Today, I was looking at a video that a friend sent me and I have to say that I am shocked. This film was produced by a talented filmmaker named Robert Greenwald. He produced a series a films about John McCain’s and his campaign. These films show the type of hate that John McCain and Sarah Palin are fueling on the campaign trail. McCain and Palin are allowing their supporters to make the most violent, hateful comments that have ever been seen in a campaign. Congressman John Lewis is absolutely right about John McCain. The Maverick IS acting more like George C. Wallace. I attended the University of Alabama and took classes in Foster Auditorium where George Wallace said, “Segregation today, segregation tomorrow, and segregation tomorrow.” Quite frankly, John McCain’s silence and hateful undertones in his campaign ads are much more dangerous than the words uttered from Wallace. Wallace never incited fear, violence, or hate. He did not want to integrate Alabama. He had a serious white supremacy issue. He was apologizing for his actions until the day he died. He begged African Americans to forgive him for his hateful ideology. I don’t see John McCain apologizing for anything.
In last night’s debate, John McCain wanted Obama to repudiate Congressman Lewis’ comments. McCain should publicly say that Barack Obama is a God-fearing Christian and that he is not a terrorist. There was a rally where John McCain defended Obama, but he said that Obama is a good family man and he is not dangerous. He did not mention the keywords that are important–Christian and not a terrorist. He should tell all of his supporters that he doesn’t want their vote if they’re voting for him because they’re racist or because they wrongfully believe he’s Muslim. In a debate during the primaries, John Edwards publicly said that he didn’t want votes from people who don’t want to vote for Barack because he’s black, or vote for Hillary because she’s a woman. That was a statement made by a maverick.
I used to think that John McCain was a maverick and that he developed bills that were important for the American people. The maverick has become a conformist who will do anything to get elected even if it means allowing white supremacists to participate in events and make violent threats. At this point, I don’t think Senator McCain is capable of protecting the interests of his Arizona constituency let alone this entire country.
The campaign has taken a scary turn for the worst. I plan on doubling my volunteer hours from 10 hours a week to 20 hours a week to talk to voters about the lies they’re seeing on television. It’s so important that Obama wins my county. Winning my county will be the key to winning the entire state of Pennsylvania. I must do everything I can to ensure that McCain is never in the White House.
Here’s the film that I saw that has really opened my eyes.
What a crock! McCain is bringing out the truth and because it reveals Obama is not without sin, the left wing liberals condemn it.
What if McCain had a relationship with a person who has committed terrorist acts against our country? What if Cindy had said for the first time ever she was proud of her country. What if McCain had contributed $800k to an organization that was defrauding the election. And it goes on and on..
You folks are in love with your beloved Messiah, and you’ll see what you really get if he indeed gets into office.
God help us if he does! I feel for the military and you should to if that happens.
Thank-you so much for writing this. I also volunteer for Senators Obama and Biden. Even though I could not really afford to, I gave Obama’s campaign $25.00 twice. But, even more so, everyone I can talk to, friends, co-workers, and family, I tell the real facts about Barack Obama. Never before have I done this, I always felt politics like religion are private affairs. But, this is to important of a presidential race not to speak out. The right wing republicans, who are really running this campaign, have used fear tactics one to many times, at least I hope so. Senator McCain seems to be a good senator, but I fear he has let winning over take his true nature. We need to unite not be seperated by FEAR!
It is awful and sad to see this. Every Republican should really look at this and decide if this is what we really want for our future?I sure don’t we are all created equal. I am tired of division.
Wow. I feel sick to my stomach after watching that video. That kind of ignorance and hate scares me more than anything else in people.
I found your blog via WordPress and this is the first post I have read. It gives me hope that there are people like you fighting for what is right, the rest of the world is watching and hoping that people like you will win out this election for Obama, if we could vote we’d vote for him too!
I’m impressed and inspired by the amount of time that you, and probably thousands like you, are putting into this campaign, it just shows how important it really is.
God bless and best of luck from an Irish blogger
Filmmaker Greenwald is a master propagandist, and most of what he produces needs to be taken with a boulder of salt. McCain and Palin cannot be held responsible for every crackpot who shows up on the campaign trail, any more than can Obama. The purported “Kill him!” incident was investigated by the Secret Service, who take such things quite seriously, and found to be without merit. The Palin remark to Greata Van Susteren was taken COMPLETELY out of context and had NOTHING to do with audence members spewing hate. That you are so readily swayed by the work of a hack like Greenwald (who sees evil in WalMart, for God’s sake), tells me more about you and your political leanings than it does McCain-Palin. This film didn’t “open your eyes,” you were already willing to believe the worst about the Republican candidates. You see, you’re just like all those morons in the video. Not thinking, just hating, but you think it’s okay because you hate the right people. And by the way, when Palin says Obama “palled around with domestic terrorists,” she’s telling the truth.
There are videos like this being made about tactics in both campaigns. Unfortunately, it’s part of the political process. A McCain supporter could go and find just as many negative comments made by Obama and Biden and his followers.
The key is what are the candidates platforms, experience, and vision.
Hey love the blog….had to check it out as a proud OBAMA supporter!!! I’m gonna be one of the fastest growing blogs my self soon..just started Oct 15th, yesterday I had 2800 views, and this morning I’m already at 1000!! Maybe we can link each other I’m the Hip Hop DEMOCRAT….keep gettin the word out..people ARE listening….Stay BLESSED
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Thanks for posting. I think its an interesting video. I agree with some other posters that the people in the video scare me. I cannot belive that they could be so closed-minded and hateful. I also think its funny that its was linked by Fox News! I guess a great big thanks to them for getting you tons of exposure.