Lately, the McCain/Palin speeches have been peppered with more and more people shouting slanderous and violent comments at the mere mention of Obama's name.
This video does a nice job of showing some of the clips followed by analysis by a Republican and Democrat. (Please ignore the strange camerwork. It was recorded off of someone's television)
Negativity begets negativity. The McCain campaign has been using negative advertisements for the last several months, ever since John McCain threw his honor by the wayside to try and win the election. They can't be surprised about these comments coming from the crowd - it's understandable that people on the right would fear Obama because they've been misinformed and lied to. This article by Jonathan Martin from Politico does a nice job of recapping the last few weeks of negative comments and the crowds' rabid reactions. Free speech only extends so far - death threats are not protected speech.
Only recently has John McCain tried to quell the shouting from his supporters, probably at the urging of some of his advisers. At a rally last Friday, a woman in the crowd said,
"I don't trust Obama. I have read about him and he's an Arab."
John McCain sagely responded, "No ma'am, no ma'am. He's a decent family man...[a] citizen that I just happen to have disagreements with on fundamental issues. That's what this campaign is all about.
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