McCain Not Suitable for Presidency
McCain's selection of Palin as his running mate is the most potent indicator that he is not suitable to be President of the US. No serious person could ever possibly consider Palin as a legitimate candidate for Vice President, especially given (1) the conditions that currently exist (a financial crisis, a faltering economy and two ongoing wars) and (2) the strong possibility that she may ascend to the Presidency considering McCain's age and medical history.
There is another indicator of McCain's unsuitability for the Presidency that closely rivals the choice of Palin as his running mate. That is his despicable and divisive campaign, the thrust of which is his promotion of an unreasonable fear of Obama and the Democrats, portraying them as unamerican, consorting with terrorists, dangerous as leaders, incapable of managing the nation's finances because of their penchants to "tax and spend" and accept support from lobbyists, and lacking understanding of the threats to our nation.
These tactics, utilizing Sarah Palin's folksy lying (and sometimes incomprehensible) diatribes, scandalously negative advertising, lying spin masters, and McCain himself promoting hate and fear, have and are causing an unhealthy rage amongst his supporters against Obama. It doesn't take much to incite violence against a leader who is black amongst the truly bigoted in this country or to incite race riots. McCain is creating the societal atmosphere that supports them.
The result of McCain's campaign tactics have become painfully apparent as supporters at GOP campaign rallies call out, "traitor", "bomb Obama", and "off with his head". At a McCain campaign town hall meeting on Friday two different McCain supporters spoke of their fear of Obama as an Arab and as a potential President and the crowd reaction as McCain tried to tamp down the expressed negativity was difficult for McCain to control.
Somehow McCain appeared to understand the implications of his campaign. Nevertheless, Palin, the Sunday spin masters, conservative talk show hosts, and the TV campaign ads have continued their assaults against Obama emphasizing his Kenyan roots and not a US citizen, using his middle name (Hussein), implying that he is an Arab and not Christian (Muslim).
McCain's supporters ingenuously try to justify what they are doing by saying that it is fair to point out Obama's past associations with William Ayers, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, and Antoin Rezko without commenting on the conclusions that the ads (and Ms. Palin and McCain himself) either state or imply, re: Obama's unamericanism and support of terrorism. They also claim that using his middle name of Hussein is nothing special and also use these techniques to avoid discussion of the important issues of the day; the issues on which Obama is winning the support of the American people.
Here is a link to an article by Christopher Buckley, son of the late William F. Buckley, on why he is supporting Obama.
Sorry Dad, I'm Voting for Obama
Michael
There is another indicator of McCain's unsuitability for the Presidency that closely rivals the choice of Palin as his running mate. That is his despicable and divisive campaign, the thrust of which is his promotion of an unreasonable fear of Obama and the Democrats, portraying them as unamerican, consorting with terrorists, dangerous as leaders, incapable of managing the nation's finances because of their penchants to "tax and spend" and accept support from lobbyists, and lacking understanding of the threats to our nation.
These tactics, utilizing Sarah Palin's folksy lying (and sometimes incomprehensible) diatribes, scandalously negative advertising, lying spin masters, and McCain himself promoting hate and fear, have and are causing an unhealthy rage amongst his supporters against Obama. It doesn't take much to incite violence against a leader who is black amongst the truly bigoted in this country or to incite race riots. McCain is creating the societal atmosphere that supports them.
The result of McCain's campaign tactics have become painfully apparent as supporters at GOP campaign rallies call out, "traitor", "bomb Obama", and "off with his head". At a McCain campaign town hall meeting on Friday two different McCain supporters spoke of their fear of Obama as an Arab and as a potential President and the crowd reaction as McCain tried to tamp down the expressed negativity was difficult for McCain to control.
Somehow McCain appeared to understand the implications of his campaign. Nevertheless, Palin, the Sunday spin masters, conservative talk show hosts, and the TV campaign ads have continued their assaults against Obama emphasizing his Kenyan roots and not a US citizen, using his middle name (Hussein), implying that he is an Arab and not Christian (Muslim).
McCain's supporters ingenuously try to justify what they are doing by saying that it is fair to point out Obama's past associations with William Ayers, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, and Antoin Rezko without commenting on the conclusions that the ads (and Ms. Palin and McCain himself) either state or imply, re: Obama's unamericanism and support of terrorism. They also claim that using his middle name of Hussein is nothing special and also use these techniques to avoid discussion of the important issues of the day; the issues on which Obama is winning the support of the American people.
Here is a link to an article by Christopher Buckley, son of the late William F. Buckley, on why he is supporting Obama.
Sorry Dad, I'm Voting for Obama
Michael
posted by Michael | 7:45 PM
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