I'm not the only one seeing the power of the mob at work with McCain

[MrScorpio]

I wrote this piece this morn:

And others see it too:

The Lynch Mob Politics of McCain-Palin

Submitted by Mark on Fri, 10/10/2008 - 9:30am. EditorBlog

MARK KARLIN'S EDITOR'S BLOG

October 10

We watched an interview on "The Daily Show" the other night of patrons at a Wasilla bar responding to the vice presidential debate, and it wasn’t funny.

The Sarah Palin fans were racists, homophobic and one even wished for John McCain’s death if he gets elected so Palin could become president.

There was the raw smell of scary stupid ignorance in the air, and even Jon Stewart could barely conceal his disgust with what was supposed to be a comic sketch.

Palin has been going around the nation inciting mobs with the kind of emotional appeals (although in a more coded form) that one used to find at segregationist rallies. video of some rabidly ignorant crowd at a Palin speech in Ohio has gone viral on the Internet, and it’s a brief and scary insight into the reality that the ugly, bigoted heart of America’s dark underside is still beating strong – and has just gotten a second life with the incendiary direction of the McCain campaign.

Given that the mainstream media has still not picked up on the video of Sarah Palin welcoming, this year in 2008, the Alaskan Independence Party to their yearly meeting –- which we have posted on BuzzFlash several times -– it is hard to understand how the irony of a governor who has clearly documented close ties to a group that regards the United States as an "occupying force" gets away with the ugly farce of basically calling Obama a terrorist. (Yes, it’s in coded language, but that is what Palin and McCain are doing, inciting the fears of the "dark other," the man with the middle name of "Hussein.") One of the bigots at the Palin Ohio rally said that terrorism was in Obama’s "bloodline." This is the kind of talk that brought Hitler to power.

In 2008, the McCain campaign has decided to use the Salem Witch Trials as its model for running for the highest office in our great land.

The mainstream media is taking little note of the dangerous, combustible gasoline that McCain and especially Palin are pouring on the raw wounds of racism in America, although the Washington Post managed to pen a story on October 10th, "Anger Is Crowd's Overarching Emotion at McCain Rally"

But the clear and present emotion was not anger, but hate. That’s a big difference, and the Washington Post apparently thought it might offend bigoted voters by outing the truth.

The Rest

[Doodler71]

1. You are far from alone.

I wrote this email and sent it to the network emails that someone here on DU provided:

Why are the cable networks sitting back and not calling Governor Palin out for blatant racism, inciting violence and for associating with secessionists?

Next question: Why isn’t this candidate availing herself to the press and having an open dialog? Are they afraid of too close of an inspection? There is too much of the wizard oz effect going on with the man behind the curtain creating the distractions.

The press is being complicit in allowing the candidates to literally put a target on the head of another candidate by declaring him a pal of terrorists.

It’s about time that the media started acting like journalists and reporters instead of readers of scripts. You have a responsibility in a free society to keep the citizens informed. Too many people in this country allow others to do their thinking for them; the least the media can do is present all the information instead of giving one-sided water down Disney versions of the news. Stop trying to entertain the masses and inform people!

My Name
City, State

[Hekate]

2. 5th Rec. When will anyone in the MSM call out this incitement to mob violence for what it is?

When will ABC, CBS, or NBC show the videos taken of Ms Prophecy at her cult church only a few weeks ago? Or the video shown on The Daily Show, one of the best news shows in the country?

I'm not holding my breath.

Hekate

[Enthusiast]

4. Yeah, you mean after showing Wright footage

more or less constantly for weeks? Why would that be fair? :sarcasm:

[hootinholler]

6. Not until more than a few have been killed. n/t

[lonestarnot]

3. K & R

[knitter4democracy]

5. I was just thankful I didn't see my aunt there.

She lives in Palmer. She's got racism issues, and she loves Palin (mostly for the state check--had no idea about the state investigation until I told her about it), but those people were freakin' scary.

[FarCenter]

7. And I thought you meant the Las Vegas mob...

[malaise]

8. No you're not

Check this other great post.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x4213367

and here's another very good article

http://www.theroot.com/id/48383/page/1
Hate-fueled campaigning cannot be covered as mere political hardball.

add

[Old and In the Way]

9. These people are very brave in their bigotry and hatred when they are in crowds

of their political persuasion. One-on-one, they aren't nearly so brave. Just your usual anti-social coward that really isn't very bright.

[file83]

11. It's yet another example of the dumb leading the dumber...

Ignorant folk tend to flock together. She is dangerous like that.

[EFerrari]

10. I posted this to another thread. No, you are not alone in any way.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=4203453&mesg_id=4213303