EDITOR’S NOTE: Now that the conventions are over, we are officially into the 2012 presidential election season. Nearly 4 years ago, candidate Barack Obama was stirring up crowds with his candidacy. Many crowds were supportive of the man who would become America’s first African-American president. However, there were also crowds that showed an unbelievably ugly side of America.
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ORIGINALLY POSTED OCTOBER 10, 2008
Mobs of people have been attending McCain-Palin rallies, displaying an enormous amount of racism and hate for Barack Obama. Chants of “Muslim,” “Terrorist,” “Kill Him!” and more have been prevalent and have gotten out of hand. Here is a sample of the sentiment and the “type” of voter John McCain and Sarah Palin are appealing to:
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obama should get several of his republican backers together with several democrat backers, and go back before the american people as a group, and say they do not support such tactics. then mccain would be shown on the wrong and angry side of the issue.