Republicans Catering To The Dark Side

The McCain campaign apparently believes that the best way to win is to demonize Barack Obama. So perhaps they shouldn't be surprised when their supporters take them at their word. These McCain/Palin events are getting truly ugly.

During McCain's speech today, he asked "Who is the real Barack Obama?" Immediately, a man in the crowd yelled "terrorist!" Watch it here:



Not to be outdone were the audience members at Sarah Palin's speech in Florida. Check this out:

It was time to revive the allegation, made over the weekend, that Obama "pals around" with terrorists, in this case Bill Ayers, late of the Weather Underground. Many independent observers say Palin's allegations are a stretch; Obama served on a Chicago charitable board with Ayers, now an education professor, and has condemned his past activities.

"Now it turns out, one of his earliest supporters is a man named Bill Ayers," Palin said.

"Boooo!" said the crowd.

"And, according to the New York Times, he was a domestic terrorist and part of a group that, quote, 'launched a campaign of bombings that would target the Pentagon and our U.S. Capitol,'" she continued.

"Boooo!" the crowd repeated.

"Kill him!" proposed one man in the audience.

It's getting very ugly out there, and I hope the Secret Service is being vigilant about Obama's protection. The Republicans are determined to stir up some major hatred over the next month, all in the hopes of bringing enough white voters home to squeak out a 50+1 victory. I think the economic situation is too dire for this kind of trash to work, but it is already starting to turn Republican rallies into unabashed hate-fests.

I hope John McCain is happy with himself.