Since I wasn't at the meeting and couldn't hear the tone of voice or observe his general demeanor, I can't tell you whether he was joking or not. If he was, it was a bad joke. If he wasn't, he was being an idiot.
I understand that "Kill him" was reported in multiple places, but -- much like the original Michelle Malkin "Abort Sarah Palin" image on the sidewalks -- all of the reporting converged back to a single source. This is what I mean about being careful about your sources. I appreciate that you have tried to be plain about stating the slant of sources.
I also understand that various Republican Party officials have done things that were wrong. They should not have done that.
Nor, in my opinion, should Obama have suggested -- in advance of evidence -- that "they" (which to me would imply "The Republicans"; you may differ on this) are going to embark on racist attacks. But apparently, Bill Clinton was also a racist, if you remember back to the primaries. So was Geraldine Ferraro.
There is plenty of dirt being spread by both sides in this campaign, which is a sad thing. The dirt being spread by the Democrats is "my opponents are racist".
That is not substantively different in America than saying "my opponent is a terrorist".
Given, of course, that there are minorities in America that approve of both racists and terrorists...
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
Re: My other examples, which you seem to have missed.
Date: 2008-10-16 05:48 pm (UTC)I understand that "Kill him" was reported in multiple places, but -- much like the original Michelle Malkin "Abort Sarah Palin" image on the sidewalks -- all of the reporting converged back to a single source. This is what I mean about being careful about your sources. I appreciate that you have tried to be plain about stating the slant of sources.
I also understand that various Republican Party officials have done things that were wrong. They should not have done that.
Nor, in my opinion, should Obama have suggested -- in advance of evidence -- that "they" (which to me would imply "The Republicans"; you may differ on this) are going to embark on racist attacks. But apparently, Bill Clinton was also a racist, if you remember back to the primaries. So was Geraldine Ferraro.
Nor should Democratic Congressman John Lewis have managed to link the McCain campaign with George Wallace.
There is plenty of dirt being spread by both sides in this campaign, which is a sad thing. The dirt being spread by the Democrats is "my opponents are racist".
That is not substantively different in America than saying "my opponent is a terrorist".
Given, of course, that there are minorities in America that approve of both racists and terrorists...