had targeted his own country. This, ladies and gentlemen, has nothing to do with the kind of change anyone can believe in—not my kids, not for your kids."
The good news, if you read the full CBS articles, is the clear sense that the media is no longer reporting these attacks as anything other than desperate smear jobs. The bad news is that Palin/McCain no longer cares about the media.
My belief is that their attempt will fail. The "silent majority" of fearful racists they hope to reach simply doesn't exist anymore, and to the extent there's a "silent plurality," they have suddenly found themselves far more motivated by their pocketbooks than by the color of Barack Obama's skin.
Nevertheless, it's coming. "Different from us. Unamerican. Member of a black radical church. Went to a madrassa. Fake christian. Smooth-talker (wink). <insert commercials with white women here>".
I predict EPIC FAIL.