AP: Palin's Ayers Attack "Racially Tinged" »

Posted By Aidenag 9 months ago in Political News

Though she may have scored a political hit each time, her attack was unsubstantiated and carried a racially tinged subtext that John McCain himself may come to regret. Whether intended or not by the McCain campaign, portraying Obama as "not like us" is another potential appeal to racism. It suggests that the Hawaiian-born Christian is, at heart, un-American.

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    Will13139 months ago

    Well no he's not like me.. but then again.. I'm probably not qualified to be president.. so that's a good thing...

    and he's not like Palin.. because he hasn't gotten in the the cesspool and swam with HER..

    hateful bigoted woman... Ann Coulter without the black dress..

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    BillieMaxer9 months ago

    Palin like her Repug partners, don't give enough credit to the average American. The people of America have been duped too many times in the last 8 years and I truly believe the majority will not let America down for another 4 years of the same.Sarah Palin is just an act and the American public is having fun with it, but they aren't being fooled by it.

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    jordan119 months ago

    I'll tell you whose not like me; palin! I wouldn't identify with her on any level, other than we were both born with the same parts. I knew she was a ruthless witch, & her filthy propaganda against Obama doesn't surprise me at all.

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    AntiNeoCon9 months ago

    Well I don't think the Eskimo Barbie has much clout anymore since people got a real look at her. Maybe a few right wingers worship the ground she walks on but hey, they love Rush Limball too...get my point? Let her rave on, not many are going to pay any attention now. She does make good fodder for SNL I must say.

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    david_nwpa9 months ago

    Governor Palin, whether knowingly or not, appealed to the base fears of the far white-wing, I mean far right-wing of the Republican party. She is exacerbating race as an issue, when it should not, in theory, be an issue at all. John McCain and Sarah Palin represent precisely what is wrong with America today; namely, too many people fall prey to their fears and pandering by political candidates.

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    not2needy9 months ago

    Thank God for the fact that i'm not like Palin or McCain. I actually care about people instead of material possessions, and will feed stray animals rather than kill them.

    Sarah Palin is a bigot, i firmly believe that she made the comment "Sambo beat the bitch" when Obama beat Hillary in the primaries, and she's not very good at hiding her bigotry either. McCain isn't a lot better!

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    Spadecaller9 months ago

    The better Obama does in the polls the lower McCain and Palin sink.

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    Eagle_Eye9 months ago

    I LOVE the fact that the more shes out and about talkin her trash the hole they're digging is getting bigger and bigger.

    Last night Tina Fey was awesome!!!!

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    Mutainia9 months ago

    It's easier and easier to called a racist now IF you are white. There was a time where using the N-word would have gotten you labeled a racist. Now it's questioning the motives of a man who is half black OR, being critical of a faith called Islam.

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    larrykqc9 months ago

    It must be very PC to accuse a truth-teller of being a racist.

    Barack (Barry) was educated as a Musim. Then, he disavowed his religion when Michelle told him he would be more successful as a Christian. He started at his South Side church, but disavowed it when it became public that his pastor was a racist. He took the Arabic name Barack when he disavowed his white up-bringing. His father was an Arab - only 10% african. But, Barack disavowed his race to become more popular as an African-American (he is not).

    When a person ignores his race, his religion, his name. and his violent friends - Ayers and Resko, he is racist - one who uses race to overcome another.

    Palin, a much stronger person than Obama, was simply telling the truth. obama has no defense. Obama is the racist. He has no abilty but to live in deception. .Someone said that he would be another Carter. His lies are so much more. He will cost his party 50 years of success. Then he will disavow his party.

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    Progressive9 months ago

    Someone stole my Obama yard sign while I was out today. I just put another one in the window where they can't get to it. The McCainiacs are really getting desperate.

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    slate9 months ago

    Maybe you guys can help me out how this works.

    • Talking about how Obama kicked off his political career from the living room of an unabashed member of a home grown terrorist group is now considered bigoted and racist?
    • Pointing out that Obama told a group in California that Middle America is just a bunch of Bible thumping, gun totting rednecks is now considered bigoted and racist?
    • Pointing out his association with a man that helped him secure a sweetheart deal on his house is now considered bigoted and racist?
    • Pointing out that Obama was wrong on the surge is now considered bigoted and racist?
    • Pointing out that Obama is lying when he now says that he didn’t mean sitting down with the president of Iran without and preconditions is now considered bigoted and racist?
    • That pointing out that Obama’s energy policies are flawed is now considered bigoted and racist?
    • That Obama is less than truthful when he claims he will cut taxes for 95% of Americans and yet increase spending by a trillion dollars a year is now considered bigoted and racist?
    • In fact, ANY and EVERY stance that’s not pro-Obama is now and will be in the foreseeable future considered bigoted and racist?

    I appreciate your time to explain these things to me in a non -accusing way, if that’s possible in today’s political climate.

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    bonaroo9 months ago

    Slate,

    "Maybe you guys can help me out how this works."

    Pan handling for information is such a Republican trait. I expect to see a lot more of you standing on the street corners with a dazed look in your eyes asking " Hey buddy..... can you tell me what the hell just happened??????

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    tchef9 months ago

    What happened to McCain's call for a campaign based on issues instead of personal attacks? I guess that's out the window with everything else that he used to stand for.

    McCain = Bush's third term.

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    idov9 months ago

    As soon as you criticize Obama for consorting with a terrorist Ayers, who beat the rap on a technicality and never paid his debt to society, they play the race card. They even played it against Bill Clinton. It's meant to throw you off the scent of exposing the flaws in the character of a man who would be president and is not qualified. On the other hand they can throw out any smear at Sarah Palin, starting from the claim she didn't carry her last baby and any threat such as gang rape if she enters New York, and that's considered fair ball from their side. Right now the fat is in the fire, we're in the home stretch, and they can take phoney "race" garbage and stuff it. No one's going to be influenced by that in the least.

    As far as Ayers goes he stomped on a flag as late as 200l and Obama knew about it and said not a word. Ayers wife Dohrn praised Charles Manson back in the day and has never apologized. That's the kind of people he associates with, and good for Sarah for not shutting up about it.

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      GLee9 months ago

      Obama should never have had a chance to meet Ayers. Ayers should be in prison. As far as the 'race card', this is something that the Obama campaign played on Clinton and is now trying to use vs. McCain. Pretty simple.

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      Tcaros9 months ago

      Here's the campaign strategy humor in this news:

      Rove trainee: We need to get her (Palin) out there. The hardcore CONS love her. Let's get her out there
      Rove trainee 2: What is she going to say? She has problems when we let her answer questions.
      Rove trainee: No questions. She just slings mud from now on.
      Rove trainee 2: Will it work?
      Rove trainee: Dunno, let's see.

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      hefaa19 months ago

      Repugs are slinging mud more than usual because they are deparate.

      http://www.politicususa.com/en/Obama-By-18-In-Minn...

      "Barack Obama now leads the Republican 55%-37% in a blue state that McCain had targeted to flip".

      Good effort though Johnney.

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        lloydm659 months ago

        Man I don't believe what I'm reading,Do you believe for a minute a white republican could say,and do what Obama is saying and doing hell I know your not all black,but it sure as hell sounds like it. If a white candidate told a nine year old America wasn't much he would have been booed off the stage if a white man made comments about being careful with the flag,and national anthem,so as not to offend some friends ,William Ayres,and ugly wife comes to mind.Of there's Farrakhan,and Kadafi wouldn't want pi$$ them off,after all they will probably be some of his top advisers.Calling white people raciest from a black stand point is moronic,( that's dumb ass in black speak)at least thirty five percent of whites will vote for Obama.while maybe five percent of blacks will vote fore McCain.

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          lloydm659 months ago

          Hey you have to understand the black mind.I live just out side Dallas Tx. the Dallas ISD overwhelmingly Black ,and Hispanic.But wait they still get all the benifits of the minority.I guess they just can't handle being in the majority,putting with all those white minority folks with one hand doubled up in afist,and the other hand streached out palm up.

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