What is hilarious now is McCain is acting all outraged because civil rights leader John Lewis, a friend of McCain, made a strong public rebuke of how McCain and Palin have been deliberately sowing the seeds of hatred and intolerance, and comparing it to George Wallace.
Never mind that there has been a very vocal chorus of people from all sides of the political spectrum saying essentially the same thing, that McCain/Palin are playing with fire by not immediately clamping down on the violent, racist commentary occuring from crowds at their rallies, and that stirring this pot will end badly.
McCain responded to John Lewis' comments with outrage, demanding a rebuke and an apology from Obama.
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"I call on Senator Obama to immediately and personally repudiate these outrageous and divisive comments that are so clearly designed to shut down debate 24 days before the election. Our country must return to the important debate about the path forward for America."
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He didn't get exactly what he wanted. Obama did say he did not think the George Wallace comparison was fair, but otherwise stood behind what John Lewis said.
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"Senator Obama does not believe that John McCain or his policy criticism is in any way comparable to George Wallace or his segregationist policies. But John Lewis was right to condemn some of the hateful rhetoric that John McCain himself personally rebuked just last night, as well as the baseless and profoundly irresponsible charges from his own running mate that the Democratic nominee for President of the United States 'pals around with terrorists.' As Barack Obama has said himself, the last thing we need from either party is the kind of angry, divisive rhetoric that tears us apart at a time of crisis when we desperately need to come together. That is the kind of campaign Senator Obama will continue to run in the weeks ahead."
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An Uncivil War Of Words - Marc Ambinder
It is absolutely laughable that McCain would call someone else's words divisive, and a distraction from talking about the real issues. I'm not surprised he is acting this way by any means, it is just bizarre to see it all playing out.