What the hell are the Republicans doing at these campaign rallies? By yelling racial slurs and inciting violence, they are taking partisanship to an extreme and exhibiting Klanish behavior. Why is this acceptable behavior? WTF? I would love to see police in riot gear hose down a crowd at a Sarah Palin speech.
The Huff Post (of which I've vowed to be a more regular reader) quoted a former McCain campaign strategist this way:
John Weaver, John McCain's former top strategist, says the Republican candidate is making both a moral and a a tactical mistake by letting abusive hecklers have free rein at rallies:
"People need to understand, for moral reasons and the protection of our civil society, the differences with Senator Obama are ideological, based on clear differences on policy and a lack of experience compared to Senator McCain," Weaver said. "And from a purely practical political vantage point, please find me a swing voter, an undecided independent, or a torn female voter that finds an angry mob mentality attractive."
So guys, listen up. Not only is this mob mentality DANGEROUS, but it looks bad to the undecided independents. So despite your feeble attempts to call Obama a "good family man", and cull the anger, your crowds are out of control. What happens to that anger when Obama wins because the handful of indecisive voters see what a better leader Barack Obama will be over John McSame? Hide the guns, honey.
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