Why aren't all Americans horrified by the fact that Sarah Palin and the McCain campaign are essentially accusing Barack Obama of being a terrorist?!!!
Why aren't all Americans horrified by the fact that Sarah Palin and the McCain campaign are essentially accusing Barack Obama of being a terrorist?!!! This goes way beyond the dirty, divisive politics of past campaigns. This is irresponsible and dangerous! I listened in shock yesterday as Palin and McCain supporters, after being provoked by their candidates, shouted out "Terrorist!" and "Kill him!". This, after a police officer in uniform, spewed the words "Barack Hussein Obama" and saluted the crowd. I sat in my living room, jaw dropped, wondering if I still lived in the United States as this scene was reminiscent of Nazi Germany! It is the responsibility of those in the media to ask when it became acceptable in our society for presidential candidates and their surrogates to go out on the campaign trail accusing a respected U.S. senator (who happens to be an African-American with the middle name Hussein) with two small children of being a terrorist?!! The media has investigated every detail of Obama's life, including his so-called relationship with William Ayers, and yet they seem to be legitimizing the McCain's attempts to demonize Obama by saying that this is just politics as usual. I wonder if they would be saying that if Barack Obama called John McCain a terrorist?
The current attacks by the McCain campaign are reckless, irresponsible, and dangerous - words that have recently become synonymous with John McCain himself. So in the coming days and weeks, I ask that Senator McCain and his supporters keep in mind that Senator Obama has two young children, and the McCain campaign (especially Sarah Palin) is currently provoking fear and hatred in a manner that could result in physical harm to Senator Obama or his family. God help John McCain and Governor Palin if that happens. As an American, I send out this plea to John McCain. Please stop this nonsense now and really put your country first!