[Vision2020] An open letter to John McCain

[No Weatherman]

Dave:

You should learn to address the argument and not the person making the
argument, aka the ad hominem fallacy.

It's a simple fact that Barack Obama palls around with terrorists.
This simple fact obviously bothers Obama's supporters to the point
that they return the favor by calling Gov. Sarah Palin a "Christian
terrorist" and accuse her and McCain of creating a mob frenzy:

http://mailman.fsr.com/pipermail/vision2020/2008-October/057530.html

But I have not seen any mob violence except the aggression ginned up
by Barack Obama who instructed his followers to "argue with your
neighbors . . . get in their faces":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCMDur9CDZ4

In this video you can see Obama's acolytes doing just that:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQalRPQ8stI

According to this news report, Obama supporters resorted to arson:

http://www.thebeenews.com/news/story.php?story_id=122376701181256200

This report documents similar vandalism (ACS, please note my use of the term):

http://www.heraldonline.com/109/story/877049.html

You people can continue to write your own narrative of events but it
would be helpful if your narratives were actually supported by facts.



On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 10:04 AM, Dave <tiedye at turbonet.com> wrote:
>
> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/frank-schaeffer/an-open-letter-to-john-mc_b_133489.html
>
>
> Senator John McCain: If your campaign does not stop equating Sen. Barack
> Obama with terrorism, questioning his patriotism and portraying Mr.
> Obama as "not one of us," I accuse you of deliberately feeding the most
> unhinged elements of our society the red meat of hate, and therefore of
> potentially instigating violence.
>
> At a Sarah Palin rally, someone called out, "Kill him!" At one of your
> rallies, someone called out, "Terrorist!" Neither was answered or
> denounced by you or your running mate, as the crowd laughed and cheered.
> At your campaign event Wednesday in Bethlehem, Pa., the crowd was
> seething with hatred for the Democratic nominee - an attitude encouraged
> in speeches there by you, your running mate, your wife and the local
> Republican chairman.
>
> Shame!
>
> John McCain: In 2000, as a lifelong Republican, I worked to get you
> elected instead of George W. Bush. In return, you wrote an endorsement
> of one of my books about military service. You seemed to be a man who
> put principle ahead of mere political gain.
>
> You have changed. You have a choice: Go down in history as a decent
> senator and an honorable military man with many successes, or go down in
> history as the latest abettor of right-wing extremist hate.
>
> John McCain, you are no fool, and you understand the depths of hatred
> that surround the issue of race in this country. You also know that,
> post-9/11, to call someone a friend of a terrorist is a very serious
> matter. You also know we are a bitterly divided country on many other
> issues. You know that, sadly, in America, violence is always just a
> moment away. You know that there are plenty of crazy people out there.
>
> John McCain, you're walking a perilous line. If you do not stand up for
> all that is good in America and declare that Senator Obama is a patriot,
> fit for office, and denounce your hate-filled supporters when they
> scream out "Terrorist" or "Kill him," history will hold you responsible
> for all that follows.
>
> John McCain and Sarah Palin, you are playing with fire, and you know it.
> You are unleashing the monster of American hatred and prejudice, to the
> peril of all of us. You are doing this in wartime. You are doing this as
> our economy collapses. You are doing this in a country with a history of
> assassinations.
>
> Change the atmosphere of your campaign. Talk about the issues at hand.
> Make your case. But stop stirring up the lunatic fringe of haters, or
> risk suffering the judgment of history and the loathing of the American
> people - forever.
>
> We will hold you responsible.
>
> This post first ran in the Baltimore Sun as an op-ed on Oct 10, 2008.
> Frank Schaeffer is the author of Crazy for God: How I Grew Up as One of
> the Elect, Helped Found the Religious Right, and Lived to Take All (or
> Almost All) of It Back. Now in paperback
>
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