[Marxism] McCain booed by whipped-up anti-Obama crowd for defending Democrat

["Fred Feldman" <ffeldman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Poor John McCain. 

He let the Bush-Cheney operatives who took over his Republican presidential
campaign late in the summer talk him into running a scorched-earth campaign
attacking Barack Obama. 

But, now that the campaign is fully operational, McCain is shocked and
unsettled by what he is hearing from his own supporters. 

"I don't trust Obama," a woman at a town hall meeting in Minnesota told
McCain. "I have read about him. He's an Arab." 

McCain silenced her and said, "No, ma'am. He's a decent, family man, a
citizen that I just happen to have disagreements with on fundamental
issues..." 

The crowd booed the Arizona senator's attempt to quiet the hate speech that
has become such a major feature of events at which he and his over-the-top
running mate, ethically-challenged Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, have
appeared in recent days. 

When a man in the crowd suggested that he was scared about raising his child
in an America led by a President Barack Obama, McCain countered him. 

Speaking of Obama, the Republican presidential nominee said: "I have to tell
you, he is a decent person and a person that you do not have to be scared of
as president of the United States." 

That may seem rich coming from the man who has "approved this message" of
smearing Obama at every turn. 

It certainly did not go ever well with his backers. 

McCain's description of Obama as "decent" drew loud booing from the crowd
that had come to hear trash talking -- not the truth. 

"If you want a fight, we will fight," McCain continued, trying to calm, his
feverish backers. "But we will be respectful. I admire Sen. Obama and his
accomplishments." 

At that, the mob booed even more loudly. 

Here's what it looked like when McCain said he admires Obama. 




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