McCain: Be respectful of Obama

[joshwriting]

This afternoon in Minnesota, John McCain thanked the faithful for their enthusiasm and said that he would fight hard to win the presidency, but also asked his followers to be respectful of Senator Obama.

McCain went on to add that Obama is "a decent person and a person who you do not have to be scared as president of the United States."

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[mirmie.livejournal.com]

According to my mother he apparently was then booed, though :(.

[awomanthatsblue.livejournal.com]

Took him long enough!

It's actually really, really sad that he had to say something like that. I mean "a person who you do not have to be scared as president of the United States?" It sounds like he's talking to five-year-olds.

[almandite.livejournal.com]

But all of his rhetoric has said just the opposite!

Now I am confused.

[tif123.livejournal.com]

I was reading an article last night about the increasing rage of McCain supporters, and the racism, and the difficulty McCain is having with keeping them calm. Worrisome.

[thorbol.livejournal.com]

Now, wouldn't be cool if at long freaking last political campaigns now began the journey to the place where this was not just the norm, but the least we expect? Then, for one thing, I wouldn't have to visit factcheck.org just about every day to see which candidate is spouting the misleading or false drivel this time.

[dpolicar]

(nods) I was just commenting on this earlier. There was a similar moment where he interrupted one of his supporters to correct her comments about Obama. It's an odd note.

[questingbeast49.livejournal.com]

By assuring her he was not "an Arab" but instead, "a good family man", or words to that effect.

[camlina.livejournal.com]

He's been getting a LOT of flack in the press (at least the press I read, which is admittedly not MSM) for some of the blatant racism that's recently been surfacing at his and Sarah's rallies. This is his attempt to respond to that, I guess.

Edit: Also, his comments were apparently met with boos from the crowd.

i have a better one for you...

[stillking.livejournal.com]

i can link obama's political success(es) to star trek in 9 steps or fewer.
no, seriously, i can.

-- prior to his president-elect status, obama was a u.s. senator (illinois)
-- prior to his u.s. senatorial status, obama was an illinois state senator
-- this (senate) role + 2004 dnc speech arguably lifted obama to visibility
-- obama (initially) ran against republican jack ryan for the senate seat
-- jack ryan had been married to jeri ryan ("seven of nine") 5 yrs earlier
-- jack + jeri had an ugly divorce, records were sealed 'to protect the kids'
-- when finally unsealed, the records cited exhibitionist sex-club behaviors
-- jack ryan withdrew from the illinois senatorial race, under some shame
-- obama easily defeated replacement alan keyes, 70%-to-27%

always gives me a little chuckle. though the impact to their private lives must have been regrettable, i can't help but wonder if jeri laughed all the way to the bank.

-- sven

Re: i have a better one for you...

[joshwriting.livejournal.com]

You missed a post I think I made at some point in which I linked Strom Thurmond to Al Sharpton in 6 steps (or fewer) using IMDB! (I had to use archival footage for Thurmond, but still!)